What is James Dowdy's specialty?

James Dowdy (NPI 1598767956) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Murray, KY.

Where does James Dowdy practice?

James Dowdy practices in Murray, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598767956.

How much does Medicare pay James Dowdy?

James Dowdy (NPI 1598767956) received approximately $152K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 575 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598767956

James DowdyMD

PRACTICEWEST KENTUCKY SURGICAL, INCSee all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryMurray, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,014

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,104

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$92K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 331 General Surgery providers in KY — top quintile (cohort median 337).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

493

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$125K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

59.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Clopidogrel Bisulfate145 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium83 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen75 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium45 claims

Cilostazol29 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.1

Quality

85.7

Cost

67.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.47%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$519

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$519

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$519

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Dowdy'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). 38 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MURRAY-CALLOWAY COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL CORPORATION	544	2,838
Adam Lyles Diagnostic Radiology · Murray, KY	189	613
Richard Blalock Internal Medicine · Murray, KY	85	457
Terry Mccuiston Emergency Medicine · Murray, KY	56	160
Christopher King Neurology · Ithaca, NY	53	111
Dan Miller Internal Medicine · Murray, KY	51	321
Monte Finch Gastroenterology · Murray, KY	39	131
Robert Hughes Family Practice · Madisonville, KY	37	115
Roger Lampkin Podiatry · Murray, KY	34	72
Ashley Young Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Murray, KY	34	87
James Yu Emergency Medicine · Morristown, TN	32	100
Amy Lockwood Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Murray, KY	32	83

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.

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