What is James Palen's specialty?

James Palen (NPI 1598902728) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Cape Girardeau, MO.

Where does James Palen practice?

James Palen practices in Cape Girardeau, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598902728.

How much does Medicare pay James Palen?

James Palen (NPI 1598902728) received approximately $263K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 450 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598902728

James PalenM.D.

PRACTICERIVERSIDE FAMILY MEDICINE PCSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeCape Girardeau, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,409

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,153

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$258K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,486 Family Practice providers in MO — top quintile (cohort median 536).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

26,321

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.9M

Distinct drugs

234

Brand share

23.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen1,089 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium844 claims

Gabapentin840 claims

Furosemide832 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium713 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

24.4

Quality

0.0

Cost

81.4

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-6.07%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Palen'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). 66 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER	334	2,787
James Palen Family Practice · Cape Girardeau, MO	219	1,273
CAPE GIRARDEAU OPERATIONS, LLC	157	1,423
Christopher Murdock Diagnostic Radiology · Chesterfield, MO	121	452
Huan Nguyen Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	95	402
Jeffrey Gremmels Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	93	402
COMPANION DX REFERENCE LAB, LLC	90	405
David Law Interventional Cardiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	65	339
Evan Moser Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	65	270
David Mueller Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	63	234
Kenneth Decoursey Family Practice · Cape Girardeau, MO	53	190
TAYLOR, PHILIP	52	161

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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