Dr. James Drakakis, DO

  • Mineola, NY
  • Nephrologist
NPI1285915322PAC ID5496919292
Medicare services, 2024
12,404
Medicare patients, 2024
872
Part D claims, 2024
2,959
Publications
10
MIPS score, 2024
91
Practice address
259 1st St, Mineola, NY 11501
Practice phone
Call (516) 576-1820
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Primary practice

NYU Langone Hospitals - Long Island

Mineola, New York

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Dr. James Drakakis is a nephrologist in Mineola, New York

Dr. Drakakis practices at NYU Langone Hospitals - Long Island in Mineola, New York.

Dr. Drakakis' NPI, 1285915322, was assigned on September 2, 2011. Dr. Drakakis graduated from LECOM at Seton Hill - Greensburg in 2007. Dr. Drakakis holds New York license 259283.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5496919292
NPI enumeration date
September 2, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(516) 576-1820
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
45
Medical school graduation
2007

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

Dr. James Drakakis practices at NYU Langone Hospitals - Long Island in Mineola, New York

Dr. Drakakis' primary practice is NYU Langone Hospitals - Long Island, at 259 1st St, Mineola, NY 11501 in Nassau County. The practice phone is (516) 576-1820.

  • NYU Langone Hospitals - Long Island
    259 1st St, Mineola, NY 11501 · Nassau CountyPhone(516) 576-1820

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. James Drakakis is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Drakakis' primary practice is NYU Langone Hospitals - Long Island in Mineola, New York. Dr. Drakakis is also affiliated with Tisch Hospital. The medical group on file is NYU Langone Orthopedic Surgery Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Drakakis to 1 more hospital, 2 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Drakakis' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Drakakis practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
NYU Langone Hospitals - Long IslandAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. James Drakakis is one of 914 nephrologists in New York

Nephrology is Dr. Drakakis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Drakakis is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Drakakis is licensed in New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, New YorkPrimaryLicense 259283 · taxonomy 207RN0300X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, hypercalcemia, kidney cysts and kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Drakakis treats.

Nephrologists near Dr. Drakakis

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. James Drakakis billed Medicare for 12,404 services in 2024

CMS data shows 12,404 Medicare services from Dr. Drakakis across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 872 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $358,140 for them.

Medicare services, 202412,404
Medicare patients872
Paid by Medicare$358,140
Procedure codes13

Dr. Drakakis' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 10,2452024: 8,70015%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2,1762024: 2,51215%
Other services
2023: 02024: 698
Tests and treatments
2023: 4232024: 49417%

Where Dr. Drakakis' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office10,57685%
  • In a facility1,82815%

Dr. Drakakis compared with the New York median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Drakakis
  • New York median
Medicare services
12,404vs 68918.0 times
Medicare patients
872vs 2174.0 times
Part D claims
2,566vs 4365.9 times

Medians across 892 nephrologists in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Drakakis' 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 Drakakis treated 872 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 872 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Drakakis in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 307 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.14, 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. Drakakis' median patient age at 66, with 44% women.

Medicare patients, 2024872
Average age76
Average risk score3.14
Also on Medicaid18%

Dr. Drakakis' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Drakakis' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women39245%
  • Men48055%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Drakakis' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Ischemic heart disease62%
  5. Arthritis59%
  6. Diabetes59%
  7. Heart failure47%
  8. Atrial fibrillation37%

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

Dr. Drakakis' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women44%
  • Men54%

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

Dr. James Drakakis wrote 2,959 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Drakakis wrote 2,959 Medicare Part D claims for 413 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,566 of them, across 64 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $384,337 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,481 claims across 59 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,959
Drugs named by CMS64
Total drug cost$384,337
Part D patients413

Dr. Drakakis' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,542 claims86%
  • Brand-name397 claims13%
  • Other20 claims1%

Dr. Drakakis' 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. Drakakis' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%21 of 2,959 claims
  • Antibiotics4%105 of 2,959 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: 2,4812024: 2,5663%

Drugs named by CMS: 64 in 2024, 59 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

Dr. James Drakakis scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Drakakis for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Drakakis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Drakakis as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Drakakis' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 91of 100Final score
  • 91.8of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 75of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. James Drakakis has 10 publications on record

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Drakakis, published from 2012 to 2020. 2016 was the busiest year, with 4. Dr. Drakakis' most frequent co-authors are Louis J. Imbriano, MD, John K. Maesaka, MD and Naveed N. Masani, MD.

Papers10
Years published2012 to 2020

Dr. Drakakis' papers by year, 2012 to 2020

Dr. Drakakis' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Drakakis

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Dr. James Drakakis received $69 in industry payments from 2019 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Drakakis from 3 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 69% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $32.

General payments to Dr. Drakakis by program year, 2019 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Drakakis by kind, 2019 to 2024

$69in total
  • Food and beverage$4869%
  • Education$2231%

Companies that paid Dr. Drakakis the most, 2019 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. James Drakakis graduated from LECOM at Seton Hill - Greensburg

Dr. Drakakis graduated from LECOM at Seton Hill - Greensburg in 2007.

  1. Medical schoolLECOM at Seton Hill - Greensburg
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  4. Board certified in 2010 - 2026NY State License

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. James Drakakis accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Drakakis is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Drakakis accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. Medicare9
  3. HMO7
  4. EPO5
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. James Drakakis'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. James Drakakis' NPI number?

Dr. James Drakakis' NPI number is 1285915322. It was assigned on September 2, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. James Drakakis?

Dr. James Drakakis is a nephrologist in Mineola, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. James Drakakis practice?

Dr. Drakakis practices at 259 1st St, Mineola, NY 11501. Dr. Drakakis' primary practice is NYU Langone Hospitals - Long Island in Mineola, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Drakakis to 1 hospital, 2 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. James Drakakis' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Drakakis is (516) 576-1820.

What is Dr. James Drakakis' medical license number?

Dr. Drakakis holds New York license 259283.

Which hospitals is Dr. James Drakakis affiliated with?

Dr. Drakakis is affiliated with Tisch Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Drakakis to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. James Drakakis part of?

Dr. Drakakis is linked to NYU Langone Orthopedic Surgery Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Drakakis to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. James Drakakis accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Drakakis billed Medicare for 12,404 services in 2024, and Dr. Drakakis accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. James Drakakis offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Drakakis as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. James Drakakis' MIPS score?

Dr. Drakakis' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Drakakis see?

CMS counts 872 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Drakakis in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. James Drakakis board certified?

Yes. Dr. Drakakis is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. James Drakakis bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Drakakis' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0881), office visit, established patient (99214) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. James Drakakis go to medical school?

Dr. Drakakis graduated from LECOM at Seton Hill - Greensburg in 2007.

What drugs does Dr. James Drakakis prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Drakakis' most prescribed drugs by claims were Torsemide, Losartan Potassium and Farxiga.

Has Dr. James Drakakis received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $69 in general payments to Dr. Drakakis from 3 companies from 2019 to 2024. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

How long has Dr. James Drakakis been practicing?

Dr. Drakakis graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.

Does Dr. James Drakakis do research?

Dmand AI links 10 publications to Dr. Drakakis, published from 2012 to 2020.

Who does Dr. James Drakakis publish with?

Dr. Drakakis' most frequent co-authors are Louis J. Imbriano, MD (3 shared papers), John K. Maesaka, MD (2 shared papers) and Naveed N. Masani, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. James Drakakis accept?

Dr. Drakakis is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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