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Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

300 Tower Road Ne Suite 200
Marietta, GA 30060

(770) 427-5717

Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD is a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD is affiliated with ATLANTA KNEE AND SHOULDER CLINIC PC.

Office Locations

300 Tower Road Ne Suite 200
Marietta, GA 30060

(770) 427-5717

(770) 429-6503

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD in 2024

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

spinal procedures

spine imaging

In 2024, Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD had a list price for major joint aspiration, major joint injection, spinal procedures, and spine imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. 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:

aspiration

aspiration procedures

In 2012, Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD had a list price for aspiration, aspiration procedures, injections, joint aspiration, joint injections, and spine X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. 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 R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA during 2012 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, manual therapy and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
aspiration	41
bone marrow tests	21
decompression surgery	44
diagnostic evaluation	85
diagnostic procedures	271
doctor visit	708
hospital care	86
injections	37
inpatient care	86
manual therapy	323
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	105
nerve procedures	44
pain management	17
pelvic imaging	26
rehabilitation	795
spinal procedures	424
X-rays	256

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, rehabilitation and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	43
aspiration	21
decompression surgery	42
diagnostic evaluation	19
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	808
hospital care	27
injections	37
inpatient care	27
manual therapy	83
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	97
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	42
pain management	16
pelvic imaging	19
rehabilitation	125
spinal procedures	430
X-rays	241

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	49
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
bone marrow tests	17
decompression surgery	29
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	718
hospital care	16
injections	73
inpatient care	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	97
nerve procedures	29
pain management	45
pelvic imaging	13
spinal procedures	313
X-rays	164

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	335
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	36
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
aspiration	16
decompression surgery	71
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	830
injections	72
manual therapy	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	111
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	71
pain management	56
rehabilitation	49
spinal procedures	394
X-rays	170

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	336
Female	504

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	760
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	72
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA during 2016 were spinal procedures, injections, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
aspiration	47
decompression surgery	103
diagnostic procedures	62
doctor visit	855
implant removal	14
injections	133
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	117
nerve procedures	103
pain management	86
rehabilitation	38
revision surgery	18
spinal procedures	411
X-rays	91

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	397
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	35
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, injections and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
decompression surgery	29
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	460
injections	73
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
nerve procedures	29
pain management	27
spinal procedures	142
X-rays	74

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	25
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, injections and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	526
injections	62
joint surgery	12
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	31
pain management	44
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	216
X-rays	149

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	18
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	413
joint surgery	12
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	17
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	171
X-rays	142

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	11
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, injections and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	11
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	309
injections	32
joint surgery	16
minimally invasive procedures	11
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	14
reconstructive surgery	16
spinal procedures	179
X-rays	124

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	11
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, injections and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
aspiration	12
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	442
injections	77
minimally invasive procedures	12
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	159
X-rays	116

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	12
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA during 2022 were injections, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	154
injections	29
spinal procedures	20
X-rays	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	13
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA during 2023 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
doctor visit	92
injections	20

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA during 2024 were injections, X-rays, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	155
injections	49
spinal procedures	48
X-rays	48

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Marietta, GA were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, manual therapy and X-rays.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
aspiration	24
bone marrow tests	19
decompression surgery	39
diagnostic evaluation	52
diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	497
hospital care	43
implant removal	14
injections	57
inpatient care	43
joint surgery	13
manual therapy	142
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	92
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	39
pain management	41
pelvic imaging	19
reconstructive surgery	13
rehabilitation	251
revision surgery	18
spinal procedures	242
X-rays	132

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	23
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	234
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	79
85 and over	21
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	133

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Georgia.

Licensed In: Georgia

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Marietta, GA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2020-12-01

Excellent surgeon specializing in adult deformity. He did cervical surgery for scoliosis and I have been great! I highly recommend him. The office is not state of the art and office set up can be confusing. But if you need a great surgeon I can overlook these things. I have had multiple surgeries for my scoliosis.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$473,449 Spine $202,911	SUSTAIN O $189,981	REVERE $20,445	REVERE 5.5 Degen Ti System $13,598	Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc $11,400	Other $35,114
NUVASIVE, INC.	$223,167 Thoracolumbar $79,079	Power $50,204	Reline $50,181	XLIF $25,747	Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc $7,954	Other $10,002
Stryker Corporation	$119,081 XIA $46,242	Tritanium $25,287	ARIA $14,688	OASYS $12,197	SERRATO $7,230	Other $13,438
4WEB, Inc.	$85,909 SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM $85,909
Spineart SA	$26,881 Perla TL $20,386	PERLA C $4,611	CURE ACP - ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE $1,884
Other	$80,479 CYGNUS Anterior Cervical plate $18,000	Spinal Implant $15,941	COFLEX $10,158	I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT $5,435	Other - Miscellaneous $5,022	Other $25,923

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$627,169
Consulting Fee	$238,697
Travel and Lodging	$89,216
Food and Beverage	$39,977
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$12,070
Other	$1,837

Research Payments

Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD has received 27 research payments totaling $47,117.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. James R. Malcolm, MD.

4WEB, Inc.	2025	$1,691,808.37	Physician Covered Recipient	PREFERRED STOCK
4WEB, Inc.	2024	$1,631,058.37	Physician Covered Recipient	PREFERRED STOCK
4WEB, Inc.	2023	$1,570,141.93	Physician Covered Recipient	PREFERRED STOCK
4WEB, Inc.	2022	$1,509,391.93	Physician Covered Recipient	PREFERRED STOCK
4WEB, Inc.	2021	$1,448,641.93	Physician Covered Recipient	PREFERRED STOCK
4WEB, Inc.	2019	$594,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	PREFERRED STOCK
4WEB, Inc.	2018	$418,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	PREFERRED STOCK
4WEB, Inc.	2020	$364,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	PREFERRED STOCK
4WEB, Inc.	2017	$153,090.40	Physician Covered Recipient	PREFERRED STOCK

Biography

Dr. James Malcolm's areas of specialization are spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery; he sees patients in Marietta, GA. Dr. Malcolm has obtained a license to practice in Georgia.