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Dr. James Butler, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Tulane University School of Medicine (1979)

Professional interests include: thoracic spine surgery

1150 Robert Boulevard
Slidell, LA 70458

(985) 646-3662

Dr. James Butler, MD is a spine surgeon in Slidell, LA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1979 and has 45 years of experience. Dr. James Butler, MD is affiliated with Slidell Memorial Hospital and Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

Address:

1150 Robert Boulevard
Slidell, LA 70458

Address:

1150 Robert Road Suite 240
Slidell, LA 70458

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	10
aspiration	165
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	1030
hip imaging	25
injections	163
musculoskeletal imaging	99
nerve procedures	18
pelvic imaging	78
spinal procedures	505
X-rays	655

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	26
Less than 65	138

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

aspiration	110
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	775
hip imaging	72
injections	108
musculoskeletal imaging	107
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	391
X-rays	469

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	18
Less than 65	94

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

aspiration	92
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	697
hip imaging	72
injections	90
musculoskeletal imaging	129
nerve procedures	32
spinal procedures	303
X-rays	402

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	50
Less than 65	172

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	10
aspiration	85
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	679
injections	83
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	39
nerve procedures	13
pelvic imaging	34
spinal procedures	311
X-rays	362

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	19
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

aspiration	74
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	719
injections	72
musculoskeletal imaging	39
nerve procedures	29
pelvic imaging	71
spinal procedures	371
X-rays	442

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	16
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

aspiration	56
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	537
injections	54
musculoskeletal imaging	55
nerve procedures	10
pelvic imaging	59
spinal procedures	323
X-rays	430

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	19
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	10
aspiration	88
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	556
injections	107
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	42
nerve procedures	14
pelvic imaging	99
spinal procedures	353
X-rays	471

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	20
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	3
Cancer	10

aspiration	53
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	430
injections	65
musculoskeletal imaging	32
nerve procedures	15
pain management	13
pelvic imaging	86
spinal procedures	312
X-rays	407

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

aspiration	174
doctor visit	1062
injections	222
musculoskeletal imaging	73
pain management	49
pelvic imaging	208
spinal procedures	607
X-rays	893

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Butler, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Slidell, LA were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and aspiration.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	99
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	721
hip imaging	57
injections	108
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	70
nerve procedures	20
pain management	31
pelvic imaging	90
spinal procedures	389
X-rays	506

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Butler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	38
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	233
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	78
85 and over	16
Less than 65	70
65 to 74	133

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Butler, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	7
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. James Butler, MD graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1979. He completed residency at Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (1979)

Residency: Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Slidell Memorial Hospital

Ochsner Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$2,816 Mako $719	NAVIGATION $648	THORACO-LUMBAR $504	SPINEJACK $219	Tritanium $123	Other $604
Amendia, Inc.	$1,782 Spinal Implant $1,782
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,735 CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM $858	O-ARM $211	UNID_PASS $107	MAZOR X SYSTEM $80	Mazor X Stealth Edition $66	Other $411
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,037 CD HORIZON $187	INFINITY OCT System $158	Grafton $57	DIVERGENCE-L $49	nanoLOCK-L $45	Other $541
SI-Bone, Inc.	$878 iFuse Implant $878
Other	$4,393 Spine $798	OptiMesh Interbody Fusion System $675	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $305	Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $274	FORTEO $233	Other $2,108

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,736
Travel and Lodging	$5,511
Education	$209
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$167
Consulting Fee	$18

Biography

Dr. James Butler's specialties are spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He practices in Slidell, LA. In Dr. Butler's practice, he is particularly interested in thoracic spine surgery. He is affiliated with Slidell Memorial Hospital. He attended Tulane University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with Tulane University for residency.

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