What is James Branch's specialty?

James Branch (NPI 1538147061) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Winston-Salem, NC.

Where does James Branch practice?

James Branch practices in Winston-Salem, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1538147061.

How much does Medicare pay James Branch?

James Branch (NPI 1538147061) received approximately $28K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 148 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538147061

James BranchMD

OphthalmologyWinston-Salem, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

307

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

395

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$22K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 512 Ophthalmology providers in NC — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,093).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,935

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$550K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Fluorometholone671 claims

Latanoprost653 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine236 claims

Timolol Maleate235 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha212 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$133

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$133

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$133

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Branch'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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	129	420
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	101	255
Meridian Laboratory Corp Clinical Laboratory · Charlotte, NC	20	73
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	16	62
Forsyth County Ambulance Service Provider · Winston Salem, NC	14	26

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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