Dr. James Drinane, DO

Dr. Drinane practices at Sanford Fargo Hospice in Fargo, North Dakota.

Dr. Drinane's NPI, 1508271099, was assigned on June 24, 2014. Dr. Drinane holds Michigan license 5101021394.

Dr. Drinane's primary practice is Sanford Fargo Hospice, at 801 Broadway North, Fargo, ND 58102 in Cass County. The practice phone is (701) 234-7550.

Dr. Drinane's primary practice is Sanford Fargo Hospice in Fargo, North Dakota. Dr. Drinane is also affiliated with Sanford Broadway Medical Center. The medical group on file is Sanford West Fargo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Drinane to 4 more 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. Drinane practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Drinane's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Drinane is licensed in Michigan.

CMS data shows 276 Medicare services from Dr. Drinane across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 115 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $12,700 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 115 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Drinane in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 53 patients. 63% of them have high blood pressure, and 60% have arthritis. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.36, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Drinane's median patient age at 61, with 60% women.

In 2026, Dr. Drinane wrote 73 Medicare Part D claims for 57 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 49 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $117 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 36 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Drinane accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 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)

Dmand AI links 20 papers to Dr. Drinane, published from 2013 to 2022. 2020 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Frostbite, Plastic Surgery Procedures and Free Tissue Flaps. Dr. Drinane has published most often in Hand (N Y). Dr. Drinane's most frequent co-authors are Kyle R. Eberlin, MD, Joseph Andrew Ricci, MD and Ronald Steven Bergman, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 47 general payments to Dr. Drinane from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $1,637.