Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $214.09 | 13 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $168.99 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| ACACIA PHARMA INC | $45.10 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50.64 | 3 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($50.64) |
| 2023 | $70.96 | 4 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($70.96) |
| 2022 | $78.43 | 5 | ACACIA PHARMA INC ($45.10) |
| 2021 | $14.06 | 1 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($14.06) |
All Payment Transactions
13 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/28/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.11 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/05/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.59 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/11/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.94 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.11 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.75 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/06/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.55 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 02/08/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.55 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/17/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.06 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/12/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.27 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/04/2022 | ACACIA PHARMA INC | BYFAVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.31 | General |
| Category: Anesthesiology | ||||||
| 04/05/2022 | ACACIA PHARMA INC | BYFAVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.03 | General |
| Category: Anesthesiology | ||||||
| 03/02/2022 | ACACIA PHARMA INC | BYFAVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.76 | General |
| Category: Anesthesiology | ||||||
| 07/30/2021 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.06 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 16 | 16 | $26,837 | $760.65 |
| 2022 | 2 | 23 | 23 | $91,975 | $4,199 |
| 2021 | 2 | 27 | 29 | $94,703 | $4,713 |
| 2020 | 1 | 14 | 14 | $47,954 | $3,319 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
6 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64447 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $26,837 | $760.65 | 2.8% |
| 00790 | Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $46,129 | $2,138 | 4.6% |
| 01230 | Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $45,846 | $2,061 | 4.5% |
| 00790 | Anesthesia for procedure in upper abdomen including use of an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $62,396 | $3,316 | 5.3% |
| 00910 | Anesthesia for procedure on urinary system including use of an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 16 | $32,307 | $1,397 | 4.3% |
| 00790 | Anesthesia for procedure in upper abdomen including use of an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $47,954 | $3,319 | 6.9% |
About Paul James, CRNA
Paul James, CRNA is a Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered healthcare provider based in Texarkana, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/24/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1144531187.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Paul James, CRNA has received a total of $214.09 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $50.64 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 13 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($214.09).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, James has provided services to 80 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 82 services with total Medicare billing of $12,992. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 6 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
- Other Specialties Certified Registered|Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
- Location Texarkana, TX
- Active Since 06/24/2010
- Last Updated 07/26/2014
- Taxonomy Code 367500000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1144531187
Products in Payments
- BRIDION (Drug) $168.99
- BYFAVO (Drug) $45.10
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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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