PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1881685089

James SmelserM. D.

PRACTICEHUNTSVILLE RENAL CLINIC, PCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyHuntsville, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,979

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,503

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$245K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 128 Nephrology providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 1,344).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

528

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$58K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

9.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate101 claims

Furosemide80 claims

Losartan Potassium48 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate43 claims

Lisinopril40 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$68

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Smelser'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). 171 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE	1,175	5,735
Heather Haley Nephrology · Huntsville, AL	374	1,014
Saad Rahman Nephrology · Huntsville, AL	355	1,119
HUNTSVILLE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.	275	1,125
Shi-Chi Cheng Cardiology · Huntsville, AL	224	509
Muhammad Khan Cardiology · Huntsville, AL	183	467
Michael Smith Diagnostic Radiology · Huntsville, AL	164	320
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	152	529
Timothy Baker Diagnostic Radiology · Huntsville, AL	149	319
Tangayi Githu Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	142	339
Richard Coleman Diagnostic Radiology · Huntsville, AL	135	344
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH	134	636

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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