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Dr. James E. Mojica, MD

(50 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Professional interests include: lung transplant, sleep disorders, lung issues, and more.

1575 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

(617) 952-6871

Dr. James E. Mojica, MD is a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. James E. Mojica, MD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.

Office Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital

1575 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

(617) 952-6871

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52 Second Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451

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55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

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Some issues Dr. James E. Mojica, MD can help you with:

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

In The News

“Dr. James Mojica, director of Massachusetts General Hospital's Spaulding Sleep Center, fielded calls from three patients since Monday who said their previous sleep issues had returned since the...”—"Sleep problems plaguing many in Boston after marathon bombing", Boston, April 2013

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

in-lab polysomnography

inpatient hospital care

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

In 2023, Dr. James E. Mojica, MD performed more in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Mojica, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2012 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	122
doctor visit	331
hospital care	207
inpatient care	207
pulmonary testing	39
sleep study	243

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Mojica, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2013 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, airway management and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	158
doctor visit	272
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
pulmonary testing	447
sleep study	288

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	697
Black	30
Hispanic	35
Asian	16
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	57
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Mojica, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2014 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	130
doctor visit	260
hospital care	230
inpatient care	230
sleep study	233

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	26
Hispanic	21
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	27
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Mojica, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2015 were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	159
doctor visit	438
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138
sleep study	266

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD.

**Gender**
Male	610
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	894
Black	64
Hispanic	46
Asian	32
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	476
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	46
Less than 65	296

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Mojica, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	122
doctor visit	372
hospital care	267
inpatient care	267
pulmonary testing	22
sleep study	216

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	37
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	49
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Mojica, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	135
bronchoscopy	32
doctor visit	483
hospital care	415
inpatient care	415
minimally invasive procedures	17
pulmonary testing	157
sleep study	233

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD.

**Gender**
Male	453
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	731
Black	36
Hispanic	44
Asian	19
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	66
Less than 65	201

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Mojica, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	135
bronchoscopy	33
doctor visit	415
hospital care	305
inpatient care	305
pulmonary testing	235
sleep study	247

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD.

**Gender**
Male	491
Female	445

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	785
Black	49
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	405
From 75 to 84	271
85 and over	69
Less than 65	191

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Mojica, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2019 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	143
doctor visit	567
hospital care	185
inpatient care	185
pulmonary testing	382
sleep study	251

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD.

**Gender**
Male	587
Female	514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	946
Black	38
Hispanic	53
Asian	23
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	455
From 75 to 84	325
85 and over	82
Less than 65	239

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Mojica, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	44
bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	190
hospital care	205
inpatient care	205
pulmonary testing	19
sleep study	93

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	470
Black	30
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	40
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	32
Dementia	18
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Mojica, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	55
doctor visit	275
hospital care	335
inpatient care	335
pulmonary testing	27
sleep study	134

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	513
Black	29
Hispanic	25
Asian	11
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	49
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Mojica, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	67
doctor visit	267
hospital care	367
inpatient care	367
pulmonary testing	123
sleep study	112

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD.

**Gender**
Male	345
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	550
Black	22
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	41
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James E. Mojica, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Cambridge, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

airway management	115
bronchoscopy	27
doctor visit	351
hospital care	251
inpatient care	251
minimally invasive procedures	17
pulmonary testing	161
sleep study	210

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Mojica, MD.

**Gender**
Male	373
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	32
Asian / Pacific Islander	10
Non-Hispanic White	588
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	33
Other	25

**Age**
75 to 84	194
85 and over	47
Less than 65	160
65 to 74	295

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

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	20
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Cancer	14
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. James E. Mojica, MD graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed residency at Columbia University Medical Center. He is certified by the Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Residency: Columbia University Medical Center

Board Certification: Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James E. Mojica, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. James E. Mojica, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. James E. Mojica, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

Tufts Health Plan

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Maine Community Health Options

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

MassHealth

WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James E. Mojica, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 50 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James E. Mojica, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Cambridge, MA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$16 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $16

**Types of Payments**
Education	$16

Biography

Dr. James Mojica specializes in adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology. Areas of expertise for Dr. Mojica include sleep disorders, lung transplant, and intensive care. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Mojica usually is in-network for Blue California, Coventry, and Viant, as well as other insurance carriers. He studied medicine at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. For his professional training, Dr. Mojica completed a residency program at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Mojica is conversant in Spanish. He is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.