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Dr. James S. Lock, MD

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery and General Surgery

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

121 North 20th Street Building 3a
Opelika, AL 36801

(334) 745-6271

Dr. James S. Lock, MD is a vascular surgeon in Opelika, AL specializing in vascular surgery and general surgery. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. James S. Lock, MD is affiliated with East Alabama Health.

Office Locations

East Alabama Health

121 North 20th Street Building 3a
Opelika, AL 36801

(334) 745-6271

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James S. Lock, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

abdominal duplex ultrasound

carotid duplex ultrasound

pelvic duplex ultrasound

testicular duplex ultrasound

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. James S. Lock, MD performed more abdominal duplex ultrasound, carotid duplex ultrasound, pelvic duplex ultrasound, and testicular duplex ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Lock, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Opelika, AL during 2012 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

abdominal imaging	71
catheterization	12
doctor visit	598
endarterectomy	27
hospital care	185
inpatient care	185
minimally invasive procedures	17
neck surgery	27
pelvic imaging	71
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	164
vascular procedures	261

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Lock, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Opelika, AL during 2013 were vascular procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

abdominal imaging	82
angioplasty	11
catheterization	14
doctor visit	774
endarterectomy	30
hospital care	282
inpatient care	282
minimally invasive procedures	33
neck surgery	30
pelvic imaging	82
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
skin procedures	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	202
vascular procedures	298

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	518
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	80
Less than 65	121

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Lock, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Opelika, AL during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, vascular procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

abdominal imaging	79
abdominal surgery	11
catheterization	39
doctor visit	1005
endarterectomy	28
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	458
inpatient care	458
minimally invasive procedures	16
neck surgery	28
open surgery	11
pelvic imaging	79
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	232
vascular procedures	358

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	379
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	635
Black	172
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	277
85 and over	98
Less than 65	137

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Lock, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Opelika, AL during 2015 were vascular procedures, hospital care, ultrasound (sonogram) and inpatient care.

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

abdominal imaging	104
abdominal surgery	11
catheterization	25
doctor visit	1256
endarterectomy	35
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	302
inpatient care	274
minimally invasive procedures	33
neck surgery	35
outpatient care	28
pelvic imaging	104
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	281
vascular procedures	422

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	760
Female	826

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1212
Black	350
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	646
From 75 to 84	524
85 and over	166
Less than 65	250

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Lock, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Opelika, AL during 2016 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

abdominal imaging	114
abdominal surgery	15
amputation	19
angioplasty	13
catheterization	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
doctor visit	1316
endarterectomy	23
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	445
inpatient care	412
lower extremity surgery	19
minimally invasive procedures	33
neck surgery	23
open surgery	15
outpatient care	33
pelvic imaging	114
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
skin procedures	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	299
vascular procedures	463

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	641
Black	196
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	356
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	105
Less than 65	122

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Lock, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Opelika, AL during 2017 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

abdominal imaging	98
abdominal surgery	12
angioplasty	14
catheterization	24
doctor visit	1162
endarterectomy	17
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	380
inpatient care	357
minimally invasive procedures	12
neck surgery	17
open surgery	12
outpatient care	23
pelvic imaging	98
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
skin procedures	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	247
vascular procedures	392

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	343
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	558
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	93
Less than 65	129

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Lock, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Opelika, AL during 2018 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

abdominal imaging	89
angioplasty	56
catheterization	12
doctor visit	1018
endarterectomy	16
hospital care	371
inpatient care	347
minimally invasive procedures	42
neck surgery	16
outpatient care	24
pelvic imaging	89
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	253
vascular procedures	439

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	491
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	77
Less than 65	106

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Lock, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Opelika, AL during 2019 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

abdominal imaging	63
angioplasty	36
doctor visit	894
endarterectomy	16
hospital care	282
inpatient care	260
minimally invasive procedures	24
neck surgery	16
outpatient care	22
pelvic imaging	63
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	232
vascular procedures	389

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	473
Black	134
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	74
Less than 65	96

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Lock, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Opelika, AL during 2020 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

abdominal imaging	56
angioplasty	45
dialysis access procedures	11
doctor visit	774
endarterectomy	15
hospital care	159
inpatient care	146
minimally invasive procedures	45
neck surgery	15
outpatient care	13
pelvic imaging	56
ultrasound (sonogram)	218
vascular procedures	367

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	68
Less than 65	85

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Lock, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Opelika, AL during 2021 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

abdominal imaging	54
angioplasty	21
doctor visit	726
endarterectomy	16
hospital care	143
inpatient care	143
minimally invasive procedures	21
neck surgery	16
pelvic imaging	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	202
vascular procedures	313

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	59
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Lock, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Lock, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Opelika, AL during 2022 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

abdominal imaging	48
doctor visit	613
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
pelvic imaging	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	189
vascular procedures	239

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	353
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	54
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Lock, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James S. Lock, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Opelika, AL were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	78
abdominal surgery	12
amputation	19
angioplasty	28
catheterization	21
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
dialysis access procedures	11
doctor visit	921
endarterectomy	22
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	283
inpatient care	270
lower extremity surgery	19
minimally invasive procedures	27
neck surgery	22
open surgery	12
outpatient care	23
pelvic imaging	78
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	229
vascular procedures	358

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	363

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	77
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	515
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	232
85 and over	79
Less than 65	102
65 to 74	264

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Lock, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Education & Training

Dr. James S. Lock, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He completed residency at Carraway Methodist Medical Center. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Residency: Carraway Methodist Medical Center

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James S. Lock, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

East Alabama Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Endologix, Inc.	$3,919 AFX $1,213	Pevar $908	OVATION $212	$1,587
Davol Inc.	$2,900 SURGICAL $2,880	PHASIX $20
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$2,613 EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis $1,567	VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis $305	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis $231	TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $122	C3 Delivery System $107	Other $281
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$1,528 ENROUTE 0.014 Guidewire $766	ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent $534	ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System $228
Avinger Inc.	$814 Vascular Disease $6	$808
Other	$4,134 Vascular $405	BioMimics 3D Vascular Stent System $250	Synthetics $231	SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER $230	Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System $223	Other $2,794

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,948
Travel and Lodging	$6,935
Education	$25

Biography

Dr. J. Lock's medical specialty is general surgery and vascular surgery. He graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Carraway Methodist Medical Center. Dr. Lock is professionally affiliated with East Alabama Health.