Patricia James, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Palm Desert, CA
Patricia James, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1689693517, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (California G34409, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Patricia James
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- G34409 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 36921 Cook St, Palm Desert, CA 92211
- Phone
- (760) 836-9066
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 836-9077
- Medicaid ID
- 00G344090 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050719001203); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1976
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Patricia James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G34409Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
6,403 Medicare Part D claims for 677 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 98 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium419 claims
- Losartan Potassium364 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium350 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate270 claims
- Gabapentin234 claims
- Trazodone Hcl189 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,282.75
59 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
Patricia James among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Patricia James, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rosalind Fahmy, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922111508137720
- Michael Groban, M.D.Indian Wells, CA 922101750581690
- Ivan Kanno, MDIndian Wells, CA 922101053475061
- Rita Chang, MDBanning, CA 922201871951798
- Ludwig Cibelli, M.DBanning, CA 922201437198025
- Trence Clark, M.DBanning, CA 922201881635423
- Dai Du, M.D.Banning, CA 922201962440750
- Brian Gordon, M.DBanning, CA 922201093755043
Common questions
What is Patricia James, M.D.'s NPI number?
Patricia James, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689693517, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Patricia James, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 36921 Cook St, Palm Desert, CA, 92211. Phone: (760) 836-9066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Patricia James, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G34409, 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 Patricia James, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patricia James, M.D. had 6,403 Medicare Part D claims for 677 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.