NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Minnis, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Larkspur, CA

James Minnis, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Larkspur, California, and NPI 1417169954, issued on May 4, 2007. Check the license 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
1417169954
Name
James Minnis
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
125-049901 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5 Bon Air RD, Larkspur, CA 94939
Phone
(415) 924-2514
Enumerated
May 4, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 924-2661
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121009000560); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Meharry Medical College School 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 5 Bon Air RD

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

  1. Sabrina Ames, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1619278249
  2. Reid Augustino, PTPhysical Therapist1376770990
  3. Shanna Bhasin, PTPhysical Therapist1174703797
  4. Sally Boero, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1285731703
  5. Cynthia Dehan, MS, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1659507358
  6. Leslie Donohue, PTPhysical Therapist1396720512

Verify James Minnis in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

40 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Minnis40
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl26 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: $1,249.01

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Minnis$1,249.01
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. EL Camino Health Medical Network LLCMountain View, CA

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

James Minnis among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

James Minnis, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 surgery physician records list a practice address in Larkspur

They are 6 of the 291 NPPES records with a practice address in Larkspur, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kin Man Lai, MDLarkspur, CA 949391912968868
  2. Sean Maroney, M.D.Larkspur, CA 949391487881983
  3. Stephanie Maroney, M.D.Larkspur, CA 949391003106436
  4. Stephen Mlawsky, M.D.Larkspur, CA 949391558044289
  5. Benjamin StahlLarkspur, CA 949391760771901
  6. Lal Yilmaz-Gonzalez, M.D.Mill Valley, CA 949411215065891
  7. Jonathan Levin, MDNovato, CA 949451467529826
  8. Ramon Berguer, MDNovato, CA 949491285711036

Common questions

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

James Minnis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417169954, issued on May 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Minnis, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Bon Air RD, Larkspur, CA, 94939. Phone: (415) 924-2514. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

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 Minnis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Minnis, M.D. had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.