What is James Runnels's specialty?

James Runnels (NPI 1619944980) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Baton Rouge, LA.

Where does James Runnels practice?

James Runnels practices in Baton Rouge, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1619944980.

How much does Medicare pay James Runnels?

James Runnels (NPI 1619944980) received approximately $28K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 208 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1619944980

James RunnelsMD

Internal MedicineBaton Rouge, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

224

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

234

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$27K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,297 Internal Medicine providers in LA — below median (cohort median 534).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

245

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

48.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Ondansetron36 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen30 claims

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav23 claims

Methylprednisolone20 claims

Prednisone20 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

99.8

Quality

88.0

Cost

77.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.04%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Runnels'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
PHC-MORGAN CITY LP	318	1,019
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Lafayette, LA	158	429
HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT 1 OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH	148	378
HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF IBERIA PARISH	94	175
Ashley Prejean Diagnostic Radiology · Houma, LA	67	148
EAST BATON ROUGE MEDICAL CENTER LLC	60	161
NPI 1245236629	58	112
Bryan Rau Diagnostic Radiology · Houma, LA	56	101
Natalie Dishman Internal Medicine · Morgan City, LA	43	152
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	43	99
Francis Metz Internal Medicine · Morgan City, LA	42	151
Deana Jones-Braswell Diagnostic Radiology · Zachary, LA	37	78

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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