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Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD

Accepting New Patients

(93 Ratings)

Specializes in: Plastic Surgery

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College (2001)

1901 Brunswick Avenue Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28207

(704) 316-5025

Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD is a plastic surgeon in Charlotte, NC specializing in plastic surgery. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD is affiliated with Novant Health.

Office Locations

Novant Health

1901 Brunswick Avenue Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28207

(704) 316-5025

(704) 316-5022

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	100

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	124

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Charlotte, NC during 2015 were reconstructive surgery, breast procedures and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	24
doctor visit	144
plastic surgery procedures	24
reconstructive surgery	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Charlotte, NC during 2016 were reconstructive surgery, breast procedures and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	14
doctor visit	153
plastic surgery procedures	14
reconstructive surgery	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Charlotte, NC during 2017 were reconstructive surgery, breast procedures and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	26
doctor visit	138
plastic surgery procedures	26
reconstructive surgery	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Charlotte, NC during 2018 were breast procedures, plastic surgery procedures and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	28
doctor visit	141
plastic surgery procedures	28
reconstructive surgery	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Charlotte, NC during 2019 were reconstructive surgery, breast procedures and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	26
doctor visit	119
plastic surgery procedures	26
reconstructive surgery	26

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	86

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	77

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Charlotte, NC during 2022 were breast procedures and removal of internal scar tissue.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	12
doctor visit	53
removal of internal scar tissue	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Charlotte, NC were plastic surgery procedures, reconstructive surgery, breast procedures and removal of internal scar tissue.

breast procedures	21
doctor visit	106
plastic surgery procedures	23
reconstructive surgery	21
removal of internal scar tissue	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	73
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	6
85 and over	0
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	57

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and depression.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	47

Education & Training

Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 2001. He completed residency at Duke University Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College (2001)

Residency: Duke University Hospital (2008)

Board Certification: Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Novant Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 93 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Charlotte, NC.

4.8

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$10,584 NATRELLE $5,273	AlloDerm $4,736	RESTASIS $22	SERI $16	$537
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$678 AlloDerm $678
Mentor Worldwide LLC	$626 MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer $284	Reconstruction $115	MemoryShape Breast Implants $105	ARTOURA Breast Tissue Expander $75	MemoryGel Breast Implants $37	Other $10
AbbVie Inc.	$224 NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS $224
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.	$150 $150
Other	$447 SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT $115	ALTABAX $72	OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) $60	SIMPONI ARIA $30	Xeomin $29	Other $142

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$4,900
Food and Beverage	$3,322
Gift	$2,781
Travel and Lodging	$1,707

Research Payments

Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $173.

Biography

Dr. James Appel is a specialist in plastic surgery. His clinical interests encompass cosmetic surgery. Dr. Appel is affiliated with Novant Health. He attended Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College and then went on to complete his residency at Duke University Hospital. Dr. Appel is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. According to Novant Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Charlotte, NC.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Ziegler Appel III, MD 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 Ziegler Appel III, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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