Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD

Dr. Runnels practices at Ochsner Medical Complex - Iberville in Plaquemine, Louisiana.

Dr. Runnels' NPI, 1619944980, was assigned on March 4, 2006. Dr. Runnels graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1990. Dr. Runnels holds Louisiana license 11708R.

Dr. Runnels' primary practice is Ochsner Medical Complex - Iberville, at 25455 Hwy 1, Plaquemine, LA 70764 in Iberville Parish. The practice phone is (225) 754-6880.

Dr. Runnels' primary practice is Ochsner Medical Complex - Iberville in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Dr. Runnels is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge. The medical group on file is SouthStar Urgent Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Runnels to 2 more hospitals, 8 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Runnels practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Runnels' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Runnels is licensed in Louisiana.

CMS data shows 234 Medicare services from Dr. Runnels across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 208 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,884 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 208 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Runnels in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 81 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 62% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.86, 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. Runnels' median patient age at 45, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Runnels wrote 470 Medicare Part D claims for 278 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 245 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,557 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 535 claims across 24 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Runnels for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Runnels accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Runnels from 3 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $119.

Dr. Runnels graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1990.