Dr. James Gratton, MD

Dr. Gratton practices at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Gratton's NPI, 1306279864, was assigned on August 19, 2013. Dr. Gratton graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Gratton holds Puerto Rico license 29593-R.

Dr. Gratton's primary practice is Valley Regional Medical Center, at 100 a Alton Gloor, Brownsville, TX 78526 in Cameron County. The practice phone is (956) 350-7000.

Dr. Gratton's primary practice is Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Gratton is also affiliated with South Texas Health System Edinburg. The medical group on file is Emergency Medicine Services of TX, PLLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gratton to 2 more hospitals, 11 medical groups and 5 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gratton practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Gratton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Gratton is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Gratton's licenses on file in 4 states: Puerto Rico, Texas, West Virginia and Louisiana.

CMS data shows 257 Medicare services from Dr. Gratton across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 218 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,836 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 218 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gratton in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 75 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 50% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.57, 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. Gratton's median patient age at 51, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Gratton wrote 634 Medicare Part D claims for 379 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 518 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,156 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 562 claims across 12 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Gratton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Gratton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Gratton from 1 drug or device company in 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Acist Medical Systems, Inc. paid the most, $15.

Dr. Gratton graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2012.

Dr. Gratton is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.