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James A. Nunley, M.D.

NPI 1700973310ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Durham, NC

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Durham, North Carolina, trained at Tulane University School of Medicine (class of 1973). Medicare paid $12,583 for services to 119 patients in 2024. Exactech, Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $223,572 in all, mostly royalties and licenses.

Overview

NPI1700973310
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedOct 6, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJun 19, 2008

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X23743NC
Surgery, Surgery of the Hand2086S0105X23743NC

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (NC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients119
Services billed266 across 33 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$12,583

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolTulane University School of Medicine
Graduation year1973
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$223,572 · 64 payments from 8 companies
  • 2024$255,140 · 70 payments from 7 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Exactech, Inc.$209,74647
Advita Ortho, LLC$13,19510
Acera Surgical, Inc.$129.251
Alafair Biosciences, Inc.$120.871
Linvatec Corporation$114.751

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Royalty or License$147,782 · 4 payments
  • Consulting Fee$65,335 · 27 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$7,036 · 10 payments
  • Food and Beverage$3,420 · 23 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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