James Watson
James Watson is a provider specialising in Clinical Social Worker in Long Beach, CA, registered under NPI 1003539149.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Long Beach, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 1, 2026. Parking is available about 600 ft away. The nearest transit stop is 0.21 mi away, served by Seventh & VA Hospital. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 0.32 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Parking 341 ft ~2 min
Parking 578 ft ~3 min
Parking 600 ft ~3 min
Transit Bellflower & VA Gate 3 1,027 ft ~4 min
Transit West Campus & Library 0.21 mi ~5 min
Transit Seventh & VA Hospital 0.21 mi ~5 min
Gas station Chevron 0.24 mi ~5 min
Restaurant Blue Burro 0.26 mi ~6 min
Restaurant LB Hawaiian Barbecue 0.26 mi ~6 min
Coffee Cha For Tea 0.27 mi ~6 min
Coffee Trung Nguyen E-Coffee 0.27 mi ~6 min
Hotel Motel 6 Los Angeles - Long Beach 0.27 mi ~6 min
Restaurant Uncle Fung 0.27 mi ~6 min
5716 East 7th Street
Convenience Beach Hut: Beach Convenience Stores 0.29 mi ~6 min
Mo-Th 08:00-20:00; Fr 08:00-14:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Gas station 76 0.29 mi ~6 min
Convenience Bookstore Convenience Store 0.30 mi ~6 min
Mo-Th 07:00-19:00; Fr 07:00-16:00; Sa 11:00-16:00; Su off
Coffee Hiccups Asian Kitchen & Coffee 0.32 mi ~7 min
5751 East Pacific Coast Highway
Mo-Sa 10:30-22:30; Su off
Convenience The Corner Market: Beach Convenience Stores 0.34 mi ~7 min
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 138229 | CA | Clinical Social Worker primary |
This provider holds licence 138229 issued in CA. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Clinical covers
A social worker who holds a master's or doctoral degree in social work from an accredited school of social work in addition to at least two years of post-master's supervised experience in a clinical setting. The social worker must be licensed, certified, or registered at the clinical level in the jurisdiction of practice. A clinical social worker provides direct services, including interventions focused on interpersonal interactions, intrapsychic dynamics, and life management issues. Clinical social work services are based on bio-psychosocial perspectives. Services consist of assessment, diagnosis, treatment (including psychotherapy and counseling), client-centered advocacy, consultation, evaluation, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, or behavioral disturbances. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 1041C0700X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003539149 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Last updated | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Male |
| Practice address |
5901 E 7TH ST Long Beach, CA 90822 (562) 826-8000 |
| Mailing address |
20407 SYLVANWOOD AVE Lakewood, CA 90715 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
Sum = 51 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 9 · actual last digit = 9
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.