James Combs

  • Mount Sterling, KY
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1578805818PAC ID5698056919
Medicare services, 2024
486
Medicare patients, 2024
357
Part D claims, 2024
241
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$350
Practice address
225 Falcon Drive, Mount Sterling, KY 40353
Practice phone
Call (859) 497-5018
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Primary practice

CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - Mount Sterling

Hospital · Mount Sterling, Kentucky

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James Combs is an emergency medicine physician in Mount Sterling, Kentucky

James Combs practices at CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - Mount Sterling in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, part of CommonSpirit Health.

James Combs' NPI, 1578805818, was assigned on March 25, 2013. James Combs holds Kentucky license 04012.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5698056919
NPI enumeration date
March 25, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(859) 497-5018
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

James Combs practices at CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - Mount Sterling in Mount Sterling, Kentucky

James Combs' primary practice is CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - Mount Sterling, at 225 Falcon Drive, Mount Sterling, KY 40353 in Montgomery County. The practice phone is (859) 497-5018.

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James Combs is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 4 medical groups

James Combs' primary practice is CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - Mount Sterling in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, part of CommonSpirit Health. James Combs is also affiliated with Saint Joseph Hospital. The medical group on file is Lexington Clinic. Dmand AI also links James Combs to 3 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at James Combs' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where James Combs practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - Mount SterlingAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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James Combs is one of 803 emergency medicine physicians in Kentucky

Emergency medicine is James Combs' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dmand AI has James Combs' licenses on file in 2 states: Kentucky and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, KentuckyPrimaryLicense 04012 · taxonomy 207P00000X
  • Ohio licenseLicense 34.012322

Emergency medicine physicians near James Combs

Counts of emergency medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

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James Combs billed Medicare for 486 services in 2024

CMS data shows 486 Medicare services from James Combs across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 357 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $47,447 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024486
Medicare patients357
Paid by Medicare$47,447
Procedure codes4

James Combs' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5402024: 37231%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3262024: 11465%
Surgery
2023: 112024: 0100%

James Combs compared with the Kentucky median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • James Combs
  • Kentucky median
Medicare services
486vs 30261% above
Medicare patients
357vs 27231% above
Part D claims
113vs 9322% above

Medians across 814 emergency medicine physicians in Kentucky with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

James Combs' 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

James Combs treated 357 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 357 Medicare patients who saw James Combs in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 138 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 40% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts James Combs' median patient age at 60, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024357
Average age71
Average risk score2.15
Also on Medicaid40%

James Combs' Medicare patients by age, 2024

James Combs' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women18452%
  • Men17348%

Chronic conditions among James Combs' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol74%
  3. Diabetes50%
  4. Anxiety48%
  5. Arthritis48%
  6. COPD46%
  7. Ischemic heart disease44%
  8. Chronic kidney disease39%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

James Combs' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 60

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men42%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

James Combs wrote 241 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, James Combs wrote 241 Medicare Part D claims for 158 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 113 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $495 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 99 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024241
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$495
Part D patients158

James Combs' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic231 claims96%
  • Brand-name and other10 claims4%

James Combs' 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 James Combs' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids8%20 of 241 claims
  • Antibiotics35%84 of 241 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: 992024: 11314%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 6 in 2023.

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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

How James Combs takes part in Medicare

James Combs accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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James Combs received $350 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to James Combs from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $107.

General payments to James Combs by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to James Combs by kind, 2016 to 2025

$350in total
  • Food and beverage$33796%
  • Education$144%

Companies that paid James Combs the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for James Combs's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is James Combs' NPI number?

James Combs' NPI number is 1578805818. It was assigned on March 25, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does James Combs specialize in?

James Combs is an emergency medicine physician in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does James Combs practice?

James Combs practices at 225 Falcon Drive, Mount Sterling, KY 40353. James Combs' primary practice is CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - Mount Sterling in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links James Combs to 3 hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups.

What is James Combs' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for James Combs is (859) 497-5018.

What is James Combs' medical license number?

James Combs holds Kentucky license 04012, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has James Combs been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for James Combs in Kentucky and Ohio.

Which hospitals is James Combs affiliated with?

James Combs practices at CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Hospital - Mount Sterling in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. James Combs is also affiliated with Saint Joseph Hospital. Dmand AI links James Combs to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is James Combs part of?

James Combs is linked to Lexington Clinic. Dmand AI links James Combs to 3 more medical groups.

Does James Combs accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows James Combs billed Medicare for 486 services in 2024, and James Combs accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does James Combs see?

CMS counts 357 Medicare patients who saw James Combs in 2024, with an average age of 71.

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What services does James Combs bill to Medicare?

In 2024, James Combs' most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), heart test or procedure (93010) and emergency department visit (99284).

What drugs does James Combs prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, James Combs' most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron ODT, Doxycycline Hyclate and Cephalexin.

Has James Combs received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $350 in general payments to James Combs from 9 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has James Combs been practicing?

James Combs graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

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