Total Payments
$1.2M
2024 Payments
$119,379
Companies
40
Transactions
1,647
Medicare Patients
14,245
Medicare Billing
$3.5M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$988,273 (81.7%)
Travel$159,678 (13.2%)
Consulting$30,870 (2.6%)
Food & Beverage$30,832 (2.5%)
Education$585.75 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $566,273 | 192 | 46.8% |
| Honoraria | $422,000 | 105 | 34.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $159,678 | 291 | 13.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $30,870 | 12 | 2.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $30,832 | 1,036 | 2.5% |
| Education | $585.75 | 11 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | $811,595 | 689 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $204,362 | 209 | $0 (2024) |
| Celgene Corporation | $149,303 | 147 | $0 (2019) |
| Incyte Corporation | $27,254 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $9,570 | 205 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $1,031 | 58 | $0 (2024) |
| Almirall LLC | $996.47 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| UCB, Inc. | $837.27 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $829.83 | 46 | $0 (2024) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $738.03 | 46 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $119,379 | 199 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. ($99,671) |
| 2023 | $162,622 | 244 | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. ($97,502) |
| 2022 | $200,790 | 244 | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. ($134,648) |
| 2021 | $206,273 | 240 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. ($154,481) |
| 2020 | $199,598 | 226 | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. ($163,121) |
| 2019 | $205,140 | 231 | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. ($161,986) |
| 2018 | $71,383 | 144 | Celgene Corporation ($63,785) |
| 2017 | $45,054 | 119 | Celgene Corporation ($43,431) |
All Payment Transactions
1,647 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 66
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.06 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.90 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | ILUMYA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.08 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Bimzelx (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.78 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.46 | General |
| 12/04/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | ILUMYA (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,625.00 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | ILUMYA (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $549.00 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | ILUMYA (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $219.98 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | ILUMYA (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $199.98 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | ILUMYA (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $148.55 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | ILUMYA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | ILUMYA (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,375.00 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | ILUMYA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.82 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Bimzelx (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.33 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,600.00 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | Odomzo (Drug), BLU-U | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.79 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.13 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | ILUMYA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.05 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Bimzelx (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.47 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.43 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.61 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.80 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.50 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | Sotyktu (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.98 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | ILUMYA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.91 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30 | 3,315 | 10,475 | $2.6M | $924,510 |
| 2022 | 33 | 3,542 | 10,761 | $2.3M | $835,674 |
| 2021 | 32 | 3,951 | 11,611 | $3.7M | $936,250 |
| 2020 | 31 | 3,437 | 10,383 | $2.2M | $807,618 |
Total Patients
14,245
Total Services
43,230
Medicare Billing
$3.5M
Procedure Codes
126
All Medicare Procedures & Services
126 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J3245 | Injection, tildrakizumab, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 21 | 4,701 | $1.3M | $494,378 | 39.5% |
| 17311 | Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | Office | 2023 | 250 | 316 | $396,309 | $137,764 | 34.8% |
| 17312 | Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | Office | 2023 | 127 | 235 | $178,164 | $69,869 | 39.2% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Office | 2023 | 489 | 818 | $107,772 | $38,041 | 35.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 480 | 583 | $98,834 | $32,588 | 33.0% |
| 11102 | Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | Office | 2023 | 271 | 322 | $59,867 | $18,533 | 31.0% |
| 17000 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | Office | 2023 | 396 | 521 | $64,618 | $16,668 | 25.8% |
| 17110 | Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | Office | 2023 | 197 | 220 | $45,676 | $15,299 | 33.5% |
| 12052 | Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 98 | 104 | $60,947 | $12,189 | 20.0% |
| 17313 | Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | Office | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $30,593 | $11,531 | 37.7% |
| 12032 | Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | Office | 2023 | 58 | 59 | $33,147 | $8,632 | 26.0% |
| 15260 | Full thickness skin graft to nose, ears, eyelids, or lips, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $20,520 | $8,044 | 39.2% |
| 17003 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | Office | 2023 | 312 | 1,812 | $22,052 | $7,547 | 34.2% |
| 17261 | Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 71 | 82 | $22,381 | $7,186 | 32.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 76 | 98 | $24,604 | $7,142 | 29.0% |
| 17004 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | Office | 2023 | 39 | 49 | $15,268 | $5,276 | 34.6% |
| 17262 | Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 32 | 40 | $13,205 | $4,048 | 30.7% |
| 11103 | Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | Office | 2023 | 62 | 110 | $10,184 | $3,967 | 38.9% |
| 12051 | Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | Office | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $19,423 | $3,952 | 20.3% |
| 12053 | Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 5.1-7.5 cm | Office | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $14,173 | $3,046 | 21.5% |
| 12042 | Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $14,356 | $3,042 | 21.2% |
| 13132 | Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $13,140 | $3,027 | 23.0% |
| 17250 | Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound | Office | 2023 | 15 | 49 | $7,835 | $2,883 | 36.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $8,204 | $2,626 | 32.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 72 | 76 | $8,002 | $2,543 | 31.8% |
About Dr. James Wharton, MD
Dr. James Wharton, MD is a Dermatopathology healthcare provider based in Lexington, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/22/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1386619203.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Wharton, MD has received a total of $1.2M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $119,379 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,647 transactions from 40 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($566,273).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wharton has provided services to 14,245 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 43,230 services with total Medicare billing of $3.5M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 126 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Dermatopathology
- Other Specialties Dermatopathology, Dermatology
- Location Lexington, KY
- Active Since 02/22/2006
- Last Updated 10/28/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207ND0900X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1386619203
Products in Payments
- ILUMYA (Biological) $656,373
- Otezla (Drug) $344,436
- Ilumya (Biological) $154,422
- OPZELURA (Drug) $22,278
- SKYRIZI (Biological) $1,202
- Klisyri (Drug) $938.16
- Humira (Biological) $751.64
- TALTZ (Drug) $718.76
- Cimzia (Drug) $665.59
- RINVOQ (Biological) $653.79
- COSENTYX (Biological) $616.21
- TREMFYA (Drug) $584.01
- Ameluz (Drug) $532.98
- Sotyktu (Drug) $531.68
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $416.03
- EUCRISA (Drug) $319.73
- HUMIRA (Biological) $302.35
- REMICADE (Biological) $264.93
- Enbrel (Biological) $220.44
- Bimzelx (Biological) $171.68
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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