James P. Pugeda

James Pugeda practices at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California, part of MemorialCare Health System.

James Pugeda's NPI, 1396908059, was assigned on July 2, 2008. James Pugeda graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School in 2008. James Pugeda holds California license A135881.

James Pugeda's primary practice is Orange Coast Medical Center, at 9920 Talbert Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 378-7000.

James Pugeda's primary practice is Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California, part of MemorialCare Health System. James Pugeda is also affiliated with Orange County - Anaheim Medical Center. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links James Pugeda to 16 more medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where James Pugeda practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anesthesiology is James Pugeda's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dmand AI has James Pugeda's licenses on file in 2 states: California and New York.

CMS data shows 42 Medicare services from James Pugeda across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 85 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,154 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 85 Medicare patients who saw James Pugeda in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 47 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 58% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts James Pugeda's median patient age at 58, with 58% women.

In 2024, James Pugeda wrote 90 Medicare Part D claims for 68 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $78 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.

James Pugeda accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to James Pugeda from 1 drug or device company in 2017. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. paid the most, $15.

James Pugeda graduated from R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School in 2008.