PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1356340020

James HixonM.D.

PRACTICEINTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyAnniston, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

954

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,011

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$70K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 163 Gastroenterology providers in AL — above median (cohort median 808).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,982

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$669K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

11.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium1,554 claims

Dicyclomine Hcl926 claims

Sucralfate504 claims

Loperamide Hcl318 claims

Bethanechol Chloride260 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.9

Quality

73.9

Cost

89.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

91.0

Payment adjustment

0.54%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$413

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$393

Education$20

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Hixon'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). 51 inbound referrers · 102 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ANNISTON	564	2,527
Farlie Templeton Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Gadsden, AL	259	744
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	166	541
GARNER, ROBERT	139	397
Michael Jones Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, GA	136	433
Bradley Williams Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Gadsden, AL	129	357
Mohammad Kamran Cardiology · Anniston, AL	75	240
Mahomed Salame Cardiology · Anniston, AL	66	240
Rohit Patel Pulmonary Disease · Anniston, AL	62	463
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Anniston, AL	60	198
Mohamed Jasser Cardiology · Anniston, AL	59	153
Wilfredo Grana Internal Medicine · Anniston, AL	47	274

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Monica Bekken Anesthesiology · Woodstock, GA	437	1,586
THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ANNISTON	381	1,510
Farlie Templeton Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Gadsden, AL	197	349
Gary Morgan Diagnostic Radiology · Anniston, AL	141	500
Thaddeus Coleman Diagnostic Radiology · Sylacauga, AL	130	404
Bradley Williams Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Gadsden, AL	121	170
GARNER, ROBERT	120	359
Robert Stone Diagnostic Radiology · Anniston, AL	117	435
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	106	330
Michael Jones Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, GA	105	347
Sandra Lane Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Birmingham, AL	95	254
Mahomed Salame Cardiology · Anniston, AL	83	490

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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