James S. Waldman, M.D.
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician · Irvine, CA
James S. Waldman, M.D. is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1619011764, issued on Feb 19, 2007. Check the license (California G061516, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James S. Waldman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician 207ND0101X
- License number
- G061516 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16300 Sand Canyon Ave Ste 506, Irvine, CA 92618
- Phone
- (949) 753-9747
- Enumerated
- Feb 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110302000935); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16300 Sand Canyon Ave Ste 506
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James S. Waldman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G061516Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average mohs-micrographic surgery physician in 2024
677 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 570 among the 1,396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide150 claims
- Hydrocortisone98 claims
- Mupirocin67 claims
- Cephalexin46 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate45 claims
- Fluocinonide37 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $47.54
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 1,074 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,075.23 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 S. Waldman among 164 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in California
James S. Waldman, M.D. is one of 164 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 143 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ND0101X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 164 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in California.
All 164 in California → Every provider in Irvine → MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Castillo, M.D.Irvine, CA 926041497098644
- Danielle Moul, M.D.Laguna Beach, CA 926511700091113
- Brent Martin, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531972990869
- Bobak Hedayati, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601568090272
- Gregory Henderson, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601619109519
- Larisa Lehmer, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601760845929
- Grace Liu, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601477564128
- Anne Marie McNeill, MD, PHDNewport Beach, CA 926601841365970
Common questions
What is James S. Waldman, M.D.'s NPI number?
James S. Waldman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619011764, issued on Feb 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James S. Waldman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16300 Sand Canyon Ave Ste 506, Irvine, CA, 92618. Phone: (949) 753-9747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James S. Waldman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G061516, 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 S. Waldman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James S. Waldman, M.D. had 677 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among mohs-micrographic surgery physician prescribers was 570. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James S. Waldman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.