NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Ozaki Whall, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Palm Springs, CA

James Ozaki Whall, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1871172023, issued on Apr 5, 2021. Check the license (California A183045, 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
1871172023
Name
James Ozaki Whall
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A183045 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1150 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone
(760) 323-6511
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2021
Record last updated
Aug 4, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240828000557); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1150 N Indian Canyon Dr

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

  1. Joline Abrahams, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1679567366
  2. Abdallah Abu-Samrah, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1699031450
  3. Matthew Adams, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396536256
  4. Bijan AkhavanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972989580
  5. Kourosh AmaniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053289777
  6. Matthew Ancheta, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1669778346

Verify James Ozaki Whall 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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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

166 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Whall166
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin34 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt14 claims
  3. Cefpodoxime Proxetil12 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 2 group practices

  1. Sierra Estrellas Emergency Physicians LLCYuma, AZ
  2. Team Physicians OF Northern California Medical Group IncLa Mesa, CA

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

James Ozaki Whall among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

James Ozaki Whall, MD is one of 7,751 emergency 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 2021, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

63 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Palm Springs

They are 63 of the 1,917 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Springs, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Anderson, M.DPalm Springs, CA 922621396788469
  2. Ronald Buss, M.DPalm Springs, CA 922621114960283
  3. Peter Chu, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621396788014
  4. Howard CohenPalm Springs, CA 922621255462255
  5. Jeffery Davies, D.O.Palm Springs, CA 922621013928589
  6. Alan Fleckner, M.DPalm Springs, CA 922621891738431
  7. Anthony Ghidorzi, D.O.Palm Springs, CA 922621427163187
  8. Mark Hoffman, M.DPalm Springs, CA 922621104860816

Common questions

What is James Ozaki Whall, MD's NPI number?

James Ozaki Whall, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871172023, issued on Apr 5, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Ozaki Whall, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 323-6511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Ozaki Whall, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A183045, 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 Ozaki Whall, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Ozaki Whall, MD had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.