What is Patricia James's specialty?

Patricia James (NPI 1689693517) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Palm Desert, CA.

Where does Patricia James practice?

Patricia James practices in Palm Desert, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689693517.

How much does Medicare pay Patricia James?

Patricia James (NPI 1689693517) received approximately $293K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 612 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689693517

Patricia JamesM.D.

PRACTICEPATRICIA L. JAMES, M.D. , INC.See all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicinePalm Desert, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,992

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,992

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$283K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 10,499 Internal Medicine providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 531).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,643

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$266K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium419 claims

Losartan Potassium364 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium350 claims

Amlodipine Besylate270 claims

Gabapentin234 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

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 Patricia 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). 36 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER	533	4,021
John Cutrone Diagnostic Radiology · Columbus, GA	138	383
Bayani Evangelista Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	51	129
Kristopher Foreman Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	49	101
Jonathan Blevins Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	46	90
Josephine Nguyen Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	43	110
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	36	67
Laura Morgan Internal Medicine · Palm Desert, CA	36	188
Muffadal Taher Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	30	98
Eric Sontz Cardiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	29	259
Andrew Frutkin Cardiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	28	212
Melvin Gonzalez Cardiology · Palm Springs, CA	26	105

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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