What is James Sams's specialty?

James Sams (NPI 1720097421) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Anesthesiology in Atlanta, GA.

Where does James Sams practice?

James Sams practices in Atlanta, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720097421.

How much does Medicare pay James Sams?

James Sams (NPI 1720097421) received approximately $29K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 264 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720097421

James SamsM.D.

PRACTICEST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITALSee all providers at this practice →

AnesthesiologyAtlanta, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

120

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

121

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$11K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 967 Anesthesiology providers in GA — above median (cohort median 235).

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

Total received

$16

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$16

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$16

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Sams'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). 13 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.	132	186
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.	116	163
Mark Weiner Ophthalmology · Canton, GA	32	142
Ashley Crocker Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Marietta, GA	26	27
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.	19	36
Milan Mehta Interventional Radiology · Atlanta, GA	16	24
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	14	21
Paul Hyler Internal Medicine · Canton, GA	13	25
George Kallianos Diagnostic Radiology · Atlanta, GA	13	17
Amol Bapat Interventional Cardiology · Marietta, GA	12	12
Daniel Russell Diagnostic Radiology · Atlanta, GA	12	13
HALL, STEPHANIE	11	14

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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