James L. Pearson, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Seal Beach, CA
James L. Pearson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Seal Beach, California, and NPI 1578049987, issued on Jul 18, 2018. Check the license (California A165345, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James L. Pearson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A165345 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 Pacific Coast Hwy, Seal Beach, CA 90740
- Phone
- (562) 596-4244
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211102003092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James L. Pearson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A165345Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,525 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium179 claims
- Metformin Hcl132 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate107 claims
- Lisinopril93 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa73 claims
- Gabapentin72 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
- East Valley Community Health Center, Inc.Pomona, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James L. Pearson among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
James L. Pearson, MD 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 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
14 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Seal Beach
They are 14 of the 394 NPPES records with a practice address in Seal Beach, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is James L. Pearson, MD's NPI number?
James L. Pearson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578049987, issued on Jul 18, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James L. Pearson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Pacific Coast Hwy, Seal Beach, CA, 90740. Phone: (562) 596-4244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James L. Pearson, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A165345, 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 L. Pearson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James L. Pearson, MD had 2,525 Medicare Part D claims for 201 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.