What is James Pingpank's specialty?

James Pingpank (NPI 1154579720) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Pittsburgh, PA.

Where does James Pingpank practice?

James Pingpank practices in Pittsburgh, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1154579720.

How much does Medicare pay James Pingpank?

James Pingpank (NPI 1154579720) received approximately $83K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 150 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1154579720

James PingpankMD

General SurgeryPittsburgh, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

237

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

353

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$34K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,055 General Surgery providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 277).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$69

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone13 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

80.9

Quality

61.9

Cost

74.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.25%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$68

Payment records

By payment type

Education$68

Top paying entities

Education$68

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Pingpank's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 4 inbound referrers · 17 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Janet Durick Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	23	91
UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE	17	72
Glenn Andrews Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	13	27
RAO, BOYANAPALLI	11	35

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE	138	483
UPMC MAGEE-WOMENS HOSPITAL	63	226
Janet Durick Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	26	111
Ka-Kei Ngan Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	25	99
Harley Beasley Diagnostic Radiology · Greenville, NC	22	91
NPI 1710950845	20	69
Iclal Ocak Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	20	100
Kelly Haarer Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	17	48
Ruchi Shrestha Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	15	63
UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE	15	52
Glenn Andrews Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	14	63
Leslie Schlagel Physician Assistant · Pittsburgh, PA	14	66

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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