Dr. Michael James , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery β’ Salem, OR
5125 Skyline Rd S
Salem, OR 973069413
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Dr. Michael James is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on January 28, 2022; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 31 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone Hcl β 31 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table Β· Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Oregon (2024, 145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 101. Middle half: 39 to 250.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5125 Skyline Rd S
Salem, OR 973069413
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Northwest. 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
2017
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
31 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
$302 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 β by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $411.46 across 3 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $383.94 across 2 records.
- Food and Beverage: $27.52 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals
- Left Coast Surgical Inc: $223.05 across 1 record.
- Arthrex, Inc.: $160.89 across 1 record.
- Evolution Surgical, Inc: $27.52 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
9 years (graduated 2017)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2017 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
2022
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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. James 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. James 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 Salem and Oregon
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Oregon (2024, 145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 101. Middle half: 39 to 250.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Salem 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 Orthopaedic Surgery in Oregon (2024, 145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $640. Middle half: $242 to $1,568.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Salem have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
24 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Salem, OR (340 in Oregon).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Salem
0% of these 24 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
45.8% of these 24 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 D prescriptions
CMS data for Part D prescriptions are available for 2024 only.
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30-day fills
CMS data for 30-day fills are available for 2024 only.
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Part D drug cost
CMS data for Part D drug cost are available for 2024 only.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 88% from $3,541.67 in 2022 to $411.46 in 2025.
- 2022: $3,541.67
- 2023: $9,286.46
- 2024: $3,049.94
- 2025: $411.46
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 β December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $411.46.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Left Coast Surgical Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $223.05 |
| Arthrex, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $160.89 |
| Evolution Surgical, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $27.52 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
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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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 31 | 158 | $301.62 | 12 |
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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-10-27NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20230921002754
OR
5193179315
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
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Northwest
5125 Skyline Rd S, Salem, OR 973069427
Phone: 8008132000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Family Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physician Assistant - Medical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 5125 SKYLINE RD S, SALEM, OR 973069413 (Tel: 8008132000)
Registered at 500 NE MULTNOMAH ST STE 100, PORTLAND, OR 972322099 (Tel: 8008132000)
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: WA MD.MD.61471476)
Registered at 3200 S WATER ST, PITTSBURGH, PA 152032307 (Tel: 4038609335)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 607 12TH AVE NE, CALGARY, AB T2E1B2 (Tel: 4038609335)
Registered at 607 12TH AVE NE, CALGARY, AB T2E1B2
Recorded as MICHAEL JAMES, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: ZZ 143833)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Salem
- Dr. Kelly Mccormick, MD
- Dr. Ognjen Stevanovic, MD
- Dr. Earl Brewley, MD
- Dr. Andrew Hadeed, DO
- Dr. Shane Hess, DO
- Dr. Richard Tobin, MD
Mailing Address
500 Ne Multnomah St Ste 100
Portland, OR 972322099
Phone: 8008132000