Dr. George James, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. James
Dr. George James is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Fort Worth, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. James performed 4,759 Medicare services across 2,852 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. James received a total of $9,689 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 287 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. James is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 645 | $93 | $231 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 575 | $10 | $42 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 427 | $16 | $66 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 421 | $20 | $74 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 396 | $61 | $156 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 244 | $44 | $120 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 175 | $61 | $155 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 172 | $29 | $75 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 160 | $20 | $59 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 141 | $93 | $223 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 111 | $144 | $469 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 101 | $37 | $85 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 86 | $151 | $442 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 84 | $4 | $13 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 81 | $135 | $434 |
| Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, and sleep time | 79 | $83 | $903 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 68 | $50 | $196 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 63 | $9 | $150 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 51 | $2 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 46 | $125 | $310 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 44 | $62 | $132 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 42 | $14 | $42 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 42 | $145 | $543 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 42 | $676 | $971 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 41 | $75 | $237 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 40 | $19 | $102 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 36 | $6 | $121 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 33 | $1,057 | $2,490 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 33 | $149 | $224 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 31 | $315 | $1,111 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 30 | $216 | $600 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 27 | $38 | $94 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 23 | $20 | $75 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 22 | $663 | $900 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 19 | $376 | $1,174 |
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 19 | $234 | $636 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 18 | $9 | $32 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 17 | $79 | $535 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 17 | $56 | $95 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 16 | $15 | $42 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 15 | $6 | $14 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 15 | $113 | $355 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, interpretation and report of continous external ekg over more than 1 week up to 1 weeks | 11 | $198 | $950 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
6.9 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. James is an electrophysiology & remote specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 18% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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