Dr. James R. Barnes, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 842
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 183
- Part D claims, 2024
- 565
- MIPS score, 2024
- 79
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1453 E Bert Kouns Industrial Drive, Shreveport, LA 71105
- Practice phone
- Call (318) 681-5000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. James R. Barnes is a general surgeon in Shreveport, Louisiana
Dr. Barnes practices at CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health.
Dr. Barnes' NPI, 1033158837, was assigned on June 6, 2006. Dr. Barnes graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Barnes holds Louisiana license 14607R.
- NPI
- 1033158837NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1254326531
- NPI enumeration date
- June 6, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (318) 681-5000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James R. Barnes practices at CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana
Dr. Barnes' primary practice is CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center, at 1453 E Bert Kouns Industrial Drive, Shreveport, LA 71105 in Caddo Parish. The practice phone is (318) 681-5000.
- CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center1453 E Bert Kouns Industrial Drive, Shreveport, LA 71105 · Caddo ParishPhone(318) 681-5000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James R. Barnes is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Barnes' primary practice is CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health. The medical group on file is Highland Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Barnes to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James R. Barnes' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Barnes practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James R. Barnes is one of 377 general surgeons in Louisiana
Surgery is Dr. Barnes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Barnes is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Barnes' licenses on file in 3 states: Louisiana, California and Arkansas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, LouisianaPrimary
- California license
- Arkansas license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, bariatric surgery, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, gastrointestinal bleeding and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Barnes treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Barnes
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James R. Barnes billed Medicare for 842 services in 2024
CMS data shows 842 Medicare services from Dr. Barnes across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 183 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $64,431 for them.
Dr. Barnes' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3792024: 4149%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 2362024: 28722%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1772024: 14120%
Where Dr. Barnes' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office67981%
- In a facility16319%
Dr. Barnes compared with the Louisiana median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Barnes
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 842vs 1445.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 183vs 10968% above
- Part D claims
- 491vs 4710.4 times
Medians across 364 general surgeons in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Barnes' 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 R. Barnes treated 183 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 67
CMS counts 183 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Barnes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 96 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have arthritis. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Barnes' median patient age at 52, with 80% women.
Dr. Barnes' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Barnes' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women13875%
- Men4525%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Barnes' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- Arthritis66%
- High cholesterol66%
- Diabetes39%
- Mood disorders38%
- Anxiety37%
- Depression34%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Barnes' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 52
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women80%
- Men18%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James R. Barnes wrote 565 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Barnes wrote 565 Medicare Part D claims for 185 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 491 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $20,008 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 637 claims across 10 drugs.
Dr. Barnes' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic501 claims89%
- Brand-name and other64 claims11%
Dr. Barnes' 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. Barnes' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids14%78 of 565 claims
- Antibiotics8%47 of 565 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: 6372024: 49123%
Drugs named by CMS: 10 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 R. Barnes scored 79 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Barnes for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Barnes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 49 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Barnes, more than 63% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Barnes' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 79of 100Final score
- 58.2of 100Quality
- 97of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 73of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Barnes ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 63rd percentile49 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair - groin (open): 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)
Skin biopsy: 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 R. Barnes received $33,192 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 87 general payments to Dr. Barnes from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $30,651.
General payments to Dr. Barnes by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Barnes by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$21,65565%
- Travel and lodging$6,76120%
- Food and beverage$4,70314%
- Gifts$480%
- Debt forgiveness$250%
Companies that paid Dr. Barnes 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 R. Barnes graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine
Dr. Barnes graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1991.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. James R. Barnes accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Barnes is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Humana
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Barnes accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- Medicare9
- HMO7
- POS6
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. James R. Barnes'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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network 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 R. Barnes' NPI number?
Dr. James R. Barnes' NPI number is 1033158837. It was assigned on June 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James R. Barnes?
Dr. James R. Barnes is a general surgeon in Shreveport, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. James R. Barnes practice?
Dr. Barnes practices at 1453 E Bert Kouns Industrial Drive, Shreveport, LA 71105. Dr. Barnes' primary practice is CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Barnes to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. James R. Barnes' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Barnes is (318) 681-5000.
What is Dr. James R. Barnes' medical license number?
Dr. Barnes holds Louisiana license 14607R, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. James R. Barnes been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Barnes in Louisiana (2002 to 2026), California (since 2010) and Arkansas (2000 to 2004).
Which hospitals is Dr. James R. Barnes affiliated with?
Dr. Barnes practices at CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana.
What medical group is Dr. James R. Barnes part of?
Dr. Barnes is linked to Highland Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Barnes to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. James R. Barnes accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Barnes billed Medicare for 842 services in 2024, and Dr. Barnes accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James R. Barnes' MIPS score?
Dr. Barnes' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 79 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. James R. Barnes see?
CMS counts 183 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Barnes in 2024, with an average age of 67.
Is Dr. James R. Barnes board certified?
Yes. Dr. Barnes is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. James R. Barnes bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Barnes' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415) and lab and pathology test (80053).
Where did Dr. James R. Barnes go to medical school?
Dr. Barnes graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. James R. Barnes prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Barnes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Topiramate and Sucralfate.
Has Dr. James R. Barnes received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $33,192 in general payments to Dr. Barnes from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. James R. Barnes been practicing?
Dr. Barnes graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. James R. Barnes accept?
Dr. Barnes is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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