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

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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