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Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

595 Hurricane Shoals Road Northwest
Lawrenceville, GA 30046

(404) 645-7150

Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD is a nephrologist in Lawrenceville, GA specializing in adult nephrology. Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare.

Office Locations

Piedmont Healthcare

595 Hurricane Shoals Road Northwest
Lawrenceville, GA 30046

(404) 645-7150

(678) 433-9152

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In The News

“Median time to partial remission with sparsentan clocked in at just 14.1 weeks compared with 109 weeks on irbesartan (P <0.0001), said James Tumlin, MD, of NephroNet Clinical Trials Consortium and...”—"Faster, More Frequent Proteinuria Reduction With Sparsentan in FSGS", MedPage Today, April 2025

“The 43 patients treated with ravulizumab had a 33.2% greater reduction in average urine protein to creatinine ratio (UPCR) compared with the 22 patients on placebo (P =0.0011), reported James...”—"Complement Inhibitor Shows Promise for Rare Kidney Disorder", MedPage Today, October 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lawrenceville, GA during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	52
dialysis	36
doctor visit	93
hospital care	513
inpatient care	513
lab tests	574
preventive care	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lawrenceville, GA during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	108
dialysis	56
doctor visit	105
hospital care	768
inpatient care	768
lab tests	796
preventive care	37

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	35
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	62
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lawrenceville, GA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	93
diabetes management	16
dialysis	86
doctor visit	99
hospital care	746
inpatient care	746
lab tests	615
preventive care	44

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	44
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	66
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lawrenceville, GA during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	117
diabetes management	20
dialysis	46
doctor visit	98
hospital care	520
inpatient care	520
lab tests	822
preventive care	67

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	424
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	590
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	46
Less than 65	302

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	70
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lawrenceville, GA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	102
diabetes management	21
dialysis	151
doctor visit	90
hospital care	1051
inpatient care	1051
lab tests	870
preventive care	55

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	114
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	45
Less than 65	183

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	44
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	69
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lawrenceville, GA during 2017 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	47
chronic care	17
dialysis	38
doctor visit	49
hospital care	312
inpatient care	312
lab tests	401
preventive care	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	22
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	63
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lawrenceville, GA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	15
dialysis	30
doctor visit	66
hospital care	327
inpatient care	327

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	90
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	29
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	67
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lawrenceville, GA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	45
doctor visit	61
hospital care	459
inpatient care	459

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	83
Hispanic	0
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	21
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	68
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lawrenceville, GA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, chronic care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	69
dialysis	16
doctor visit	72
hospital care	291
inpatient care	291

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	19
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	64
Dementia	25
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lawrenceville, GA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61
hospital care	224
inpatient care	224

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	18
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	70
Dementia	28
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lawrenceville, GA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	58
hospital care	238
inpatient care	238

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	22
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	63
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lawrenceville, GA were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

blood draw	86
chronic care	33
diabetes management	19
dialysis	56
doctor visit	77
hospital care	495
inpatient care	495
lab tests	679
preventive care	40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	50
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	213
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	80
85 and over	27
Less than 65	111
65 to 74	104

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	60
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He completed residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine - Nephrology and has a state license in Georgia.

Residency: Emory University Affiliated Hospitals (1989)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine - Nephrology

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Piedmont Healthcare

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Mallinckrodt LLC	$129,409 ACTHAR $129,274	$136
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.	$92,157 LUPKYNIS $92,157
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$68,643 SOLIRIS $61,553	ULTOMIRIS $6,590	$500
Questcor Pharmaceuticals	$43,051 ACTHAR $30,384	ACTHAR- NEPH $12,667
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$36,630 Thiola $31	(815) Thiola $8	$36,592
Other	$211,950 ACTHAR $54,296	TARPEYO $30,665	Kerendia $30,450	GIAPREZA $9,437	Rituxan $8,384	Other $78,719

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$268,822
Consulting Fee	$138,673
Travel and Lodging	$97,206
Honoraria	$54,888
Food and Beverage	$21,443
Other	$809

Research Payments

Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD has received 861 research payments totaling $11,624,264.

Biography

Dr. James Tumlin's area of specialization is adult nephrology. After attending the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine for medical school, Dr. Tumlin completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Emory University. He is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare. He welcomes new patients at his office inLawrenceville, GA as reported by Piedmont Healthcare.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alan Tumlin, MD From 2012 - 2022

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