James Tidwell, MD, MPH
Ophthalmology Physician · La Mesa, CA
James Tidwell, MD, MPH is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1114920600, issued on May 27, 2005. Check the license (California G047644, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Tidwell
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G047644 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9480 EL Tejado RD, La Mesa, CA 91941
- Phone
- (619) 696-9800
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Tidwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G047644Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $32.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
James Tidwell among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
James Tidwell, MD, MPH is one of 2,899 ophthalmology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Glenn Cook, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421013078427
- Roxana Godiwalla, D.O.La Mesa, CA 919421972950426
- Bruce Haight, M.D., INCLa Mesa, CA 919421427029628
- Lee Katzman, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421912297284
- Sally Lee, MD, DOLa Mesa, CA 919421457468514
- Joseph McGraw, M.DLa Mesa, CA 919421588624852
- David Najafi, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421396715991
- Lawrence Rice, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421922060805
Common questions
What is James Tidwell, MD, MPH's NPI number?
James Tidwell, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114920600, issued on May 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Tidwell, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9480 EL Tejado RD, La Mesa, CA, 91941. Phone: (619) 696-9800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Tidwell, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number G047644, 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.
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.