JAMES PUGEDA
NPI 1396908059
Anesthesiology in Fountain Valley, CA
About James Pugeda NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
JAMES PUGEDA (NPI 1396908059) is an individual anesthesiology provider in Fountain Valley, California, licensed in California (A135881) and active in the NPI registry since July 2008. He is enrolled in Medicare PECOS and is a graduate of R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/chicago Medical School (2008).
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses 2
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment
James Pugeda is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.
Medicare Billing Reassignments
10Medicare enrollment records show James Pugeda reassigns Medicare billing to 10 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
- Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
- 63 clinicians in this Medicare group
Fullerton, CA 92833
- Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
- Also billed through NPI 1396287082 (California)
- 13,921 clinicians in this Medicare group
Corona, CA 92879
- Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
- 10 clinicians in this Medicare group
Los Angeles, CA 90015
- Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
- 76 clinicians in this Medicare group
Riverside, CA 92506
- Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
- 27 clinicians in this Medicare group
Riverside, CA 92501
- Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
- 2,323 clinicians in this Medicare group
Redlands, CA 92373
- Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
- 241 clinicians in this Medicare group
Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
- 200 clinicians in this Medicare group
- Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
- 420 clinicians in this Medicare group
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
- 8 clinicians in this Medicare group
Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.
Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims 3
Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.
Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS
Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.
Reported Quality Measures
Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 11
Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS
Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.
What is James Pugeda's NPI number?
The NPI number for James Pugeda is 1396908059. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on July 2, 2008.
Where is James Pugeda located?
James Pugeda practices at 18111 Brookhurst St Ste 3200, Fountain Valley, CA 92708. The listed phone number is (714) 369-1100.
What is James Pugeda's specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Anesthesiology with taxonomy code 207L00000X.
Is James Pugeda enrolled in Medicare?
Yes. James Pugeda is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.
Which organizations bill Medicare for James Pugeda's services?
According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), James Pugeda reassigns Medicare benefits to 10 organizations: Talbert Anesthesia Group Incorporated (Los Alamitos, CA), Southern California Permanente Medical Group (Fullerton, CA), Focused Care Anesthesia Consultants, Inc (Corona, CA), Socal Anesthesia Solutions, Inc (Los Angeles, CA), Riverside Anesthesia Partners Inc (Riverside, CA) and 5 more organizations, listed in the Medicare section above. Each reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for James Pugeda's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for James Pugeda was last updated on December 1, 2021. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 4 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.