James Aaron Kraus, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Modesto, CA
James Aaron Kraus, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Modesto, California, and NPI 1477580595, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (California A91537, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Aaron Kraus
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A91537 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 Paradise RD, Modesto, CA 95351
- Phone
- (209) 558-4000
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2023
- Fax
- (209) 558-6033
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060817000584); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Aaron Kraus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A91537Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,505 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 156 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium160 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen122 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate86 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa64 claims
- Ozempic62 claims
- Lisinopril58 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: $253.17
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Golden Valley Health CentersModesto, CA
- Livingston Community HealthLivingston, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Aaron Kraus among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
James Aaron Kraus, 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 fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
173 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Modesto
They are 173 of the 9,262 NPPES records with a practice address in Modesto, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
All 17,133 in California → Every provider in Modesto → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is James Aaron Kraus, MD's NPI number?
James Aaron Kraus, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477580595, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Aaron Kraus, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 Paradise RD, Modesto, CA, 95351. Phone: (209) 558-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Aaron Kraus, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A91537, 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 Aaron Kraus, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Aaron Kraus, MD had 2,505 Medicare Part D claims for 216 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.