Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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James E Gaede, MD

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1255430815

James E Gaede, MD is registered under Family Practice in Palm Springs, California. Graduated from Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota in 1980, 46 years ago. Practices with Eisenhower Medical Center, a 459-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
46
Trained at
Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1555 S Palm Canyon Dr Bldg C
Palm Springs, CA 92264-8354
Phone: (760) 969-7770
Fax: (760) 969-7771
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Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence G86232 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1255430815
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedSeptember 21, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJanuary 21, 2026
Certification dateJanuary 21, 2026

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolSANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Graduated 1980 (46 years in practice)
Group practice Eisenhower Medical Center — 459 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Removal of nail tissue 1–10 times
Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times
Removal or shaving of skin growth 1–10 times
Skin biopsy 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients273
Services billed 1,005 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age77

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Eisenhower Medical Center

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 459 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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