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Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

4600 Highway 280 Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35242

(205) 971-5000

Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD is a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

4600 Highway 280 Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35242

(205) 971-5000

(205) 971-5050

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4600 Us-280 #210
Birmingham, AL 35242

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
aspiration	45
bone marrow tests	45
decompression surgery	119
doctor visit	407
implant removal	14
injections	18
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	119
pain management	18
revision surgery	18
spinal procedures	430
X-rays	265

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
aspiration	45
bone marrow tests	45
decompression surgery	99
doctor visit	184
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	99
revision surgery	16
spinal procedures	255
X-rays	120

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	12
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
aspiration	33
bone marrow tests	33
decompression surgery	110
doctor visit	167
neck surgery	24
nerve procedures	110
spinal procedures	237
X-rays	91

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	31
aspiration	29
bone marrow tests	29
decompression surgery	113
doctor visit	262
implant removal	17
neck surgery	31
nerve procedures	113
pelvic imaging	29
revision surgery	23
spinal procedures	294
X-rays	150

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
decompression surgery	92
doctor visit	193
minimally invasive procedures	14
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	92
revision surgery	22
spinal procedures	225
X-rays	101

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
aspiration	11
bone marrow tests	11
decompression surgery	75
doctor visit	216
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve procedures	75
revision surgery	26
spinal procedures	228
X-rays	104

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	45
decompression surgery	123
doctor visit	186
minimally invasive procedures	19
neck surgery	26
nerve procedures	123
revision surgery	19
spinal procedures	270
X-rays	72

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	33
decompression surgery	79
doctor visit	140
minimally invasive procedures	14
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	79
spinal procedures	162
X-rays	29

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	43
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	33
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	104
minimally invasive procedures	12
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	46
spinal procedures	98
X-rays	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Birmingham, AL were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	27
aspiration	32
bone marrow tests	32
decompression surgery	95
doctor visit	206
implant removal	15
injections	18
minimally invasive procedures	15
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	95
pain management	18
pelvic imaging	29
revision surgery	20
spinal procedures	244
X-rays	105

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	196
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	5
85 and over	1
Less than 65	68
65 to 74	108

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	7
Dementia	4

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Nutech Spine, Inc.	$10,611 Reform Pedicle Screw System $10,384	NuShield $90	Sacroiliac Intra-articular Fusion Allograft 11 mm (SIFix) $55	DuALIF $52	Lumbar Pedicle Screw-S Loc System $29
NUVASIVE, INC.	$1,645 Thoracolumbar $1,214	XLIF $195	ALIF $148	Biologics $75	Integrated Operative Solutions $14
Olympus America Inc.	$1,067 RICHARDS SINUSCOPE ADAPTOR FOR LIGHT CABLE $102	ORBEYE SURGICAL MICROSCOPE $73	$892
BIOMET SPINE, LLC	$522 Spine $522
Spineology Inc.	$310 Rampart Duo Interbody Fusion system $310
Other	$1,485 FLOSEAL $273	Biomet SpinalPak $211	EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control $142	CellerateRx $105	Spine Implant $102	Other $652

**Types of Payments**
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$10,384
Food and Beverage	$4,124
Travel and Lodging	$1,110
Gift	$23

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. James S. Faulkner JR., MD.

Nutech Spine, Inc.	2014	$139,036.40	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock, subject to shareholder agreements including restrictive covenants
Nutech Spine, Inc.	2013	$103,040.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock, subject to shareholder agreements including restrictive covenants

Biography

Dr. J. Faulkner practices spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Faulkner has obtained a license to practice in Alabama.