Dr. James L Burns

Overview

Dr. James L Burns Jr., MD, is a Rheumatology specialist in Knoxville, Tennessee. He attended and graduated from University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine in 1981, having over 43 years of diverse experience, especially in Rheumatology. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Fort Loudoun Medical Center, Huntsville Hospital, Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge, Parkwest Medical Center, Roane Medical Center. Dr. James L Burns also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Summit Medical Group, Pllc. Dr. James L Burns accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (865) 938-3627 to request Dr. James L Burns the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. James L Burns

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Internal Medicine / Rheumatology click for detail Rheumatology An internist who treats diseases of joints, muscle, bones and tendons. This specialist diagnoses and treats arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries and "collagen" diseases.	013564	Tennessee

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Fort Loudoun Medical Center	Lenoir City, Tennessee	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Other
Huntsville Hospital	Huntsville, Alabama	Acute Care Hospitals	Government - Hospital District Or Authority
Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge	Oak Ridge, Tennessee	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Parkwest Medical Center	Knoxville, Tennessee	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Roane Medical Center	Harriman, Tennessee	Acute Care Hospitals	Government - Hospital District Or Authority

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Summit Medical Group, Pllc	Summit Medical Group, Pllc	479

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Tuesday, November 1, 2016. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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