NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James J. Im, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA

James J. Im, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1386732253, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (California 00A604310, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386732253
Name
James J. Im
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
00A604310 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2731 H St Ste B, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone
(661) 664-8484
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 3, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A604310 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

329 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Im329
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Metformin Hcl44 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium31 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium29 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
  5. Lisinopril20 claims
  6. Ibuprofen13 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: $230.94

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Im$230.94
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

James J. Im among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

James J. Im, 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 fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2015 · 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).

209 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield

They are 209 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Suresh Advani, MD, MPHBakersfield, CA 933011083714828
  2. Shweta Agarwal, MDBakersfield, CA 933011336247592
  3. Frank Chang, MDBakersfield, CA 933011295786606
  4. Tauseef Haider, MDBakersfield, CA 933011194803312
  5. Mackdell Long, MDBakersfield, CA 933011508875816
  6. Stephen Newbrough, MDBakersfield, CA 933011265404172
  7. James Obrien, MDBakersfield, CA 933011750494175
  8. Young Park, MDBakersfield, CA 933011245312958

Common questions

What is James J. Im, MD's NPI number?

James J. Im, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386732253, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James J. Im, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2731 H St Ste B, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 664-8484. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James J. Im, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 00A604310, 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 J. Im, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James J. Im, MD had 329 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.