What is James Pirkle's specialty?

James Pirkle (NPI 1760411425) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Winston Salem, NC.

Where does James Pirkle practice?

James Pirkle practices in Winston Salem, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1760411425.

How much does Medicare pay James Pirkle?

James Pirkle (NPI 1760411425) received approximately $71K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 125 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1760411425

James PirkleMD

PRACTICEWAKE AIR CARE LLCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyWinston Salem, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

301

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$54K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 295 Nephrology providers in NC — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,277).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,253

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$162K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Losartan Potassium117 claims

Amlodipine Besylate68 claims

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim60 claims

Carvedilol57 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate55 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Pirkle'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). 80 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	384	2,741
Wesley Haisty Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Winston Salem, NC	120	424
NPI 1326023342	117	448
Meridian Laboratory Corp Clinical Laboratory · Charlotte, NC	106	696
Pirouz Daeihagh Nephrology · Winston Salem, NC	88	378
Frederic Kahl Cardiology · Winston Salem, NC	80	253
Anita Thomas Nuclear Medicine · Winston-Salem, NC	80	335
HOLBERT, J.	72	247
Todd Robinson Nephrology · Winston Salem, NC	71	384
Alison Fletcher Internal Medicine · Winston Salem, NC	69	448
Mariana Murea Nephrology · Winston Salem, NC	67	330
Anthony Bleyer Nephrology · Winston Salem, NC	56	322

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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