In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. William C. James III, MD performed more Keller bunionectomy, Mayo bunionectomy, McBride bunionectomy, and toe metatarsophalangeal (MTP) disarticulation procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for complete toe amputation, and lower extremity amputation that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lower extremity surgery

toe surgery

By Affordability:

bunionectomy

casting

leg immobilization

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. William C. James III, MD performed more lower extremity surgery, and toe surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for bunionectomy, casting (cast application), and leg immobilization 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. William C. James III, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Columbia, SC during 2012 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, lower extremity surgery and joint surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
aspiration	19
bone surgery	52
capsulotomy	48
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	54
doctor visit	1268
excision	55
hip imaging	51
immobilization	49
injections	19
joint surgery	89
lower extremity surgery	173
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	88
musculoskeletal imaging	230
reconstructive surgery	19
X-rays	199

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. James III, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Columbia, SC during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, lower extremity surgery and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
aspiration	14
bone surgery	38
capsulotomy	36
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	49
doctor visit	934
excision	62
hip imaging	37
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	102
immobilization	81
implant removal	17
injections	14
joint surgery	67
lower extremity surgery	126
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	51
musculoskeletal imaging	182
reconstructive surgery	13
spinal procedures	14
X-rays	218

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	470

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	72
Less than 65	122

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. James III, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Columbia, SC during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, lower extremity surgery and excision.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
bone surgery	37
capsulotomy	32
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	76
doctor visit	1329
excision	87
hip imaging	32
immobilization	51
joint surgery	56
lower extremity surgery	117
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	32
musculoskeletal imaging	162
reconstructive surgery	11
X-rays	199

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	494

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	597
Black	129
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	61
Less than 65	115

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. James III, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Columbia, SC during 2015 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, lower extremity surgery and joint surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
bone surgery	15
capsulotomy	20
doctor visit	1060
excision	15
hip imaging	31
immobilization	14
joint surgery	52
lower extremity surgery	85
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	43
musculoskeletal imaging	133
reconstructive surgery	15
X-rays	115

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	464
Female	938

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1116
Black	246
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	782
From 75 to 84	370
85 and over	90
Less than 65	160

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. James III, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Columbia, SC during 2016 were lower extremity surgery, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and joint surgery.

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

amputation	16
arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
aspiration	21
bone surgery	26
capsulotomy	24
doctor visit	1085
hip imaging	24
immobilization	33
injections	21
joint surgery	40
lower extremity surgery	120
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	24
musculoskeletal imaging	81
open surgery	16
X-rays	71

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	455

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	48
Less than 65	87

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. James III, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Columbia, SC during 2017 were lower extremity surgery, musculoskeletal imaging, rehabilitation and X-rays.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
aspiration	28
bone surgery	49
capsulotomy	25
doctor visit	1211
excision	16
hip imaging	44
immobilization	15
injections	28
joint surgery	63
lower extremity surgery	138
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	56
musculoskeletal imaging	118
reconstructive surgery	16
rehabilitation	108
X-rays	104

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	153
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	54
Less than 65	93

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. James III, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Columbia, SC during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, lower extremity surgery and rehabilitation.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
aspiration	34
bone surgery	14
doctor visit	1197
excision	14
hip imaging	39
immobilization	27
injections	34
joint surgery	32
lower extremity surgery	60
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	39
musculoskeletal imaging	91
reconstructive surgery	14
rehabilitation	52
X-rays	72

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	579
Black	162
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	417
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	46
Less than 65	77

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. James III, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Columbia, SC during 2019 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and hip imaging.

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

aspiration	30
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
doctor visit	1211
excision	13
hip imaging	45
injections	30
lower extremity surgery	20
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	57
musculoskeletal imaging	116
X-rays	75

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	492

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	545
Black	149
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	414
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	39
Less than 65	59

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. James III, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Columbia, SC during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and aspiration.

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

aspiration	38
doctor visit	1079
hip imaging	26
immobilization	30
injections	38
lower extremity surgery	23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	39
musculoskeletal imaging	75
X-rays	52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	435
Black	100
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	43
Less than 65	48

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. James III, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Columbia, SC during 2021 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	45
doctor visit	1025
hip imaging	21
injections	45
lower extremity surgery	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	33
musculoskeletal imaging	62
X-rays	58

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	445
Black	93
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	42
Less than 65	42

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. James III, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Columbia, SC during 2022 were lower extremity surgery, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	41
bone surgery	21
capsulotomy	26
doctor visit	933
hip imaging	27
injections	41
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	70
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	27
musculoskeletal imaging	62
X-rays	35

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	379

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	453
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	38
Less than 65	33

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William C. James III, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Columbia, SC were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, lower extremity surgery and rehabilitation.

amputation	16
arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
aspiration	30
bone surgery	31
capsulotomy	30
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	48
doctor visit	1121
excision	37
hip imaging	34
immobilization	37
implant removal	17
injections	30
joint surgery	53
lower extremity surgery	86
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	44
musculoskeletal imaging	119
open surgery	16
reconstructive surgery	14
rehabilitation	80
spinal procedures	14
X-rays	108

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	115
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	535
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	190
85 and over	48
Less than 65	76
65 to 74	365

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

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

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. William C. James III, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Extremity Medical	$110,829 OMNI $82,394	IO FiX $17,960	Omni ARCH $4,813	$5,662
In2Bones USA, LLC	$38,046 CoLink $38,034	CoLag $12
Linvatec Corporation	$31,223 AVENGER RADIAL HEAD, +4 STEMS $18,985	COLINK PLATING SYSTEM $12,238
SONOMA ORTHOPEDICS, INC.	$6,268 $6,268
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$1,528 FOOTANDANKLE $1,494	Foot and Ankle $34
Other	$2,979 Lapiplasty System $486	Sprix $274	AccuFill $139	ARYMO ER $131	Oxford $96	Other $1,853

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$136,038
Consulting Fee	$22,500
Acquisitions	$18,985
Travel and Lodging	$8,962
Food and Beverage	$4,384
Other	$4

Biography

Dr. William James' areas of specialization are foot & ankle surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery; he sees patients in Columbia, SC. Dr. James attended medical school at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine.

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