James Michael Tatum, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Long Beach, CA
James Michael Tatum, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1114204666, issued on Nov 11, 2011. Check the license (California A117856, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Michael Tatum
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A117856 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1045 Atlantic Ave Ste 506, Long Beach, CA 90813
- Phone
- (562) 432-9911
- Enumerated
- Nov 11, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2023
- Fax
- (562) 391-0180
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150811005413); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1045 Atlantic Ave Ste 506
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Murray, MDSurgery Physician1609800044
Verify James Michael Tatum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A117856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Desert Trauma Surgeons IncLong Beach, CA
- Pih Health PhysiciansDowney, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Michael Tatum among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
James Michael Tatum, M.D. 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 2011, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Long Beach → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rebecca Alleyne, M.DLong Beach, CA 908131356389050
- Stanley Goldberg, M.DLong Beach, CA 908131467540120
- James Murray, MDLong Beach, CA 908131609800044
- Jeffrey Quigley, D.O.Long Beach, CA 908131285928853
- Malgorzata Stanczyk, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131104029859
- Thai Wong, D.O.Long Beach, CA 908131427318955
- Kent Azaren, MDLong Beach, CA 908071750453700
- Paul Chugay, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908071518127497
Common questions
What is James Michael Tatum, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Michael Tatum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114204666, issued on Nov 11, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Michael Tatum, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1045 Atlantic Ave Ste 506, Long Beach, CA, 90813. Phone: (562) 432-9911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Michael Tatum, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A117856, 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.
What is James Michael Tatum, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.