Dr. James Kristofer Taulbee , DO
Internal Medicine • Lansing, MI
1215 E Michigan Ave
Lansing, MI 489121811
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. James Taulbee is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on February 25, 2013; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 295 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99223 — Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 182 service units.
- 99222 — Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making: 62 service units.
- 99291 — Critical care: 38 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 32 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2018.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2018. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2018:
- Amlodipine Besylate — 18 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone — 14 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2018. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Lansing, MI (2024, 61 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 414. Middle half: 229 to 695.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Michigan (2024, 3,244 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 502. Middle half: 235 to 939.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 621 in 2020 to 295 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1215 E Michigan Ave
Lansing, MI 489121811
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Mclaren Bay Region; Mclaren Hospital Group. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine
2013
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
296 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $46,641 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $35,978 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
32 standardized 30-day fills in 2018
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$141 in 2018
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2018, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2018.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $18.56 in 2022
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2022.
Years since graduation
13 years (graduated 2013)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2013 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2013
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Taulbee has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Taulbee as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Lansing and Michigan
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Lansing, MI (2024, 61 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 414. Middle half: 229 to 695.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Michigan (2024, 3,244 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 502. Middle half: 235 to 939.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Lansing, MI (2024, 61 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $45,487. Middle half: $21,484 to $65,984.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Michigan (2024, 3,244 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $45,163. Middle half: $22,487 to $79,883.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Lansing, MI (2024, 61 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,698. Middle half: $15,234 to $51,428.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Michigan (2024, 3,244 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $34,631. Middle half: $16,935 to $61,333.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Taulbee are from 2018.
135 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Lansing, MI (5,741 in Michigan).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Lansing
9.6% of these 135 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
51.1% of these 135 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 52% from 621 in 2020 to 295 in 2024.
- 2020: 621
- 2021: 447
- 2022: 397
- 2023: 230
- 2024: 295
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 59% from $114,851 in 2020 to $46,641 in 2024.
- 2020: $114,851
- 2021: $83,415
- 2022: $74,976
- 2023: $40,287
- 2024: $46,641
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 61% from $91,887 in 2020 to $35,978 in 2024.
- 2020: $91,887
- 2021: $66,700
- 2022: $58,985
- 2023: $31,933
- 2024: $35,978
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2016 to 32 in 2018.
- 2016: 11
- 2017: 58
- 2018: 32
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 19% from 27 in 2016 to 32 in 2018.
- 2016: 27
- 2017: 58
- 2018: 32
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $45 in 2016 to $141 in 2018.
- 2016: $45
- 2017: $314
- 2018: $141
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $67.32 in 2019 to $18.56 in 2022.
- 2019: $67.32
- 2021: $40.65
- 2022: $18.56
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2018), CMS Open Payments (2022), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2022 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2022): fewer than 11 records totaling $18.56.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Bristol Myers Squibb Company |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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CAMZYOS | General | $18.56 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2022, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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182 | 172 | $631.10 | $163.05 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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62 | 61 | $484.64 | $125.10 |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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38 | 38 | $906.53 | $204.28 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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13 | 13 | $224.86 | $111.31 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2018.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 18 | 540 | $64.19 | 16 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 14 | 154 | $76.42 | 13 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2018; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20160721001225
MI
6709179237
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Mclaren Bay Region
1900 Columbus Ave, Bay City, MI 487086831
Phone: 9898943278
Mclaren Hospital Group
1900 Columbus Ave, Bay City, MI 487086831
Phone: 9898943000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Family Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated February 25, 2013.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Lansing
- Dr. Miki Yokokawa, MD
- Dr. Charles Dehlin, DO
- Dr. Rakesh Gami, MD
- Dr. Mary Clifton, MD
- Dr. Khader Herzallah, MD
- Dr. Fatima Sultan, MD
Mailing Address
20 1/2 Eldredge St
Mount Clemens, MI 480435407
Phone: 5179805037