James Alan Carter, PH.D.

Primary specialty

Group Psychotherapy PsychologistTaxonomy code 103TP2701X

License

PSY18893 Issued in CA

Practice address

8950 Villa la Jolla Dr
Suite C113
La Jolla, CA 92037-1714

Phone

(858) 752-3520

Fax

(858) 452-1517

NPI assigned

Sep 13, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Not listed in the public Medicare enrollment file

Opted out of Medicare

Yes, effective Apr 1, 2022 through Apr 1, 2028

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Philosophy

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Specialty Behavioral Health, Inc.

  • Clinical Psychologist
  • La Jolla, CA
  • NPI 1235433145
  NPD Authorized official

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Stephen R Carlson, MD
• Timothy Carpenter, D.M.D.
• Ewa K Carrier, MD
• Crystal Carson
• Dennis Carson, MD
• Lynda Carter, LAC
• Michelle Carter, FNP
• Thomas Laighton Carter, M.D.
• Sylvia Birba Cartwright, M.D.
• Janel Case

• Group Psychotherapy Psychologist in La Jolla, CA
• Providers in La Jolla, CA by specialty
• Group Psychotherapy Psychologist in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Opt Out Affidavits.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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