DR. JAMES R TOMLINSON MD NPI 1730169129
Anesthesiology in Birmingham, AL

NPI	1730169129
Provider Name	DR. JAMES R TOMLINSON MD
Location Address	701 PRINCETON AVE SW BIRMINGHAM, AL 35211
Location Phone	(205) 783-3144
Mailing Address	PO BOX 235022 MONTGOMERY, AL 36123
Gender	Male
NPI Entity Type	Individual
Medical School Name	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year	1997
Is Sole Proprietor?	N/A
Enumeration Date	01-20-2006
Last Update Date	07-08-2007

An anesthesiologist like James Tomlinson manages the care of surgical patients and pain relief through drug administration that reduces or eliminates pain during an operation, medical procedure or during labor and delivery of babies. During surgical procedures anesthesiologists are responsible for adjusting the amount of anesthetic, monitoring the patient's heart rate, body temperature, blood pressure and breathing.James Tomlinson is enrolled in PECOS and is eligible to order or refer health care services for Medicare patients. The provider is eligible to order or refer: Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), a Home Health Agency (HHA) and Power Mobility Devices.

James Tomlinson is registered with Medicare and accepts claims assignment, this means the provider accepts Medicare's approved amount for the cost of rendered services as full payment. Participating providers may not charge Medicare beneficiaries more than Medicare's approved amount for their services. Medicare beneficiaries still have to pay a coinsurance or copayment amount for a visit or service. According to Medicare claims data he has hospital affiliations with .

The provider participated in Medicare's Quality Payment Program and the following quality measures were reported: participation in an ahrq-listed patient safety organization., provide 24/7 access to mips eligible clinicians or groups who have real-time access to patient's medical record, use of qcdr data for quality improvement such as comparative analysis reports across patient populations, use of qcdr for feedback reports that incorporate population health and use of qcdr to support clinical decision making. The Quality Payment Program aims to improve population health, reduce costs and improve the care received by Medicare beneficiaries.

Primary Taxonomy

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Taxonomy Code	207L00000X
Classification	Anesthesiology
Type	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.	00021938
License State	AL
Taxonomy Description	An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.

Accepted Insurance

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• Medicaid
• Medicare

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