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Dr. James Joseph Gholson, MD
NPI1144669912PAC ID6709029317
- Medicare services, 2020
- 315
- Part D claims, 2024
- 140
- Publications
- 11
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $14,055
- Practice address
- 700 W Parr Ave Ste A, Los Gatos, CA 95032
- Practice phone
- Call (408) 871-3400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLC
Urgent Care - Additional Location · Los Gatos, California
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Dr. James Joseph Gholson is an orthopedic surgeon in Los Gatos, California
Dr. Gholson practices at EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLC in Los Gatos, California.
Dr. Gholson's NPI, 1144669912, was assigned on June 14, 2013. Dr. Gholson graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2013. Dr. Gholson holds Montana license 73119.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1144669912NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6709029317
- NPI enumeration date
- June 14, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (408) 871-3400
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James Joseph Gholson practices at 2 locations in Los Gatos, California
Dr. Gholson's primary practice is EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLC, at 700 W Parr Ave Ste A, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The practice phone is (408) 871-3400. Dr. Gholson also practices at El Camino Health Medical Network, 973 University Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032.
- EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLCPrimary700 W Parr Ave Ste A, Los Gatos, CA 95032Phone(408) 871-3400
- El Camino Health Medical Network973 University Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032 · Santa Clara CountyPhone(408) 871-3400
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. James Joseph Gholson is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Gholson's primary practice is EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLC in Los Gatos, California. Dr. Gholson is also affiliated with El Camino Health - Mountain View Hospital. The medical group on file is The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gholson to 2 more urgent care centers, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Gholson's employer is on file too: an urgent care center.
EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLCPrimary
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Joseph Gholson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gholson practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLC | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Joseph Gholson is one of 2,056 orthopedic surgeons in California
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Gholson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Gholson is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Gholson's licenses on file in 5 states: Montana, California, Illinois, Washington and Iowa.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, MontanaPrimary
- California license
- Illinois license
- Washington license
- Iowa license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists hip replacement among the conditions Dr. Gholson treats.
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Gholson
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Joseph Gholson billed Medicare for 315 services in 2020
CMS data shows 315 Medicare services from Dr. Gholson across 9 procedure codes in 2020. Medicare paid $20,938 for them.
Medicare services, 2020315
Paid by Medicare$20,938
Procedure codes9
Dr. Gholson's Medicare services by type, 2019 to 2020
- 2019
- 2020
- Imaging
- 2019: 2102020: 14531%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2019: 1882020: 10942%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2019: 562020: 3439%
- Surgery
- 2019: 702020: 2761%
Where Dr. Gholson's Medicare services took place, 2020
- In an office30396%
- In a facility124%
Dr. Gholson compared with the California median for orthopedic surgeons, 2020
- Dr. Gholson
- California median
- Medicare services
- 315vs 68354% below
- Part D claims
- 102vs 7046% above
Medians across 1,844 orthopedic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Gholson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2020
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 Joseph Gholson's patients have a median age of 67
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Gholson's median patient age at 67, with 54% women.
Dr. Gholson's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men46%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. James Joseph Gholson wrote 140 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Gholson wrote 140 Medicare Part D claims for 78 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 102 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,405 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 118 claims across 2 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024140
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$1,405
Part D patients78
Dr. Gholson'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. Gholson's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids87%122 of 140 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: 1182024: 10214%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 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
How Dr. James Joseph Gholson takes part in Medicare
Dr. Gholson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
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)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. James Joseph Gholson has 11 publications on record
Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Gholson, published from 2015 to 2020. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Gholson has published most often in J Arthroplasty. Dr. Gholson's most frequent co-authors are John Joseph Callaghan, MD, Donald S. Bae, MD and Nicholas Anthony Bedard, MD.
Papers11
Years published2015 to 2020
Dr. Gholson's papers by year, 2015 to 2020
Topics Dr. Gholson writes about most
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Postoperative Complications
- Length of Stay
- Quality Improvement
- Reoperation
- Blood Transfusion
- Comorbidity
Dr. Gholson's most frequent co-authors
- John Joseph Callaghan, MD4 shared papers
- Donald S. Bae, MD2 shared papers
- Nicholas Anthony Bedard, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Gholson
Arthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeBlood Transfusion
J Arthroplasty
Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeBlood TransfusionOperative Time
Arthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeComorbidity
Anesthesia, GeneralArthroplasty, Replacement, HipHeart Failure
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. James Joseph Gholson received $14,055 in industry payments from 2016 to 2021
CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Gholson from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Education make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $8,584.
General payments to Dr. Gholson by program year, 2016 to 2021
General payments to Dr. Gholson by kind, 2016 to 2021
$14.1Kin total
- Education$8,34559%
- Travel and lodging$2,73619%
- Honoraria$1,50011%
- Food and beverage$1,47410%
Companies that paid Dr. Gholson the most, 2016 to 2021
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James Joseph Gholson graduated from Harvard Medical School
Dr. Gholson graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2013.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. James Joseph Gholson accepts plans from 2 insurance carriers
Dr. Gholson is in network with 2 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente and CMS Medicare. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Kaiser Permanente
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. Gholson accepts, by number of carriers
- EPO1
- HMO1
- Medicare1
- POS1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. James Joseph Gholson'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation 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 Data |
| 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)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 |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network 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 Joseph Gholson's NPI number?
Dr. James Joseph Gholson's NPI number is 1144669912. It was assigned on June 14, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Joseph Gholson?
Dr. James Joseph Gholson is an orthopedic surgeon in Los Gatos, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. James Joseph Gholson practice?
Dr. Gholson practices at 700 W Parr Ave Ste A, Los Gatos, CA 95032. Dr. Gholson also practices at 973 University Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032. Dr. Gholson's primary practice is EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLC in Los Gatos, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gholson to 2 urgent care centers, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. James Joseph Gholson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Gholson is (408) 871-3400.
What is Dr. James Joseph Gholson's medical license number?
Dr. Gholson holds Montana license 73119, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.
Which states has Dr. James Joseph Gholson been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Gholson in Montana (2019 to 2027), California (2020 to 2026), Illinois (2018 to 2026), Washington (2019) and Iowa (2013 to 2018).
Which hospitals is Dr. James Joseph Gholson affiliated with?
Dr. Gholson is affiliated with El Camino Health - Mountain View Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. James Joseph Gholson part of?
Dr. Gholson is linked to The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Dmand AI links Dr. Gholson to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. James Joseph Gholson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gholson billed Medicare for 315 services in 2020, and Dr. Gholson accepts Medicare assignment.
Is Dr. James Joseph Gholson board certified?
Yes. Dr. Gholson is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
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What services does Dr. James Joseph Gholson bill to Medicare?
In 2020, Dr. Gholson's most billed Medicare services were diagnostic imaging (73502), office visit, established patient (99214) and diagnostic imaging (73564).
Where did Dr. James Joseph Gholson go to medical school?
Dr. Gholson graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2013.
What drugs does Dr. James Joseph Gholson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gholson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. James Joseph Gholson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $14,055 in general payments to Dr. Gholson from 10 companies from 2016 to 2021. The largest total came from Smith & Nephew, Inc.
How long has Dr. James Joseph Gholson been practicing?
Dr. Gholson graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
Does Dr. James Joseph Gholson do research?
Dmand AI links 11 publications to Dr. Gholson, published from 2015 to 2020.
Who does Dr. James Joseph Gholson publish with?
Dr. Gholson's most frequent co-authors are John Joseph Callaghan, MD (4 shared papers), Donald S. Bae, MD (2 shared papers) and Nicholas Anthony Bedard, MD (2 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. James Joseph Gholson accept?
Dr. Gholson is in network with 2 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente and CMS Medicare. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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