Dr. James R. Klinger, MD

Dr. Klinger practices at Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's in Providence, Rhode Island.

Dr. Klinger's NPI, 1639123854, was assigned on May 20, 2006. Dr. Klinger graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1983. Dr. Klinger holds Rhode Island license MD07941.

Dr. Klinger's primary practice is Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's, at 593 Eddy St, Providence, RI 02903 in Providence County. The practice phone is (401) 444-6966.

Dr. Klinger's primary practice is Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Klinger is also affiliated with The Miriam Hospital. The medical group on file is Brown Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Klinger to 2 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Klinger practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Klinger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Klinger is licensed in Rhode Island.

CMS data shows 456 Medicare services from Dr. Klinger across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 194 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $42,071 for them.

CMS counts 194 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Klinger in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 82 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.43, 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. Klinger's median patient age at 71, with 64% women.

In 2024, Dr. Klinger wrote 701 Medicare Part D claims for 94 patients. 52% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 597 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $786,093 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 602 claims across 20 drugs.

Dr. Klinger accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Klinger as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 19 papers to Dr. Klinger, published from 2021 to 2023. 2023 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Hypertension, Pulmonary, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. Dr. Klinger has published most often in Pulm Circ. Dr. Klinger's most frequent co-authors are Todd M. Bull, MD, Murali M. Chakinala, MD and David B. Badesch, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 60 general payments to Dr. Klinger from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. paid the most, $3,197.

Dr. Klinger graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1983.