James D'Argence Lew, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Salinas, CA
James D'Argence Lew, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1629177506, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (California G56316, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James D'Argence Lew
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G56316 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 355 Abbott St Ste 100, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 751-7070
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 751-7050
- Medicaid ID
- 00G563160 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081223000053); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 355 Abbott St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James D'Argence Lew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G56316Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,713 Medicare Part D claims for 463 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 111 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium358 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate342 claims
- Metformin Hcl244 claims
- Losartan Potassium237 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium222 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium192 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: $1,885.91
100 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 one group practice
- Svmhs ClinicsSalinas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James D'Argence Lew among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
James D'Argence Lew, M.D. 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
- Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
130 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Salinas
They are 130 of the 4,530 NPPES records with a practice address in Salinas, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is James D'Argence Lew, M.D.'s NPI number?
James D'Argence Lew, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629177506, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James D'Argence Lew, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 355 Abbott St Ste 100, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 751-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James D'Argence Lew, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G56316, 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 D'Argence Lew, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James D'Argence Lew, M.D. had 5,713 Medicare Part D claims for 463 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.