James A. Recabaren, MD
Surgery Physician · Pasadena, CA
James A. Recabaren, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1851320063, issued on Jul 1, 2006. Check the license (California A41049, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Recabaren
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- A41049 CA
41049 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 950 S Arroyo Pkwy Ste 310, Pasadena, CA 91105
- Phone
- (626) 449-4859
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2022
- Fax
- (626) 403-0311
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060928000388); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 950 S Arroyo Pkwy Ste 310
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James A. Recabaren in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A41049Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen14 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
- Premiere Surgical Specialists, A Professional CorporationPasadena, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James A. Recabaren among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
James A. Recabaren, 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
- Graduated1977 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Albin, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051730220393
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- Magdi Alexander, F.A.C.S.Pasadena, CA 911051255378303
- James Blitz, MDPasadena, CA 911051841206778
- Scott Gaspard, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051619147071
- Howard Kaufman, MDPasadena, CA 911051912939604
- Ara Keshishian, MDPasadena, CA 911051740251693
- David Lourie, MDPasadena, CA 911051013966571
Common questions
What is James A. Recabaren, MD's NPI number?
James A. Recabaren, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851320063, issued on Jul 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Recabaren, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 950 S Arroyo Pkwy Ste 310, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Phone: (626) 449-4859. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Recabaren, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A41049, 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. Recabaren, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Recabaren, MD had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.