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Dr. James R. Klinger, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Medical College of Wisconsin

Professional interests include: pulmonary hypertension

146 West River Street Suite 11a
Providence, RI 02904

(401) 606-8250

Dr. James R. Klinger, MD is a pulmonologist in Providence, RI specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. James R. Klinger, MD is affiliated with Brown Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Brown University Health and Rhode Island Hospital (RIH).

Office Locations

Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

146 West River Street Suite 11a
Providence, RI 02904

(401) 606-8250

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Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

375 Wampanoag Trail Suite 302b
East Providence, RI 02915

(401) 649-4070

(401) 649-4071

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375 Wampanoag Trail Suite 302b
Riverside, RI 02915

(401) 649-4070

(401) 649-4071

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

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By Affordability:

lung diffusion capacity test

lung volume test

pulmonary function test

pulmonary testing

In 2023, Dr. James R. Klinger, MD had a list price for lung diffusion capacity test (DLCO), lung volume test, pulmonary function test (PFT), and pulmonary testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Rhode Island. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Klinger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Providence, RI during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	173
hospital care	343
inpatient care	343

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Klinger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Providence, RI during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	273
hospital care	433
inpatient care	433

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	33
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	49
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Klinger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Providence, RI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	261
hospital care	469
inpatient care	469
preventive care	11
vaccines	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	23
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Klinger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Providence, RI during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	219
hospital care	423
inpatient care	423

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	430
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	92
Less than 65	166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	45
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Klinger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Providence, RI during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	247
hospital care	399
inpatient care	399

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	231
Black	26
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	34
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	50
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	45
Dementia	23
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Klinger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Providence, RI during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	218
hospital care	441
inpatient care	441
pulmonary testing	55

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	22
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	32
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Klinger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Providence, RI during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	186
hospital care	294
inpatient care	294

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	23
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	41
Dementia	24
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Klinger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Providence, RI during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147
hospital care	339
inpatient care	339
pulmonary testing	58

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	17
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	33
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Klinger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Providence, RI during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	96
hospital care	189
inpatient care	189
pulmonary testing	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	17
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	39
Dementia	21
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Klinger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Providence, RI during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	160
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
pulmonary testing	38

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	24
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Klinger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Providence, RI during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	166
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
pulmonary testing	30

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	26
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Klinger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Providence, RI during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	152
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
pulmonary testing	38

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	23
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James R. Klinger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Providence, RI were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

doctor visit	191
hospital care	299
inpatient care	299
preventive care	11
pulmonary testing	38
vaccines	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD.

**Gender**
Female	134
Male	107

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	194
Hispanic	15
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	30
75 to 84	68
Less than 65	60
65 to 74	83

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	21
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Education & Training

Dr. James R. Klinger, MD graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed residency at MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Allegheny University Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Rhode Island.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Residency: MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Allegheny University Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Rhode Island

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James R. Klinger, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Brown Medicine

The Miriam Hospital

Brown University Health

Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James R. Klinger, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$4,950 VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL $1,803	TRACLEER BOSENTAN $1,373	UPTRAVI $46	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $26	$1,702
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$4,853 Adempas $4,853
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$2,399 OFEV $105	$2,295
Pfizer Inc.	$2,039 $2,039
United Therapeutics Corporation	$511 REMODULIN $172	TYVASO $125	ORENITRAM $90	$124
Other	$204 TYVASO $30	SAMSCA $24	BREZTRI $12	$138

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$8,817
Food and Beverage	$3,388
Consulting Fee	$1,720
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$1,000
Education	$31

Research Payments

Dr. James R. Klinger, MD has received 73 research payments totaling $1,521,627.

Biography

Dr. James Klinger, who practices in Riverside, RI and East Providence, RI, is a medical specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Dr. Klinger's areas of expertise include pulmonary hypertension. He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin and then he performed his residency at Rhode Island Hospital and a hospital affiliated with MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Allegheny University. His professional affiliations include Brown Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, and Rhode Island Hospital (RIH). He welcomes new patients at his office inEast Providence, RI as reported by Brown Physicians Incorporated.