James Edward Armstrong

  • Frankfort, KY
  • General surgeon
NPI1922240308PAC ID1153541941
Medicare services, 2024
139
Medicare patients, 2024
131
Part D claims, 2024
69
Publications
6
MIPS score, 2024
94
Practice address
299 Kings Daughters Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601
Practice phone
Call (502) 875-5240
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Primary practice

Frankfort Regional Medical Center

Hospital · Frankfort, Kentucky

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James Edward Armstrong is a general surgeon in Frankfort, Kentucky

James Armstrong practices at Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, part of HCA Healthcare.

James Armstrong's NPI, 1922240308, was assigned on March 31, 2009. James Armstrong graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 2009. James Armstrong holds Kentucky license 47368.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1153541941
NPI enumeration date
March 31, 2009
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(502) 875-5240
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
43
Medical school graduation
2009

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

James Edward Armstrong practices at Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort, Kentucky

James Armstrong's primary practice is Frankfort Regional Medical Center, at 299 Kings Daughters Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601 in Franklin County. The practice phone is (502) 875-5240.

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James Edward Armstrong is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

James Armstrong's primary practice is Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, part of HCA Healthcare. The medical group on file is Commonwealth Specialists of Kentucky. Dmand AI also links James Armstrong to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at James Edward Armstrong's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Frankfort Regional Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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James Edward Armstrong is one of 383 general surgeons in Kentucky

Surgery is James Armstrong's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. James Armstrong is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has James Armstrong's licenses on file in 2 states: Kentucky and Indiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, KentuckyPrimaryLicense 47368 · 2014 to 2026 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Indiana licenseLicense 01086337A · 2021 to 2025

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, appendectomy, colonoscopy, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery and gallbladder removal among the conditions James Armstrong treats.

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James Edward Armstrong billed Medicare for 139 services in 2024

CMS data shows 139 Medicare services from James Armstrong across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 131 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,518 for them.

Medicare services, 2024139
Medicare patients131
Paid by Medicare$11,518
Procedure codes5

James Armstrong's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1962024: 13929%

Where James Armstrong's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office7554%
  • In a facility6446%

James Armstrong compared with the Kentucky median for general surgeons, 2024

  • James Armstrong
  • Kentucky median
Medicare services
139vs 20231% below
Medicare patients
131vs 14711% below
Part D claims
36vs 8357% below

Medians across 373 general surgeons in Kentucky with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

James Armstrong'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

James Edward Armstrong treated 131 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 131 Medicare patients who saw James Armstrong in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 47 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.06, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts James Armstrong's median patient age at 69, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024131
Average age73
Average risk score2.06
Also on Medicaid26%

James Armstrong's Medicare patients by age, 2024

James Armstrong's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7658%
  • Men5542%

Chronic conditions among James Armstrong's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis56%
  4. Ischemic heart disease50%
  5. Mood disorders46%
  6. Anxiety44%
  7. Diabetes44%
  8. Depression43%

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

James Armstrong's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

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

James Edward Armstrong wrote 69 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, James Armstrong wrote 69 Medicare Part D claims for 52 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 36 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $124 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 44 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202469
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$124
Part D patients52

James Armstrong'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 James Armstrong's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids62%43 of 69 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: 442024: 3618%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023.

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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

James Edward Armstrong scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for James Armstrong for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). James Armstrong accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of colonoscopy by James Armstrong, more than 43% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

James Armstrong's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 94of 100Final score
  • 87.3of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where James Armstrong ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
43rd percentile13 procedures

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Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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James Edward Armstrong has 6 publications on record

Dmand AI links 6 papers to James Armstrong, published from 2008 to 2019. 2010 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Rats, Wistar, Spinal Cord Injuries and Recovery of Function. James Armstrong's most frequent co-authors are Jason E. Lally, MD and William Reed, MD.

Papers6
Years published2008 to 2019

James Armstrong's papers by year, 2008 to 2019

Topics James Armstrong writes about most

  • Rats, Wistar
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Recovery of Function
  • Urinary Bladder
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Electrophysiological Phenomena
  • Physical Conditioning, Animal
  • Spinal Cord

James Armstrong's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by James Armstrong

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

James Edward Armstrong received $10,711 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 69 general payments to James Armstrong from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $7,402.

General payments to James Armstrong by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to James Armstrong by kind, 2016 to 2025

$10.7Kin total
  • Education$6,00056%
  • Travel and lodging$3,20430%
  • Food and beverage$1,50814%

Companies that paid James Armstrong the most, 2016 to 2025

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

James Edward Armstrong graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine

James Armstrong graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 2009.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity Of Louisville School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

James Edward Armstrong accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

James Armstrong is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Humana
  • +10 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types James Armstrong accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. Medicare10
  3. HMO7
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for James Edward Armstrong'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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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What is James Edward Armstrong's NPI number?

James Edward Armstrong's NPI number is 1922240308. It was assigned on March 31, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does James Edward Armstrong specialize in?

James Edward Armstrong is a general surgeon in Frankfort, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does James Edward Armstrong practice?

James Armstrong practices at 299 Kings Daughters Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601. James Armstrong's primary practice is Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links James Armstrong to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is James Edward Armstrong's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for James Armstrong is (502) 875-5240.

What is James Edward Armstrong's medical license number?

James Armstrong holds Kentucky license 47368, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has James Edward Armstrong been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for James Armstrong in Kentucky (2014 to 2026) and Indiana (2021 to 2025).

Which hospitals is James Edward Armstrong affiliated with?

James Armstrong practices at Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort, Kentucky.

What medical group is James Edward Armstrong part of?

James Armstrong is linked to Commonwealth Specialists of Kentucky. Dmand AI links James Armstrong to 1 more medical group.

Does James Edward Armstrong accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows James Armstrong billed Medicare for 139 services in 2024, and James Armstrong accepts Medicare assignment.

What is James Edward Armstrong's MIPS score?

James Armstrong's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does James Edward Armstrong see?

CMS counts 131 Medicare patients who saw James Armstrong in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is James Edward Armstrong board certified?

Yes. James Armstrong is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does James Edward Armstrong bill to Medicare?

In 2024, James Armstrong's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99222), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did James Edward Armstrong go to medical school?

James Armstrong graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 2009.

What drugs does James Edward Armstrong prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, James Armstrong's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has James Edward Armstrong received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $10,711 in general payments to James Armstrong from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has James Edward Armstrong been practicing?

James Armstrong graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.

Does James Edward Armstrong do research?

Dmand AI links 6 publications to James Armstrong, published from 2008 to 2019.

Who does James Edward Armstrong publish with?

James Armstrong's most frequent co-authors are Jason E. Lally, MD (1 shared paper) and William Reed, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does James Edward Armstrong accept?

James Armstrong is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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