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2026 NPPES data Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician NPI 1487648002 M.D.
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James Moon, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Yuma, Arizona.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 5,174 in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
90
Medicare Part D claims · 32 beneficiaries · Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician avg: 119
MIPS score
82.4/100
▼ 1 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
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What the federal data shows

James Moon, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 82.4/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 90 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

82.4/100
MIPS score · -1 vs avg
90
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥36th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about James Moon, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1487648002), first enumerated 09/09/2005.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 90 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 82.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1487648002 · Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-INLINE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1487648002
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2005
  • TAX-MID 5K Thoracic Surgery
  • MIPS-INLINE 82.4/100
  • RX-TRACE 90
  • BOOK-THIN 106 in Arizona
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zainulabdeen Al Rstu… · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

James Moon, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

82 ≥ 36th percentile 36% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where James Moon, M.D. sits

This provider among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician peers

Across the 795 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, James Moon, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 66% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 36% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100023.647.370.994.5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90James Moon, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 66 · MIPS quality, percentile: 36
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is James Moon, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

James Moon, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about James Moon, M.D.?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 09/09/2005

NPI 1487648002

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician

Mid-sized

5,174 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

90 24% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 119

MIPS final score

82.4/100 1.1 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Arizona

How Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among Arizona providers

Arizona providers
Behavior Technician6%Pharmacist5.4%Family Nurse Practitioner4.3%Physical Therapist4.1%Student in an Organized Heal…3.6%Speech-Language Pathologist3.5%Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothor…0.1%
Largest specialties in Arizona (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

James Moon, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
82.4/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%82.4%
MIPS final score (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician) - 82.4/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

2460 S PARKVIEW LOOP STE 203
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 336-2619

Provider Details

NPI 1487648002
Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 09/09/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

82.37
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
83.5701
Quality
57.6633
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

90
Total Claims
$5K
Total Drug Cost
32
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
106.667
Total Day Supply
2,869
Generic Drug Cost
$474

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.65

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What James Moon, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
 11
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
11
Metoprolol Tartrate
 11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Overview

How James Moon, M.D. fits within the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.

5,174
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
119
Avg Claims per Provider

James Moon, M.D.'s 90 claims are below the specialty average of 119.

Nationwide Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Moon, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (82.4 here).

Zainulabdeen Al Rstum 82.4 FL Farzaneh Banki 82.4 TX Viachslav Bobovnikov 82.4 TX Steven Eisenberg 82.4 TX

Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Bernard Crawford New York, NY David Cheeran Rochester, NY John Pirolo Nashville, TN Dale Levy Columbus, OH

Nearby Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Providers in Arizona

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Arizona, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Moon.

One of 106 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers enrolled in Arizona, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Shair Ahmed
MD
Phoenix, AZ
Dr. Lishan Aklog
M.D.
Phoenix, AZ
Mohamad Alaeddine
Phoenix, AZ
Dr. Jeffrey Alpern
DO
Glendale, AZ
Dr. Orazio Amabile
M.D.
Phoenix, AZ

Compare Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is James Moon, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
James Moon, M.D. specializes in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician and practices in Yuma, Arizona. Credentials: M.D..
How much does James Moon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, James Moon, M.D. wrote 90 Medicare Part D claims totaling $5K in drug costs for 32 beneficiaries.
What is James Moon, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
James Moon, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 82.4/100 (Quality: 83.6, Cost: 57.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is James Moon, M.D. located? ▼
James Moon, M.D. is located at 2460 S PARKVIEW LOOP STE 203, Yuma, AZ, 85364. Phone: (928) 336-2619.
What is James Moon, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
James Moon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487648002, issued on 09/09/2005.
How many Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 5,174 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician provider writes 119 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does James Moon, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, James Moon, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Clopidogrel, Metoprolol Tartrate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does James Moon, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
James Moon, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 90 Part D claims and 32 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify James Moon, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
James Moon, M.D.'s NPI is 1487648002 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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