Dr. James Thurman Jakes, MD

  • Summerville, SC
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1578547352
Medicare services, 2024
627
Medicare patients, 2024
225
Part D claims, 2024
6,021
MIPS score, 2024
95
Industry payments
$19,414
Practice address
2001 2nd Ave, Summerville, SC 29486
Practice phone
Call (843) 572-4840
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Primary practice

Articularis Rheumatology Specialists

Summerville, South Carolina

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Dr. James Thurman Jakes is a rheumatologist in Summerville, South Carolina

Dr. Jakes practices at Articularis Rheumatology Specialists in Summerville, South Carolina.

Dr. Jakes' NPI, 1578547352, was assigned on December 5, 2005. Dr. Jakes holds Alabama license 10168.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
December 5, 2005
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(843) 572-4840
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
71
Medical school graduation
1981

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

Dr. James Thurman Jakes practices at Articularis Rheumatology Specialists in Summerville, South Carolina

Dr. Jakes' primary practice is Articularis Rheumatology Specialists, at 2001 2nd Ave, Summerville, SC 29486 in Berkeley County. The practice phone is (843) 572-4840.

  • Articularis Rheumatology Specialists
    2001 2nd Ave, Summerville, SC 29486 · Berkeley CountyPhone(843) 572-4840

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

Dr. James Thurman Jakes is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Jakes' primary practice is Articularis Rheumatology Specialists in Summerville, South Carolina. The medical group on file is Articularis Healthcare Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Jakes to 3 more 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 Thurman Jakes' practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Articularis Rheumatology SpecialistsAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. James Thurman Jakes is one of 112 rheumatologists in South Carolina

Rheumatology is Dr. Jakes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Jakes is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 10168 · taxonomy 207RR0500X

Rheumatologists near Dr. Jakes

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

Dr. James Thurman Jakes billed Medicare for 627 services in 2024

CMS data shows 627 Medicare services from Dr. Jakes across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 225 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,653 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024627
Medicare patients225
Paid by Medicare$29,653
Procedure codes8

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6922024: 43238%
Surgery
2023: 3242024: 9571%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 4132024: 5487%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2002024: 4677%
Imaging
2023: 382024: 0100%
Lab and pathology
2023: 3892024: 0100%
Other services
2023: 142024: 0100%

Dr. Jakes compared with the South Carolina median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Jakes
  • South Carolina median
Medicare services
627vs 2,86078% below
Medicare patients
225vs 29824% below
Part D claims
5,544vs 1,1474.8 times

Medians across 115 rheumatologists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Jakes' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. James Thurman Jakes treated 225 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 225 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Jakes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 84 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Jakes' median patient age at 63, with 77% women.

Medicare patients, 2024225
Average age73
Average risk score1.31
Also on Medicaid14%

Dr. Jakes' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Jakes' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17076%
  • Men5524%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Jakes' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes35%
  5. Ischemic heart disease32%
  6. Chronic kidney disease26%
  7. Anxiety24%
  8. Osteoporosis23%

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

Dr. Jakes' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women77%
  • Men22%

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

Dr. James Thurman Jakes wrote 6,021 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Jakes wrote 6,021 Medicare Part D claims for 620 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,544 of them, across 88 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,965,635 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,650 claims across 103 drugs.

Part D claims, 20246,021
Drugs named by CMS88
Total drug cost$4M
Part D patients620

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

  • Generic5,101 claims85%
  • Brand-name and other920 claims15%

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

  • Opioids0%13 of 6,021 claims
  • Antibiotics2%96 of 6,021 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: 6,6502024: 5,54417%

Drugs named by CMS: 88 in 2024, 103 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 Thurman Jakes scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Jakes for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

Dr. Jakes' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 89.4of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. James Thurman Jakes received $19,414 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 1,010 general payments to Dr. Jakes from 41 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $3,830.

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

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

$19.4Kin total
  • Food and beverage$19,18299%
  • Education$2321%

Companies that paid Dr. Jakes 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

Sources for Dr. James Thurman Jakes'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 percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. James Thurman Jakes' NPI number?

Dr. James Thurman Jakes' NPI number is 1578547352. It was assigned on December 5, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. James Thurman Jakes?

Dr. James Thurman Jakes is a rheumatologist in Summerville, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. James Thurman Jakes practice?

Dr. Jakes practices at 2001 2nd Ave, Summerville, SC 29486. Dr. Jakes' primary practice is Articularis Rheumatology Specialists in Summerville, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Jakes to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. James Thurman Jakes' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Jakes is (843) 572-4840.

What is Dr. James Thurman Jakes' medical license number?

Dr. Jakes holds Alabama license 10168.

What medical group is Dr. James Thurman Jakes part of?

Dr. Jakes is linked to Articularis Healthcare Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Jakes to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. James Thurman Jakes accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Jakes billed Medicare for 627 services in 2024.

What is Dr. James Thurman Jakes' MIPS score?

Dr. Jakes' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Thurman Jakes see?

CMS counts 225 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Jakes in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. James Thurman Jakes bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Jakes' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).

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What drugs does Dr. James Thurman Jakes prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Jakes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Methotrexate, Prednisone and Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $19,414 in general payments to Dr. Jakes from 41 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. James Thurman Jakes been practicing?

Dr. Jakes graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.

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