Dr. Robert James Preston, MD

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Trauma surgery physician
NPI1538336581PAC ID5991864142
Medicare services, 2024
355
Medicare patients, 2024
310
Part D claims, 2024
280
Hospital affiliations
3
Medical groups
5
Practice address
1680 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059
Practice phone
Call (424) 835-6808
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

Hospital · Los Angeles, California

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Dr. Robert James Preston is a trauma surgery physician in Los Angeles, California

Dr. Preston practices at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California, part of County of Los Angeles.

Dr. Preston's NPI, 1538336581, was assigned on May 9, 2008. Dr. Preston graduated from University College of Dublin National Univ SOM in 2005. Dr. Preston holds California license C134885.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5991864142
NPI enumeration date
May 9, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(424) 835-6808
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
47
Medical school graduation
2005

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Robert James Preston practices at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California

Dr. Preston's primary practice is Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, at 1680 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (424) 835-6808.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Robert James Preston is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Preston's primary practice is Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California, part of County of Los Angeles. Dr. Preston is also affiliated with Los Angeles General Medical Center. The medical group on file is Superior Hospitalist Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Preston to 1 more hospital and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert James Preston's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Robert James Preston is one of 121 trauma surgery physicians in California

Trauma surgery is Dr. Preston's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0127X. Dr. Preston is board certified in anesthesiology critical care medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Preston's licenses on file in 5 states: California, Florida, Colorado, Utah and North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Trauma surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense C134885 · 2015 to 2027 · taxonomy 2086S0127X
  • Florida license2024 to 2026
  • Colorado license2015 to 2017
  • Utah license2009 to 2016
  • Emergency medicine, North CarolinaLicense 128134 · 2005 to 2010 · taxonomy 207P00000X

Trauma surgery physicians near Dr. Preston

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Dr. Robert James Preston billed Medicare for 355 services in 2024

CMS data shows 355 Medicare services from Dr. Preston across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 310 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $44,012 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024355
Medicare patients310
Paid by Medicare$44,012
Procedure codes5

Dr. Preston's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2812024: 35526%

Dr. Preston compared with the California median for trauma surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Preston
  • California median
Medicare services
355vs 18097% above
Medicare patients
310vs 1322.3 times
Part D claims
198vs 1711.6 times

Medians across 113 trauma surgery physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Preston'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. Robert James Preston treated 310 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 64

CMS counts 310 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Preston in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 152 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.52, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Preston's median patient age at 40, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024310
Average age64
Average risk score2.52

Dr. Preston's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Preston's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16252%
  • Men14848%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Preston's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol70%
  3. Diabetes56%
  4. Arthritis52%
  5. Tobacco use40%
  6. Heart failure39%
  7. Mood disorders39%
  8. COPD37%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Preston's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 40

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Robert James Preston wrote 280 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Preston wrote 280 Medicare Part D claims for 173 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 198 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,050 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 170 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024280
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$1,050
Part D patients173

Dr. Preston's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic262 claims94%
  • Brand-name18 claims6%

Dr. Preston'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. Preston's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids16%44 of 280 claims
  • Antibiotics29%80 of 280 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: 1702024: 19816%

Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 7 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Robert James Preston takes part in Medicare

Dr. Preston accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Robert James Preston graduated from University College of Dublin National Univ SOM

Dr. Preston graduated from University College of Dublin National Univ SOM in 2005.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity College of Dublin National Univ SOM
  2. Board certified in anesthesiology critical care medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine
  3. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Robert James Preston accepts plans from 3 insurance carriers

Dr. Preston is in network with 3 carriers, including Aetna, CMS Medicare and NV State Medicaid. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • CMS Medicare
  • NV State Medicaid

Plan types Dr. Preston accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare2
  2. HMO1
  3. Medicaid1
  4. POS1
  5. PPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Robert James Preston's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert James Preston's NPI number?

Dr. Robert James Preston's NPI number is 1538336581. It was assigned on May 9, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert James Preston?

Dr. Robert James Preston is a trauma surgery physician in Los Angeles, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Trauma Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0127X).

Where does Dr. Robert James Preston practice?

Dr. Preston practices at 1680 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059. Dr. Preston's primary practice is Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California, part of County of Los Angeles. Dmand AI also links Dr. Preston to 1 hospital and 4 medical groups.

What is Dr. Robert James Preston's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Preston is (424) 835-6808.

What is Dr. Robert James Preston's medical license number?

Dr. Preston holds California license C134885, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.

Which states has Dr. Robert James Preston been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Preston in California (2015 to 2027), Florida (2024 to 2026), Colorado (2015 to 2017), Utah (2009 to 2016) and North Carolina (2005 to 2010).

Which hospitals is Dr. Robert James Preston affiliated with?

Dr. Preston practices at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Preston is also affiliated with Los Angeles General Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Preston to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Robert James Preston part of?

Dr. Preston is linked to Superior Hospitalist Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Preston to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Robert James Preston accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Preston billed Medicare for 355 services in 2024, and Dr. Preston accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert James Preston see?

CMS counts 310 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Preston in 2024, with an average age of 64.

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Is Dr. Robert James Preston board certified?

Yes. Dr. Preston is board certified in anesthesiology critical care medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Dr. Robert James Preston bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Preston's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), emergency department visit (99284) and critical care (99291).

Where did Dr. Robert James Preston go to medical school?

Dr. Preston graduated from University College of Dublin National Univ SOM in 2005.

What drugs does Dr. Robert James Preston prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Preston's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim and Ibuprofen.

How long has Dr. Robert James Preston been practicing?

Dr. Preston graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Robert James Preston accept?

Dr. Preston is in network with 3 carriers, including Aetna, CMS Medicare and NV State Medicaid. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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