James Edward McDonough
Emergency Medicine Physician · Palm Springs, CA
James Edward McDonough is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1457823536, issued on Dec 29, 2018. Check the license (California 20416, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Edward McDonough
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 20416 CA
T4975 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1150 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Phone
- (949) 292-7348
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230518000808); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Edward McDonough in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20416Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
197 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin39 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 claims
- Prednisone11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Encinitas Emergency Medicine IncEncinitas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Edward McDonough among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
James Edward McDonough is one of 7,751 emergency 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 2018, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X 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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They are 63 of the 1,917 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Springs, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is James Edward McDonough's NPI number?
James Edward McDonough's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457823536, issued on Dec 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Edward McDonough located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (949) 292-7348. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Edward McDonough's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20416, 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 Edward McDonough prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Edward McDonough had 197 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Edward McDonough's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.