Physician

Milton James, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Milton James, M.D. (NPI: 1912909227) practices ophthalmology in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Durham, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE, INC. (NPI: 1205553369; TIN: 862109896) and primary practice location at 27704-2122. James is affiliated with the Duke Connected Care, LLC (ACO ID: A2419), participating under the MSSP model.

James' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 538 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,652 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $646,779 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92014 (Established patient complete exam of visual system). Part D data shows 634 prescription claims across 175 beneficiaries totaling $26,392 in drug costs, led by Lumigan (Bimatoprost). No Open Payments records. 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's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have fallen sharply in recent years, from $51,695 to $26,392. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$323K$647K2015 Medicare payment: $388,268 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $452,876 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $544,287 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $517,797 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $540,654 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $567,134 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $450,035 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $418,342 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $511,790 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $646,779 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20155822,263$388,268
20165862,356$452,876
20176453,401$544,287
20188343,713$517,797
20194942,969$540,654
20204783,223$567,134
20215282,958$450,035
20225092,940$418,342
20234903,946$511,790
20245385,652$646,779

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$34K$68K2015 Drug cost: $51,695 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $58,124 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $60,099 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $66,186 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $68,472 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $64,599 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $53,643 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $40,997 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $33,998 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $26,392 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015173591$51,695
2016171664$58,124
2017185734$60,099
2018193900$66,186
2019193824$68,472
2020175754$64,599
2021185739$53,643
2022163701$40,997
2023165673$33,998
2024175634$26,392

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

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

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system137137$85
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more232257$81
67028Injection of drug into eye97438$76
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more148243$61
92134Imaging of retina324769$27

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
LumiganBimatoprost29821$7,194
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate872,713$2,773
LatanoprostLatanoprost2309,037$1,828
Brimonidine Tartrate-TimololBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol13495$1,454
Tobramycin-DexamethasoneTobramycin/Dexamethasone29614$1,363

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Milton James, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Milton James, M.D. (NPI 1912909227), 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 Milton James, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Milton James, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Duke Connected Care, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A2419).

What billing organization is linked to Milton James, M.D.?

Milton James, M.D. is linked to DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE, INC. (billing NPI 1205553369) in the available physician profile data.

Does Milton James, M.D. have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests 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.