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James Keen Gilkerson, PA

(James Keen Gilkerson, PA)

(72 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

444 Four States Drive Suite 1A Mercy Clinic Orthopedics
Galena, KS 66739

1-877-783-4441

James Keen Gilkerson, PA is in Galena, KS specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. James Keen Gilkerson, PA is affiliated with Mercy Hospital Joplin, Mercy Hospital Carthage and Mercy Health System.

Office Locations

444 Four States Drive Suite 1A Mercy Clinic Orthopedics
Galena, KS 66739

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by James Keen Gilkerson, PA in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

arthroscopic distal clavicle excision

claviculectomy

decompression surgery

distal clavicle excision

partial claviculectomy

In 2023, James Keen Gilkerson, PA had a list price for arthroscopic distal clavicle excision, claviculectomy (clavicle excision), decompression surgery, distal clavicle excision (Mumford procedure), and partial claviculectomy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Kansas. 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

arthroscopic meniscectomy

arthroscopic meniscus surgery

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

In 2023, James Keen Gilkerson, PA had a list price for arthroscopic meniscectomy, arthroscopic meniscus surgery, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, meniscectomy (meniscus removal), meniscus surgery, rotator cuff repair, rotator cuff surgery, shoulder arthroscopy, and shoulder surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Kansas. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

arthroscopic surgery

joint surgery

shoulder surgery

By Affordability:

acromial resection

acromioplasty

arthroscopic acromioplasty

arthroscopic subacromial decompression

subacromial decompression

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Kansas, James Keen Gilkerson, PA performed more arthroscopic surgery, joint surgery, and shoulder surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for acromial resection, acromioplasty, arthroscopic acromioplasty, arthroscopic subacromial decompression, and subacromial decompression that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Keen Gilkerson, PA treated as in Galena, KS during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by James Keen Gilkerson, PA for Medicare patients.

aspiration	77
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	191
excision	29
injections	77
joint surgery	81
minimally invasive procedures	81
musculoskeletal imaging	26
upper extremity surgery	81
X-rays	26

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	119

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Keen Gilkerson, PA treated as in Galena, KS during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by James Keen Gilkerson, PA for Medicare patients.

aspiration	96
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	266
excision	35
injections	96
joint surgery	101
minimally invasive procedures	101
musculoskeletal imaging	44
upper extremity surgery	101
X-rays	44

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	149

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Keen Gilkerson, PA treated as in Galena, KS during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by James Keen Gilkerson, PA for Medicare patients.

aspiration	59
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	202
excision	52
injections	59
joint surgery	139
minimally invasive procedures	139
musculoskeletal imaging	37
upper extremity surgery	139
X-rays	37

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	118

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Keen Gilkerson, PA treated as in Galena, KS during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by James Keen Gilkerson, PA for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	212
excision	43
injections	57
joint surgery	119
minimally invasive procedures	119
musculoskeletal imaging	32
upper extremity surgery	119
X-rays	32

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Keen Gilkerson, PA treated as in Galena, KS during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by James Keen Gilkerson, PA for Medicare patients.

aspiration	58
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	190
excision	24
injections	58
joint surgery	79
lower extremity surgery	18
minimally invasive procedures	79
musculoskeletal imaging	29
upper extremity surgery	61
X-rays	29

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	116

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Keen Gilkerson, PA treated as in Galena, KS during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by James Keen Gilkerson, PA for Medicare patients.

aspiration	68
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	270
excision	27
injections	68
joint surgery	143
lower extremity surgery	66
minimally invasive procedures	143
musculoskeletal imaging	25
upper extremity surgery	77
X-rays	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that James Keen Gilkerson, PA treated as in Galena, KS during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by James Keen Gilkerson, PA for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
doctor visit	167
excision	24
injections	38
joint surgery	76
lower extremity surgery	32
minimally invasive procedures	76
upper extremity surgery	44

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	107

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by James Keen Gilkerson, PA for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that James Keen Gilkerson, PA treated as in Galena, KS were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

aspiration	64
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	214
excision	33
injections	64
joint surgery	105
lower extremity surgery	38
minimally invasive procedures	105
musculoskeletal imaging	32
upper extremity surgery	88
X-rays	32

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	97
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	125

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by James Keen Gilkerson, PA From 2016 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that James Keen Gilkerson, PA treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	2
Cancer	5

Education & Training

He is certified by the on Certification of Physician Assistants and has a state license in Kansas.

Board Certification: on Certification of Physician Assistants

Licensed In: Kansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

James Keen Gilkerson, PA is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mercy Hospital Joplin

Mercy Hospital Carthage

Mercy Health System

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.

James Keen Gilkerson, PA appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare Medicare Advantage, HealthChoice, USA Managed Care Organization, United Healthcare, Aetna, Humana, Coventry, Cigna, Anthem BlueCross BlueShield, HealthNet Federal, First Health Network, Prime Health Services, MultiPlan/PHCS, MHNet, Missouri Care, Comp Results, CNH/Reman, Tri-State Healthcare Coalition, Home State Health, BearSkin Healthcare, NHC Advantage, National Comp Care, American Healthcare Alliance, Health Management Network, Arkansas MCO, Each Care Network, Ambetter from Home State Health, Integrity Home Care, Comp Care of the Ozarks, Allwell from Home State Health and Health Systems, Inc..

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, James Keen Gilkerson, PA accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare Medicare Advantage

HealthChoice

USA Managed Care Organization

United Healthcare

Aetna

Humana

Coventry

Cigna

Anthem BlueCross BlueShield

HealthNet Federal

First Health Network

Prime Health Services

MultiPlan/PHCS

MHNet

Missouri Care

Comp Results

CNH/Reman

Tri-State Healthcare Coalition

Home State Health

BearSkin Healthcare

NHC Advantage

National Comp Care

American Healthcare Alliance

Health Management Network

Arkansas MCO

Each Care Network

Ambetter from Home State Health

Integrity Home Care

Comp Care of the Ozarks

Allwell from Home State Health

Health Systems, Inc.

Ratings & Reviews

James Keen Gilkerson, PA has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.97 out of 5 stars based on 72 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of James Keen Gilkerson, PA from all over the web to help you find the right in Galena, KS.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by James Keen Gilkerson, PA. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Titan Surgical Group, LLC	$1,031 $1,031
Arthrex, Inc.	$304 $304
BIOVENTUS LLC	$17 Durolane $17

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$954
Food and Beverage	$398

Biography

Mr. James Gilkerson's specialty is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Patients rated Mr. Gilkerson highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Anthem, Blue California, and Coventry are among the insurance carriers that Mr. Gilkerson honors. He is affiliated with Mercy Hospital Joplin and Mercy Hospital Carthage. Yext reports that he is closed to new patients at this time.