Dr. James Robert Kee, MD

  • Searcy, AR
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1902340318PAC ID4981971082
Medicare services, 2024
513
Medicare patients, 2024
162
Part D claims, 2024
91
Publications
11
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
3214 East Race Avenue, Searcy, AR 72143
Practice phone
Call (501) 278-3100
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Primary practice

Unity Health - White County Medical Center

Hospital · Searcy, Arkansas

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Dr. James Robert Kee is an orthopedic surgeon in Searcy, Arkansas

Dr. Kee practices at Unity Health - White County Medical Center in Searcy, Arkansas, part of Unity Health.

Dr. Kee's NPI, 1902340318, was assigned on December 5, 2016. Dr. Kee graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Kee holds Arkansas license GRP-0004.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4981971082
NPI enumeration date
December 5, 2016
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(501) 278-3100
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
36
Medical school graduation
2016

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. James Robert Kee practices at Unity Health - White County Medical Center in Searcy, Arkansas

Dr. Kee's primary practice is Unity Health - White County Medical Center, at 3214 East Race Avenue, Searcy, AR 72143 in White County. The practice phone is (501) 278-3100.

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Dr. James Robert Kee is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Kee's primary practice is Unity Health - White County Medical Center in Searcy, Arkansas, part of Unity Health. Dr. Kee is also affiliated with Unity Health - Newport. The medical group on file is Unity Health - White County Medical Center.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Robert Kee's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Unity Health - White County Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. James Robert Kee is one of 186 orthopedic surgeons in Arkansas

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Kee's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Kee is licensed in Arkansas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, ArkansasPrimaryLicense GRP-0004 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Kee

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Dr. James Robert Kee billed Medicare for 513 services in 2024

CMS data shows 513 Medicare services from Dr. Kee across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 162 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $38,113 for them.

Medicare services, 2024513
Medicare patients162
Paid by Medicare$38,113
Procedure codes11

Dr. Kee's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 202024: 2891345%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 147
Surgery
2023: 02024: 77

Where Dr. Kee's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office42883%
  • In a facility8517%

Dr. Kee compared with the Arkansas median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Kee
  • Arkansas median
Medicare services
513vs 1,55967% below
Medicare patients
162vs 34453% below
Part D claims
45vs 21979% below

Medians across 179 orthopedic surgeons in Arkansas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Kee'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 Robert Kee treated 162 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 162 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kee in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 60 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kee's median patient age at 71, with 66% women.

Medicare patients, 2024162
Average age76
Average risk score1.60
Also on Medicaid18%

Dr. Kee's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kee's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10766%
  • Men5534%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Kee's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol71%
  3. Arthritis64%
  4. Ischemic heart disease42%
  5. Anxiety41%
  6. Diabetes40%
  7. Mood disorders38%
  8. COPD35%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Kee's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women66%
  • Men34%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. James Robert Kee wrote 91 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kee wrote 91 Medicare Part D claims for 54 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 45 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $284 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 25 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202491
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$284
Part D patients54

Dr. Kee's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic88 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims3%

Dr. Kee'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. Kee's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids49%45 of 91 claims
  • Antibiotics15%14 of 91 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, 2022 to 2024

  • 2022
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 252024: 4580%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 in 2022.

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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

How Dr. James Robert Kee takes part in Medicare

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Source: Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. James Robert Kee has 11 publications on record

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Kee, published from 2017 to 2019. 2017 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee and Critical Pathways. Dr. Kee has published most often in J Arthroplasty. Dr. Kee's most frequent co-authors are Charles Lowry Barnes, MD, Paul Kendall Edwards, MD and Simon Cavendish Mears, MD, PhD.

Papers11
Years published2017 to 2019

Dr. Kee's papers by year, 2017 to 2019

Topics Dr. Kee writes about most

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
  • Critical Pathways
  • Length of Stay
  • Medicare
  • Orthopedics
  • Patient Care Bundles
  • Patient Discharge

Dr. Kee's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Kee

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. James Robert Kee received $29,094 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 67 general payments to Dr. Kee from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 69% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $20,000.

General payments to Dr. Kee by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Kee by kind, 2016 to 2025

$29.1Kin total
  • Grants$20,00069%
  • Education$5,74520%
  • Food and beverage$2,3758%
  • Travel and lodging$9743%

Companies that paid Dr. Kee the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. James Robert Kee graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine

Dr. Kee graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 2016.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Arkansas College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. James Robert Kee's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. James Robert Kee's NPI number?

Dr. James Robert Kee's NPI number is 1902340318. It was assigned on December 5, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. James Robert Kee?

Dr. James Robert Kee is an orthopedic surgeon in Searcy, Arkansas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. James Robert Kee practice?

Dr. Kee practices at 3214 East Race Avenue, Searcy, AR 72143. Dr. Kee's primary practice is Unity Health - White County Medical Center in Searcy, Arkansas, part of Unity Health.

What is Dr. James Robert Kee's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kee is (501) 278-3100.

What is Dr. James Robert Kee's medical license number?

Dr. Kee holds Arkansas license GRP-0004.

Which hospitals is Dr. James Robert Kee affiliated with?

Dr. Kee practices at Unity Health - White County Medical Center in Searcy, Arkansas. Dr. Kee is also affiliated with Unity Health - Newport.

What medical group is Dr. James Robert Kee part of?

Dr. Kee is linked to Unity Health - White County Medical Center.

Does Dr. James Robert Kee accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kee billed Medicare for 513 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Robert Kee see?

CMS counts 162 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kee in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. James Robert Kee bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kee's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and diagnostic imaging (73502).

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Where did Dr. James Robert Kee go to medical school?

Dr. Kee graduated from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 2016.

What drugs does Dr. James Robert Kee prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kee's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Meloxicam.

Has Dr. James Robert Kee received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $29,094 in general payments to Dr. Kee from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.

How long has Dr. James Robert Kee been practicing?

Dr. Kee graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.

Does Dr. James Robert Kee do research?

Dmand AI links 11 publications to Dr. Kee, published from 2017 to 2019.

Who does Dr. James Robert Kee publish with?

Dr. Kee's most frequent co-authors are Charles Lowry Barnes, MD (8 shared papers), Paul Kendall Edwards, MD (8 shared papers) and Simon Cavendish Mears, MD, PhD (7 shared papers).

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