James Russell Hutcherson, NP-C
NPI 1477756542ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Guntersville, AL
Nurse Practitioner, Family (NP-C) with Dekalb Primary Care, practicing in Guntersville, Alabama. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $525,048 for 5,906 claims, against $25,804 paid for services in 2024. Novo Nordisk Inc was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $451.00 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Dekalb Regional Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1477756542 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | NP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 7, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 5, 2014 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 1-102665 | AL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 161 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,302 across 34 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $25,804 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 5,906 · 11,742 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 513 |
| Total drug cost | $525,048 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Dekalb Primary CareRainsville, AL · 8 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Dekalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne, AL
Other facilities
- Amedisys Home Health of Fort PayneHome health agency · Rainesville, AL
- Enhabit Home HealthHome health agency · Hoover, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$451.00 · 24 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$245.76 · 13 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $179.22 | 10 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | $70.21 | 3 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | $49.29 | 2 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $29.65 | 2 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $21.36 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$451.00 · 24 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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