James M. Weiss, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Newport Beach, CA
James M. Weiss, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1891759874, issued on Apr 14, 2006. Check the license (California G52317, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James M. Weiss
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- G52317 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 520 Superior Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92663
- Phone
- (949) 566-8179
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (888) 565-6545
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040211000501); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1980
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James M. Weiss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G52317Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,917 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium116 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium105 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium95 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate70 claims
- Metformin Hcl60 claims
- Ezetimibe51 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 67.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $103.93
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Private Physicians Medical AssociatesNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James M. Weiss among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
James M. Weiss, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is James M. Weiss, M.D.'s NPI number?
James M. Weiss, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891759874, issued on Apr 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James M. Weiss, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 Superior Ave, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 566-8179. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James M. Weiss, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G52317, 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 M. Weiss, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James M. Weiss, M.D. had 1,917 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James M. Weiss, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.6 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.