Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. James B. Walker, MD

Individual provider Neurological Surgery Physician · NPI 1598940686

Dr. James B. Walker, MD practises Neurosurgery in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2004, 22 years ago. Practices with Firsthealth of the Carolinas Inc, a 136-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Mississippi and North Carolina.

Years since qualifying
22
Trained at
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Licensed in
MS, NC
In the registry since
2008
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

10 Aviemore Dr
Pinehurst, NC 28374-9700
Phone: (910) 715-8700
Fax: (910) 715-8761
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 2301 S. Lamar Blvd., Oxford, MS 38655-5373 — (662) 513-1300

Specialties & licences

Neurological Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence 2018-01776 (NC)
Neurological Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence 21001 (MS)

Record details

NPI number1598940686
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJanuary 8, 2008
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 6, 2018

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNEUROSURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2004 (22 years in practice)
Group practice Firsthealth Of The Carolinas Inc — 136 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 53 times · 79th percentile
Spinal fusion 59 times · 59th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients479
Services billed 1,058 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Firsthealth of the Carolinas Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 136 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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