What is James Ralston's specialty?

James Ralston (NPI 1265566004) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Mckinney, TX.

Where does James Ralston practice?

James Ralston practices in Mckinney, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1265566004.

How much does Medicare pay James Ralston?

James Ralston (NPI 1265566004) received approximately $431K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 678 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1265566004

James RalstonM.D.

PRACTICEJAMES P. RALSTON, M.D., P.A.See all providers at this practice →

DermatologyMckinney, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,696

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,576

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$409K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 965 Dermatology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 2,537).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

371

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Triamcinolone Acetonide70 claims

Mupirocin53 claims

Ciclopirox Olamine51 claims

Cephalexin41 claims

Clobetasol Propionate32 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

74.0

Quality

52.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

-0.12%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$108

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$108

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Ralston'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). 2 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	35	57
COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER OF MCKINNEY SUBSIDIARY LP	14	18

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Propath Services, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	108	180
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	44	62
COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER OF MCKINNEY SUBSIDIARY LP	21	29
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Irving, TX	12	16

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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