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Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD

(222 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pediatric General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Colon & Rectal Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

81 Highland Avenue
Salem, MA 01923

(978) 741-1200

Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD is a pediatric general surgeon in Danvers, MA specializing in pediatric general surgery, vascular surgery, trauma surgery, colon & rectal surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

Address:

102-104 Endicott Street
Danvers, MA 01923

Address:

81 Highland Avenue
Salem, MA 01923

anastomosis	18
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	155
dialysis access procedures	48
doctor visit	557
excision	32
hospital care	228
inpatient care	228
vascular procedures	99
X-rays	30

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	18
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	103
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

angioplasty	21
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	365
dialysis access procedures	32
doctor visit	593
excision	184
hospital care	191
inpatient care	191
minimally invasive procedures	21
stent placement (stenting)	21
vascular procedures	114
X-rays	33

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	15
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	118
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

anastomosis	11
angioplasty	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	362
dialysis access procedures	43
doctor visit	550
excision	287
hospital care	124
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	47
inpatient care	124
minimally invasive procedures	10
stent placement (stenting)	10
vascular procedures	98
X-rays	32

**Gender**
Male	632
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1002
Black	32
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	424
85 and over	182
Less than 65	154

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	275
dialysis access procedures	19
doctor visit	453
excision	223
hospital care	128
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	49
inpatient care	128
vascular procedures	40
X-rays	20

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	444
Black	17
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	78
Less than 65	61

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	325
doctor visit	458
excision	279
hospital care	147
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	50
inpatient care	147
vascular procedures	21

**Gender**
Male	297
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	446
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	81
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

anastomosis	10
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	247
dialysis access procedures	9
doctor visit	492
excision	205
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
vascular procedures	40

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	453
Black	12
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	88
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	388
doctor visit	552
excision	347
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
vascular procedures	17

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	482
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	91
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	304
doctor visit	386
excision	266
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
vascular procedures	22

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	429
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	83
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	906
doctor visit	996
endarterectomy	15
excision	847
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
neck surgery	15
vascular procedures	19

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD treated as a pediatric general surgeon in Danvers, MA were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, inpatient care and hospital care.

anastomosis	13
angioplasty	18
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	370
dialysis access procedures	30
doctor visit	562
endarterectomy	15
excision	297
hospital care	144
inpatient care	144
minimally invasive procedures	16
neck surgery	15
stent placement (stenting)	16
vascular procedures	57
X-rays	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	429
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	15
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	155
85 and over	82
Less than 65	56
65 to 74	162

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Cancer	11
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is certified by the Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Board Certification: Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Massachusetts General Hospital

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

Tufts Health Plan

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Maine Community Health Options

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

MassHealth

WellSense NH

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 222 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Danvers, MA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.	$1,991 Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System $1,991
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$1,521 ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent $1,373	ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System $148
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$291 GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis $202	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Hep $39	EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis $38	TIGRIS Stent $11
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$123 AUGMENT $123
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$48 Santyl $48
Other	$74 Penumbra System $21	Surgical Mgmt Therapy $16	Vascular $15	SEPARATOR 3D $11	Endovascular $10

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,760
Food and Beverage	$1,272
Education	$16

Biography

Dr. James Balcom is a specialist in vascular surgery, surgical oncology (cancer surgery), and trauma surgery. He works in Danvers, MA and Salem, MA. Dr. Balcom can take Blue California, Coventry, Viant, and more. He obtained his medical school training at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and performed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.

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

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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