Dr. James Harold Burden Jr., MD

Dr. Burden practices at Peak Vision Center in Pueblo, Colorado.

Dr. Burden's NPI, 1538180146, was assigned on July 21, 2006. Dr. Burden graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Burden holds Colorado license DR0053398.

Dr. Burden's primary practice is Peak Vision Center, at 2037 Jerry Murphy Rd, Pueblo, CO 81001 in Pueblo County. The practice phone is (719) 630-3937.

Dr. Burden's primary practice is Peak Vision Center in Pueblo, Colorado. Dmand AI also links Dr. Burden to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Ophthalmology is Dr. Burden's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Burden's licenses on file in 2 states: Colorado and Iowa.

CMS data shows 2,118 Medicare services from Dr. Burden across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 633 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $224,787 for them.

CMS counts 633 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Burden in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 272 patients. 67% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Burden's median patient age at 75, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Burden wrote 4,012 Medicare Part D claims for 841 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,911 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $276,744 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,860 claims across 20 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Burden for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Burden accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 226 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Burden, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links Dr. Burden to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Glaucoma, Open-Angle and Glaucoma. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Burden that name 1 trial.

CMS Open Payments shows 156 general payments to Dr. Burden from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Glaukos Corporation paid the most, $21,197. It also lists 58 research payments totaling $276,819 from 2019 to 2024, naming 1 clinical trial.

Dr. Burden graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 1991.