James Herron Katzel, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Ukiah, CA
James Herron Katzel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ukiah, California, and NPI 1053443457, issued on Mar 12, 2007. Check the license (California AFE30685, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Herron Katzel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- AFE30685 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1540 James Street, Ukiah, CA 95482
- Phone
- (707) 462-2491
- Enumerated
- Mar 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Herron Katzel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license AFE30685Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $150.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
James Herron Katzel among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
James Herron Katzel, 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
33 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ukiah
They are 33 of the 1,439 NPPES records with a practice address in Ukiah, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
All 17,133 in California → Every provider in Ukiah → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is James Herron Katzel, MD's NPI number?
James Herron Katzel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053443457, issued on Mar 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Herron Katzel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1540 James Street, Ukiah, CA, 95482. Phone: (707) 462-2491. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Herron Katzel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number AFE30685, 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 Herron Katzel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Herron Katzel, MD had 23 Medicare Part D claims; 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.