Dr. Patricia L. James, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,992
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 612
- Part D claims, 2024
- 6,403
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $14,948
- Practice address
- 36921 Cook St, Palm Desert, CA 92211-6070
- Practice phone
- Call (760) 836-9066
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Patricia L James MD INC
Physician office · Palm Desert, California
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Dr. Patricia L. James is an emergency medicine physician in Palm Desert, California
Dr. James practices at Patricia L James MD INC in Palm Desert, California.
Dr. James' NPI, 1689693517, was assigned on July 19, 2006. Dr. James graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1976. Dr. James' California license number on file is G34409.
- NPI
- 1689693517NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0941237135
- NPI enumeration date
- July 19, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (760) 836-9066
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 76
- Medical school graduation
- 1976
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Patricia L. James practices at Patricia L James MD INC in Palm Desert, California
Dr. James' primary practice is Patricia L James MD INC, at 36921 Cook St, Palm Desert, CA 92211-6070. The practice phone is (760) 836-9066.
- Patricia L James MD INC36921 Cook St, Palm Desert, CA 92211-6070Phone(760) 836-9066
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Patricia L. James is affiliated with 7 sites of care
Dr. James' primary practice is Patricia L James MD INC in Palm Desert, California. Dr. James is also affiliated with Eisenhower Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. James to 1 more hospital and 4 home health agencies, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Patricia L. James' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. James practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Patricia L James MD INC | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Patricia L. James is one of 7,423 emergency medicine physicians in California
Emergency medicine is Dr. James' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. James is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. James' licenses on file in 3 states: California, Oregon and Nevada.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
- Oregon license
- Nevada license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute diabetes, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, acute gastroduodenitis, acute kidney failure, acute respiratory failure, acute sinusitis and acute skin infection among the conditions Dr. James treats.
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. James
Counts of emergency medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Patricia L. James billed Medicare for 2,992 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,992 Medicare services from Dr. James across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 612 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $283,456 for them.
Dr. James' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,8122024: 2,27019%
- Other services
- 2023: 5442024: 5633%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4,8492024: 14397%
- Surgery
- 2023: 422024: 1662%
Where Dr. James' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,80494%
- In a facility1886%
Dr. James compared with the California median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. James
- California median
- Medicare services
- 2,992vs 26511.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 612vs 2432.5 times
- Part D claims
- 5,643vs 6291.0 times
Medians across 7,079 emergency medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. James' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Patricia L. James treated 612 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 612 Medicare patients who saw Dr. James in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 261 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. James' median patient age at 73, with 74% women.
Dr. James' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. James' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women45574%
- Men15726%
Chronic conditions among Dr. James' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure73%
- Arthritis60%
- Osteoporosis34%
- Chronic kidney disease33%
- Mood disorders30%
- Depression29%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. James' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women74%
- Men26%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Patricia L. James wrote 6,403 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. James wrote 6,403 Medicare Part D claims for 677 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,643 of them, across 97 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $265,693 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,108 claims across 111 drugs.
Dr. James' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,762 claims90%
- Brand-name605 claims9%
- Other36 claims1%
Dr. James' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. James' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%98 of 6,403 claims
- Antibiotics2%133 of 6,403 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%28 of 6,403 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 6,1082024: 5,6438%
Drugs named by CMS: 97 in 2024, 111 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Patricia L. James offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. James accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. James as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Patricia L. James received $14,948 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 741 general payments to Dr. James from 74 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $1,671.
General payments to Dr. James by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. James by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$14,71698%
- Education$2322%
Companies that paid Dr. James the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Patricia L. James has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. James, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.
Awards and honors for Dr. James
- 2012
- CMS Stage 1 2012
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Patricia L. James graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School
Dr. James graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1976.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Patricia L. James accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers
Dr. James is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- CMS Medicare
- +1 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. James accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare7
- PPO6
- HMO4
- POS4
- EPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Patricia L. James's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Patricia L. James' NPI number?
Dr. Patricia L. James' NPI number is 1689693517. It was assigned on July 19, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Patricia L. James?
Dr. Patricia L. James is an emergency medicine physician in Palm Desert, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Patricia L. James practice?
Dr. James practices at 36921 Cook St, Palm Desert, CA 92211-6070. Dr. James' primary practice is Patricia L James MD INC in Palm Desert, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. James to 1 hospital and 4 home health agencies.
What is Dr. Patricia L. James' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. James is (760) 836-9066.
What is Dr. Patricia L. James' medical license number?
Dr. James' California license number on file is G34409, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Patricia L. James been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. James in California (1977 to 2025), Oregon (since 1995) and Nevada (1995 to 1999).
Which hospitals is Dr. Patricia L. James affiliated with?
Dr. James is affiliated with Eisenhower Health. Dmand AI links Dr. James to 1 more hospital.
Does Dr. Patricia L. James accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. James billed Medicare for 2,992 services in 2024, and Dr. James accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Patricia L. James offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. James as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Patricia L. James see?
CMS counts 612 Medicare patients who saw Dr. James in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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Is Dr. Patricia L. James board certified?
Yes. Dr. James is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Patricia L. James bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. James' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G0439) and care management and other visits (99497).
Where did Dr. Patricia L. James go to medical school?
Dr. James graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1976.
What drugs does Dr. Patricia L. James prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. James' most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Losartan Potassium and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Patricia L. James received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $14,948 in general payments to Dr. James from 74 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Patricia L. James been practicing?
Dr. James graduated from medical school in 1976, 50 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Patricia L. James accept?
Dr. James is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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