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Dr. James E. Thompson, MD

Accepting New Patients

(68 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Professional interests include: chronic illness, mental health issues, acute care, and more.

548 Blue Ridge Avenue
Bedford, VA 24523

(540) 586-4723

Dr. James E. Thompson, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Bedford, VA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. James E. Thompson, MD is affiliated with Carilion Clinic.

Office Locations

548 Blue Ridge Avenue
Bedford, VA 24523

(540) 586-4723

(540) 586-5269

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

Mental Health Issues

Mental health issues, also referred to as mental health disorders or mental health illnesses, are a wide variety of conditions that impact behavior, emotion, and cognition. There are many different forms of mental health issues, some of which are acute (short-term), while others are chronic. Common mental health issues include:

Anxiety disorders, such as obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, and phobias
Mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorder
Eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia
Personality disorders, such as borderline and narcissistic personality disorders
Grief and trauma, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Impulse control and addiction disorders
Psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

No single cause of mental health issues exists. Multiple factors may increase one's risk for developing mental health issues, including but not limited to:

Genetic history
Chemical imbalances in the brain
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Substance use
Exposure to viruses, chemicals, or other substances in the womb
Adverse life experiences, such as childhood trauma or recurring stress
Isolation and poor living conditions

Mental health issues are typically diagnosed by a provider like a psychiatrist or a psychologist. These issues are diagnosed through psychological evaluation and talk therapy.

Mental health therapy can be an effective tool in supporting people who are struggling with unwanted feelings, behaviors, or difficult circumstances in their lives. Many forms of therapy are available, including specialized therapies tailored to particular disorders. For many issues, therapists help patients manage their conditions through talk therapy. Other treatments can include medication or stays at a psychiatric facility. Mental health therapy can help people with mental health issues improve their mental and emotional wellbeing.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Thompson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bedford, VA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	349
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	21
Less than 65	182

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Thompson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bedford, VA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	354
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	14
Less than 65	177

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Thompson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bedford, VA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	318
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	46
Less than 65	276

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Thompson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bedford, VA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	315
hospital care	106
inpatient care	106

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	20
Less than 65	132

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Thompson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bedford, VA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	350
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	18
Less than 65	132

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Thompson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bedford, VA during 2018 were preventive care, blood draw, vaccines and lab tests.

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

blood draw	258
diabetes management	55
doctor visit	767
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96
lab tests	131
preventive care	261
vaccines	206

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	478
Black	95
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	63
Less than 65	158

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Thompson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bedford, VA during 2019 were blood draw, preventive care, lab tests and diabetes management.

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

blood draw	461
diabetes management	210
doctor visit	1415
lab tests	404
preventive care	419
vaccines	209

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	64
Less than 65	88

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James E. Thompson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bedford, VA during 2020 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

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

blood draw	318
diabetes management	135
doctor visit	685
lab tests	281
preventive care	147
vaccines	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	69
Less than 65	64

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James E. Thompson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bedford, VA were blood draw, preventive care, lab tests and vaccines.

blood draw	345
diabetes management	133
doctor visit	509
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
lab tests	272
preventive care	275
vaccines	142

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

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

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	29
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	295
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	79
85 and over	35
Less than 65	134
65 to 74	122

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James E. Thompson, MD From 2012 - 2020

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	6
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. James E. Thompson, MD graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed residency at Hennepin County Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Carilion Clinic

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James E. Thompson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.96 out of 5 stars based on 68 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James E. Thompson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Bedford, VA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$179 Ped Mandible Distraction $102	MF Sets $76
Abbott Laboratories	$142 Healon Viscoelastics $142
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$26 $26
Duchesnay USA Incorporated	$16 Osphena $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$362

Biography

Dr. James Thompson is a specialist in family medicine in Bedford, VA. He is especially interested in immunization (preventive vaccines), acute care, and chronic illness. He is affiliated with Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital. Dr. Thompson graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Hennepin County Medical Center. Patient ratings for Dr. Thompson average 5.0 stars (out of 5). Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Bedford, VA.