What is James Katz's specialty?

James Katz (NPI 1477587509) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Des Plaines, IL.

Where does James Katz practice?

James Katz practices in Des Plaines, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1477587509.

How much does Medicare pay James Katz?

James Katz (NPI 1477587509) received approximately $320K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,180 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1477587509

James KatzMD

OphthalmologyDes Plaines, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,877

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,600

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$294K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 667 Ophthalmology providers in IL — above median (cohort median 2,192).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

839

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$207K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost359 claims

Bimatoprost113 claims

Timolol Maleate94 claims

Cyclosporine67 claims

Prednisolone Acetate37 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

73.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$106K

Payment records

123

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$61K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$17K

Consulting Fee$14K

Travel and Lodging$7K

Food and Beverage$6K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$61K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$17K

Consulting Fee$14K

Travel and Lodging$7K

Food and Beverage$6K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Katz'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). 15 inbound referrers · 21 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Lgh-A/Golf Astc, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Des Plaines, IL	167	449
ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS	103	267
ADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION	91	130
PREKEZES, CHRISTINE	42	67
MURTHY, VEMURI	25	53
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE	19	26
Edward Lee Anesthesiology · Chicago, IL	19	45
Gerald Lewis Internal Medicine · Des Plaines, IL	18	43
HIRSHMAN, MARSHALL	13	23
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	13	20
NPI 1295910800	13	20
DAVE, HEMALI	12	15

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Lgh-A/Golf Astc, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Des Plaines, IL	142	292
ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS	105	255
A2cl Services, Llc Clinical Laboratory · West Allis, WI	87	153
ADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION	80	130
Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Clinical Laboratory · Wood Dale, IL	69	89
KINZER, JOHN	41	111
PREKEZES, CHRISTINE	28	43
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	27	48
MAYER, ROBERT	22	52
MURTHY, VEMURI	19	25
Daniel Alter Ophthalmology · Des Plaines, IL	18	49
Gerald Lewis Internal Medicine · Des Plaines, IL	17	31

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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