James Christopher Kitchen, MD
NPI 1336300375ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Vascular Surgery· Huntington, WV
Surgery, Vascular Surgery (MD) in Huntington, West Virginia, trained at Jc Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University (class of 2008). 224 Medicare patients in 2024, $39,085 paid; nearly all of their 59 Part D prescriptions were generic (95%). Cook Medical LLC was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $493.74 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1336300375 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 23, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 17, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 17, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Vascular Surgery Primary | 2086S0129X | 24014 | WV |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 24014 | WV |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Vascular Surgery (WV) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 224 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 401 across 42 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $39,085 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 59 · 80 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 20 |
| Total drug cost | $3,250 |
| Generic share | 95% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Jc Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2008 |
| Medicare specialty | Vascular Surgery |
| Secondary specialties | General Surgery |
Medical group
- University Physicians and Surgeons, IncHuntington, WV · 385 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Cabell Huntington Hospital, IncHuntington, WV
- St Marys Medical CenterHuntington, WV
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$493.74 · 7 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$151.64 · 4 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Medical LLC | $235.20 | 2 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $155.39 | 1 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $42.99 | 1 |
| Stryker Corporation | $21.58 | 1 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $19.73 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$493.74 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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