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Dr. James Milton Parker, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (2004)

15813 Paul Vega, MD, Drive Building 2, Suite 403
Hammond, LA 70403

(985) 230-2778

Dr. James Milton Parker, MD is a cardiologist in Hammond, LA specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2004 and has 22 years of experience.

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15813 Paul Vega, MD, Drive Building 2, Suite 403
Hammond, LA 70403

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac catheterization

coronary angioplasty with stent

By Affordability:

arterial duplex ultrasound

arterial ultrasound

lower extremity arterial duplex

lower extremity arterial ultrasound

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. James Milton Parker, MD performed more cardiac catheterization, and coronary angioplasty with stent procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for arterial duplex ultrasound, arterial ultrasound, lower extremity arterial duplex, and lower extremity (leg) arterial ultrasound 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:

left heart catheterization

percutaneous coronary intervention

By Affordability:

cardiac stress testing

duplex ultrasound

myocardial perfusion SPECT

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. James Milton Parker, MD performed more left heart catheterization, and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing, duplex ultrasound, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), SPECT scan, stress testing, vascular studies, and vascular ultrasound 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:

cardiac procedures

carotid duplex ultrasound

coronary angiogram

Doppler echocardiography

minimally invasive procedures

ultrasound

vascular imaging

By Affordability:

angiogram

carotid duplex ultrasound

carotid ultrasound

coronary angiogram

diagnostic cardiac catheterization

left heart catheterization

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. James Milton Parker, MD performed more cardiac procedures, carotid duplex ultrasound, coronary angiogram, Doppler echocardiography, minimally invasive procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), and vascular imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for angiogram (angiography), carotid duplex ultrasound, carotid ultrasound, coronary angiogram, diagnostic cardiac catheterization, and left heart catheterization 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 Milton Parker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hammond, LA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	549
catheterization	42
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	533
hospital care	499
inpatient care	499
lab tests	33
minimally invasive procedures	54
preventive care	11
stent placement (stenting)	19
stress testing	85
ultrasound (sonogram)	405
vascular procedures	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Milton Parker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hammond, LA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	62
cardiac procedures	723
catheterization	137
diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	617
hospital care	399
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	399
minimally invasive procedures	162
stent placement (stenting)	62
stress testing	94
ultrasound (sonogram)	489
vascular procedures	102

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	658
Female	758

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1018
Black	376
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	498
From 75 to 84	387
85 and over	186
Less than 65	345

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	49
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Milton Parker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hammond, LA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	19
angioplasty	48
cardiac procedures	603
catheterization	108
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	810
hospital care	245
inpatient care	245
minimally invasive procedures	108
nuclear scan	58
stent placement (stenting)	48
stress testing	128
ultrasound (sonogram)	381
vascular procedures	69

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	590
Female	785

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	973
Black	378
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	501
From 75 to 84	388
85 and over	170
Less than 65	316

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	49
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Milton Parker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hammond, LA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	34
blood draw	46
cardiac procedures	589
catheterization	86
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	865
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158
lab tests	14
minimally invasive procedures	97
nuclear scan	67
preventive care	14
stent placement (stenting)	34
stress testing	166
ultrasound (sonogram)	363
vascular procedures	61

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1132
Female	1300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1744
Black	616
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	948
From 75 to 84	654
85 and over	300
Less than 65	530

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Milton Parker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hammond, LA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	36
blood draw	92
cardiac procedures	695
catheterization	97
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	940
hospital care	191
inpatient care	191
lab tests	54
minimally invasive procedures	97
nuclear scan	59
preventive care	54
stent placement (stenting)	36
stress testing	153
ultrasound (sonogram)	584
vascular procedures	182

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	598
Female	778

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1002
Black	345
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	512
From 75 to 84	391
85 and over	186
Less than 65	287

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	46
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Milton Parker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hammond, LA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	40
blood draw	122
cardiac procedures	706
catheterization	87
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	934
hospital care	222
inpatient care	222
minimally invasive procedures	87
nuclear scan	68
stent placement (stenting)	40
stress testing	171
ultrasound (sonogram)	681
vascular procedures	260

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	587
Female	758

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1015
Black	293
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	556
From 75 to 84	352
85 and over	160
Less than 65	277

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	48
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Milton Parker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hammond, LA during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	32
blood draw	91
cardiac procedures	895
catheterization	100
diagnostic procedures	52
doctor visit	976
hospital care	401
inpatient care	401
minimally invasive procedures	111
nuclear scan	92
stent placement (stenting)	32
stress testing	217
ultrasound (sonogram)	918
vascular procedures	392

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	858
Female	998

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1370
Black	437
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	723
From 75 to 84	487
85 and over	220
Less than 65	426

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	44
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Milton Parker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hammond, LA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	44
blood draw	25
cardiac procedures	929
catheterization	137
diagnostic procedures	71
doctor visit	1021
hospital care	333
inpatient care	333
minimally invasive procedures	150
nuclear scan	83
stent placement (stenting)	44
stress testing	190
ultrasound (sonogram)	830
vascular procedures	299

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	821
Female	970

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1319
Black	418
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	720
From 75 to 84	509
85 and over	226
Less than 65	336

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	45
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Milton Parker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hammond, LA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	38
cardiac procedures	934
catheterization	132
diagnostic procedures	75
doctor visit	975
hospital care	243
implant surgery	11
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	243
minimally invasive procedures	156
nuclear scan	111
stent placement (stenting)	38
stress testing	227
ultrasound (sonogram)	815
vascular procedures	326

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	890
Female	1008

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1421
Black	416
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	772
From 75 to 84	522
85 and over	240
Less than 65	364

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	45
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Milton Parker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hammond, LA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	34
cardiac procedures	888
catheterization	118
diagnostic procedures	67
doctor visit	1050
hospital care	174
implant surgery	16
inpatient care	174
minimally invasive procedures	154
nuclear scan	112
stent placement (stenting)	34
stress testing	228
ultrasound (sonogram)	751
vascular procedures	292

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	865
Female	1028

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1461
Black	373
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	756
From 75 to 84	577
85 and over	228
Less than 65	332

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Milton Parker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hammond, LA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	52
cardiac procedures	679
catheterization	130
diagnostic procedures	52
doctor visit	952
hospital care	144
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	144
minimally invasive procedures	141
nuclear scan	41
stent placement (stenting)	52
stress testing	92
ultrasound (sonogram)	633
vascular procedures	239

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	657
Female	810

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1165
Black	259
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	576
From 75 to 84	491
85 and over	198
Less than 65	202

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Milton Parker, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hammond, LA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

ambulatory monitoring	19
angioplasty	42
blood draw	75
cardiac procedures	744
catheterization	106
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	879
hospital care	273
implant surgery	12
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	273
lab tests	33
minimally invasive procedures	119
nuclear scan	76
preventive care	26
stent placement (stenting)	39
stress testing	159
ultrasound (sonogram)	622
vascular procedures	205

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Milton Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	696
Female	835

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	355
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1135
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	18
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	432
85 and over	192
Less than 65	310
65 to 74	596

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Milton Parker, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. James Milton Parker, MD graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2004. He has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (2004)

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ABIOMED	$1,479 Impella $1,479
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$684 Claria MRI $252	CareLink Express $92	STENTS $70	TYRX $44	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $39	Other $187
Medtronic, Inc.	$429 LINQ II $107	HawkOne $101	CLARIA MRI QUAD CRT-D SURESCAN $82	Azure $65	AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN $41	Other $33
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$241 BRILINTA $176	CRESTOR $52	FARXIGA $13
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$234 Vascular $119	CRM $74	Unify Assura $41
Other	$1,744 ELIQUIS $271	JOT DX $141	LifeVest $129	Pradaxa $112	Effient $95	Other $997

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,757
Education	$54

Biography

Dr. James Parker is a physician who specializes in adult cardiology. Dr. Parker graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He has an open panel in Hammond, LA according to Doctor.com.

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