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- 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195
About Dr. James
Based in Cleveland, OH, Karen B. James, MD is listed in the NPI registry under cardiovascular disease. Karen graduated from Hahnemann University College of Medicine in 1982. According to Medicare claims data, Karen cared for 296 Medicare patients across 509 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes, and critical care, first 30-74 minutes. NPI 1619061256 identifies this record in the national registry.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (800) 223-2273
- Email not available
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Practice Locations
9500 EUCLID AVE
Cleveland, OH 44195
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Cardiovascular Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Specialized cardiovascular care
Most searched conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
Symptoms and functional disorders
Valve and structural heart
Vascular and risk factors
Artery & vascular
Heart inflammation
Heart muscle
Heart valves
Vascular disease
Procedures & services
Advanced imaging
- Cardiac computed tomography
- Coronary artery calcium scan
- Transesophageal echocardiogram
- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
- Nuclear cardiac stress imaging
Catheter-based diagnosis and treatment
Heart & circulation
Life Support
Office and noninvasive testing
- Cardiology consultation
- Exercise stress test
- Pharmacologic cardiac stress test
- Stress echocardiogram
- Transthoracic echocardiogram
- Ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring
Structural heart
Most searched procedures
Consultations
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostics
Heart devices
- Biventricular Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- Implantable Loop Recorder (Cardiac Monitor Implant)
Heart imaging
Heart procedures
Heart rhythm procedures
Imaging
Implants
Recovery & rehabilitation
Vascular imaging
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
509 services · 296 patients · 10 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | Treatment | 93451 |
24 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Biopsy of heart muscle | Treatment | 93505 |
22 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
185 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
101 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Office visit | 99291 |
88 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
23 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
23 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more | Office visit | 99205 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Office visit | 99222 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other cardiologists at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other cardiologists in Cleveland 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 18 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Hahnemann University College of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1982 at Hahnemann University College of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement 2
Providers in OH who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. James specialize in?
Dr. James is a cardiologist in Cleveland, OH. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Cardiovascular Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. James located?
Dr. James is listed at 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. James's phone number?
The number on file is (800) 223-2273. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. James's NPI number?
Dr. James's National Provider Identifier is 1619061256. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. James go to medical school?
Dr. James attended Hahnemann University College of Medicine, graduating in 1982. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. James been practicing?
Dr. James has 44 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1982, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. James do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. James provides treatments such as insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement and biopsy of heart muscle, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. James confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. James. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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