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Dr. James V. Worthen, MD
NPI1922217215PAC ID1557414992
- Medicare services, 2024
- 13,186
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 430
- Part D claims, 2024
- 918
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 48
- Practice address
- 810 St Vincent's Drive, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Practice phone
- Call (205) 939-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. James V. Worthen is an orthopedic surgeon in Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. Worthen practices at UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, part of University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Worthen's NPI, 1922217215, was assigned on May 22, 2007. Dr. Worthen graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Worthen holds Alabama license 27170.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1922217215NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1557414992
- NPI enumeration date
- May 22, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (205) 939-7000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James V. Worthen practices at UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. Worthen's primary practice is UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham, at 810 St Vincent's Drive, Birmingham, AL 35205 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (205) 939-7000.
- UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham810 St Vincent's Drive, Birmingham, AL 35205 · Jefferson CountyPhone(205) 939-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James V. Worthen is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Worthen's primary practice is UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, part of University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Worthen is also affiliated with UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair. The medical group on file is St. Vincent's Orthopedics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Worthen to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
UAB St. Vincent’s St. ClairSt. Vincent's Orthopedics1 hospitalName with a free account3 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account2 medical groupsNames with a free account1 physician officeName with a free account1 home health agencyName with a free account
See all 11 affiliations for Dr. WorthenSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James V. Worthen's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Worthen practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James V. Worthen is one of 310 orthopedic surgeons in Alabama
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Worthen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Worthen is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, AlabamaPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Worthen
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
310orthopedic surgeons in Alabama84orthopedic surgeons in Birmingham14orthopedic surgeons at UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James V. Worthen billed Medicare for 13,186 services in 2024
CMS data shows 13,186 Medicare services from Dr. Worthen across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 430 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $209,629 for them.
Medicare services, 202413,186
Medicare patients430
Paid by Medicare$209,629
Procedure codes17
Dr. Worthen's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3,7082024: 11,475209%
- Imaging
- 2023: 5442024: 66222%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6272024: 6392%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3372024: 41022%
- Other services
- 2023: 152024: 0100%
Where Dr. Worthen's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office13,06899%
- In a facility1181%
Dr. Worthen compared with the Alabama median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Worthen
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 13,186vs 1,5708.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 430vs 26264% above
- Part D claims
- 868vs 48579% above
Medians across 302 orthopedic surgeons in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Worthen's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James V. Worthen treated 430 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 430 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Worthen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 198 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Worthen's median patient age at 71, with 62% women.
Medicare patients, 2024430
Average age74
Average risk score0.93
Dr. Worthen's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Worthen's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women27664%
- Men15436%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Worthen's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders24%
- Depression23%
- Ischemic heart disease23%
- Diabetes22%
- Anxiety21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Worthen's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James V. Worthen wrote 918 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Worthen wrote 918 Medicare Part D claims for 383 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 868 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,370 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 507 claims across 15 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024918
Drugs named by CMS21
Total drug cost$6,370
Part D patients383
Dr. Worthen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic905 claims99%
- Brand-name13 claims1%
Dr. Worthen's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Worthen's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids26%241 of 918 claims
- Antibiotics19%171 of 918 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5072024: 86871%
Drugs named by CMS: 21 in 2024, 15 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James V. Worthen scored 48 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 48 out of 100 for Dr. Worthen for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Worthen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 201 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Worthen, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Worthen's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 48of 100Final score
- 23of 100Quality
- 23of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 67of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Worthen ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 99th percentile201 procedures
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 86th percentile49 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. James V. Worthen has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Worthen in 2019. Dr. Worthen's most frequent co-authors are David Paul Adkison, MD, Brent Andrew Ponce, MD and Erin Fynan Ransom.
Papers1
Dr. Worthen's most frequent co-authors
- David Paul Adkison, MD1 shared paper
- Brent Andrew Ponce, MD1 shared paper
- Erin Fynan Ransom1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Worthen
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. James V. Worthen received $11,519 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 133 general payments to Dr. Worthen from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $6,627.
General payments to Dr. Worthen by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Worthen by kind, 2016 to 2025
$11.5Kin total
- Travel and lodging$5,77750%
- Food and beverage$4,93843%
- Education$8047%
Companies that paid Dr. Worthen the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James V. Worthen graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine
Dr. Worthen graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2004.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James V. Worthen's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James V. Worthen's NPI number?
Dr. James V. Worthen's NPI number is 1922217215. It was assigned on May 22, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James V. Worthen?
Dr. James V. Worthen is an orthopedic surgeon in Birmingham, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. James V. Worthen practice?
Dr. Worthen practices at 810 St Vincent's Drive, Birmingham, AL 35205. Dr. Worthen's primary practice is UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, part of University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dmand AI also links Dr. Worthen to 1 hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. James V. Worthen's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Worthen is (205) 939-7000.
What is Dr. James V. Worthen's medical license number?
Dr. Worthen holds Alabama license 27170.
Which hospitals is Dr. James V. Worthen affiliated with?
Dr. Worthen practices at UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Worthen is also affiliated with UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair. Dmand AI links Dr. Worthen to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. James V. Worthen part of?
Dr. Worthen is linked to St. Vincent's Orthopedics. Dmand AI links Dr. Worthen to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. James V. Worthen accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Worthen billed Medicare for 13,186 services in 2024, and Dr. Worthen accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James V. Worthen's MIPS score?
Dr. Worthen's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 48 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James V. Worthen see?
CMS counts 430 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Worthen in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. James V. Worthen bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Worthen's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), injected or infused drug (J3304) and injected or infused drug (J7325).
Where did Dr. James V. Worthen go to medical school?
Dr. Worthen graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2004.
What drugs does Dr. James V. Worthen prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Worthen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Prednisone and Amoxicillin.
Has Dr. James V. Worthen received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $11,519 in general payments to Dr. Worthen from 31 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. James V. Worthen been practicing?
Dr. Worthen graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
Does Dr. James V. Worthen do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Worthen.
Who does Dr. James V. Worthen publish with?
Dr. Worthen's most frequent co-authors are David Paul Adkison, MD (1 shared paper), Brent Andrew Ponce, MD (1 shared paper) and Erin Fynan Ransom (1 shared paper).
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