James L. Kwako, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
James L. Kwako, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1396784567, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (California C37727, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James L. Kwako
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- C37727 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1805 E Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93108
- Phone
- (805) 565-3959
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061228000453); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 1973
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James L. Kwako in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C37727Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,440 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium211 claims
- Trazodone Hcl122 claims
- Alprazolam108 claims
- Losartan Potassium98 claims
- Liothyronine Sodium92 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen75 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 14.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
James L. Kwako among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
James L. Kwako, 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
- Graduated1973 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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).
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Common questions
What is James L. Kwako, MD's NPI number?
James L. Kwako, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396784567, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James L. Kwako, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1805 E Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108. Phone: (805) 565-3959. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James L. Kwako, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C37727, 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 L. Kwako, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James L. Kwako, MD had 2,440 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James L. Kwako, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 14.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.