What is James Hicks's specialty?

James Hicks (NPI 1649288226) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in West Columbia, SC.

Where does James Hicks practice?

James Hicks practices in West Columbia, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649288226.

How much does Medicare pay James Hicks?

James Hicks (NPI 1649288226) received approximately $66K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 319 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649288226

James HicksMD

PRACTICELEXINGTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT, INC.See all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeWest Columbia, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

892

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,598

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$54K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,484 Family Practice providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 1,121).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

8,415

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$540K

Distinct drugs

131

Brand share

19.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Alprazolam341 claims

Amlodipine Besylate308 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium306 claims

Gabapentin275 claims

Omeprazole267 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.1

Quality

68.9

Cost

78.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.38%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Hicks'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). 12 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LEXINGTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT INC	220	732
Gail Armstrong Nurse Practitioner · West Columbia, SC	32	73
Gregory Konduros Family Practice · West Columbia, SC	16	29
Lexington County Ems Ambulance Service Provider · Lexington, SC	16	31
Beth Siroty-Smith Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	16	25
Amy Epps Cardiology · West Columbia, SC	13	65
Roger Griggs Family Practice · Columbia, SC	13	30
LEXINGTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT, INC.	13	19
Nicholas Mayes Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	13	22
Edwin Pia Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	13	19
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, LLC	12	18
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	11	20

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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