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Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD

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Specializes in: Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College (1984)

33672 Bayview Medical Drive 1st Floor
Lewes, DE 19958

(302) 644-0964

Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD is a surgical oncologist in Lewes, DE specializing in surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 1984 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD is affiliated with BEEBE PHYSICIAN NETWORK INC.

Office Locations

33672 Bayview Medical Drive 1st Floor
Lewes, DE 19958

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In The News

“"His appointment as surgeon-in-chief builds on the longtime contributions and achievements of Dr. James Spellman, now serving as a Beebe board member in addition to caring for his patients.”—"Beebe welcomes Dr. John Zapas as surgeon-in-chief", Cape Gazette, August 2025

“She agreed it was concerning and said I should reach out to Dr. James Spellman, a surgical oncologist at Beebe Healthcare, to make an appointment.”—"Unexpected diagnosis is a testament to Beebe's great care", Cape Gazette, February 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Lewes, DE during 2012 were excision, breast procedures, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

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

breast procedures	63
cancer surgery	27
diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	577
excision	86
image guided procedures	36
lymph node procedures	46
minimally invasive procedures	36
minor procedures	36
open surgery	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Lewes, DE during 2013 were excision, breast procedures, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

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

breast procedures	73
cancer surgery	36
diagnostic procedures	68
doctor visit	569
excision	104
image guided procedures	37
lymph node procedures	63
minimally invasive procedures	37
minor procedures	37
open surgery	68

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	32
Less than 65	18

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Lewes, DE during 2014 were breast procedures, diagnostic procedures, excision and lymph node procedures.

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

breast procedures	80
cancer surgery	37
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	608
excision	64
image guided procedures	43
lymph node procedures	58
minimally invasive procedures	43
minor procedures	43
open surgery	27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	40
Less than 65	25

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Lewes, DE during 2015 were breast procedures, excision, lymph node procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

breast procedures	88
cancer surgery	46
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	647
excision	80
image guided procedures	42
lymph node procedures	77
minimally invasive procedures	42
minor procedures	42
open surgery	34

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	618

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	824
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	464
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	72
Less than 65	56

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Lewes, DE during 2016 were breast procedures, excision, diagnostic procedures and lymph node procedures.

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

breast procedures	89
cancer surgery	48
catheterization	27
device removal	15
diagnostic procedures	69
doctor visit	716
excision	76
image guided procedures	41
lymph node procedures	58
minimally invasive procedures	41
minor procedures	41
open surgery	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	44
Less than 65	28

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Lewes, DE during 2017 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

breast procedures	80
cancer surgery	53
catheterization	37
diagnostic procedures	69
doctor visit	548
excision	95
image guided procedures	27
lymph node procedures	88
minimally invasive procedures	27
minor procedures	27
open surgery	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	32
Less than 65	20

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Lewes, DE during 2018 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

breast procedures	71
cancer surgery	53
catheterization	30
diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	555
excision	94
image guided procedures	18
lymph node procedures	87
minimally invasive procedures	18
minor procedures	18
open surgery	41

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	341
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	28
Less than 65	21

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	4
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Lewes, DE during 2019 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

breast procedures	102
cancer surgery	70
catheterization	29
diagnostic procedures	81
doctor visit	401
excision	119
image guided procedures	32
lymph node procedures	100
minimally invasive procedures	32
minor procedures	32
open surgery	49

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	32
Less than 65	16

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	4
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Lewes, DE during 2020 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

breast procedures	83
cancer surgery	54
catheterization	24
diagnostic procedures	82
doctor visit	427
excision	107
image guided procedures	29
lymph node procedures	102
minimally invasive procedures	29
minor procedures	29
open surgery	53

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Lewes, DE during 2021 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

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

breast procedures	34
cancer surgery	34
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	491
excision	57
lymph node procedures	40
open surgery	23

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	28
Less than 65	11

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	412

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Lewes, DE were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and diagnostic procedures.

breast procedures	76
cancer surgery	45
catheterization	23
device removal	15
diagnostic procedures	65
doctor visit	541
excision	88
image guided procedures	33
lymph node procedures	71
minimally invasive procedures	33
minor procedures	33
open surgery	42

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	354
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	129
85 and over	28
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	195

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

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	48
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. James E. Spellman JR., MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 1984. He completed residency at Stamford Hospital, Connecticut. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Delaware.

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College (1984)

Residency: Stamford Hospital, Connecticut

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Delaware

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

BEEBE PHYSICIAN NETWORK INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Ethicon US, LLC	$3,438 Energy: Harmonic $1,087	STRATAFIX $790	Harmonic $483	Endoscopy Endocutters $274	DERMABOND $239	Other $565
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$3,161 Da Vinci Surgical System $3,161
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$58 Smart Port CT $42	$16
Ethicon Inc.	$47 Mesh $24	Sutures $23
Amgen Inc.	$35 XGEVA $20	Kyprolis $14
Other	$96 Perjeta $22	BioTherapeutics - GAMMAGARD-KIOVIG $19	Olympus Laparoscopic Insufflation $17	AFFIRM $15	Advanced Energy Cutting Device $12	Other $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,619
Travel and Lodging	$2,466
Education	$750

Biography

Dr. James Spellman's area of specialization is surgical oncology (cancer surgery). Dr. Spellman attended medical school at Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. He trained at Stamford Hospital, Connecticut for his residency. He welcomes new patients at his office inLewes, DE as reported by Doctor.com.

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

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

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

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