Luke James, MD
Hospitalist Physician · San Diego, CA
Luke James, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1245969104, issued on Jun 7, 2022. Check the license (California A202468, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luke James
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A202468 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4077 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 260-7125
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2022
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250721001724); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Luke James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A202468Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
50 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Scripps HealthSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luke James among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Luke James, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 94% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Matthew Hom, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031881632081
- Bryan Huang, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031881652394
- Ian Jenkins, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031992762520
Common questions
What is Luke James, MD's NPI number?
Luke James, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245969104, issued on Jun 7, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luke James, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4077 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 260-7125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luke James, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A202468, 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 Luke James, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luke James, MD had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.