What is James Black's specialty?

James Black (NPI 1831159789) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Austin, TX.

Where does James Black practice?

James Black practices in Austin, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831159789.

How much does Medicare pay James Black?

James Black (NPI 1831159789) received approximately $59K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 238 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831159789

James BlackMD

CardiologyAustin, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

753

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,048

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$57K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,379 Cardiology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 2,215).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,377

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$386K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate269 claims

Apixaban191 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium93 claims

Flecainide Acetate77 claims

Losartan Potassium74 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Black'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). 47 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SCOTT & WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	1,187	8,323
Kathleen Halka Hematology · Temple, TX	145	502
Christopher Chiles Cardiology · Temple, TX	65	245
Philip Houck Internal Medicine · Temple, TX	59	200
MICHEL, JEFFREY	57	181
SIENKIEL, ANN	57	245
Gregory Olsovsky Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Temple, TX	53	149
NPI 1407816796	52	163
SCOTT & WHITE HOSPITAL - ROUND ROCK	41	266
Clint Gerdes Diagnostic Radiology · Temple, TX	38	97
Javier Banchs Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Temple, TX	37	107
Scott & White Ems, Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Temple, TX	34	78

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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