NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Chae-Chon Son, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Clara, CA

James Chae-Chon Son, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1972535680, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (California A055194, 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
1972535680
Name
James Chae-Chon Son
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A055194 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1150 Scott Blvd Ste B3, Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone
(408) 261-7245
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(408) 261-7249
Medicaid ID
00A551940 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120202000696); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify James Chae-Chon Son in five checks

  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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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,529 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Son1,529
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium215 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium164 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate148 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl115 claims
  5. Omeprazole66 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl43 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.

James Chae-Chon Son among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

James Chae-Chon Son, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

140 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Clara

They are 140 of the 3,436 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Clara, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ki Cho, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950501225122880
  2. Yoon Cho, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950501447330394
  3. Hessam Noralahi, MDSanta Clara, CA 950501306875596
  4. Curtis Rollins, M.D., D.M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950501265548382
  5. Anthony Saglimbeni, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950501922053776
  6. Khaliq Shah, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950501568479327
  7. Emily Cabebe, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511356307474
  8. Saroja Dandamudi, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950511891768826

Common questions

What is James Chae-Chon Son, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Chae-Chon Son, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972535680, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Chae-Chon Son, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 Scott Blvd Ste B3, Santa Clara, CA, 95050. Phone: (408) 261-7245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Chae-Chon Son, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A055194, 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 Chae-Chon Son, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Chae-Chon Son, M.D. had 1,529 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.