Dr. James C. Rice, MD

Dr. Rice practices at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health.

Dr. Rice's NPI, 1689733172, was assigned on December 8, 2006. Dr. Rice graduated from UTMB Health in 1984. Dr. Rice holds Texas license H2722.

Dr. Rice's primary practice is Scripps Green Hospital, at 10666 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 554-3600.

Dr. Rice's primary practice is Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health. Dr. Rice is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. The medical group on file is Scripps Clinic Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rice to 1 more hospital, 1 breast imaging center and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rice practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. Rice's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Rice is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Rice's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, California, Arkansas and Alabama.

Dmand AI lists chronic kidney disease and kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Rice treats.

CMS data shows 742 Medicare services from Dr. Rice across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 138 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $62,921 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rice in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 58 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.43, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rice's median patient age at 62, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Rice wrote 206 Medicare Part D claims for 36 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 115 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $57,044 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 78 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Rice accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Rice as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 18 papers to Dr. Rice, published from 2005 to 2021. The most frequent topics are Kidney Transplantation, Graft Rejection and Graft Survival. Dr. Rice has published most often in Transplant Proc. Dr. Rice's most frequent co-authors are Kristene K. Gugliuzza, MD, Christopher L. Marsh, MD and Michael Abecassis, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 38 general payments to Dr. Rice from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $1,256.

Dr. Rice graduated from UTMB Health in 1984.

Dr. Rice is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.