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Dr. James Edward Needell, MD

Accepting New Patients

(181 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine (1995)

8401 Medical Plaza Drive Suite 250
Charlotte, NC 28262

(704) 384-1500

Dr. James Edward Needell, MD is an internist in Charlotte, NC specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine in 1995 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. James Edward Needell, MD is affiliated with Novant Health and NOVANT MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

Address:

8401 Medical Plaza Drive Suite 250
Charlotte, NC 28262

aspiration	67
doctor visit	1943
ear procedures	17
injections	67
lab tests	1050
musculoskeletal imaging	102
nursing home care	1812
preventive care	312
pulmonary testing	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	189
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	176
vascular procedures	11
X-rays	291

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	602

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	899
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	359
85 and over	197
Less than 65	97

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	47
Dementia	28
Cancer	11

aspiration	45
blood draw	12
cardiac procedures	10
doctor visit	1764
ear procedures	27
injections	45
lab tests	915
musculoskeletal imaging	85
nursing home care	1423
preventive care	283
pulmonary testing	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	163
vaccines	147
X-rays	248

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	644

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	906
Black	93
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	364
85 and over	222
Less than 65	99

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	48
Dementia	27
Cancer	12

aspiration	42
blood draw	17
cardiac procedures	15
doctor visit	1210
injections	42
lab tests	807
musculoskeletal imaging	31
nursing home care	1380
preventive care	219
thoracic (chest) imaging	166
vaccines	104
X-rays	197

**Gender**
Male	768
Female	1274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1746
Black	260
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	618
From 75 to 84	702
85 and over	476
Less than 65	246

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Dementia	31
Cancer	10

aspiration	9
blood draw	22
doctor visit	947
injections	9
lab tests	583
nursing home care	1319
preventive care	119
pulmonary testing	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	121
vaccines	70
X-rays	120

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	577

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	826
Black	103
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	343
85 and over	220
Less than 65	109

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Dementia	32
Cancer	11

aspiration	11
blood draw	79
cardiac procedures	13
doctor visit	815
injections	11
lab tests	242
nursing home care	1500
preventive care	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	62
X-rays	61

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	489

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	684
Black	101
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	203
Less than 65	86

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	50
Dementia	39
Cancer	10

blood draw	39
doctor visit	264
nursing home care	1489

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	93
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	127
Less than 65	67

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	51
Dementia	52
Cancer	13

blood draw	49
doctor visit	322
nursing home care	1497
ultrasound (sonogram)	29
vascular procedures	29

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	361
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	141
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	50
Dementia	55
Cancer	9

blood draw	63
doctor visit	377
nursing home care	1374
ultrasound (sonogram)	31
vascular procedures	31

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	353
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	125
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	52
Dementia	56
Cancer	11

blood draw	47
doctor visit	358
nursing home care	2060
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
vascular procedures	14

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Edward Needell, MD treated as an internist in Charlotte, NC were nursing home care, lab tests, preventive care and X-rays.

aspiration	36
blood draw	41
cardiac procedures	12
doctor visit	890
ear procedures	22
injections	36
lab tests	719
musculoskeletal imaging	72
nursing home care	1539
preventive care	197
pulmonary testing	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	140
ultrasound (sonogram)	22
vaccines	126
vascular procedures	22
X-rays	183

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Edward Needell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	445

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	73
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	615
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	171
75 to 84	246
Less than 65	80
65 to 74	220

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Edward Needell, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	32
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. James Edward Needell, MD graduated from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine in 1995. He completed residency at Internal Medicine - University of Virginia Health System. He is certified by the Internal Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine (1995)

Residency: Internal Medicine - University of Virginia Health System (1998)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Novant Health

NOVANT MEDICAL GROUP INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Edward Needell, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 181 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Edward Needell, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Charlotte, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,967 XARELTO $941	INVOKANA $876	meters $68	OneTouch $51	INVOKAMET $10	Other $22
Novo Nordisk AS	$1,769 $1,769
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$1,319 SAVAYSA $42	$1,277
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,145 Victoza $436	Tresiba $248	Saxenda $187	RYBELSUS $124	Ozempic $64	Other $85
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,134 SYMBICORT $474	FARXIGA $419	FASENRA $71	BYDUREON PEN $66	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $46	Other $59
Other	$6,962 ELIQUIS $410	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $321	Vascepa $301	Repatha $276	JARDIANCE $231	Other $5,423

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,521
Travel and Lodging	$2,463
Education	$312

Research Payments

Dr. James Edward Needell, MD has received 81 research payments totaling $20,262.

Biography

Dr. James Needell graduated from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine. Dr. Needell's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with Novant Health. According to Novant Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Charlotte, NC.