Dr. James L. Slack, MD

Dr. Slack practices at HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, part of HonorHealth.

Dr. Slack's NPI, 1841273588, was assigned on November 28, 2005. Dr. Slack graduated from The University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Slack holds Arizona license 31866.

Dr. Slack's primary practice is HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, at 9003 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 in Maricopa County. The practice phone is (480) 323-3000.

Dr. Slack's primary practice is HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, part of HonorHealth. Dr. Slack is also affiliated with Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix. The medical group on file is City of Hope. Dmand AI also links Dr. Slack to 2 more hospitals, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Slack practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hematology and oncology is Dr. Slack's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Slack is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Slack's licenses on file in 2 states: Arizona and Minnesota.

Dmand AI lists chronic leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma among the conditions Dr. Slack treats.

CMS data shows 335 Medicare services from Dr. Slack across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 103 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $21,317 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 103 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Slack in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 58 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 2.12, 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. Slack's median patient age at 73, with 38% women.

In 2024, Dr. Slack wrote 417 Medicare Part D claims for 45 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 243 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,283,211 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 51 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Slack for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Slack accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 51 papers to Dr. Slack, published from 2007 to 2020. 2018 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Transplantation, Homologous, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Transplantation Conditioning. Dr. Slack has published most often in Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Slack's most frequent co-authors are Maria R. Baer, MD, Jose Francisco Leis, MD and Pierre Noel.

CMS Open Payments shows 19 general payments to Dr. Slack from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 58% of the total. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $3,199.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Slack, most recently Top Doctors:Arizona State in 2013.

Dr. Slack graduated from The University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Slack is a member of American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, ASCO and ASH.

Dr. Slack is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.