NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James M. Kohan, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Escondido, CA

James M. Kohan, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1063568947, issued on Jan 25, 2007. Check the license (California C54757, 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
1063568947
Name
James M. Kohan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
C54757 CA
MD-13365 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
460 N Elm St, Escondido, CA 92025
Phone
(760) 737-6960
Enumerated
Jan 25, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 14, 2024
Medicaid ID
569337-02 HI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120104000377); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1979
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 460 N Elm St

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

  1. Anmar AlhaddadPhysician Assistant1780573634
  2. Lucy Artman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1962213116
  3. Michael Avila, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1962936450
  4. Ruth Bravo, NPNurse Practitioner1013938224
  5. Betty Brown, NPNurse Practitioner1659394716
  6. Samantha Chambers, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1851768667

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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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  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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57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

613 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.

  1. James Kohan613
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole72 claims
  2. Sucralfate53 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa48 claims
  4. Prednisone46 claims
  5. Montelukast Sodium30 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium30 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: $143.50

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Kohan$143.50
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

3 hospitals and group practices

  1. EL Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro, CA · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
  2. 24 ON Physicians OF California PCEl Centro, CA
  3. Legacy MD Medical Group IncChula Vista, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

James M. Kohan among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

James M. Kohan, MD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Popper, MDEscondido, CA 920251679849012
  2. Dennis Amundson, DOEncinitas, CA 920241477524403
  3. Scott Eisman, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241275511420
  4. Kevin Fussell, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241164404901
  5. William Hooper, MDEncinitas, CA 920241720052988
  6. Andrew Hsing, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241790769131
  7. Alisha Kabadi, MDEncinitas, CA 920241356838957
  8. Michael Miller, MDEncinitas, CA 920241790342699

Common questions

What is James M. Kohan, MD's NPI number?

James M. Kohan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063568947, issued on Jan 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James M. Kohan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 460 N Elm St, Escondido, CA, 92025. Phone: (760) 737-6960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James M. Kohan, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C54757, 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 M. Kohan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James M. Kohan, MD had 613 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.