James Vernon Luck, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA
James Vernon Luck, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1780784744, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (California G14931, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Vernon Luck
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- G14931 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 S Flower St, Los Angeles, CA 90007
- Phone
- (213) 749-8255
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (213) 749-9442
- Medicaid ID
- 00G14931 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040416001463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1967
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Vernon Luck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G14931Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 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: $18.01
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Vernon Luck among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
James Vernon Luck, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1967 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Bowen, MDLos Angeles, CA 900071235106246
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- Robert Reisch, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900071477661247
- Anthony Scaduto, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900071407815434
- Clarence Woods, MDLos Angeles, CA 900071093722159
- Lewis Zionts, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900071689766867
- Jennifer Hertz, MDLos Angeles, CA 900111366771818
- Michael Lim, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900111861787228
Common questions
What is James Vernon Luck, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Vernon Luck, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780784744, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Vernon Luck, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 S Flower St, Los Angeles, CA, 90007. Phone: (213) 749-8255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Vernon Luck, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G14931, 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 Vernon Luck, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Vernon Luck, M.D. had 48 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.