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CalcaneusDiagnosis, DifferentialFasciitis, Plantar
Dr. James Nicholas Rachel, MD
NPI1609096486PAC ID1658521554
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,116
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 463
- Part D claims, 2024
- 500
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 89
- Practice address
- 6144 Airport Blvd Ste A, Mobile, AL 36608
- Practice phone
- Call (251) 438-3614
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Mobile Surgery Center (Airport Blvd)
Surgery Center - Not Medicare-Certified · Mobile, Alabama
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Dr. James Nicholas Rachel is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Mobile, Alabama
Dr. Rachel practices at Mobile Surgery Center (Airport Blvd) in Mobile, Alabama.
Dr. Rachel's NPI, 1609096486, was assigned on April 26, 2007. Dr. Rachel graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Rachel holds Alabama license 32434.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1609096486NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1658521554
- NPI enumeration date
- April 26, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (251) 438-3614
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 45
- Medical school graduation
- 2007
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James Nicholas Rachel practices at Mobile Surgery Center (Airport Blvd) in Mobile, Alabama
Dr. Rachel's primary practice is Mobile Surgery Center (Airport Blvd), at 6144 Airport Blvd Ste A, Mobile, AL 36608. The practice phone is (251) 438-3614.
- Mobile Surgery Center (Airport Blvd)6144 Airport Blvd Ste A, Mobile, AL 36608Phone(251) 438-3614
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James Nicholas Rachel is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Rachel's primary practice is Mobile Surgery Center (Airport Blvd) in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Rachel is also affiliated with USA Health Providence Hospital. The medical group on file is The Orthopaedic Group, PC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rachel to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Mobile Surgery Center (Airport Blvd)Primary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Nicholas Rachel's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rachel practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mobile Surgery Center (Airport Blvd) | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Nicholas Rachel is one of 27 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Alabama
Hand surgery is Dr. Rachel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Rachel is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic hand surgery, AlabamaPrimary
Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Rachel
Counts of orthopaedic hand surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
27orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Alabama
6orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Mobile
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Nicholas Rachel billed Medicare for 2,116 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,116 Medicare services from Dr. Rachel across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 463 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $98,282 for them.
Medicare services, 20242,116
Medicare patients463
Paid by Medicare$98,282
Procedure codes22
Dr. Rachel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5752024: 65213%
- Imaging
- 2023: 4392024: 57832%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3302024: 42328%
- Surgery
- 2023: 4082024: 4002%
- Other services
- 2023: 492024: 4214%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 21
Where Dr. Rachel's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,05997%
- In a facility573%
Dr. Rachel compared with the Alabama median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Rachel
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 2,116vs 1,77619% above
- Medicare patients
- 463vs 30552% above
- Part D claims
- 439vs 29350% above
Medians across 25 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Rachel's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Nicholas Rachel treated 463 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 463 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rachel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 204 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rachel's median patient age at 61, with 62% women.
Medicare patients, 2024463
Average age74
Average risk score1.10
Also on Medicaid5%
Dr. Rachel's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Rachel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women30365%
- Men16035%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Rachel's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis59%
- Ischemic heart disease40%
- Diabetes32%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Mood disorders25%
- Anxiety23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Rachel's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Nicholas Rachel wrote 500 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Rachel wrote 500 Medicare Part D claims for 327 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 439 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,771 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 436 claims across 10 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024500
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$2,771
Part D patients327
Dr. Rachel's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Rachel's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids54%268 of 500 claims
- Antibiotics14%70 of 500 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4362024: 4391%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 10 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Nicholas Rachel scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Rachel for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Rachel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Rachel's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 89of 100Final score
- 86.5of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. James Nicholas Rachel has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Rachel. Dr. Rachel's most frequent co-authors are Jonathan David Gillig, MD, Derek M. Kelly, MD and Jeffrey R. Sawyer, MD.
Papers2
Dr. Rachel's most frequent co-authors
- Jonathan David Gillig, MD1 shared paper
- Derek M. Kelly, MD1 shared paper
- Jeffrey R. Sawyer, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Rachel
Orthop Clin North Am
Carpal Tunnel SyndromeWrist
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. James Nicholas Rachel received $2,772 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 19 general payments to Dr. Rachel from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 65% of the total. AxoGen paid the most, $2,283.
General payments to Dr. Rachel by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Rachel by kind, 2016 to 2025
$2.8Kin total
- Travel and lodging$1,79165%
- Food and beverage$98135%
Companies that paid Dr. Rachel the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James Nicholas Rachel graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Dr. Rachel graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2007.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James Nicholas Rachel's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James Nicholas Rachel's NPI number?
Dr. James Nicholas Rachel's NPI number is 1609096486. It was assigned on April 26, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Nicholas Rachel?
Dr. James Nicholas Rachel is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Mobile, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).
Where does Dr. James Nicholas Rachel practice?
Dr. Rachel practices at 6144 Airport Blvd Ste A, Mobile, AL 36608. Dr. Rachel's primary practice is Mobile Surgery Center (Airport Blvd) in Mobile, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rachel to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. James Nicholas Rachel's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Rachel is (251) 438-3614.
What is Dr. James Nicholas Rachel's medical license number?
Dr. Rachel holds Alabama license 32434.
Which hospitals is Dr. James Nicholas Rachel affiliated with?
Dr. Rachel is affiliated with USA Health Providence Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. James Nicholas Rachel part of?
Dr. Rachel is linked to The Orthopaedic Group, PC.
Does Dr. James Nicholas Rachel accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Rachel billed Medicare for 2,116 services in 2024, and Dr. Rachel accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James Nicholas Rachel's MIPS score?
Dr. Rachel's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Nicholas Rachel see?
CMS counts 463 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rachel in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. James Nicholas Rachel bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Rachel's most billed Medicare services were diagnostic imaging (73130), office visit, established patient (99214) and injected or infused drug (J0702).
Where did Dr. James Nicholas Rachel go to medical school?
Dr. Rachel graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2007.
What drugs does Dr. James Nicholas Rachel prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Rachel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Methylprednisolone and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. James Nicholas Rachel received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,772 in general payments to Dr. Rachel from 7 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AxoGen.
How long has Dr. James Nicholas Rachel been practicing?
Dr. Rachel graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.
Does Dr. James Nicholas Rachel do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Rachel.
Who does Dr. James Nicholas Rachel publish with?
Dr. Rachel's most frequent co-authors are Jonathan David Gillig, MD (1 shared paper), Derek M. Kelly, MD (1 shared paper) and Jeffrey R. Sawyer, MD (1 shared paper).
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