What is James Vest's specialty?

James Vest (NPI 1780697151) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Surfside Beach, SC.

Where does James Vest practice?

James Vest practices in Surfside Beach, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780697151.

How much does Medicare pay James Vest?

James Vest (NPI 1780697151) received approximately $49K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 425 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780697151

James VestM.D.

PRACTICEPRIMARY MEDICAL, LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeSurfside Beach, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

568

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

991

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$46K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,484 Family Practice providers in SC — below median (cohort median 1,121).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

13,650

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$801K

Distinct drugs

161

Brand share

19.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Alprazolam768 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium598 claims

Amlodipine Besylate504 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium426 claims

Lisinopril407 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

52.8

Quality

55.5

Cost

74.2

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-2.67%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$814

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$814

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$814

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Vest'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). 82 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
GRAND STRAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC	216	644
NHC HEALTHCARE-GARDEN CITY LLC	164	1,054
FERGUSON, STEPHANIE	120	1,355
Gery Katalinich Podiatry · Myrtle Beach, SC	112	319
PARABASIC, INC	109	468
GRAND STRAND HEALTHCARE, INC.	100	894
CONWAY HOSPITAL, INC.	95	214
Christopher Daub Diagnostic Radiology · Murrells Inlet, SC	90	330
David Anderson Diagnostic Radiology · Georgetown, SC	67	208
Fritz Frye Physician Assistant · Aynor, SC	62	113
NPI 1063498558	60	182
Robert Whitehead Diagnostic Radiology · Georgetown, SC	53	123

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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