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Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Infectious Disease

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

2841 Lomita Boulevard Suite 135
Torrance, CA 90505

(310) 784-6954

Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD is an adult infectious disease specialist in Torrance, CA specializing in adult infectious disease. He graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD is affiliated with Torrance Memorial.

Office Locations

Torrance Memorial

2841 Lomita Boulevard Suite 135
Torrance, CA 90505

(310) 326-5679

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"The continued evolution of antimicrobial resistance among Gram-negative bacteria has left some patients with little to no treatment options, resulting in extended hospital stays, additional...”—"FDA OKs New Antibiotic Combo for Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections", MedPage Today, February 2025

“On Monday, April 20, L.A. County Fire medical director Dr. Clayton Kazan will hand the reins of the county's testing network over to Dr. James McKinnell, an infectious disease expert at Torrance...”—"Torrance physician tapped to lead coronavirus testing rollout, as LA County capacity hits milestone", Los Angeles Daily News, April 2020

“A caregiver can bring you food, but should leave it at the door, said Dr. James A. McKinnell, an infectious disease physician who teaches at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine.”—"COVID-19 symptoms: How can I tell if I've got the coronavirus?", Los Angeles Times, March 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Torrance, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	396
inpatient care	396

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Torrance, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	280
inpatient care	280

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	14
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	31
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	49
Dementia	32
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Torrance, CA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	300
inpatient care	300

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	36
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	51
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Torrance, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	351
inpatient care	351

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	42
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	90
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	51
Dementia	34
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Torrance, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	436
inpatient care	436

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	24
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	55
Dementia	36
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Torrance, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	394
inpatient care	394

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	23
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	37
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	55
Dementia	35
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Torrance, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	421
inpatient care	421

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	41
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	52
Dementia	44
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Torrance, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	422
inpatient care	422

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	29
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	56
Dementia	37
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Torrance, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1028
inpatient care	1028

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	36
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	80
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	57
Dementia	47
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Torrance, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1408
inpatient care	1408

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	85
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	54
Dementia	37
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Torrance, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2055
inpatient care	2055

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	47
Hispanic	68
Asian	47
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	124
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	54
Dementia	30
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Torrance, CA were hospital care and inpatient care.

hospital care	681
inpatient care	681

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	19
Non-Hispanic White	117
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	28
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	62
85 and over	52
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	59

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Dementia	32
Cancer	16

Education & Training

Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Infectious Disease and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Infectious Disease

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Torrance Memorial

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$361,722 AVYCAZ $212,885	TEFLARO $97,455	DALVANCE $51,382
Remel, Inc.	$80,118 $80,118
Actavis Pharma Inc	$28,959 DALVANCE $5,543	AVYCAZ $82	TEFLARO $33	$23,300
AbbVie Inc.	$26,383 AVYCAZ $13,944	DALVANCE $12,439
Allergan, Inc.	$22,171 AVYCAZ $17,871	TEFLARO $2,300	DALVANCE $2,000
Other	$70,036 VIBATIV $16,033	REBYOTA $6,726	NUZYRA $5,386	Xerava $4,964	Arikayce $3,265	Other $33,662

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$360,725
Consulting Fee	$134,064
Travel and Lodging	$70,077
Food and Beverage	$15,678
Honoraria	$8,748
Other	$96

Research Payments

Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD has received 114 research payments totaling $3,514,238.

Biography

Dr. James McKinnell specializes in hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and adult infectious disease and practices in Torrance, CA. Dr. McKinnell graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. For his residency, Dr. McKinnell trained at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He is professionally affiliated with Torrance Memorial. Dr. McKinnell welcomes new patients at his office inTorrance, CA as reported by Doctor.com.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Alexander McKinnell, MD From 2012 - 2022

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General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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