Active NPI
James Alton Burks Jr., MD
- Vascular Surgery Physician
- Van Nuys, CA
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Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Vascular Surgery Physician
- License
- C54736
- Practice address
- 15211 Vanowen St Ste 305
Van Nuys, CA 91405-3604 - Phone
- (818) 849-6858
- Fax
- (818) 989-6005
- NPI assigned
- Jun 26, 2006
- Last updated
- Feb 4, 2026
- Sex
- Male
- Sole proprietor
- No
NPPES NPI Registry
Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source
Specialties & licenses 1
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vascular Surgery Physician | 2086S0129X | C54736 | CA | Primary |
Addresses
Primary practice location
15211 Vanowen St Ste 305
Van Nuys, CA 91405-3604
Mailing address
15211 Vanowen St Ste 305
Van Nuys, CA 91405-3604
Phone (818) 849-6858
Medicare participation
Medicare enrollment files- Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
- Enrolled in CA
- Eligible to order & refer
- Part B services: Yes
- Medical equipment: Yes
- Home health: Yes
- Power mobility devices: Yes
- Hospice: Yes
Enrollment records 1
Care Compare profile
Medicare Care Compare- Specialty
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Education
- New York University School of Medicine, 1995
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
- Group practices
Practice addresses (Care Compare)
15211 Vanowen St
Suite 208
Van Nuys, CA 91405-3623
Phone (818) 782-3255
Hospital & facility affiliations
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
- Final score
- 75 of 100
Procedures performed for Medicare patients
| Procedure | Number of procedures |
|---|---|
| Varicose vein removal | 1-10 |
| Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) | 125 |
| Removal of tissue | 268 |
National Provider Directory
National Provider Directory- Medicare enrollment (NPD)
- Not enrolled
- HHS exclusion list flag
- CMS’s directory marks this NPI as on an HHS exclusion list; no matching OIG record was found.
- Credentials
- Doctor of Medicine
State licenses
| License | State | Type | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| C54736 | CA | MD | Vascular Surgery Physician |
Practice roles
| Organization | Specialty | Status | New patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Vascular Associates, Inc | Vascular Surgery | Current | Accepting new patients |
| Thomas J Lomis, MD, Inc. a Professional Corporation | Current | Accepting new patients | |
| Nathanael Sabbah MD Inc | Past | Accepting new patients |
Locations
201 S Buena Vista St
Ste 305
Burbank, CA 91505
Phone (818) 848-5588
15211 Vanowen St
Ste 208
Van Nuys, CA 91405
Phone (818) 343-0705
15211 Vanowen St
Ste 305
Van Nuys, CA 91405
Phone (818) 780-0366
16917 Enadia Way
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Phone (818) 401-1010
Networks
- BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD
Interoperability endpoints
- https://fhir-myrecord.cerner.com/r4/299f89be-f85c-4368-87fb-a971e7696d7c/
Organizations & group practices 3
Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.
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- Surgical Oncology Physician
- Van Nuys, CA
- NPI 1982700035
-
- Vascular Surgery Physician
- Van Nuys, CA
- NPI 1033177902
-
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Van Nuys, CA
- NPI 1861264954
Hospital & facility affiliations 2
Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.
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dba Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Burbank, CA
- NPI 1336173269
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- General Acute Care Hospital
- Van Nuys, CA
- NPI 1578529285
NPI Registry JSON
The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.
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"sole_proprietor": "NO",
"sex": "M",
"enumeration_date": "2006-06-26",
"last_updated": "2026-02-04",
"certification_date": "2026-02-04",
"status": "A"
},
"taxonomies": [
{
"code": "2086S0129X",
"taxonomy_group": "",
"desc": "Surgery, Vascular Surgery",
"state": "CA",
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"primary": true
}
],
"identifiers": [],
"endpoints": [],
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}
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Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 4, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
- Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
- Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
- National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.