What is James Busche's specialty?

James Busche (NPI 1407839517) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Fairmont, MN.

Where does James Busche practice?

James Busche practices in Fairmont, MN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1407839517.

How much does Medicare pay James Busche?

James Busche (NPI 1407839517) received approximately $67K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 500 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1407839517

James BuscheO.D

OptometryFairmont, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,058

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

7,753

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$64K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 736 Optometry providers in MN — top quintile (cohort median 604).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,029

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$121K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

39.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost372 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat141 claims

Timolol Maleate123 claims

Bimatoprost109 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl45 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$57

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$57

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$57

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Busche'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
Emily Birkholz Ophthalmology · Mankato, MN	18	49
Jeffery Green Family Practice · Fairmont, MN	17	48

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM-FAIRMONT	92	260
Emily Birkholz Ophthalmology · Mankato, MN	21	62
Jeffery Green Family Practice · Fairmont, MN	15	50
Brent Griffin Family Practice · Marshall, MN	13	35

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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