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Dr. James Michael Francis, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology and Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

University of Louisville School of Medicine

1401 Harrodsburg Road Suite C335
Lexington, KY 40504

(859) 276-5355

Dr. James Michael Francis, MD is a nephrologist in Lexington, KY specializing in adult nephrology and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr. James Michael Francis, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health.

Office Locations

1401 Harrodsburg Road Suite C335
Lexington, KY 40504

(859) 276-5355

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD in 2024

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Top 5%

By Volume:

hemodialysis

inpatient hospital care

In 2024, Dr. James Michael Francis, MD performed more hemodialysis, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	239
doctor visit	722
hemofiltration	38
hospital care	1787
inpatient care	1787

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	22
dialysis	251
doctor visit	684
hemofiltration	49
hospital care	1545
inpatient care	1545
lab tests	44
pelvic imaging	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	22
vascular procedures	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	545
Female	519

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	924
Black	128
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	325
85 and over	124
Less than 65	254

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	61
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	276
doctor visit	638
hemofiltration	20
hospital care	1796
inpatient care	1796

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	578
Female	493

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	935
Black	125
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	362
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	126
Less than 65	249

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	64
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	250
doctor visit	518
hemofiltration	25
hospital care	1341
inpatient care	1341

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	846
Female	900

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1520
Black	200
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	606
From 75 to 84	560
85 and over	222
Less than 65	358

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	63
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
dialysis	191
doctor visit	620
hemofiltration	19
hospital care	1705
inpatient care	1705
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	511
Female	505

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	897
Black	108
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	314
85 and over	119
Less than 65	233

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	66
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
dialysis	36
doctor visit	653
hospital care	1700
inpatient care	1700
lab tests	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	493
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	832
Black	107
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	136
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	63
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	45
doctor visit	602
hospital care	1855
inpatient care	1855

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	525
Female	464

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	875
Black	99
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	343
From 75 to 84	322
85 and over	113
Less than 65	211

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	64
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

device removal	32
dialysis	69
doctor visit	61
hospital care	1478
inpatient care	1478

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	498
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	61
Less than 65	191

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	71
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
device removal	15
dialysis	62
doctor visit	17
hospital care	1294
inpatient care	1294

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	51
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	71
Dementia	28
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

device removal	18
doctor visit	12
hospital care	1306
inpatient care	1306

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	61
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	56
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	70
Dementia	31
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

device removal	11
hospital care	696
inpatient care	696

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	37
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	70
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	28
doctor visit	282
hospital care	962
inpatient care	962

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	77
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	62
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2024 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	27
doctor visit	356
hospital care	987
inpatient care	987

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	455
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	90
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	62
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Michael Francis, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

abdominal imaging	16
catheterization	13
device removal	19
dialysis	134
doctor visit	430
hemofiltration	30
hospital care	1419
inpatient care	1419
lab tests	34
pelvic imaging	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vascular procedures	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	381
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	78
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	641
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	229
85 and over	93
Less than 65	166
65 to 74	253

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Francis, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	60
Atrial Fibrillation	27
Cancer	11
Dementia	18

Education & Training

Dr. James Michael Francis, MD graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Kentucky Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Nephrology and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine

Residency: University of Kentucky Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Nephrology

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Michael Francis, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$2,039 FLAIR $1,626	FLUENCY $294	LUTONIX $104	$15
Amgen Inc.	$519 Sensipar $201	KRYSTEXXA $135	Tavneos $125	Parsabiv $58
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$389 Velphoro $331	KORSUVA $42	$16
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$374 SAMSCA $200	JYNARQUE $174
Mallinckrodt LLC	$328 ACTHAR $328
Other	$1,757 ACTHAR $239	VELTASSA $140	LUPKYNIS $135	Rayaldee $107	FARXIGA $79	Other $1,057

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,376
Travel and Lodging	$1,787
Education	$242

Biography

Dr. James Francis' specialties are neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and adult nephrology. He practices in Lexington, KY. After attending the University of Louisville School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Kentucky. Dr. Francis's hospital/clinic affiliations include Baptist Health Lexington and Baptist Health.

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