Physician

James B Hunter, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, James Hunter, MD (NPI: 1194766360) practices cardiac surgery in the New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Bergen, NJ. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - SPECIALTY CARE PC (NPI: 1215989249; TIN: 223376459) and primary practice location at 07601-1997.

Hunter's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 32 traditional Medicare patients, billed 39 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,772 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99238 (Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less). Part D data shows 449 prescription claims across 72 beneficiaries totaling $27,850 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). DME data shows 50 claims. Open Payments data shows 6 records totaling $99. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $5,441 to $27,850. For DME billing, reported payments moved sharply higher in recent years, from $220 to $3,063.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	31	53	$6,172
2016	89	116	$7,612
2017	18	20	$2,169
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	32	39	$2,772

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	27	193	$5,441
2016	18	99	$1,933
2017	N/R	61	$1,575
2018	37	402	$16,117
2019	60	464	$20,681
2020	93	667	$31,001
2021	109	862	$52,820
2022	103	650	$51,375
2023	110	667	$60,210
2024	72	449	$27,850

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	25	25	$910
2021	15	15	$539
2022	22	22	$827
2023	20	58	$2,640
2024	16	50	$2,375

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99238	Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	16	16	$69

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Eliquis	Apixaban	29	915	$17,483
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	51	2,610	$475
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	48	3,180	$410
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	37	1,567	$294
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	26	735	$172

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
E1390	Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate	Y	N/R	17	$1,151
E0143	Walker, folding, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height	N	16	16	$652
E1392	Portable oxygen concentrator, rental	Y	N/R	17	$572

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	6	$99	Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for James B. Hunter, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for James B. Hunter, MD (NPI 1194766360), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does James B. Hunter, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to James B. Hunter, MD?

James B. Hunter, MD is linked to HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - SPECIALTY CARE PC (billing NPI 1215989249) in the available physician profile data.

Does James B. Hunter, MD have Open Payments data?

James B. Hunter, MD has 6 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.