James Drew Veltmeyer, MD
Family Medicine Physician · La Jolla, CA
James Drew Veltmeyer, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1679750152, issued on Jan 27, 2008. Check the license (California A101326, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Drew Veltmeyer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A101326 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8335 Prestwick Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (619) 647-6420
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 415-8159
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Drew Veltmeyer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A101326Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $364.55
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 Drew Veltmeyer among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
James Drew Veltmeyer, 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 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
Family Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is James Drew Veltmeyer, MD's NPI number?
James Drew Veltmeyer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679750152, issued on Jan 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Drew Veltmeyer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8335 Prestwick Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (619) 647-6420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Drew Veltmeyer, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A101326, 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 Drew Veltmeyer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Drew Veltmeyer, MD had 32 Medicare Part D claims; 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.