Dr. James Maxwell, MD
Nephrology (Kidney) (Nephrology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Arkansas College of Medicine (1998)
- Years since graduation
- 28
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 541
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1998Medical school: University of Arkansas College of Medicine
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Nephrology Physician primary
AR license E-2507 · GA license 054305
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- St Bernards Medical Center Jonesboro, AR
- Arkansas Methodist Medical Center Paragould, AR
- St Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center Pocahontas, AR
- Crossridge Community Hospital Wynne, AR
- Forrest City Medical Center Forrest City, AR
Medical groups
- St Bernards Physician Clinics Inc (217 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 541
- Services billed
- 2,334
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Dialysis services, per day, less than full month service (20 years or older) | 701 | 33 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 577 | 205 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 322 | 206 |
| Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older) | 242 | 94 |
| Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation | 234 | 77 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 159 | 144 |
| Home dialysis services per month (20 years or older) | 108 | 24 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 67 | 41 |
| Dialysis procedure including 1 evaluation | 66 | 13 |
| Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older) | 53 | 31 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 13 companies reported 27 payments worth $630 in total to this clinician.
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $110 |
|---|---|
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $70.64 |
| Akebia Therapeutics Inc | $63.69 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | $58.59 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $57.58 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | $48.86 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $46.45 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $41.86 |
| Food and Beverage | $628 |
|---|---|
| Education | $2.38 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. Feb 25, 2025 | Education Filspari · Kidney Disease · in-kind | $2.38 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.