What is James Barker's specialty?

James Barker (NPI 1922189927) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Psychiatry in Hickory, NC.

Where does James Barker practice?

James Barker practices in Hickory, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1922189927.

How much does Medicare pay James Barker?

James Barker (NPI 1922189927) received approximately $99K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 108 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1922189927

James BarkerM.D.

PRACTICEJAVIER B ROJAS MD PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

PsychiatryHickory, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

188

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,033

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$87K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 633 Psychiatry providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 198).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,905

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.2M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

37.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Esketamine Hcl240 claims

Bupropion Hcl195 claims

Lamotrigine176 claims

Metformin Hcl134 claims

Gabapentin125 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$424K

Payment records

550

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$330K

Consulting Fee$51K

Travel and Lodging$34K

Food and Beverage$10K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$330K

Consulting Fee$51K

Travel and Lodging$34K

Food and Beverage$10K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Barker'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED	21	96
CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	18	59
Kevin Clark Emergency Medicine · Hickory, NC	18	43
Robert Hartman Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Hickory, NC	16	71
FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	14	42
County Of Buncombe Office Of Accountant Ambulance Service Provider · Asheville, NC	14	38
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	14	38
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	13	27
Thomas Wiley Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Hickory, NC	12	14
Gregory Taraska Emergency Medicine · Lenoir, NC	12	42
Lincoln County Ambulance Service Provider · Lincolnton, NC	11	31

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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