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Dr. James Richard Phelps, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (2006)

Professional interests include: upper extremity problems, hand problems

611 Lindsay Street, 102 and 200 Suite 100
High Point, NC 27262

(336) 878-6520

Dr. James Richard Phelps, MD is an orthopedist in Asheville, NC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in 2006 and has 19 years of experience. Dr. James Richard Phelps, MD is affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES.

Office Locations

Address:

21 Turtle Creek Drive
Asheville, NC 28803

Address:

4515 Premier Drive
High Point, NC 27265

Address:

611 Lindsay Street, 102 and 200 Suite 100
High Point, NC 27262

In The News

“Presenter James Phelps, M.D., M.P.T., board-certified orthopedic surgeon and [...].”—"Mountain Xpress", Mountain Xpress, March 2014

“Join Park Ridge Health for a free event covering this medical condition presented by James Phelps, M.D., M.P.T., board-certified orthopedic surgeon and hand & upper extremity specialist with...”—"Mountain Xpress", Mountain Xpress, March 2014

doctor visit	251
injections	26

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	98

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	14
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

aspiration	14
doctor visit	553
injections	69

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	33
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

aspiration	18
doctor visit	638
hospital care	11
injections	63
inpatient care	11
musculoskeletal imaging	16
X-rays	16

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	570
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	62
Less than 65	102

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

aspiration	33
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	461
immobilization	19
injections	71
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	13

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	160

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	24
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

aspiration	21
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	562
immobilization	19
injections	100
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	16

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	34
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	644
hospital care	11
immobilization	15
injections	78
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	16

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	37
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

doctor visit	237
injections	16

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	21
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

aspiration	14
doctor visit	314
hospital care	10
injections	64
inpatient care	10

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	20
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

aspiration	28
doctor visit	635
hospital care	23
injections	130
inpatient care	23

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Richard Phelps, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC were injections, aspiration, immobilization and X-rays.

aspiration	22
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	478
hospital care	13
immobilization	17
injections	70
inpatient care	13
musculoskeletal imaging	16
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Richard Phelps, MD.

**Gender**
Female	145
Male	76

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	190
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	24
75 to 84	58
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	103

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Richard Phelps, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	7
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. James Richard Phelps, MD graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in 2006. He completed residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (2006)

Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals (2011)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Peerless Surgical Inc.	$1,594 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $447	$1,147
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$337 External Fixation System $103	Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $73	NEURAGEN NERVE GUIDE $71	$90
Southtech Orthopedics	$235 $235
Egalet US Inc	$113 Sprix $113
Exactech, Inc.	$87 Equinoxe $87
Other	$260 AxoGuard Nerve Protector $78	VLP Mini-MOD $77	ANORO $26	CMF OL1000 $20	CMF SPINALOGIC $13	Other $45

**Types of Payments**
Education	$1,734
Food and Beverage	$892

Biography

Dr. James Phelps is a hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Asheville, NC and High Point, NC. His clinical interests encompass hand problems. Dr. Phelps is affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. After completing medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

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