James Krings, MD
Enriched profileAssistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care · Washington University in St. Louis
James Krings is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Washington University in St. Louis. OpenAlex indexes 75 publications with 1,184 citations (h-index 14); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 19 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 21 Oct 2026
James Krings, MD, is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Washington University in St. Louis. The public record shows 75 publications with 1,184 citations (h-index 14), centered on Asthma and respiratory diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Clinical practice guidelines implementation. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 12 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2024–2026).
- Top research focus: Asthma and respiratory diseases
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 12 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 3 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 18.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 21 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Depemokimab Asthma Imaging and Bronchoscopy Sub-Study
Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline
- Symptom-driven ICS/LABA Therapy for Adolescent Patients With Asthma Non-adherent to Daily Maintenance Inhalers
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
- Symptom-driven ICS/LABA Therapy for Patients With Asthma Non-adherent to Daily Maintenance Inhalers
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
Industry payments
Updated 21 Oct 2026
12 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- GENZYME CORPORATIONProgram year20259 payments$12,289openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Chiesi USA, Inc.Program year20256 payments
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year20257 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Respiratory
77.1%Corticosteroid51.2%Breztri Aerosphere24%Trelegy Ellipta24%Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate16%Symbicort14%Fluticasone Propionate12%Breyna6%Dulera5%Part D<11 patientsbeta2-Adrenergic Agonist12%Albuterol Sulfate Hfa100%Part D≥24 patients+ 4 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
12.5%Corticosteroid7.1%Prednisone100%Part D≥20 patientsProton pump inhibitor5.4%Pantoprazole Sodium62%Omeprazole38%Part D<11 patientsDermatology
7%Interleukin-4 Receptor alpha Antagonist7%Dupixent Pen100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 21 Oct 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2024–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- A Hybrid Effectiveness–Implementation Study of SMART in Community Health Centers
Washington University
FY2026$207,811K23HL171940 - Implementation of SMART therapy for asthma patients in low-resource community health centers
Washington University
FY2025$208,436K23HL171940 - Longitudinal changes of the sputum microbiome in adult asthma and its association with asthma exacerbations
Washington University
FY2025$188,544R21AI178627
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Costs of Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy vs Traditional Therapy for Asthma
JAMA Network Open
2026 - Rethinking High-Dose Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in Asthma: When More Is Not Better
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Role of Biologics in AsthmaArticle437 citations2018
- 02
- 03
- 04
- 05Ecological Momentary Assessment of Tinnitus Using Smartphone TechnologyArticle64 citations2015
Network
Updated 21 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 21 Oct 2026
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
broadcastmed.com/pulmonology/5730/videos/asthma-in-2023-time-to-get-smart-finally
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physicians.wustl.edu/people/james-krings-md-msci
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professionals.barnesjewish.org/videos/asthma-in-2023-time-to-get-smart-finally
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lung.org/research/about-our-research/meet-the-researchers/james-krings-md
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vumedi.com/video/chest-insights-2024-the-promise-of-biologics-in-copd
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Background & recognition
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pulmonary.wustl.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pulmonary.wustl.edu ↗
- Board Certification
Pulmonary Medicine
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Critical Care Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Member
Scientific Advisory Committee
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Drug Prior Authorization Committee
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Secondary Faculty
School of Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis
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Media & interviews
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