Dr. James Wade O'Neal IV, MD

Dr. O'Neal practices at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay in Panama City, Florida, part of Ascension Health Alliance.

Dr. O'Neal's NPI, 1487940276, was assigned on June 21, 2011. Dr. O'Neal graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. O'Neal holds Florida license ME161294.

Dr. O'Neal's primary practice is Ascension Sacred Heart Bay, at 615 N Bonita Ave, Panama City, FL 32401 in Bay County. The practice phone is (850) 769-1511.

Dr. O'Neal's primary practice is Ascension Sacred Heart Bay in Panama City, Florida, part of Ascension Health Alliance. Dr. O'Neal is also affiliated with HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital. The medical group on file is Sacred Heart Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. O'Neal to 2 more medical groups and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

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

Surgical critical care is Dr. O'Neal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0102X. Dr. O'Neal is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. O'Neal's licenses on file in 5 states: Florida, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama and South Carolina.

Dmand AI lists appendectomy, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, multiple traumatic injuries, non-surgical back problems and traumatic coma among the conditions Dr. O'Neal treats.

CMS data shows 178 Medicare services from Dr. O'Neal across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 126 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,094 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 126 Medicare patients who saw Dr. O'Neal in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 43 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.76, 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. O'Neal's median patient age at 73, with 49% women.

In 2016, Dr. O'Neal wrote 13 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $235 in total drug cost.

Dr. O'Neal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. O'Neal, more than 33% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. O'Neal. Dr. O'Neal's most frequent co-author is George M. Testerman, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 46 general payments to Dr. O'Neal from 15 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $3,317.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. O'Neal.

Dr. O'Neal graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. O'Neal is a member of ACS.

Dr. O'Neal is in network with 16 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.