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Michael James, MD

NPI 1912650185ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Salem, OR

Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest, practicing in Salem, Oregon. Part D covered 57 prescriptions written in 2024, 98% of them generic. Left Coast Surgical Inc was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $411.46 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Salem Hospital as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1912650185
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedJan 28, 2022
Last updated in NPPESOct 27, 2026
Certified by providerOct 27, 2026

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000XMD.MD.61471476WA
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000XMD217626OR

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 (OR); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (WA)

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)57 · 59 30-day fills
Patients22
Total drug cost$1,078
Generic share98% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2017
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$411.46 · 3 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$3,050 · 3 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Left Coast Surgical Inc$223.051
Arthrex, Inc.$160.891
Evolution Surgical, Inc$27.521

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$383.94 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$27.52 · 1 payment

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

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