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Dr. James Christopher Califf, M.D.

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Duke University School of Medicine (1981)

194 Doctors Drive
Boone, NC 28607

(704) 323-2000

Dr. James Christopher Califf, M.D. is an orthopedist in Boone, NC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1981 and has 44 years of experience. Dr. James Christopher Califf, M.D. is affiliated with APPALACHIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC.

Office Locations

Address:

194 Doctors Drive
Boone, NC 28607

aspiration	146
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	791
fracture surgery	10
hip imaging	43
hospital care	46
injections	160
inpatient care	46
lower extremity surgery	8
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	102
nerve procedures	10
pain management	14
pelvic imaging	33
spinal procedures	114
X-rays	216

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	521
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	83
Less than 65	81

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

aspiration	139
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	831
hip imaging	65
injections	155
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	47
musculoskeletal imaging	109
nerve procedures	10
pain management	16
pelvic imaging	40
spinal procedures	184
X-rays	279

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	423
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	52
Less than 65	88

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

aspiration	117
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	1005
hip imaging	78
hospital care	10
injections	131
inpatient care	10
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	63
musculoskeletal imaging	160
nerve procedures	24
pain management	14
pelvic imaging	44
spinal procedures	211
X-rays	331

**Gender**
Male	414
Female	646

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1028
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	480
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	94
Less than 65	192

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

aspiration	124
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	941
hip imaging	19
injections	135
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	124
musculoskeletal imaging	101
nerve procedures	27
pain management	11
pelvic imaging	26
spinal procedures	266
X-rays	245

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	531
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	47
Less than 65	84

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

aspiration	86
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	643
hospital care	12
injections	96
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	22
lower extremity surgery	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	79
musculoskeletal imaging	106
nerve procedures	11
pain management	10
pelvic imaging	16
reconstructive surgery	22
spinal procedures	172
X-rays	207

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	63
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

aspiration	109
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	686
fracture surgery	17
hospital care	42
injections	131
inpatient care	42
joint surgery	9
lower extremity surgery	26
musculoskeletal imaging	46
nerve procedures	10
pain management	22
pelvic imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	9
spinal procedures	141
X-rays	199

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	60
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	24
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

aspiration	91
doctor visit	789
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	32
image guided procedures	33
injections	151
inpatient care	32
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	33
musculoskeletal imaging	22
pain management	60
spinal procedures	142
X-rays	138

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	359

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	539
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	56
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	322

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	66
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

aspiration	158
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	1491
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	57
image guided procedures	28
injections	289
inpatient care	57
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	54
nerve procedures	11
pain management	131
spinal procedures	244
X-rays	264

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Califf, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Califf, M.D. treated as an orthopedist in Boone, NC were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and aspiration.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	10
aspiration	116
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	876
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	52
hospital care	34
image guided procedures	25
injections	154
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	25
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	70
musculoskeletal imaging	84
nerve procedures	15
pain management	37
pelvic imaging	28
reconstructive surgery	16
spinal procedures	189
X-rays	231

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Califf, M.D..

**Gender**
Female	288
Male	178

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	449
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	52
75 to 84	139
Less than 65	72
65 to 74	202

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Califf, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Christopher Califf, M.D. treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	7
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. James Christopher Califf, M.D. graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1981. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (1981)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Christopher Califf, M.D. is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$4,403 ACCOLADE $1,906	NEURO/SPINE/ENT $1,318	HIPS $832	ACCULIF $127	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $80	Other $141
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$855 Navio Surgical System $706	Hipstruments $140	TRIGEN InterTAN $8
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$609 OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION $341	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $269
SI-Bone, Inc.	$421 iFuse Implant $404	$17
Globus Medical, Inc.	$410 Spine $333	CREO $64	COALITION $14
Other	$1,391 Interventional Therapies $113	Zilretta $102	BUTRANS $87	Proximel $87	INTELLIS $73	Other $930

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$5,154
Food and Beverage	$2,936

Biography

Dr. James Califf is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine.

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