Robert James French, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Laguna Beach, CA
Robert James French, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1538260617, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (California C34668, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert James French
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- C34668 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 265 Laguna Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
- Phone
- (949) 494-1181
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 494-1183
- Medicaid ID
- C34668 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert James French in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C34668Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
745 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium47 claims
- Alprazolam44 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er42 claims
- Allopurinol35 claims
- Montelukast Sodium30 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium21 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: $16.69
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Robert James French among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Robert James French, MD 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. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laguna Beach
They are 17 of the 505 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Beach, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Robert James French, MD's NPI number?
Robert James French, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538260617, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert James French, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 265 Laguna Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (949) 494-1181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert James French, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C34668, 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 Robert James French, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert James French, MD had 745 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.