What is James O'brien's specialty?

James O'brien (NPI 1770578031) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Albany, NY.

Where does James O'brien practice?

James O'brien practices in Albany, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1770578031.

How much does Medicare pay James O'brien?

James O'brien (NPI 1770578031) received approximately $560K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,019 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1770578031

James O'brienMD

CardiologyAlbany, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,435

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

14,886

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$518K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,949 Cardiology providers in NY — top quintile (cohort median 2,081).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

12,566

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.5M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium1,428 claims

Apixaban1,235 claims

Metoprolol Succinate899 claims

Amlodipine Besylate777 claims

Ezetimibe673 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.3

Quality

91.1

Cost

55.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.48%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$952

Food and Beverage$257

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$952

Food and Beverage$257

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James O'brien'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). 51 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL	335	1,171
Mark Tallman Cardiology · Brighton, MA	136	394
Frederic Hellwitz Diagnostic Radiology · Latham, NY	82	296
SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF TROY, NEW YORK	78	297
Radmila Lyubarova Cardiology · Albany, NY	71	253
Lance Sullenberger Cardiology · Albany, NY	70	327
Augustin Delago Cardiology · Albany, NY	64	325
Andrew Macina Cardiology · Albany, NY	61	231
Anthony Nappi Interventional Cardiology · Rensselaer, NY	60	194
HENDRICK, WILLIAM	60	156
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	56	160
Sulagna Mookherjee Cardiology · Albany, NY	55	226

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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