Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr., DO

  • Athens, OH
  • Internist
NPI1134150097PAC ID3476645045
Medicare services, 2024
731
Medicare patients, 2024
252
Part D claims, 2024
10,300
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$136
Practice address
542 W Union St Suite B Suite B, Athens, OH 45701-8300
Practice phone
Call (740) 594-4722
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Primary practice

Ohiohealth Physician Group, INC

Primary care practice · Athens, Ohio

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Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. is an internist in Athens, Ohio

Dr. Sammons practices at Ohiohealth Physician Group, INC in Athens, Ohio.

Dr. Sammons' NPI, 1134150097, was assigned on July 6, 2006. Dr. Sammons graduated from Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1993. Dr. Sammons holds Ohio license 34.006097.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3476645045
NPI enumeration date
July 6, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(740) 594-4722
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

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

Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. practices at Ohiohealth Physician Group, INC in Athens, Ohio

Dr. Sammons' primary practice is Ohiohealth Physician Group, INC, at 542 W Union St Suite B Suite B, Athens, OH 45701-8300. The practice phone is (740) 594-4722.

  • Ohiohealth Physician Group, INC
    542 W Union St Suite B Suite B, Athens, OH 45701-8300Phone(740) 594-4722

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Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Sammons' primary practice is Ohiohealth Physician Group, INC in Athens, Ohio. Dr. Sammons is also affiliated with OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital. The medical group on file is OhioHealth Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sammons to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr.'s practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sammons practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ohiohealth Physician Group, INCAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. is one of 4,708 internists in Ohio

Internal medicine is Dr. Sammons' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Sammons is licensed in Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, OhioPrimaryLicense 34.006097 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Sammons

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

4,708internists in Ohio
7internists in Athens

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

Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. billed Medicare for 731 services in 2024

CMS data shows 731 Medicare services from Dr. Sammons across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 252 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,320 for them.

Medicare services, 2024731
Medicare patients252
Paid by Medicare$40,320
Procedure codes5

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7262024: 6589%
Surgery
2023: 1132024: 7335%
Other services
2023: 122024: 0100%

Where Dr. Sammons' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office65890%
  • In a facility7310%

Dr. Sammons compared with the Ohio median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Sammons
  • Ohio median
Medicare services
731vs 48750% above
Medicare patients
252vs 19231% above
Part D claims
9,646vs 29432.8 times

Medians across 4,703 internists in Ohio with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Sammons' 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 Emory Sammons Jr. treated 252 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 252 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sammons in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 122 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sammons' median patient age at 69, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 2024252
Average age74
Average risk score1.08
Also on Medicaid9%

Dr. Sammons' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Sammons' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12851%
  • Men12449%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Sammons' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis36%
  4. Diabetes33%
  5. Ischemic heart disease32%
  6. Anxiety29%
  7. Chronic kidney disease21%
  8. COPD19%

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

Dr. Sammons' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men50%

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

Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. wrote 10,300 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sammons wrote 10,300 Medicare Part D claims for 474 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 9,646 of them, across 116 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $470,383 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,997 claims across 117 drugs.

Part D claims, 202410,300
Drugs named by CMS116
Total drug cost$470,383
Part D patients474

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

  • Generic9,347 claims91%
  • Brand-name934 claims9%
  • Other19 claims0%

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

  • Opioids2%157 of 10,300 claims
  • Antibiotics2%203 of 10,300 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%25 of 10,300 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: 8,9972024: 9,6467%

Drugs named by CMS: 116 in 2024, 117 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 Emory Sammons Jr. ranks in the 52nd percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare

Dr. Sammons accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 24 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Sammons, more than 52% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Sammons ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
52nd percentile24 procedures
Colonoscopy
48th percentile20 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. received $136 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Sammons from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $47.

General payments to Dr. Sammons by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Sammons by kind, 2016 to 2024

$136in total
  • Food and beverage$8865%
  • Education$4735%

Companies that paid Dr. Sammons the most, 2016 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 Emory Sammons Jr. graduated from Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Sammons graduated from Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1993.

  1. Medical schoolOhio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr.'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 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr.'s NPI number?

Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr.'s NPI number is 1134150097. It was assigned on July 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr.?

Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. is an internist in Athens, Ohio. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. practice?

Dr. Sammons practices at 542 W Union St Suite B Suite B, Athens, OH 45701-8300. Dr. Sammons' primary practice is Ohiohealth Physician Group, INC in Athens, Ohio. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sammons to 1 hospital and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr.'s office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sammons is (740) 594-4722.

What is Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr.'s medical license number?

Dr. Sammons holds Ohio license 34.006097.

Which hospitals is Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. affiliated with?

Dr. Sammons is affiliated with OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Sammons to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. part of?

Dr. Sammons is linked to OhioHealth Physician Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Sammons to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sammons billed Medicare for 731 services in 2024, and Dr. Sammons accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. see?

CMS counts 252 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sammons in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sammons' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: digestive system (43239).

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Where did Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. go to medical school?

Dr. Sammons graduated from Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1993.

What drugs does Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sammons' most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Famotidine and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $136 in general payments to Dr. Sammons from 6 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

How long has Dr. James Emory Sammons Jr. been practicing?

Dr. Sammons graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

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