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James P. Crutcher Jr., M.D.

NPI 1881663292ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Seattle, WA

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Seattle, Washington, trained at University of Washington School of Medicine (class of 1984). 383 Medicare patients in 2024, $225,256 paid; nearly all of their 270 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Stryker Corporation was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $157,214 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI1881663292
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMar 16, 2006
Last updated in NPPESOct 10, 2011

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000XMD00024359WA

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 (WA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients383
Services billed1,729 across 50 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$225,256

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)270 · 272 30-day fills
Patients144
Total drug cost$4,434
Generic share98% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Washington School of Medicine
Graduation year1984
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$157,214 · 104 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$271,848 · 153 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Stryker Corporation$156,680101
Davol Inc.$267.391
Avanos Medical$266.372

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Consulting Fee$132,106 · 32 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$22,277 · 38 payments
  • Food and Beverage$2,830 · 34 payments

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

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