Dr. James Edward Eichel, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,829
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 388
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,089
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Industry payments
- $59
- Practice address
- 7999 Gateway Blvd, Newark, CA 94560
- Practice phone
- Call (510) 974-8297
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
University Healthcare Alliance
Newark, California
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Dr. James Edward Eichel is a family medicine physician in Newark, California
Dr. Eichel practices at University Healthcare Alliance in Newark, California.
Dr. Eichel's NPI, 1811956469, was assigned on March 22, 2006. Dr. Eichel graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Eichel holds California license G74264.
- NPI
- 1811956469NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9436203320
- NPI enumeration date
- March 22, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (510) 974-8297
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James Edward Eichel practices at University Healthcare Alliance in Newark, California
Dr. Eichel's primary practice is University Healthcare Alliance, at 7999 Gateway Blvd, Newark, CA 94560 in Alameda County. The practice phone is (510) 974-8297.
- University Healthcare Alliance7999 Gateway Blvd, Newark, CA 94560 · Alameda CountyPhone(510) 974-8297
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. James Edward Eichel is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Eichel's primary practice is University Healthcare Alliance in Newark, California. Dr. Eichel is also affiliated with Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive. The medical group on file is Stanford Medicine Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Eichel to 4 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Edward Eichel's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Eichel practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| University Healthcare Alliance | Available with a free account |
| +10 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Edward Eichel is one of 15,680 family medicine physicians in California
Family medicine is Dr. Eichel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Eichel is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Eichel's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Maine.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
- Maine license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, acute mini-stroke (TIA), adjustment disease, alcohol use disorders, alzheimer's disease, aneurysm, ankle or foot injury and anxiety among the conditions Dr. Eichel treats.
Family medicine physicians near Dr. Eichel
Counts of family 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. James Edward Eichel billed Medicare for 1,829 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,829 Medicare services from Dr. Eichel across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 388 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $139,460 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Eichel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Other services
- 2023: 4432024: 74869%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7662024: 7364%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1492024: 305105%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 322024: 4025%
Dr. Eichel compared with the California median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Eichel
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,829vs 2467.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 388vs 1183.3 times
- Part D claims
- 1,597vs 83392% above
Medians across 15,349 family medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Eichel's 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. James Edward Eichel treated 388 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 388 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Eichel in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 178 patients. 63% of them have high cholesterol, and 62% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Eichel's median patient age at 56, with 51% women.
Dr. Eichel's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Eichel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15941%
- Men22959%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Eichel's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol63%
- High blood pressure62%
- Arthritis38%
- Mood disorders24%
- Depression22%
- Diabetes19%
- Anxiety17%
- Ischemic heart disease17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Eichel's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 56
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Edward Eichel wrote 2,089 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Eichel wrote 2,089 Medicare Part D claims for 352 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,597 of them, across 58 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $239,042 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,588 claims across 53 drugs.
Dr. Eichel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,802 claims86%
- Brand-name and other287 claims14%
Dr. Eichel's 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. Eichel's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids21%434 of 2,089 claims
- Antibiotics2%34 of 2,089 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%13 of 2,089 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: 1,5882024: 1,5971%
Drugs named by CMS: 58 in 2024, 53 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. James Edward Eichel ranks in the 58th percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare
CMS lists Dr. Eichel as offering telehealth. CMS counts 11 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Eichel, more than 58% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Eichel ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 58th percentile11 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 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. James Edward Eichel received $59 in industry payments from 2022 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Eichel from 3 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sanofi Pasteur Inc. paid the most, $26.
General payments to Dr. Eichel by program year, 2022 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Eichel the most, 2022 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James Edward Eichel graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine
Dr. Eichel graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1989.
- Medical school
- Board certified in family medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. James Edward Eichel accepts plans from 5 insurance carriers
Dr. Eichel is in network with 5 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. Eichel accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO3
- POS3
- EPO2
- Medicare2
- PPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. James Edward Eichel'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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) |
| 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. James Edward Eichel's NPI number?
Dr. James Edward Eichel's NPI number is 1811956469. It was assigned on March 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Edward Eichel?
Dr. James Edward Eichel is a family medicine physician in Newark, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. James Edward Eichel practice?
Dr. Eichel practices at 7999 Gateway Blvd, Newark, CA 94560. Dr. Eichel's primary practice is University Healthcare Alliance in Newark, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Eichel to 4 hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. James Edward Eichel's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Eichel is (510) 974-8297.
What is Dr. James Edward Eichel's medical license number?
Dr. Eichel holds California license G74264, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. James Edward Eichel been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Eichel in California (1992 to 2026) and Maine (since 1992).
Which hospitals is Dr. James Edward Eichel affiliated with?
Dr. Eichel is affiliated with Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive. Dmand AI links Dr. Eichel to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. James Edward Eichel part of?
Dr. Eichel is linked to Stanford Medicine Partners. Dmand AI links Dr. Eichel to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. James Edward Eichel accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Eichel billed Medicare for 1,829 services in 2024.
Does Dr. James Edward Eichel offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Eichel as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Edward Eichel see?
CMS counts 388 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Eichel in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. James Edward Eichel board certified?
Yes. Dr. Eichel is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.
What services does Dr. James Edward Eichel bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Eichel's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. James Edward Eichel go to medical school?
Dr. Eichel graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1989.
What drugs does Dr. James Edward Eichel prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Eichel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Tramadol HCl and Diazepam.
Has Dr. James Edward Eichel received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $59 in general payments to Dr. Eichel from 3 companies from 2022 to 2024. The largest total came from Sanofi Pasteur Inc.
How long has Dr. James Edward Eichel been practicing?
Dr. Eichel graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. James Edward Eichel accept?
Dr. Eichel is in network with 5 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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