What is Michael James's specialty?

Michael James (NPI 1629111497) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Podiatry in Idaho Falls, ID.

Where does Michael James practice?

Michael James practices in Idaho Falls, ID, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629111497.

How much does Medicare pay Michael James?

Michael James (NPI 1629111497) received approximately $74K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 269 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629111497

Michael JamesDPM

PRACTICEALPINE ANESTHESIA LLCSee all providers at this practice →

PodiatryIdaho Falls, IDI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

615

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,561

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$43K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 62 Podiatry providers in ID — above median (cohort median 1,141).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

298

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin125 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen26 claims

Cephalexin21 claims

Tramadol Hcl18 claims

Meloxicam16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

0.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-9.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$281

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$281

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$281

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael James'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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
EASTERN IDAHO HEALTH SERVICES INC	49	145
Sunnyside Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Idaho Falls, ID	42	153
Henry Adams Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Blackfoot, ID	25	90
Carl Vance Internal Medicine · Idaho Falls, ID	21	43
Blake Purcell Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Blackfoot, ID	15	53
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Seattle, WA	13	22

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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