Dr. James Cernilia, MD

Dr. Cernilia practices at Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Cernilia's NPI, 1891804423, was assigned on August 29, 2006. Dr. Cernilia graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Cernilia holds California license A49898.

Dr. Cernilia's primary practice is Riverside Community Hospital, at 4445 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501 in Riverside County. The practice phone is (951) 788-3000.

Dr. Cernilia's primary practice is Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Cernilia is also affiliated with Temecula Valley Hospital. The medical group on file is Synergy Cardiothoracic (CT) Surgery Partnership. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cernilia to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cernilia practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Cernilia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Cernilia is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Cernilia's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Louisiana and Illinois.

CMS data shows 16 Medicare services from Dr. Cernilia across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 19 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,376 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 19 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cernilia in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cernilia's median patient age at 67, with 20% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cernilia wrote 25 Medicare Part D claims. 48% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $111 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 24 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Cernilia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 22 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Cernilia, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Cernilia. Dr. Cernilia's most frequent co-authors are Curtis R. Duffield, MD, Jeffrey C. Lin, MD and Kenneth Waxman, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Dr. Cernilia from 3 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $366.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Cernilia.

Dr. Cernilia graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Cernilia is a member of ACS and STS.

Dr. Cernilia is in network with 2 carriers, including Aetna and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.