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Dr. Walter James III, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

10660 Park Road Suite 3100
Charlotte, NC 28210

(704) 667-8750

Dr. Walter James III, MD is an orthopedist in Charlotte, NC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

10660 Park Road Suite 3100
Charlotte, NC 28210

(704) 667-8750

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1201 Colonial Commons Court
Lancaster, SC 29720

(803) 329-3130

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134 Professional Park Drive
Rock Hill, SC 29732

(803) 329-3130

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1690 Highway 160 W
Fort Mill, SC 29708

(803) 548-2424

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter James III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Charlotte, NC during 2012 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	787
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	1127
fracture surgery	16
hip imaging	220
hospital care	43
injections	890
inpatient care	43
joint surgery	53
lower extremity surgery	57
minimally invasive procedures	36
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	80
musculoskeletal imaging	570
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
pain management	62
reconstructive surgery	17
spinal procedures	183
upper extremity surgery	27
X-rays	690

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter James III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Charlotte, NC during 2013 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	723
doctor visit	1121
hip imaging	208
hospital care	31
injections	817
inpatient care	31
joint surgery	48
lower extremity surgery	48
minimally invasive procedures	34
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	84
musculoskeletal imaging	550
pain management	56
reconstructive surgery	14
spinal procedures	192
X-rays	658

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	463

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	622
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	96
Less than 65	113

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter James III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Charlotte, NC during 2014 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	661
doctor visit	1091
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	185
hospital care	41
injections	751
inpatient care	41
joint surgery	37
lower extremity surgery	37
minimally invasive procedures	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	68
musculoskeletal imaging	454
open surgery	11
pain management	61
reconstructive surgery	11
spinal procedures	153
X-rays	556

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	470

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	599
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	91
Less than 65	98

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter James III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Charlotte, NC during 2015 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	757
doctor visit	1107
hip imaging	194
hospital care	31
injections	851
inpatient care	31
joint surgery	33
lower extremity surgery	33
minimally invasive procedures	33
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	102
musculoskeletal imaging	532
pain management	40
spinal procedures	159
X-rays	589

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	864

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1120
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	558
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	144
Less than 65	168

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter James III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Charlotte, NC during 2016 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	675
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	1134
hip imaging	34
hospital care	17
injections	777
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	40
lower extremity surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	40
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	75
musculoskeletal imaging	321
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
pain management	55
spinal procedures	176
upper extremity surgery	25
X-rays	422

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	485

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	631
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	89
Less than 65	84

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter James III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Charlotte, NC during 2017 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	539
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
doctor visit	1070
hip imaging	32
injections	643
joint surgery	29
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	70
musculoskeletal imaging	332
pain management	54
spinal procedures	146
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	408

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	581
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	56
Less than 65	74

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter James III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Charlotte, NC during 2018 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	492
doctor visit	998
hip imaging	23
injections	603
joint surgery	39
lower extremity surgery	39
minimally invasive procedures	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	60
musculoskeletal imaging	285
pain management	50
reconstructive surgery	11
spinal procedures	129
X-rays	354

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	514
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	287
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	55
Less than 65	46

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter James III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Charlotte, NC during 2019 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	452
doctor visit	985
hip imaging	33
injections	552
joint surgery	35
lower extremity surgery	35
minimally invasive procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	68
musculoskeletal imaging	353
pain management	41
reconstructive surgery	20
spinal procedures	150
X-rays	435

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	495
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	49
Less than 65	40

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter James III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Charlotte, NC during 2020 were injections, X-rays, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	117
doctor visit	249
injections	147
musculoskeletal imaging	101
pain management	14
spinal procedures	25
X-rays	126

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	147

**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	67
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter James III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Charlotte, NC were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	578
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	986
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	116
hospital care	32
injections	670
inpatient care	32
joint surgery	39
lower extremity surgery	36
minimally invasive procedures	30
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	75
musculoskeletal imaging	388
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	13
pain management	48
reconstructive surgery	14
spinal procedures	145
upper extremity surgery	22
X-rays	470

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

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

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	36
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	527
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	64
75 to 84	179
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	275

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter James III, MD From 2012 - 2020

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	6
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
EMPI, INC.	$47 Osteogenesis Stimulators $47
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$45 Early Intervention $34	Trauma $11
ConforMIS, Inc.	$41 iUni $41
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$32 ANORO $18	BREO $15
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$27 EUFLEXXA $27
Other	$127 OFIRMEV $26	Neuro-Chronic Pain $20	RESUME $18	Exparel $16	ELIQUIS $13	Other $34