James Chege Ngugi, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Van Nuys, CA
James Chege Ngugi, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Van Nuys, California, and NPI 1720221880, issued on Apr 19, 2009. Check the license (California 18424, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Chege Ngugi
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 18424 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7515 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91405
- Phone
- (818) 947-4026
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090803000320); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Chege Ngugi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 18424Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,509 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium127 claims
- Benazepril Hcl84 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate65 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate62 claims
- Metformin Hcl62 claims
- Gabapentin60 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF Los AngelesVan Nuys, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Chege Ngugi among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
James Chege Ngugi, FNP-BC is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 15% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Van Nuys
They are 57 of the 4,323 NPPES records with a practice address in Van Nuys, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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Common questions
What is James Chege Ngugi, FNP-BC's NPI number?
James Chege Ngugi, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720221880, issued on Apr 19, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Chege Ngugi, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7515 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, CA, 91405. Phone: (818) 947-4026. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Chege Ngugi, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists California license number 18424, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Chege Ngugi, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Chege Ngugi, FNP-BC had 1,509 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.