NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Trauma Surgery Physician NPI 1609800044 MD
Verify on CMS → James Murray, MD
Trauma Surgery Physician in Long Beach, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,010 in Trauma 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
94
Medicare Part D claims · 55 beneficiaries · Trauma Surgery Physician avg: 75
Industry payments
$94.8
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
James Murray, MD filed 94 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Trauma Surgery Physician in Long Beach, California.
- 94
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥0th
- pct by Part D claim volume (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 Murray, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1609800044), first enumerated 07/10/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 94 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- 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.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$94.8 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not James Murray, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- 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 1609800044 · Trauma Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1609800044
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 1,010
- RX-TRACE 94
- BOOK-THIN 111 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM Richard Mullins, MD · 2006
James Murray, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
94 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. 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 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
James Murray, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - 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 Murray, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Trauma Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
94 25% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Trauma Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Trauma Surgery Physician. Verify directly:
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
Provider Details
| NPI | 1609800044 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Trauma Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/10/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where James Murray, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Acute Care Surgery Medical Group Inc
Thousand Oaks, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for James Murray, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$95
Largest payer
Stryker Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to James Murray, MD. To verify James Murray, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
94
Total Claims
$295
Total Drug Cost
55
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 94
- Total Day Supply
- 565
- Generic Drug Cost
- $273
- Opioid Claims
- 48 (51.1% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.28
- Gender Split
- 38% female / 62% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What James Murray, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen
39 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
26 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 13
Tramadol Hcl
13 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Ibuprofen | 39 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 26 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Trauma Surgery Physician Overview
How James Murray, MD fits within the Trauma Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
1,010
Trauma Surgery Physician Providers in US
49
States with Trauma Surgery Physician
75
Avg Claims per Provider
James Murray, MD's 94 claims are above the specialty average of 75.
Nationwide Trauma Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Murray, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Trauma Surgery Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Murray.
One of 111 Trauma Surgery Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Amir Amiri
M.D.
Sacramento, CA
Dr. John Anderson
M.D.
Sacramento, CA
Dr. Maxine Anderson
M.D.
Lynwood, CA
Dr. Walid Arnaout
M.D.
Northridge, CA
Dr. Nichole Atherton
MD
Visalia, CA
Compare Trauma Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is James Murray, MD's specialty? ▼
James Murray, MD specializes in Trauma Surgery Physician and practices in Long Beach, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does James Murray, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, James Murray, MD wrote 94 Medicare Part D claims totaling $295 in drug costs for 55 beneficiaries.
Where is James Murray, MD located? ▼
James Murray, MD is located at 1045 ATLANTIC AVE STE 506, Long Beach, CA, 90813. Phone: (562) 432-9911.
What is James Murray, MD's NPI number? ▼
James Murray, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609800044, issued on 07/10/2006.
Does James Murray, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, James Murray, MD had 48 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 51.1%.
How many Trauma Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,010 Trauma Surgery Physician providers across 49 states in the US. The average Trauma Surgery Physician provider writes 75 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does James Murray, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, James Murray, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Ibuprofen, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Tramadol Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does James Murray, MD accept Medicare? ▼
James Murray, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 94 Part D claims and 55 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify James Murray, MD's credentials? ▼
James Murray, MD's NPI is 1609800044 with credentials MD. 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.
- 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).
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