Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 814
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 432
- Part D claims, 2024
- 77
- Publications
- 5
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 81 Highland Ave, Salem, MA 01970
- Practice phone
- Call (978) 354-2065
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
MGB Salem Hospital
Salem, Massachusetts
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Dr. James H. Balcom IV is a vascular surgeon in Salem, Massachusetts
Dr. Balcom practices at MGB Salem Hospital in Salem, Massachusetts.
Dr. Balcom's NPI, 1689633273, was assigned on March 21, 2006. Dr. Balcom graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Balcom holds Massachusetts license 202600.
- NPI
- 1689633273NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3577590173
- NPI enumeration date
- March 21, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (978) 354-2065
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 56
- Medical school graduation
- 1996
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James H. Balcom IV practices at MGB Salem Hospital in Salem, Massachusetts
Dr. Balcom's primary practice is MGB Salem Hospital, at 81 Highland Ave, Salem, MA 01970 in Essex County. The practice phone is (978) 354-2065.
- MGB Salem Hospital81 Highland Ave, Salem, MA 01970 · Essex CountyPhone(978) 354-2065
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. James H. Balcom IV is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Balcom's primary practice is MGB Salem Hospital in Salem, Massachusetts. Dr. Balcom is also affiliated with Salem Hospital. The medical group on file is Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO). Dmand AI also links Dr. Balcom to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James H. Balcom IV's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Balcom practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| MGB Salem Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James H. Balcom IV is one of 138 vascular surgeons in Massachusetts
Vascular surgery is Dr. Balcom's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Balcom is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Balcom is licensed in Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Vascular surgery, MassachusettsPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists amputation, blood vessel access for dialysis, carotid revascularization, heart device and aorta surgery, leg revascularization, removal of damaged skin or skin graft and varicose vein treatment among the conditions Dr. Balcom treats.
Vascular surgeons near Dr. Balcom
Counts of vascular surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James H. Balcom IV billed Medicare for 814 services in 2024
CMS data shows 814 Medicare services from Dr. Balcom across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 432 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $69,066 for them.
Dr. Balcom's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4802024: 5055%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5742024: 29848%
- Imaging
- 2023: 02024: 11
Where Dr. Balcom's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office44955%
- In a facility36545%
Dr. Balcom compared with the Massachusetts median for vascular surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Balcom
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 814vs 798Close to median
- Medicare patients
- 432vs 50815% below
- Part D claims
- 42vs 42Close to median
Medians across 137 vascular surgeons in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Balcom'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 H. Balcom IV treated 432 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 432 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balcom in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 197 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.15, 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. Balcom's median patient age at 76, with 29% women.
Dr. Balcom's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Balcom's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16538%
- Men26762%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Balcom's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease56%
- Arthritis53%
- Chronic kidney disease46%
- Diabetes41%
- Atrial fibrillation33%
- COPD33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Balcom's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 76
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women29%
- Men70%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James H. Balcom IV wrote 77 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Balcom wrote 77 Medicare Part D claims for 42 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 42 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $672 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 58 claims across 3 drugs.
Dr. Balcom's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic74 claims96%
- Brand-name and other3 claims4%
Dr. Balcom'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. Balcom's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics58%45 of 77 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: 582024: 4228%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 3 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
Dr. James H. Balcom IV ranks in the 94th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare
Dr. Balcom accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 311 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Balcom, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Balcom ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 94th percentile311 procedures
- Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow)
- 70th percentile14 procedures
- Varicose vein removal
- 46th percentile12 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Spinal fusion: 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 H. Balcom IV has 5 publications on record
Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Balcom in 2025. Dr. Balcom's most frequent co-authors are Anahita Dua, MD, Matthew J. Eagleton, MD and Junaid Y. Malek, MD.
Dr. Balcom's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Balcom
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. James H. Balcom IV received $4,087 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 21 general payments to Dr. Balcom from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Cardiovascular Systems Inc. paid the most, $1,991.
General payments to Dr. Balcom by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Balcom by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$2,76068%
- Food and beverage$1,32832%
Companies that paid Dr. Balcom the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James H. Balcom IV graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine
Dr. Balcom graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Balcom is a member of SVS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
- Board certified in vascular surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. James H. Balcom IV accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Balcom is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Balcom accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- Medicare9
- HMO8
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. James H. Balcom IV'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 Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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 DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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 H. Balcom IV's NPI number?
Dr. James H. Balcom IV's NPI number is 1689633273. It was assigned on March 21, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James H. Balcom IV?
Dr. James H. Balcom IV is a vascular surgeon in Salem, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Vascular Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0129X).
Where does Dr. James H. Balcom IV practice?
Dr. Balcom practices at 81 Highland Ave, Salem, MA 01970. Dr. Balcom's primary practice is MGB Salem Hospital in Salem, Massachusetts. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balcom to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. James H. Balcom IV's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Balcom is (978) 354-2065.
What is Dr. James H. Balcom IV's medical license number?
Dr. Balcom holds Massachusetts license 202600.
Which hospitals is Dr. James H. Balcom IV affiliated with?
Dr. Balcom is affiliated with Salem Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Balcom to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. James H. Balcom IV part of?
Dr. Balcom is linked to Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO). Dmand AI links Dr. Balcom to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. James H. Balcom IV accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Balcom billed Medicare for 814 services in 2024, and Dr. Balcom accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James H. Balcom IV see?
CMS counts 432 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balcom in 2024, with an average age of 77.
Is Dr. James H. Balcom IV board certified?
Yes. Dr. Balcom is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
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What services does Dr. James H. Balcom IV bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Balcom's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: skin and soft tissue (11042) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. James H. Balcom IV go to medical school?
Dr. Balcom graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 1996.
What drugs does Dr. James H. Balcom IV prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Balcom's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass and Clopidogrel.
Has Dr. James H. Balcom IV received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,087 in general payments to Dr. Balcom from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
How long has Dr. James H. Balcom IV been practicing?
Dr. Balcom graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.
Does Dr. James H. Balcom IV do research?
Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Balcom.
Who does Dr. James H. Balcom IV publish with?
Dr. Balcom's most frequent co-authors are Anahita Dua, MD (1 shared paper), Matthew J. Eagleton, MD (1 shared paper) and Junaid Y. Malek, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. James H. Balcom IV accept?
Dr. Balcom is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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