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Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Emergency Medicine

1250 Audubon Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

(225) 810-1578

Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD is an internist in Morgan City, LA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and emergency medicine.

Office Locations

1125 Marguerite Street
Morgan City, LA 70380

(985) 384-2200

(985) 380-4546

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1250 Audubon Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

(225) 810-1578

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2390 W Congress Street
Lafayette, LA 70506

(337) 261-6000

(337) 289-7711

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25455 Highway 1
Plaquemine, LA 70764

(225) 761-5200

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2012 were emergency care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	44
emergency care	727
thoracic (chest) imaging	34
X-rays	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2013 were emergency care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	78
emergency care	687
thoracic (chest) imaging	54
X-rays	54

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	488
Black	269
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	94
Less than 65	282

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2014 were emergency care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	12
emergency care	627
thoracic (chest) imaging	49
X-rays	49

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	238
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	109
Less than 65	241

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2015 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	47
emergency care	619

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	628
Female	758

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	866
Black	472
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	408
From 75 to 84	324
85 and over	172
Less than 65	482

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2016 were emergency care, lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
breathing treatment	22
doctor visit	438
emergency care	683
lab tests	93
thoracic (chest) imaging	79
X-rays	90

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	414
Female	673

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	753
Black	295
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	408
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	128
Less than 65	296

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2017 were emergency care, lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
blood draw	17
breathing treatment	32
doctor visit	546
emergency care	469
lab tests	98
preventive care	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	62
vaccines	12
X-rays	74

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	587

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	675
Black	262
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	396
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	90
Less than 65	250

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2018 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	11
emergency care	448

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	174
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	62
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	25
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	448

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	174
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	54
Less than 65	203

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	298

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	17
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	48
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	179

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	115
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	14
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	218

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	14
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD treated as an internist in Morgan City, LA were emergency care, lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

abdominal imaging	11
blood draw	17
doctor visit	168
emergency care	491
lab tests	95
preventive care	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	55
vaccines	12
X-rays	60

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Howard Runnels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	181
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	369
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	136
85 and over	68
Less than 65	200
65 to 74	201

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

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 Howard Runnels, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$119 $119
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$94 Ciprodex $94
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$66 VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Hep $66
Actavis Pharma Inc	$62 DALVANCE $26	AVYCAZ $20	TEFLARO $16
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc	$9 Trulance $9

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$350

Biography

Dr. James Runnels works as an emergency medicine. These areas are among Dr. Runnels's clinical interests: urgent care and emergency care. He studied medicine at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston.