James A. Murray, MD
Surgery Physician · Long Beach, CA
James A. Murray, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1609800044, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (California G73971, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Murray
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G73971 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1045 Atlantic Ave Ste 506, Long Beach, CA 90813
- Phone
- (562) 432-9911
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 391-0180
- Medicaid ID
- 00G739710 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061109000203); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1045 Atlantic Ave Ste 506
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James A. Murray in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G73971Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
94 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen39 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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: $94.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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.
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
- Acute Care Surgery Medical Group IncThousand Oaks, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James A. Murray among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
James A. Murray, MD 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Long Beach → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Jeffrey Quigley, D.O.Long Beach, CA 908131285928853
- Malgorzata Stanczyk, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131104029859
- James Tatum, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131114204666
- Thai Wong, D.O.Long Beach, CA 908131427318955
- Kent Azaren, MDLong Beach, CA 908071750453700
- Paul Chugay, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908071518127497
Common questions
What is James A. Murray, MD's NPI number?
James A. Murray, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609800044, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Murray, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1045 Atlantic Ave Ste 506, Long Beach, CA, 90813. Phone: (562) 432-9911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Murray, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G73971, 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 A. Murray, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Murray, MD had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 55 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.