James Alexander Murdoch, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Goleta, CA
James Alexander Murdoch, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Goleta, California, and NPI 1659938314, issued on May 28, 2019. Check the license (California PTL1294, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Alexander Murdoch
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- PTL1294 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5350 Hollister Ave Ste A3, Goleta, CA 93111
- Phone
- (805) 682-7201
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2023
- Fax
- (805) 682-7866
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240805000949); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Arizona College Of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Alexander Murdoch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license PTL1294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,541 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 173 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium424 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium245 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate220 claims
- Furosemide190 claims
- Losartan Potassium180 claims
- Metformin Hcl179 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: $15.05
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Happy Vitals PCLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Alexander Murdoch among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
James Alexander Murdoch, DO is one of 17,133 family 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 2019, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Goleta
They are 7 of the 461 NPPES records with a practice address in Goleta, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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- Chelsea Gipson, DOGoleta, CA 931111659833473
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Common questions
What is James Alexander Murdoch, DO's NPI number?
James Alexander Murdoch, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659938314, issued on May 28, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Alexander Murdoch, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5350 Hollister Ave Ste A3, Goleta, CA, 93111. Phone: (805) 682-7201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Alexander Murdoch, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number PTL1294, 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 Alexander Murdoch, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Alexander Murdoch, DO had 5,541 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.