What is James Blackwell's specialty?

James Blackwell (NPI 1871516997) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Charlotte, NC.

Where does James Blackwell practice?

James Blackwell practices in Charlotte, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1871516997.

How much does Medicare pay James Blackwell?

James Blackwell (NPI 1871516997) received approximately $23K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 77 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871516997

James BlackwellMD

PRACTICECAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

137

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

257

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$21K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,554 Internal Medicine providers in NC — below median (cohort median 687).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.0

Quality

81.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.80%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Blackwell'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). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	167	849
LITTMANN, LASZLO	60	316
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	56	351
Jonathan Gee Internal Medicine · Charlotte, NC	22	96
Kenneth Singhel Internal Medicine · Charlotte, NC	22	109
Chien-Chung Chang Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	20	89
Heather Tarantino Internal Medicine · Charlotte, NC	19	167
Lydia Calamari Internal Medicine · Charlotte, NC	18	34
Kristi Moore Internal Medicine · Charlotte, NC	16	257
Allen Lloyd Internal Medicine · Charlotte, NC	15	40
James Ferris Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	15	61
MCGINNIS, BARRY	14	67

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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