Dr. James B. Walker , MD
Neurological Surgery • Pinehurst, NC
10 Aviemore Dr
Pinehurst, NC 283749700
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. James Walker is listed in NPPES under Neurological Surgery.
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NPI assigned on January 8, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 821 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99204 — New patient outpatient office visit: 109 service units.
- 72100 — X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views: 93 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 80 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 18 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 59 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Gabapentin — 18 prescription fills, including refills.
- Mupirocin — 18 prescription fills, including refills.
- Cephalexin — 12 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in North Carolina (2024, 150 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 255. Middle half: 140 to 434.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 618 in 2020 to 821 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
10 Aviemore Dr
Pinehurst, NC 283749700
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Oxford, MS. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Firsthealth Of The Carolinas Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine
2004
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
479 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $68,961 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $51,365 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
59 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$357 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $24.66 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.
Years since graduation
22 years (graduated 2004)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2004 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2008
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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. Walker 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. Walker 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 Pinehurst and North Carolina
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in North Carolina (2024, 150 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 255. Middle half: 140 to 434.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Pinehurst have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in North Carolina (2024, 150 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $41,680. Middle half: $20,002 to $81,848.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Pinehurst have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in North Carolina (2024, 150 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,296. Middle half: $15,033 to $63,768.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Pinehurst have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in North Carolina (2024, 100 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 84. Middle half: 32 to 230.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Pinehurst have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in North Carolina (2024, 100 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $782. Middle half: $278 to $2,229.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Pinehurst have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
5 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Pinehurst, NC (227 in North Carolina).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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 increased 33% from 618 in 2020 to 821 in 2024.
- 2020: 618
- 2021: 614
- 2022: 529
- 2023: 572
- 2024: 821
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $69,897 in 2020 and $68,961 in 2024.
- 2020: $69,897
- 2021: $117,151
- 2022: $108,698
- 2023: $84,878
- 2024: $68,961
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $53,931 in 2020 and $51,365 in 2024.
- 2020: $53,931
- 2021: $92,177
- 2022: $83,846
- 2023: $65,416
- 2024: $51,365
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 181% from 21 in 2020 to 59 in 2024.
- 2020: 21
- 2021: 17
- 2022: 39
- 2023: 65
- 2024: 59
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 181% from 21 in 2020 to 59 in 2024.
- 2020: 21
- 2021: 17
- 2022: 41
- 2023: 66
- 2024: 59
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $170 in 2020 to $357 in 2024.
- 2020: $170
- 2021: $112
- 2022: $512
- 2023: $721
- 2024: $357
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $119.59 in 2019 to $24.66 in 2024.
- 2019: $119.59
- 2021: $52.69
- 2022: $644.59
- 2024: $24.66
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (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 – December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $24.66.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Eisai Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Lenvima | General | $24.66 |
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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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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109 | 109 | $387.00 | $157.23 |
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72100
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views
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93 | 57 | $117.00 | $26.75 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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80 | 67 | $298.00 | $119.66 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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66 | 64 | $307.00 | $122.45 |
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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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66 | 50 | $187.00 | $74.04 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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57 | 43 | $114.00 | $46.36 |
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72040
X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views
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55 | 40 | $125.00 | $26.43 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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42 | 42 | $410.00 | $163.02 |
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72114
X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views
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40 | 40 | $117.00 | $42.17 |
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72120
X-ray lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views bending views
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40 | 39 | $71.00 | $27.34 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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38 | 37 | $211.00 | $84.07 |
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72070
X-ray of middle spine, 2 views
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26 | 20 | $121.00 | $21.21 |
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72052
X-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views
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25 | 25 | $78.00 | $42.77 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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21 | 21 | $419.00 | $157.82 |
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72080
X-ray of middle and lower spine, 2 views
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19 | 15 | $126.00 | $22.47 |
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72020
X-ray of spine, 1 view
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18 | 12 | $87.00 | $15.13 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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14 | 14 | $387.00 | $125.26 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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12 | 12 | $511.00 | $207.34 |
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.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 18 | 540 | $112.58 | 12 |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 18 | 233 | $102.20 | 18 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 12 | 60 | $60.93 | 12 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 11 | 66 | $81.25 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20181011001362
NC
8820120215
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Firsthealth Of The Carolinas Inc
10 Aviemore Dr, Pinehurst, NC 283749700
Phone: 9107158700
Secondary Practice Locations
2301 S. Lamar Blvd.,, Ste. 130
Oxford, MS 386555373
Phone: 6625131300
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 10 AVIEMORE DR, PINEHURST, NC 283749700 (Tel: 9107158700)
Registered at 46 MEMORIAL DR, PINEHURST, NC 283748707
Additional practice office at 2301 S. Lamar Blvd.,, Ste. 130, Oxford, MS 386555373
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2301 S. LAMAR BLVD.,, STE. 130, OXFORD, MS 386555373 (Tel: 6625131300)
Registered at PO BOX 405827, ATLANTA, GA 303845827
Recorded as JAMES WALKER, MD
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MS 21001)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
46 Memorial Dr
Pinehurst, NC 283748707