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Dr. James L. Parker, MD

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Specializes in: Hematopathology, Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Dermatopathology, Chemical Pathology and Immunopathology

1899 Tate Boulevard Se Suite 1105
Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 322-3821

Dr. James L. Parker, MD is a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC specializing in hematopathology, blood banking & transfusion medicine, dermatopathology, chemical pathology and immunopathology.

Office Locations

1899 Tate Boulevard Se Suite 1105
Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 322-3821

(828) 322-6697

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

cytology

intraoperative pathology consultation

non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology

By Affordability:

consultation

immunohistochemistry test

liquid-based cytology

non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology

special stains

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. James L. Parker, MD performed more cytology, intraoperative pathology consultation, and non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for consultation, immunohistochemistry (IHC) test, liquid-based cytology (ThinPrep), non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology, and special stains that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cytology

In 2012, Dr. James L. Parker, MD had a list price for cytology that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. 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 L. Parker, MD treated as a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC during 2012 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	411
cytology	167
lab tests	1042

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Parker, MD treated as a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC during 2013 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	388
cytology	174
lab tests	1172

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	671
Female	856

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1434
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	693
From 75 to 84	457
85 and over	134
Less than 65	243

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Parker, MD treated as a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC during 2014 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	298
cytology	175
lab tests	1465

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	644
Female	695

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1261
Black	52
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	599
From 75 to 84	415
85 and over	98
Less than 65	227

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Parker, MD treated as a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC during 2015 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	256
cytology	205
lab tests	352

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1108
Female	1264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2212
Black	114
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1056
From 75 to 84	692
85 and over	212
Less than 65	412

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Parker, MD treated as a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC during 2016 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	252
cytology	201
lab tests	276

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	477
Female	625

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1031
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	533
From 75 to 84	305
85 and over	88
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Parker, MD treated as a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC during 2017 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	179
cytology	150
lab tests	279

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	573

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	940
Black	50
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	481
From 75 to 84	306
85 and over	72
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Parker, MD treated as a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC during 2018 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	176
cytology	190
lab tests	341

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	561

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	934
Black	41
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	451
From 75 to 84	331
85 and over	69
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Parker, MD treated as a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC during 2019 were cytology, consultation and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	141
cytology	180
lab tests	128

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	382
Female	455

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	777
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	287
85 and over	71
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Parker, MD treated as a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC during 2020 were cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	41

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Parker, MD treated as a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC during 2021 were cytology, consultation and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	23
cytology	27
lab tests	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Parker, MD treated as a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC during 2022 were cytology, lab tests and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	23
cytology	43
lab tests	25

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	71

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Parker, MD treated as a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC during 2023 were cytology, lab tests and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	117
cytology	179
lab tests	128

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	335
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	39
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	45
Dementia	7
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James L. Parker, MD treated as a hematopathologist in Hickory, NC were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

consultation	205
cytology	142
lab tests	474

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Female	449
Male	372

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	743
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	252
85 and over	65
Less than 65	127
65 to 74	372

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Parker, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James L. Parker, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	5
Cancer	21

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$14 $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$14

Biography

Dr. James Parker works as an immunopathology, chemical pathology, and forensic pathology. He studied medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

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