James S. Hood, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lafayette, CA
James S. Hood, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lafayette, California, and NPI 1316011638, issued on Nov 20, 2006. Check the license (California A72599, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James S. Hood
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A72599 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1027 Brown Ave, Lafayette, CA 94549
- Phone
- (415) 693-8598
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 710-0190
- Medicaid ID
- 00A725990 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101130001450); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James S. Hood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72599Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
403 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril31 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Mupirocin18 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl14 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.
James S. Hood among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
James S. Hood, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lafayette
They are 10 of the 736 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is James S. Hood, MD's NPI number?
James S. Hood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316011638, issued on Nov 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James S. Hood, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1027 Brown Ave, Lafayette, CA, 94549. Phone: (415) 693-8598. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James S. Hood, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A72599, 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 S. Hood, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James S. Hood, MD had 403 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.