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Dr. James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI

Accepting New Patients

(James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI - MSK Thoracic Surgeon)

(248 Ratings)

Specializes in: Oncology (Cancer Care)

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2003)

Professional interests include: mediastinal tumor, esophageal cancer, robotic surgery, and more.

530 East 74th Street Between 67th and 68th Streets
New York, NY 10021

(347) 798-9744

Dr. James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI is an oncologist in New York, NY specializing in oncology (cancer care). He graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 2003 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MSK HARRISON and MSKCC SURGERY GROUP.

Office Locations

Address:

530 East 74th Street Between 67th and 68th Streets
New York, NY 10021

Address:

530 East 74th Street New York Ny 10021 Memorial Sloan Kettering Wes...
New York, NY 10604

Some issues Dr. James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI can help you with:

Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery, using a tiny opening to get inside the body instead of making a large cut. It uses small tools attached to a thin robotic arm, which is controlled by the surgeon. Robotic surgery may be referred to by the specific kind of robot that is used. The most advanced robot currently in use is called the da Vinci, and surgery using it is sometimes called da Vinci surgery.

There are many benefits to robotic surgery, both for the patient and the surgeon. Robotic surgery allows for more precise movements and increased control during very delicate surgical procedures. This makes performing surgery accurately much easier for surgeons and reduces fatigue. The smaller 'hand' of the robot can enter the body via a much smaller opening, which reduces the risk of infection and scarring and leads to a faster recovery. The robotic hands also contain tiny moveable cameras among their tools, giving surgeons a much closer view of the procedure than would be possible with traditional surgery.

In The News

“She holds the role of anchor for the station's weekend broadcasts at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. "I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to my surgeon Dr. James Isbell and his Team and to the wonderful...”—"Kaity Tong of PIX11 shares that she has stage one lung cancer", Staten Island NY Local News, December 2023

bronchoscopy	33
doctor visit	21
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
minimally invasive procedures	31

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	37

bronchoscopy	46
dissection	10
doctor visit	288
excision	9
hospital care	149
inpatient care	149
lymph node procedures	10
minimally invasive procedures	44
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	21

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	17
Less than 65	74

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	43

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	584
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	48
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	46

dissection	11
doctor visit	158
excision	10
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	8
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	8

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	73

dissection	24
doctor visit	240
excision	34
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	49
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	49

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	75

bronchoscopy	9
dissection	21
doctor visit	275
excision	20
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	45
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	33

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	75

bronchoscopy	9
diagnostic procedures	11
dissection	35
doctor visit	339
excision	57
lobectomy	24
lymph node procedures	35
minimally invasive procedures	92
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	80

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	23
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	75

dissection	21
doctor visit	167
excision	32
lobectomy	21
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	52
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	52

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	75

dissection	62
doctor visit	432
excision	92
lobectomy	38
lymph node procedures	62
minimally invasive procedures	129
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	129

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI treated as an oncologist in New York, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

aspiration	12
bronchoscopy	29
diagnostic procedures	11
dissection	25
doctor visit	247
excision	34
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74
lobectomy	22
lymph node procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	57
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	50

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	192
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	70
85 and over	8
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	109

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

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	49
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 2003. He completed residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Surgical Critical Care and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2003)

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2009)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Surgical Critical Care

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MSK HARRISON

MSKCC SURGERY GROUP

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 M. Isbell, MD, MSCI appears to accept the following insurance providers: Qualcare, Oscar, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO), Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS, Connecticare, Emblem Medicare Advantage, MVP, Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23), Aetna, Magnacare, United Healthcare, Oxford, Husky CT Medicaid, Cigna, Fidelis, Tricare, Healthfirst, Healthsmart, Healthfirst Medicare Advantage, First Health, Carrum Health, Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits, Blue Cross Blue Shield New York, UMR, World Trade Center Health Program (WTC), Blue Cross Health Plus, Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ, Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare), Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program, Empire Essential, Anthem, Beech Street, Ingrese su proveedor de seguros, Remove item, Programa de Salud World Trade Center (WTC), Estados de Blue Cross Blue Shield fuera de NY/NJ, Medicare Parte A y Parte B (Medicare tradicional), Planes no participantes con prestaciones fuera de la red, Blue Cross Blue Shield Nueva York and Programa de empleados federales Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI accepts the following insurance providers:

Qualcare

Oscar

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

Connecticare

Emblem Medicare Advantage

MVP

Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23)

Aetna

Magnacare

United Healthcare

Oxford

Husky CT Medicaid

Cigna

Fidelis

Tricare

Healthfirst

Healthsmart

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

First Health

Carrum Health

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

Blue Cross Blue Shield New York

UMR

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

Blue Cross Health Plus

Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

Empire Essential

Anthem

Beech Street

Ingrese su proveedor de seguros

Remove item

Programa de Salud World Trade Center (WTC)

Estados de Blue Cross Blue Shield fuera de NY/NJ

Medicare Parte A y Parte B (Medicare tradicional)

Planes no participantes con prestaciones fuera de la red

Blue Cross Blue Shield Nueva York

Programa de empleados federales Blue Cross Blue Shield

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.96 out of 5 stars based on 248 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$16,190 Da Vinci Surgical System $16,190
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$3,909 IMFINZI $67	$3,842
Ambu Inc.	$3,117 A-Scope $617	$2,500
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$2,135 $2,135
AstraZeneca UK Limited	$1,308 TAGRISSO $1,308
Other	$533 Covidien $144	Cardiovascular $115	OnPump Cardiac Surgery $106	superDimension $98	Endo GIA $60	Other $12

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$8,510
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$8,000
Consulting Fee	$5,894
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$2,500
Food and Beverage	$2,288

Research Payments

Dr. James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI has received 1 research payments totaling $21,588.

Biography

Dr. James Isbell's medical specialty is oncology (cancer care). He attended the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and subsequently trained at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for residency. Dr. Isbell is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Yext reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in New York, NY.