What is James Thurston's specialty?

James Thurston (NPI 1700822079) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Anesthesiology in Sacramento, CA.

Where does James Thurston practice?

James Thurston practices in Sacramento, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1700822079.

How much does Medicare pay James Thurston?

James Thurston (NPI 1700822079) received approximately $20K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 174 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1700822079

James ThurstonM.D.

PRACTICEANNIE Y. LAU, M.D.See all providers at this practice →

AnesthesiologySacramento, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

123

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

125

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$12K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 4,547 Anesthesiology providers in CA — below median (cohort median 182).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Thurston'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DIGNITY COMMUNITY CARE	152	217
Thomas Wu Interventional Radiology · Sacramento, CA	44	76
Richard Defelice Pulmonary Disease · Sacramento, CA	31	50
Brian Fellmeth Diagnostic Radiology · Sacramento, CA	21	34
Norman Mcmurry Pathology · Sacramento, CA	20	29
Daniel D Amico Orthopedic Surgery · Sacramento, CA	19	34
Harry Khasigian Orthopedic Surgery · Sacramento, CA	19	56
Hamed Zamani Family Practice · Fairfield, CA	13	30
AHMAD, AMNA	12	24

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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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history

Healthparse Signals

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