NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Waters, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Burbank, CA

James Waters, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Burbank, California, and NPI 1205295243, issued on Feb 18, 2016. Check the license (California A138367, 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
1205295243
Name
James Waters
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A138367 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4323 W Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91505
Phone
(818) 556-2700
Enumerated
Feb 18, 2016
Record last updated
Feb 9, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170327001543); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2012
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 4323 W Riverside Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Steven Ando, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1205937703
  2. Feliks Avanesyan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1699295758
  3. Jasmin Awadeh, DOFamily Medicine Physician1346777646
  4. Charles Beaman, M.D/PH.D.Neurology Physician1669905956
  5. Sarah Beaty, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1609235423
  6. Sagir Bera, D.O., M.P.H., M.S.Family Medicine Physician1033406574

Verify James Waters 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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

290 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Waters290
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate17 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium15 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaGlendale, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Waters among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

James Waters, M.D. 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 2016, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

73 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Burbank

They are 73 of the 3,375 NPPES records with a practice address in Burbank, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. N. Alinsod, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051477579118
  2. Mark Braunstein, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051598788754
  3. Silvio Delcastillo, D.O.Burbank, CA 915051255405825
  4. Laarni Domantay, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051528177482
  5. Leah Heap, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051164424289
  6. Armen Karapetyan, MDBurbank, CA 915051447363726
  7. Paul Lee, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051326042680
  8. Robert Manriquez, P.A.Burbank, CA 915051679593578

Common questions

What is James Waters, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Waters, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205295243, issued on Feb 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Waters, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4323 W Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA, 91505. Phone: (818) 556-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Waters, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A138367, 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 Waters, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Waters, M.D. had 290 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; 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.