What is James Hartford's specialty?

James Hartford (NPI 1922162502) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Palo Alto, CA.

Where does James Hartford practice?

James Hartford practices in Palo Alto, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1922162502.

How much does Medicare pay James Hartford?

James Hartford (NPI 1922162502) received approximately $396K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 751 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1922162502

James HartfordMD

PRACTICEPALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATIONSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryPalo Alto, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,451

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,621

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$371K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

228

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$877

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Amoxicillin177 claims

Clindamycin Hcl29 claims

Meloxicam22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$788

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$744

Travel and Lodging$44

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$744

Travel and Lodging$44

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Hartford'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). 26 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jon Keller Pathology · Palo Alto, CA	192	871
Joseph Walter Diagnostic Radiology · Palo Alto, CA	117	265
Kaley Brown Physician Assistant · San Diego, CA	76	226
Rita Sohlich Diagnostic Radiology · Palo Alto, CA	47	87
PATHWAYS HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE	36	49
Sean Hilchey Diagnostic Radiology · Fremont, CA	31	57
LAMM, ROBERT	28	48
Peter Cheng Geriatric Medicine · Palo Alto, CA	27	121
CC-PALO ALTO, INC.	26	40
BURKE, VINCENT	26	66
John Murao Diagnostic Radiology · Palo Alto, CA	26	43
Kelly Conway Physician Assistant · Palo Alto, CA	25	57

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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