NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Kamau, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Danville, PA

James Kamau, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Danville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1609435486, issued on Jun 6, 2019. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD479959, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1609435486
Name
James Kamau
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
MD479959 PA
FK5266071 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA 17822
Phone
(570) 271-6045
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2019
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2025
Fax
(570) 271-6542
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250814000017); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 100 N Academy Ave

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

  1. Paige AaronStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730976218
  2. Zainab AbdulhuseinGeneral Practice Dentistry1851108419
  3. Kristin AblineRegistered Nurse1174368757
  4. Clara Abouelsaad, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013610062
  5. Dana Achenbach, PHARMDPharmacist1528612975
  6. Maisa AdamAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1568306512

Verify James Kamau in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

53 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Kamau53
  2. Specialty average3,176

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: $198.47

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Kamau$198.47
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Geisinger ClinicDanville, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Kamau among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

James Kamau, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

110 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Danville

They are 110 of the 3,116 NPPES records with a practice address in Danville, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Balz, M.D.Danville, PA 178221427022318
  2. Gregory Benkovic, M.D.Danville, PA 178221114991866
  3. Greg Burke, M.D.Danville, PA 178221659346575
  4. Joseph Colancecco, M.D.Danville, PA 178221083680581
  5. Kenneth Cover, M.D.Danville, PA 178221639103211
  6. Mary Harris, M.D.Danville, PA 178221083677991
  7. Robert Hergan, M.D.Danville, PA 178221720057169
  8. Kerrie Hoffman, OTR/L, MDDanville, PA 178221093933541

Common questions

What is James Kamau, MD's NPI number?

James Kamau, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609435486, issued on Jun 6, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Kamau, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA, 17822. Phone: (570) 271-6045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Kamau, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD479959, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Kamau, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Kamau, MD had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.