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Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS

Accepting New Patients

(397 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (1986)

1600 Wilkes Ridge Drive Suite 210
Henrico, VA 23233

(804) 288-8248

Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS is a spine surgeon in Henrico, VA specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS is affiliated with Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital (Greenville, SC), Bon Secours, Memorial Regional Medical Center (Mechanicsville, VA), HCA Virginia, Henrico Doctors Hospital Retreat Doctors Hospital Parham Doctors Hospital and Neurosurgical Associates, PC.

Office Locations

1600 Wilkes Ridge Drive Suite 210
Henrico, VA 23233

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1600 Wilkes Ridge Parkway Suite 210
Richmond, VA 23233

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1651 N Parham Road
Richmond, VA 23229

(804) 288-8204

(804) 282-6223

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In The News

“On February 1, Dr. James Melisi will present Life Is Short: Eat Dessert: Reflections on a Career as a Neurosurgeon.”—"Sundays at Two to resume Jan. 11", Rappahannock Record, December 2025

“It did not take long for Dr. Jim Melisi to realize there would need to be a little extra time built into his patient schedule in his Kilmarnock office.”—"Neurosurgeon looks forward to seeing more "Neck" patients", Rappahannock Record, February 2024

“But Dr. James Melisi, a neurosurgeon and board member, noted another factor that can assure good quality of care at the hospital.”—"Christus St. Vincent: Whose ‘perspective’ is right?", Albuquerque Journal , August 2014

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

brain tumor resection

craniectomy for brain tumor resection

craniotomy for brain tumor resection

In 2023, Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS performed more brain tumor resection, craniectomy for brain tumor resection, and craniotomy for brain tumor resection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Top 10%

By Volume:

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

In 2023, Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy, and laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

laminectomy

spinal decompression surgery

In 2012, Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS performed more laminectomy, and spinal decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Henrico, VA during 2012 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	59
doctor visit	349
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
nerve procedures	59
spinal procedures	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Henrico, VA during 2013 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	85
doctor visit	354
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	85
spinal procedures	85

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	102
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	25
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Henrico, VA during 2014 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	23
decompression surgery	78
doctor visit	376
hospital care	51
inpatient care	36
neck surgery	23
nerve procedures	78
outpatient care	15
spinal procedures	78

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	126
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	32
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Henrico, VA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	270
emergency care	15
hospital care	62
inpatient care	62
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	48
spinal procedures	48

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	80
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Henrico, VA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	26
cranial surgery	15
decompression surgery	69
doctor visit	404
excision	15
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
neck surgery	26
nerve procedures	69
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
spinal procedures	69

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	83
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	55
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Henrico, VA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	20
decompression surgery	56
doctor visit	423
emergency care	14
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
neck surgery	20
nerve procedures	56
spinal procedures	56

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	61
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Henrico, VA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	13
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	325
excision	13
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122
nerve procedures	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
spinal procedures	40

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	67
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	24
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Henrico, VA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
cranial surgery	17
decompression surgery	57
doctor visit	359
hospital care	111
inpatient care	111
neck surgery	25
nerve procedures	57
spinal procedures	57

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	70
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	22
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Henrico, VA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
cranial surgery	14
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	330
excision	14
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	58
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
spinal procedures	58

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	60
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	25
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Henrico, VA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	311
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	46
spinal procedures	46

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	52
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Henrico, VA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	327
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	53
spinal procedures	67
X-rays	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	42
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Henrico, VA were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
cranial surgery	14
decompression surgery	59
doctor visit	348
emergency care	14
excision	14
hospital care	87
inpatient care	86
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	59
outpatient care	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
spinal procedures	60
X-rays	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS.

**Gender**
Female	182
Male	158

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	48
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	250
Hispanic	20
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	49
75 to 84	110
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	147

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 1986. He completed residency at George Washington University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurological Surgery) and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (1986)

Residency: George Washington University Medical Center (1993)

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurological Surgery)

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital (Greenville, SC)

Bon Secours

Memorial Regional Medical Center (Mechanicsville, VA)

HCA Virginia

Henrico Doctors Hospital Retreat Doctors Hospital Parham Doctors Hospital

Neurosurgical Associates, PC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 397 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS from all over the web to help you find the right in Henrico, VA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$491 Spine $491
Stryker Corporation	$135 Trevo $135
NUVASIVE, INC.	$108 Integrated Operative Solutions $108
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$63 Neuro-Ultrasonic Aspiration Products $33	CODMAN HAKIM Precision Valve $30
Boston Scientific Corporation	$27 CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT $14	PAIN MANAGEMENT $13
Other	$28 VNS Therapy $17	THROMBIN $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$441
Travel and Lodging	$411

Biography

Dr. James Melisi sees patients in Richmond, VA and Henrico, VA. His medical specialties are spine surgery and neurosurgery. Dr. Melisi attended medical school at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. His residency was performed at George Washington University Medical Center. Patient ratings for Dr. Melisi average 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital (Greenville, SC), HCA Virginia, and Memorial Regional Medical Center (Mechanicsville, VA). According to Bon Secours, Dr. Melisi is currently accepting new patients at his office in Richmond, VA.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Melisi, MD, MBA, FACS From 2012 - 2022

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