In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD performed more bilirubin test, pelvis X-ray, and phosphorus blood test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for bilirubin test, creatine kinase tests, total creatine kinase test, and trigger point injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

blood draw

lab tests

uric acid blood test

By Affordability:

metabolic panel

sed rate

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD performed more blood draw, lab tests, and uric acid blood test procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for metabolic panel, and sed rate (ESR) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

complete blood count

joint aspiration

joint injections

phlebotomy for lab tests

thyroid blood test

total creatine kinase test

By Affordability:

blood draw

cholesterol screening

intravenous infusion therapy

lipid profile

neck X-ray

venipuncture

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD performed more complete blood count (CBC), joint aspiration, joint injections, phlebotomy for lab tests, thyroid blood test, and total creatine kinase test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood draw, cholesterol screening, intravenous infusion therapy, lipid profile, neck X-ray, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lafayette, LA during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	566
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	414
blood draw	2091
chemotherapy	414
doctor visit	3420
hip imaging	25
injections	690
lab tests	11906
minimally invasive procedures	414
musculoskeletal imaging	380
pain management	124
pelvic imaging	67
preventive care	50
spinal procedures	88
thoracic (chest) imaging	64
thyroid function tests	190
X-rays	599

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lafayette, LA during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	476
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	421
blood draw	1809
chemotherapy	421
doctor visit	3091
hip imaging	27
injections	593
lab tests	10515
minimally invasive procedures	421
musculoskeletal imaging	322
pain management	117
pelvic imaging	52
preventive care	44
spinal procedures	72
thoracic (chest) imaging	35
thyroid function tests	94
X-rays	481

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	907

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	870
Black	269
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	478
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	80
Less than 65	303

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lafayette, LA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	499
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	382
blood draw	1842
chemotherapy	382
doctor visit	3116
hip imaging	24
injections	638
lab tests	11158
minimally invasive procedures	382
musculoskeletal imaging	287
pain management	139
pelvic imaging	33
preventive care	24
spinal procedures	78
thoracic (chest) imaging	29
thyroid function tests	128
X-rays	427

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	922

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	894
Black	272
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	478
From 75 to 84	305
85 and over	83
Less than 65	328

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lafayette, LA during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	453
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	364
blood draw	1939
chemotherapy	364
doctor visit	2901
hip imaging	31
injections	563
lab tests	13224
minimally invasive procedures	364
musculoskeletal imaging	280
pain management	110
pelvic imaging	25
preventive care	19
spinal procedures	74
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
thyroid function tests	104
X-rays	416

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD.

**Gender**
Male	552
Female	1882

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1792
Black	572
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	988
From 75 to 84	656
85 and over	170
Less than 65	620

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lafayette, LA during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	426
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	345
blood draw	2047
chemotherapy	345
diabetes management	18
doctor visit	3026
injections	554
lab tests	14292
minimally invasive procedures	345
musculoskeletal imaging	303
pain management	128
pelvic imaging	50
preventive care	50
spinal procedures	116
thoracic (chest) imaging	40
thyroid function tests	148
X-rays	509

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	1119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1040
Black	358
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	637
From 75 to 84	385
85 and over	94
Less than 65	333

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lafayette, LA during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	322
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	277
blood draw	2255
chemotherapy	277
diabetes management	15
doctor visit	3158
injections	409
lab tests	15551
minimally invasive procedures	277
musculoskeletal imaging	375
pain management	87
pelvic imaging	38
preventive care	35
spinal procedures	104
thoracic (chest) imaging	43
thyroid function tests	162
X-rays	560

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD.

**Gender**
Male	336
Female	1160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1105
Black	345
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	660
From 75 to 84	385
85 and over	102
Less than 65	349

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lafayette, LA during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	313
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	300
blood draw	2141
chemotherapy	300
doctor visit	2925
injections	385
lab tests	14611
minimally invasive procedures	300
musculoskeletal imaging	363
pain management	72
pelvic imaging	47
preventive care	18
spinal procedures	100
thyroid function tests	145
X-rays	510

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD.

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	1023

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	988
Black	297
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	559
From 75 to 84	341
85 and over	104
Less than 65	318

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lafayette, LA during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	219
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	259
blood draw	2110
chemotherapy	259
diabetes management	12
doctor visit	2739
injections	291
lab tests	14165
minimally invasive procedures	259
musculoskeletal imaging	299
pain management	72
pelvic imaging	42
preventive care	30
spinal procedures	120
thyroid function tests	169
X-rays	475

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	959

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	943
Black	259
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	552
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	83
Less than 65	282

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lafayette, LA during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	162
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	236
blood draw	1533
chemotherapy	236
doctor visit	2131
injections	203
lab tests	9416
minimally invasive procedures	236
musculoskeletal imaging	203
pain management	41
pelvic imaging	26
spinal procedures	60
thyroid function tests	105
X-rays	289

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	876

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	886
Black	219
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	528
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	82
Less than 65	233

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lafayette, LA during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	212
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	250
blood draw	1708
chemotherapy	250
doctor visit	2282
injections	258
lab tests	11479
minimally invasive procedures	250
musculoskeletal imaging	245
pain management	46
pelvic imaging	28
preventive care	19
spinal procedures	72
thyroid function tests	115
X-rays	345

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	826

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	836
Black	202
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	309
85 and over	75
Less than 65	224

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lafayette, LA during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	139
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	215
blood draw	1458
chemotherapy	215
doctor visit	1877
injections	169
lab tests	10173
minimally invasive procedures	215
musculoskeletal imaging	169
pain management	30
pelvic imaging	14
preventive care	12
spinal procedures	47
thyroid function tests	106
X-rays	230

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	723

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	780
Black	161
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	423
From 75 to 84	312
85 and over	74
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Lafayette, LA were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and injections.

aspiration	344
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	314
blood draw	1903
chemotherapy	314
diabetes management	15
doctor visit	2787
hip imaging	26
injections	432
lab tests	12408
minimally invasive procedures	314
musculoskeletal imaging	293
pain management	87
pelvic imaging	38
preventive care	30
spinal procedures	84
thoracic (chest) imaging	41
thyroid function tests	133
X-rays	440

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD.

**Gender**
Female	945
Male	284

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	268
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	921
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	8

**Age**
85 and over	86
75 to 84	330
Less than 65	287
65 to 74	525

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	20
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$17,494 Colcrys $17,328	Contrave $58	Kazano $49	Uloric $35	Oseni $22
Amgen Inc.	$3,385 Enbrel $1,084	Prolia $1,051	Otezla $534	Tavneos $382	EVENITY $122	Other $212
AbbVie, Inc.	$2,530 Humira $2,041	Synthroid $187	Rinvoq $140	Androgel $115	$47
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.	$1,700 t-slim insulin pump $1,700
AbbVie Inc.	$1,354 Rinvoq $757	Humira $302	Skyrizi $262	Synthroid $32
Other	$12,084 Cimzia $1,340	COSENTYX $818	Actemra $799	BENLYSTA $567	ORENCIA $566	Other $7,993

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$19,876
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$13,150
Consulting Fee	$5,270
Education	$250

Research Payments

Dr. James Mitchell Lipstate, MD has received 11 research payments totaling $13,127.

Biography

Dr. James Lipstate specializes in adult rheumatology. He attended medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine.

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