What is James Hartson's specialty?

James Hartson (NPI 1821006602) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Michigan City, IN.

Where does James Hartson practice?

James Hartson practices in Michigan City, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821006602.

How much does Medicare pay James Hartson?

James Hartson (NPI 1821006602) received approximately $155K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 434 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821006602

James HartsonMD

Orthopedic SurgeryMichigan City, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,142

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,033

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$116K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 453 Orthopedic Surgery providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 1,738).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

221

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

57.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen109 claims

Cephalexin49 claims

Methylprednisolone35 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen17 claims

Clindamycin Hcl11 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 Hartson'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). 32 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BURNS, STEPHEN	161	376
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH LA PORTE HOSPITAL INC	91	396
Sara Gonzalez Nurse Practitioner · Michigan City, IN	65	162
Brendan Banyon Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	58	185
Sammi Dali Interventional Cardiology · Michigan City, IN	53	202
Richard Dobben Diagnostic Radiology · Michigan City, IN	49	162
La Porte County Auditor Ambulance Service Provider · La Porte, IN	38	95
Aparajita Das Cardiology · Maywood, IL	35	108
Vidya Kora Internal Medicine · Michigan City, IN	29	151
Jay Korach Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN	21	40
Bikash Agarwal Internal Medicine · Michigan City, IN	19	98
Steven Marchioni Diagnostic Radiology · Roanoke, IN	19	51

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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