NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Payer Howell, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · San Jose, CA

James Payer Howell, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1538112891, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (California G49152, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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1538112891
Name
James Payer Howell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
G49152 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
225 N Jackson Ave, San Jose, CA 95116
Phone
(408) 259-5000
Enumerated
May 18, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(408) 928-7041
Medicaid ID
00G491520 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 225 N Jackson Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Noenoe Aung, M.DHospitalist Physician1073924346
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  4. Maria Annalaine Bangoy, RRTGeneral Care Registered Respiratory Therapist1902086366
  5. Komal Bhatt, MDInternal Medicine Physician1003824699
  6. Paz Bilkey, MDAnesthesiology Physician1891746780

Verify James Payer Howell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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James Payer Howell among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California

James Payer Howell, MD is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in California

There are 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paz Bilkey, MDSan Jose, CA 951161891746780
  2. Chia-Bing Chang, M.DSan Jose, CA 951161558569624
  3. Sung Chi, MDSan Jose, CA 951161992031504
  4. Richard Chiang, MDSan Jose, CA 951161265895536
  5. Gerard Hoatam, MDSan Jose, CA 951161407210008
  6. Vu Huynh, MDSan Jose, CA 951161891748158
  7. Steven Johnson, MDSan Jose, CA 951161679525323
  8. Richard Katz, MDSan Jose, CA 951161295787943

Common questions

What is James Payer Howell, MD's NPI number?

James Payer Howell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538112891, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Payer Howell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 N Jackson Ave, San Jose, CA, 95116. Phone: (408) 259-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Payer Howell, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G49152, 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.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.