Dr. James Speicher, MD
NPI: 1831233410
Total Payments
$4,966
2024 Payments
$73.39
Companies
13
Transactions
36
Medicare Patients
485
Medicare Billing
$53,196
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$2,500 (50.3%)
Travel$1,734 (34.9%)
Food & Beverage$732.45 (14.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $2,500 | 1 | 50.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,734 | 5 | 34.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $732.45 | 30 | 14.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $3,794 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $651.60 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $167.35 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| Covidien LP | $129.59 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $44.41 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $43.34 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $27.47 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | $24.18 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Davol Inc. | $23.01 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| TESARO, Inc. | $19.29 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $73.39 | 3 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($44.41) |
| 2022 | $3,713 | 9 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,689) |
| 2021 | $14.77 | 1 | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($14.77) |
| 2020 | $41.15 | 2 | Davol Inc. ($23.01) |
| 2019 | $126.70 | 6 | Ethicon US, LLC ($84.91) |
| 2018 | $88.49 | 4 | Ethicon US, LLC ($69.20) |
| 2017 | $908.59 | 11 | Ethicon Inc. ($651.60) |
All Payment Transactions
36 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/17/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/01/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.37 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.04 | General |
| 10/04/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.81 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/16/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $346.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/13/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $358.84 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/12/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/11/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $2,500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/11/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.99 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/21/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $358.30 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/21/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/04/2022 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device), X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System, X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.18 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 08/30/2021 | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VAPRISOL DEXTROSE IN PLASTIC CONTAINER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.77 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 02/12/2020 | Davol Inc. | Progel (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.01 | General |
| Category: Interventional | ||||||
| 01/16/2020 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | KEYTRUDA (Biological), LENVIMA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.14 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/10/2019 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | GILOTRIF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.59 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/29/2019 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | KEYTRUDA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.37 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/17/2019 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | KEYTRUDA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.83 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/01/2019 | Ethicon US, LLC | LINX Reflux Management System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.39 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 02/25/2019 | Ethicon US, LLC | LINX Reflux Management System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.28 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 01/29/2019 | Ethicon US, LLC | LINX Reflux Management System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.24 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 12/18/2018 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.97 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 08/27/2018 | TESARO, Inc. | ZEJULA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.29 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/24/2018 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.12 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 01/03/2018 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device), SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.11 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 204 | 241 | $52,358 | $11,106 |
| 2022 | 12 | 196 | 221 | $96,426 | $23,767 |
| 2021 | 3 | 49 | 57 | $7,162 | $3,028 |
| 2020 | 3 | 36 | 36 | $78,312 | $15,295 |
Total Patients
485
Total Services
555
Medicare Billing
$53,196
Procedure Codes
27
All Medicare Procedures & Services
27 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $11,861 | $4,748 | 40.0% |
| 43248 | Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 25 | $25,300 | $3,166 | 12.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $3,516 | $1,302 | 37.0% |
| 74360 | Review by radiologist of image to guide opening of digestive tract | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 23 | $5,244 | $477.71 | 9.1% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 30 | 38 | $684.00 | $319.20 | 46.7% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2023 | 32 | 39 | $1,482 | $296.79 | 20.0% |
| 80048 | Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total) | Office | 2023 | 29 | 36 | $2,232 | $293.42 | 13.1% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $1,376 | $263.55 | 19.2% |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | Office | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $663.00 | $238.81 | 36.0% |
| 43281 | Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $53,735 | $13,390 | 24.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $7,362 | $3,112 | 42.3% |
| 32674 | Removal of lymph nodes of chest cavity using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $8,360 | $1,845 | 22.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $3,692 | $1,372 | 37.2% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 19 | $2,774 | $1,056 | 38.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $2,190 | $959.54 | 43.8% |
| 71250 | Ct scan of chest without contrast | Office | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $12,654 | $768.25 | 6.1% |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | Office | 2022 | 19 | 23 | $1,173 | $481.99 | 41.1% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $1,290 | $265.77 | 20.6% |
| 80048 | Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total) | Office | 2022 | 22 | 26 | $1,612 | $216.97 | 13.5% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2022 | 22 | 27 | $1,026 | $206.75 | 20.2% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2022 | 25 | 31 | $558.00 | $91.59 | 16.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 26 | $3,796 | $1,421 | 37.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $1,760 | $885.00 | 50.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $1,606 | $722.10 | 45.0% |
| 32663 | Examination of lung with removal of lung lobe using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $65,351 | $12,017 | 18.4% |
About Dr. James Speicher, MD
Dr. James Speicher, MD is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Greenville, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/16/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1831233410.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Speicher, MD has received a total of $4,966 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $73.39 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 36 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($2,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Speicher has provided services to 485 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 555 services with total Medicare billing of $53,196. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 27 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Other Specialties Surgery
- Location Greenville, NC
- Active Since 02/16/2007
- Last Updated 03/07/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1831233410
Products in Payments
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $2,500
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $1,294
- LINX Reflux Management System (Device) $736.51
- superDimension (Device) $129.59
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $69.20
- KEYTRUDA (Biological) $43.34
- IMFINZI (Drug) $27.47
- OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device) $24.18
- Progel (Device) $23.01
- ZEJULA (Drug) $19.29
- GILOTRIF (Drug) $16.59
- VAPRISOL DEXTROSE IN PLASTIC CONTAINER (Drug) $14.77
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) $13.37
- SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats (Device) $13.24
- OPDIVO (Biological) $11.01
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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