Dr. James D. Spiegel, MD

  • Santa Cruz, CA
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1962589929PAC ID0143117283
Medicare services, 2024
29
Medicare patients, 2024
64
Part D claims, 2024
17
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$420
Practice address
1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Practice phone
Call (831) 462-7700
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Primary practice

Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital

Hospital · Santa Cruz, California

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Dr. James D. Spiegel is an orthopedic surgeon in Santa Cruz, California

Dr. Spiegel practices at Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Spiegel's NPI, 1962589929, was assigned on November 1, 2006. Dr. Spiegel graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 1983. Dr. Spiegel holds California license G52840.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0143117283
NPI enumeration date
November 1, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(831) 462-7700
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. James D. Spiegel practices at Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California

Dr. Spiegel's primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital, at 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065 in Santa Cruz County. The practice phone is (831) 462-7700.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. James D. Spiegel is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Spiegel's primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Spiegel to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James D. Spiegel's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Spiegel practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dignity Health - Dominican HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. James D. Spiegel is one of 2,056 orthopedic surgeons in California

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Spiegel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Spiegel is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Spiegel is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G52840 · 1984 to 2026 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, fluid in a joint, hip replacement, pelvic and hip fracture and rotator cuff injury among the conditions Dr. Spiegel treats.

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Spiegel

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Dr. James D. Spiegel billed Medicare for 29 services in 2024

CMS data shows 29 Medicare services from Dr. Spiegel across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 64 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,730 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202429
Medicare patients64
Paid by Medicare$1,730
Procedure codes1

Dr. Spiegel's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2024

  • 2022
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2022: 3102024: 2991%
Drugs given in the office
2022: 3042024: 0100%
Surgery
2022: 1542024: 0100%

Dr. Spiegel compared with the California median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Spiegel
  • California median
Medicare services
29vs 68396% below
Medicare patients
64vs 21570% below
Part D claims
82vs 7017% above

Medians across 1,844 orthopedic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Spiegel'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 D. Spiegel treated 64 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78

CMS counts 64 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Spiegel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 24 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.22, 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. Spiegel's median patient age at 68, with 43% women.

Medicare patients, 202464
Average age78
Average risk score2.22
Also on Medicaid28%

Dr. Spiegel's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Spiegel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4266%
  • Men2234%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol70%
  4. Osteoporosis59%
  5. Mood disorders47%
  6. Depression45%
  7. Diabetes38%
  8. Atrial fibrillation33%

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

Dr. Spiegel's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women43%
  • Men57%

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

Dr. James D. Spiegel wrote 17 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Spiegel wrote 17 Medicare Part D claims. 76% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 4 drugs, with $1,746 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 164 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 202417
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$1,746

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

  • Generic13 claims76%
  • Brand-name and other4 claims24%

Dr. Spiegel's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2021 to 2022

  • 2021
  • 2022
Claims for drugs CMS names
2021: 1642022: 8250%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2022, 5 in 2021.

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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

Dr. James D. Spiegel offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Spiegel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Spiegel as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. James D. Spiegel received $420 in industry payments from 2017 to 2018

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Spiegel from 1 drug or device company from 2017 to 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $420.

General payments to Dr. Spiegel by program year, 2017 to 2018

Companies that paid Dr. Spiegel the most, 2017 to 2018

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

Dr. James D. Spiegel graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore

Dr. Spiegel graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 1983.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore
  2. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. James D. Spiegel accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers

Dr. Spiegel is in network with 12 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • +4 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Spiegel accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO8
  2. HMO6
  3. Medicare6
  4. EPO3
  5. POS3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. James D. Spiegel'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 National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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Frequently asked questions about Dr. James D. Spiegel

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What is Dr. James D. Spiegel's NPI number?

Dr. James D. Spiegel's NPI number is 1962589929. It was assigned on November 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. James D. Spiegel?

Dr. James D. Spiegel is an orthopedic surgeon in Santa Cruz, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. James D. Spiegel practice?

Dr. Spiegel practices at 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065. Dr. Spiegel's primary practice is Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Spiegel to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. James D. Spiegel's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Spiegel is (831) 462-7700.

What is Dr. James D. Spiegel's medical license number?

Dr. Spiegel holds California license G52840.

Which hospitals is Dr. James D. Spiegel affiliated with?

Dr. Spiegel practices at Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California. Dmand AI links Dr. Spiegel to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. James D. Spiegel part of?

Dr. Spiegel is linked to Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group.

Does Dr. James D. Spiegel accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Spiegel billed Medicare for 29 services in 2024, and Dr. Spiegel accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. James D. Spiegel offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Spiegel as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. James D. Spiegel see?

CMS counts 64 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Spiegel in 2024, with an average age of 78.

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Is Dr. James D. Spiegel board certified?

Yes. Dr. Spiegel is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

What services does Dr. James D. Spiegel bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Spiegel's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99221).

Where did Dr. James D. Spiegel go to medical school?

Dr. Spiegel graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 1983.

What drugs does Dr. James D. Spiegel prescribe most?

In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Spiegel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Oxycodone HCl and Diclofenac Sodium.

Has Dr. James D. Spiegel received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $420 in general payments to Dr. Spiegel from 1 company from 2017 to 2018. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. James D. Spiegel been practicing?

Dr. Spiegel graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. James D. Spiegel accept?

Dr. Spiegel is in network with 12 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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