What is James Carlson's specialty?

James Carlson (NPI 1518031475) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Cedar Lake, IN.

Where does James Carlson practice?

James Carlson practices in Cedar Lake, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518031475.

How much does Medicare pay James Carlson?

James Carlson (NPI 1518031475) received approximately $118K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 305 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518031475

James CarlsonD.O.

Family PracticeCedar Lake, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

918

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,543

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$114K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,007 Family Practice providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 736).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

9,413

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$494K

Distinct drugs

123

Brand share

30.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen789 claims

Alprazolam420 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen375 claims

Gabapentin374 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium324 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Carlson'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT	210	817
Jillian Carter Nurse Practitioner · Cedar Lake, IN	57	120
Joseph Samyn Cardiology · Crown Point, IN	28	135
MUNSTER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC	24	57
Trent Orfanos Cardiology · Crown Point, IN	23	68
Boris Sagalovsky Cardiology · Crown Point, IN	21	51
Marian Demus Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	19	37
David Cheng Pathology · Crown Point, IN	12	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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Healthparse Signals

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