James T. Heywood, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · La Jolla, CA
James T. Heywood, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1285612457, issued on Jan 6, 2006. Check the license (California G46103, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James T. Heywood
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- G46103 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 824-5333
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G461030 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050511001042); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1980
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James T. Heywood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G46103Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
1,596 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Entresto181 claims
- Jardiance112 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate107 claims
- Spironolactone94 claims
- Carvedilol92 claims
- Eliquis72 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $161,890.79
226 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James T. Heywood among 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California
James T. Heywood, M.D. is one of 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 95% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2007 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California.
All 115 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
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- Rajeev Mohan, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371841453081
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- Christopher Vanichsarn, M.D.Escondido, CA 920291851658173
- Adrian Lai, MDEncinitas, CA 920241215390620
Common questions
What is James T. Heywood, M.D.'s NPI number?
James T. Heywood, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285612457, issued on Jan 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James T. Heywood, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 824-5333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James T. Heywood, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G46103, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James T. Heywood, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James T. Heywood, M.D. had 1,596 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.