NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James S. Otoshi, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Escondido, CA

James S. Otoshi, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1679681027, issued on Aug 27, 2006. Check the license (California G27763, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679681027
Name
James S. Otoshi
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
G27763 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1955 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92029
Phone
(760) 489-1458
Enumerated
Aug 27, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 489-1246
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050614000537); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1973
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1955 Citracado Pkwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Maryam Balouch, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1215201108
  2. Kimberly Barmack, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1881018067
  3. Frank Bender, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1912015363
  4. Craig Burrows, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1295841864
  5. Bradley Chesler, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1629071469
  6. Gina Grasso, ODOptometrist1700899952

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

1,469 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Otoshi1,469
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Sodium Chloride135 claims
  2. Potassium Chloride76 claims
  3. Ipratropium-Albuterol75 claims
  4. Baclofen60 claims
  5. Acetic Acid58 claims
  6. Famotidine58 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: $178.09

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Otoshi$178.09
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

  1. Arch Health Partners IncPoway, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James S. Otoshi among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

James S. Otoshi, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1973 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Frank Bender, MDEscondido, CA 920291912015363
  2. Christina Bohr, DOEscondido, CA 920291841794344
  3. Gregory Hirsch, MDEscondido, CA 920291639287071
  4. Bruce Gipe, MDFallbrook, CA 920281639134877
  5. James Kohan, MDEscondido, CA 920251063568947
  6. Steven Popper, MDEscondido, CA 920251679849012
  7. Dennis Amundson, DOEncinitas, CA 920241477524403
  8. Scott Eisman, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241275511420

Common questions

What is James S. Otoshi, M.D.'s NPI number?

James S. Otoshi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679681027, issued on Aug 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James S. Otoshi, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1955 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA, 92029. Phone: (760) 489-1458. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James S. Otoshi, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G27763, 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 S. Otoshi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James S. Otoshi, M.D. had 1,469 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.