What is James Rachel's specialty?

James Rachel (NPI 1609096486) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Mobile, AL.

Where does James Rachel practice?

James Rachel practices in Mobile, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1609096486.

How much does Medicare pay James Rachel?

James Rachel (NPI 1609096486) received approximately $131K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 463 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609096486

James RachelMD

PRACTICETHE ORTHOPAEDIC GROUP, PCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryMobile, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,549

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,116

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$98K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 334 Orthopedic Surgery providers in AL — above median (cohort median 2,095).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

439

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

52.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen192 claims

Methylprednisolone70 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen40 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate38 claims

Tramadol Hcl32 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.5

Quality

86.5

Cost

72.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.57%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$114

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$114

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$114

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Rachel'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). 10 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	43	136
Kayla Clemons Nurse Practitioner · Mobile, AL	33	66
James Courtney Diagnostic Radiology · Mobile, AL	16	33
Kenneth Batten Diagnostic Radiology · Mobile, AL	15	41
Christopher Nichols Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Fort Wayne, IN	14	45
Newmans Medical Services, Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Mobile, AL	14	48
LIFEGUARD AMBULANCE SERVICE LLC	14	48
David Hassell Diagnostic Radiology · Mobile, AL	12	32
Lewis Coumanis Interventional Radiology · Mobile, AL	12	23
George Martindale Diagnostic Radiology · Mobile, AL	11	38

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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