NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sidney Laman James, D.O.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Fresno, CA

Sidney Laman James, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1114193802, issued on May 2, 2008. Check the license (California 20A10172, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114193802
Name
Sidney Laman James
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
20A10172 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2823 Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93721
Phone
(559) 459-7408
Enumerated
May 2, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 20, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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 2823 Fresno St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shahrin Abdalian, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1043716186
  2. Mariam Abdelkader, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1689022824
  3. Majdi Abdulmaula, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1295260529
  4. Reema Aboelrish, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1376466144
  5. Reem Aboushaar, MDPediatrics Physician1013543933
  6. Inas Abukraa, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1376115881

Verify Sidney Laman James 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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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

103 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sidney James103
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
  2. Cephalexin12 claims
  3. Azithromycin11 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): 94.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%97.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Sidney Laman James among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Sidney Laman James, D.O. 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 2008, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 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).

228 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Fresno

They are 228 of the 19,440 NPPES records with a practice address in Fresno, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Janak Acharya, MDFresno, CA 937211376508721
  2. James Andrews, MDFresno, CA 937211629086269
  3. Herbert Bivins, MDFresno, CA 937211972619518
  4. Brian Chinnock, M.D.Fresno, CA 937211861481947
  5. Carolyn Chooljian, MDFresno, CA 937211982656807
  6. James Comes, MDFresno, CA 937211669424412
  7. Michael Darracq, M.D.Fresno, CA 937211275553414
  8. Ryan Ernst, MD, PA-CFresno, CA 937211396787289

Common questions

What is Sidney Laman James, D.O.'s NPI number?

Sidney Laman James, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114193802, issued on May 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sidney Laman James, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2823 Fresno St, Fresno, CA, 93721. Phone: (559) 459-7408. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sidney Laman James, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A10172, 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 Sidney Laman James, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sidney Laman James, D.O. had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sidney Laman James, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.