What is James Ries's specialty?

James Ries (NPI 1427064757) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Canby, MN.

Where does James Ries practice?

James Ries practices in Canby, MN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1427064757.

How much does Medicare pay James Ries?

James Ries (NPI 1427064757) received approximately $28K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 240 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1427064757

James RiesOD

OptometryCanby, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

345

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

372

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$27K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

390

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$9K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost216 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate56 claims

Timolol Maleate23 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol22 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat21 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Ries'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). 7 inbound referrers · 13 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SANFORD HEALTH NETWORK	62	124
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HEALTH SERVICES	27	83
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HEALTH SERVICES	22	85
Michael Vandenbosch Ophthalmology · Sioux Falls, SD	18	33
Efthimios Bakalakos General Surgery · Canby, MN	12	15
NPI 1144250135	12	64
RINEHART, DENNIS	11	20

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SANFORD HEALTH NETWORK	79	247
SANFORD HEALTH NETWORK	63	133
Maritza Lopez Internal Medicine · Canby, MN	44	177
SAHLSTROM, DAVID	31	72
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HEALTH SERVICES	21	87
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER	21	42
Michael Vandenbosch Ophthalmology · Sioux Falls, SD	20	34
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HEALTH SERVICES	19	61
Renae Ries Optometry · Canby, MN	16	23
Renae Durfee Nurse Practitioner · Dawson, MN	16	44
CRANK, ROBERT	14	17
Bryan Barness Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	11	14

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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