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Dr. Patricia L. James, MD

(Dr. Patricia James, M.D.)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Emergency Medicine

University of Michigan Medical School

36921 Cook Street Suite 102
Palm Des, CA 92211

(760) 836-9066

Dr. Patricia L. James, MD is an internist in Palm Des, CA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and emergency medicine. She graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Patricia L. James, MD is affiliated with Eisenhower Health.

Office Locations

36921 Cook Street Suite 102
Palm Des, CA 92211

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36921 Cook Street Suite 102
Palm Desert, CA 92211

(760) 836-9066

(760) 836-9077

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

wellness visit

In 2023, Dr. Patricia L. James, MD had a list price for wellness visit that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Patricia L. James, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

flu shot

inpatient hospital care

preventive care

In 2012, Dr. Patricia L. James, MD performed more flu shot, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patricia L. James, MD treated as an internist in Palm Des, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	36
breathing treatment	24
cytology	21
doctor visit	2617
ear procedures	33
gynecologic pathology	21
gynecologic procedures	36
hospital care	424
inpatient care	424
preventive care	200
vaccines	179

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patricia L. James, MD treated as an internist in Palm Des, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	26
breathing treatment	35
cytology	29
doctor visit	2163
ear procedures	22
gynecologic pathology	29
gynecologic procedures	26
hospital care	506
inpatient care	506
mental health therapy	20
preventive care	177
vaccines	148
weight management	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	543

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	692
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	276
85 and over	108
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patricia L. James, MD treated as an internist in Palm Des, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	19
breathing treatment	28
cytology	19
doctor visit	2110
ear procedures	29
gynecologic pathology	19
gynecologic procedures	19
hospital care	494
inpatient care	494
preventive care	184
vaccines	165

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	536

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	686
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	119
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patricia L. James, MD treated as an internist in Palm Des, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	19
breathing treatment	25
cytology	19
doctor visit	2067
ear procedures	36
gynecologic pathology	19
gynecologic procedures	19
hospital care	378
inpatient care	378
preventive care	164
vaccines	145

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD.

**Gender**
Male	404
Female	1052

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1370
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	654
From 75 to 84	532
85 and over	242
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patricia L. James, MD treated as an internist in Palm Des, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	18
breathing treatment	35
cytology	21
doctor visit	2344
ear procedures	30
gynecologic pathology	21
gynecologic procedures	18
hospital care	518
inpatient care	481
outpatient care	37
preventive care	176
vaccines	155

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	620

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	778
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	387
From 75 to 84	281
85 and over	156
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patricia L. James, MD treated as an internist in Palm Des, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	12
breathing treatment	28
cytology	13
doctor visit	2386
ear procedures	26
gynecologic pathology	13
gynecologic procedures	12
hospital care	534
inpatient care	506
outpatient care	28
preventive care	176
vaccines	163

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	650

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	838
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	420
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	153
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patricia L. James, MD treated as an internist in Palm Des, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	18
breathing treatment	15
cytology	19
doctor visit	2191
ear procedures	25
gynecologic pathology	19
gynecologic procedures	18
hospital care	228
inpatient care	204
outpatient care	24
preventive care	194
vaccines	175

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	562

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	711
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patricia L. James, MD treated as an internist in Palm Des, CA during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	12
doctor visit	1846
ear procedures	17
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
preventive care	180
vaccines	180

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	503

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	635
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	275
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patricia L. James, MD treated as an internist in Palm Des, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1275
ear procedures	16
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	501

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	631
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	275
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	17
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patricia L. James, MD treated as an internist in Palm Des, CA during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1028
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52
preventive care	91
vaccines	80

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	561
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patricia L. James, MD treated as an internist in Palm Des, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1173
hospital care	134
inpatient care	134
preventive care	129
vaccines	113

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	549
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Patricia L. James, MD treated as an internist in Palm Des, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

breast exam	21
cytology	20
doctor visit	1927
ear procedures	26
gynecologic pathology	20
gynecologic procedures	21
hospital care	318
inpatient care	310
mental health therapy	20
outpatient care	29
preventive care	167
vaccines	150
weight management	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	677
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	15
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	272
85 and over	70
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	318

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Patricia L. James, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	22
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Patricia L. James, MD graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. She completed residency at Huntington Hospital. She has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Residency: Huntington Hospital

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Patricia L. James, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Eisenhower Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Patricia L. James, MD has an average of 2.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Patricia L. James, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Palm Des, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Patricia L. James, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,377 SYMBICORT $470	FARXIGA $441	BYDUREON $343	BRILINTA $288	BREZTRI $116	Other $718
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,927 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $361	OFEV $332	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $325	STIOLTO $320	JARDIANCE $185	Other $403
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,358 BREO $354	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $241	NUCALA $206	ANORO $196	ARNUITY ELLIPTA $97	Other $263
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$984 STEGLATRO $311	JANUMET XR $189	BELSOMRA $186	DULERA $143	PNEUMOVAX 23 $79	Other $77
Pfizer Inc.	$909 ELIQUIS $258	COLOGUARD $117	DUAVEE $96	CUTAQUIG $92	ZYVOX $88	Other $258
Other	$10,621 Creon $425	Repatha $355	BYSTOLIC $329	Injectafer $323	VIBERZI $308	Other $8,881

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$17,869
Education	$307

Biography

Dr. Patricia James is a pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and emergency medicine specialist in Palm Desert, CA and Palm Des, CA. She has a 2.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. She is professionally affiliated with Eisenhower Health. Dr. James attended medical school at the University of Michigan Medical School.