Kenneth A. James, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Mission Viejo, CA
Kenneth A. James, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Mission Viejo, California, and NPI 1497782213, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (California C52576, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth A. James
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License numbers
- C52576 CA
204556 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 26800 Crown Valley Pkwy Ste 460, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
- Phone
- (949) 499-2258
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 499-5697
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070702000577); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth A. James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C52576Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
428 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol62 claims
- Progesterone48 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate26 claims
- Imvexxy22 claims
- Estradiol (Once Weekly)20 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl20 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): 84.4 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: $272.04
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Hoag ClinicSan Clemente, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth A. James among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California
Kenneth A. James, M.D. is one of 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 2,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Mission Viejo
They are 21 of the 2,156 NPPES records with a practice address in Mission Viejo, and 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California.
All 5,088 in California → Every provider in Mission Viejo → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leon Baginski, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911487602702
- Thomas Bailey, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911598714818
- Jerry Benzl, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911740398148
- Scott Capobianco, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911275582066
- Kathryn Cvar, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911952350282
- Heba Farag, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911568496735
- Rasha Hashad, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911396794632
- Gloria Jaucian, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911336241660
Common questions
What is Kenneth A. James, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth A. James, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497782213, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth A. James, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26800 Crown Valley Pkwy Ste 460, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691. Phone: (949) 499-2258. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth A. James, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C52576, 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 Kenneth A. James, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth A. James, M.D. had 428 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth A. James, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.4 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.