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John J. Lochemes, MD

NPI 1831184886ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Memphis, TN

Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) in Memphis, Tennessee, trained at University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine (class of 1993). 431 Medicare patients in 2024, $235,236 paid; nearly all of their 361 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $130.69 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1831184886
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedSep 15, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJan 15, 2020
Certified by providerJan 15, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000XMD0000028565TN

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

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

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients431
Services billed11,004 across 81 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$235,236

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)361 · 408 30-day fills
Patients140
Total drug cost$3,508
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine
Graduation year1993
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical groups

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$130.69 · 6 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$418.73 · 7 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$90.064
Bioventus LLC$21.761
Acumed LLC$18.871

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$130.69 · 6 payments

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

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