Dr. James Melvin McCready Jr., MD

Dr. McCready practices at North Walton Doctors Hospital in Defuniak Springs, Florida, part of North Walton Doctors Hospital Hospital.

Dr. McCready's NPI, 1336181247, was assigned on June 12, 2006. Dr. McCready graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. McCready holds Florida license ME61602.

Dr. McCready's primary practice is North Walton Doctors Hospital, at 4413 US Hwy 331 S, Defuniak Springs, FL 32435 in Walton County. The practice phone is (850) 920-2065.

Dr. McCready's primary practice is North Walton Doctors Hospital in Defuniak Springs, Florida, part of North Walton Doctors Hospital Hospital. Dr. McCready is also affiliated with HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital. The medical group on file is North Walton Doctors Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. McCready to 4 more medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. McCready's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. McCready practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. McCready's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. McCready is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. McCready's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Louisiana and Nevada.

CMS data shows 97 Medicare services from Dr. McCready across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 98 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,410 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 98 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McCready in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 32 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.57, 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. McCready's median patient age at 71, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. McCready wrote 285 Medicare Part D claims for 126 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 46 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,697 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 17 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. McCready accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. McCready from 2 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $17.

Dr. McCready graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 1988.

Dr. McCready is in network with 3 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, CMS Medicare and DE State Medicaid. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.