Dr. James Ignatius Tikellis , MD
Surgery โข Newark, DE
4735 Ogletown Stanton Road, Medical Arts Pavilion 2, Suite 3301
Newark, DE 197132067
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NPI assigned on April 19, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 25 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 25 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Newark, DE (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 252. Middle half: 168 to 336.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Delaware (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 269. Middle half: 156 to 394.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 152 in 2020 to 25 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
4735 Ogletown Stanton Road
Medical Arts Pavilion 2, Suite 3301
Newark, DE 197132067
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
72 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $1,927 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,536 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $22.40 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Tikellis has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Tikellis as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Newark and Delaware
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Newark, DE (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 252. Middle half: 168 to 336.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Delaware (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 269. Middle half: 156 to 394.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Newark, DE (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $30,040. Middle half: $18,691 to $44,079.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Delaware (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $35,404. Middle half: $17,273 to $56,569.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Newark, DE (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,274. Middle half: $14,158 to $34,335.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Delaware (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,457. Middle half: $12,731 to $43,489.
34 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Newark, DE (109 in Delaware).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Newark
20.6% of these 34 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
73.5% of these 34 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 84% from 152 in 2020 to 25 in 2024.
- 2020: 152
- 2021: 64
- 2022: 95
- 2023: 114
- 2024: 25
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 81% from $10,363 in 2020 to $1,927 in 2024.
- 2020: $10,363
- 2021: $4,865
- 2022: $7,374
- 2023: $18,082
- 2024: $1,927
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 80% from $7,744 in 2020 to $1,536 in 2024.
- 2020: $7,744
- 2021: $3,751
- 2022: $4,994
- 2023: $13,949
- 2024: $1,536
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2024 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $22.40.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Davol Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $22.40 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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25 | 23 | $177.25 | $77.09 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20211115001618
MD
3274635875
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health
Nurse Practitioner
Surgery - Surgical Critical Care
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated April 19, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Newark
- Dr. Caitlin Halbert, DO
- Dr. Valerie Staradub, MD
- Dr. Seyedmehdi Jadali, MD
- Ellen Pekar
- Dr. Emily Penman, MD
- Dr. Christopher Verdone, DO
Mailing Address
200 Hygeia Dr, Suite 2300
Newark, DE 197132049