NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James C. Matchison, M.D.

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Torrance, CA

James C. Matchison, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1629275631, issued on Jul 2, 2007. Check the license (California A97926, 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
1629275631
Name
James C. Matchison
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
A97926 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2841 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
Phone
(310) 517-8950
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 14, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 326-6080
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100603000970); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2005
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2841 Lomita Blvd

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

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  6. Ankush Chhabra, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1750308318

Verify James C. Matchison in five checks

  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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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

4,715 Medicare Part D claims for 677 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. James Matchison4,715
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis473 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium424 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate280 claims
  4. Clopidogrel270 claims
  5. Carvedilol267 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium225 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: $5,741.87

95 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Matchison$5,741.87
  2. Specialty average$7,062.29

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

  1. Cor Healthcare Medical AssociatesTorrance, CA
  2. Torrance Health Association IncSan Pedro, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James C. Matchison among 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California

James C. Matchison, M.D. is one of 632 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2001 among the 526 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 207RI0011X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in California

There are 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California.

All 632 in California → Every provider in Torrance → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →

The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arash Aghel, M.DTorrance, CA 905051477729713
  2. Salman Azam, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051962616888
  3. Juma Bharadia, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051285651166
  4. Ankush Chhabra, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051750308318
  5. Daniel PhilipsonTorrance, CA 905051043605090
  6. Ray Wyman, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051316956857
  7. Ayman AbdelkarimTorrance, CA 905031407353600
  8. Murrad Abdelkarim, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031073706495

Common questions

What is James C. Matchison, M.D.'s NPI number?

James C. Matchison, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629275631, issued on Jul 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James C. Matchison, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2841 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 517-8950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James C. Matchison, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A97926, 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 C. Matchison, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James C. Matchison, M.D. had 4,715 Medicare Part D claims for 677 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.