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Dr. James William Jacobs, MD

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(Dr. James W. Jacobs, MD)

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Ohio State University College of Medicine

115 Crescent Commons Drive Suite 250
Cary, NC 27518

(919) 859-9954

Dr. James William Jacobs, MD is an internist in Cary, NC specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. James William Jacobs, MD is affiliated with WakeMed Health & Hospitals.

Office Locations

115 Crescent Commons Drive Suite 250
Cary, NC 27518

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In The News

“About 18 months later, Kimel filled a one-month prescription from Dr. James Jacobs for 300 oxycodone pills.”—"Will doctors prescribe fewer painkillers? One patient got 300 oxycodone before heroin overdose.", Charlotte Observer, November 2016

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

carotid duplex ultrasound

vascular ultrasound

By Affordability:

carotid duplex ultrasound

carotid ultrasound

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. James William Jacobs, MD performed more carotid duplex ultrasound, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for carotid duplex ultrasound, and carotid ultrasound 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 William Jacobs, MD treated as an internist in Cary, NC during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	12
doctor visit	572
lab tests	12
preventive care	91
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
vaccines	79
vascular procedures	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Jacobs, MD treated as an internist in Cary, NC during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	13
doctor visit	510
lab tests	13
preventive care	136
ultrasound (sonogram)	21
vaccines	112
vascular procedures	21

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD in 2013

Hypertension	33
High Cholesterol	23
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Jacobs, MD treated as an internist in Cary, NC during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	19
doctor visit	472
lab tests	40
preventive care	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
vaccines	97
vascular procedures	19

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	67

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD in 2014

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Jacobs, MD treated as an internist in Cary, NC during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	465
lab tests	18
preventive care	165
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vaccines	165
vascular procedures	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	150

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD in 2015

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Jacobs, MD treated as an internist in Cary, NC during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	15
doctor visit	424
lab tests	40
preventive care	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	101
vascular procedures	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	45
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Jacobs, MD treated as an internist in Cary, NC during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	17
doctor visit	414
lab tests	37
preventive care	122
ultrasound (sonogram)	39
vaccines	105
vascular procedures	39

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	50
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Jacobs, MD treated as an internist in Cary, NC during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	14
diabetes management	19
doctor visit	480
lab tests	49
preventive care	100
ultrasound (sonogram)	17
vaccines	81
vascular procedures	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Jacobs, MD treated as an internist in Cary, NC during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	578
lab tests	53
preventive care	87
ultrasound (sonogram)	51
vaccines	75
vascular procedures	51

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Jacobs, MD treated as an internist in Cary, NC during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	471
lab tests	31
preventive care	74
ultrasound (sonogram)	42
vaccines	74
vascular procedures	42

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	104

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD in 2020

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Jacobs, MD treated as an internist in Cary, NC during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	11
doctor visit	449
lab tests	30
preventive care	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	34
vascular procedures	34

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	125

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD in 2021

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	13
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Jacobs, MD treated as an internist in Cary, NC during 2022 were lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	438
lab tests	51
preventive care	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	45
vaccines	12
vascular procedures	45

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	117

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD in 2022

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	15
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James William Jacobs, MD treated as an internist in Cary, NC were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

blood draw	14
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	15
doctor visit	479
lab tests	34
preventive care	95
ultrasound (sonogram)	28
vaccines	90
vascular procedures	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Jacobs, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	95
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	77
85 and over	8
Less than 65	3
65 to 74	113

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James William Jacobs, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. James William Jacobs, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine. He completed residency at UNC Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine

Residency: UNC Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James William Jacobs, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James William Jacobs, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James William Jacobs, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Cary, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$79 Vesicare $57	Myrbetriq $22
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$38 BREO $22	ANORO $17
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$15 PREPOPIK $15

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$132

Biography

Patients gave Dr. James Jacobs an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is affiliated with WakeMed Cary Hospital. Yext reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Cary, NC. Dr. Jacobs is a graduate of Ohio State University College of Medicine and a graduate of UNC Hospitals' residency program. Awards and/or distinctions he has received include One of the Best Doctors in America; Best Doctors Inc; and One of the Triangle s Top Physicians.