NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ralph James Groves, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Yosemite, CA

Ralph James Groves, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Yosemite, California, and NPI 1679652218, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (California C54835, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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1679652218
Name
Ralph James Groves
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
C54835 CA
2002-0334 NM
MD10834 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9000 Ahwahnee Drive, Yosemite, CA 95389
Phone
(209) 372-4637
Enumerated
Nov 3, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(209) 372-4330
Medicaid IDs
866733 AZ
37670889 NM
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9000 Ahwahnee Drive

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Verify Ralph James Groves 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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Ralph James Groves among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Ralph James Groves, M.D. is one of 17,133 family 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Family Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,133 family medicine physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Valerie Ohman, M.D.Yosemite National Park, CA 953891124109525
  2. Diana Oviedo-Cavazos, M.D.Winton, CA 953881477992584
  3. Colleen Aitken, MDWestley, CA 953871811995293
  4. Curtis Allen, MDTwain Harte, CA 953831336228329
  5. Marsha McKay, D.O.Twain Harte, CA 953831558384206
  6. Christine Battaglia, D.O.Turlock, CA 953821558657106
  7. Tarnpreet Chahal, MDTurlock, CA 953821790305902
  8. Kaitlyn Grayson, MDTurlock, CA 953821316576002

Common questions

What is Ralph James Groves, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ralph James Groves, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679652218, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ralph James Groves, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9000 Ahwahnee Drive, Yosemite, CA, 95389. Phone: (209) 372-4637. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ralph James Groves, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C54835, 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.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.