Dr. James Hamilton Black III, MD

Dr. Black practices at Johns Hopkins Hospital Nelson/Harvey Building in Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Black's NPI, 1609832716, was assigned on April 26, 2006. Dr. Black graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Black holds Maryland license D51893.

Dr. Black's primary practice is Johns Hopkins Hospital Nelson/Harvey Building, at 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287 in Baltimore City. The practice phone is (855) 662-3017.

Dr. Black's primary practice is Johns Hopkins Hospital Nelson/Harvey Building in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Black is also affiliated with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The medical group on file is Johns Hopkins University. Dmand AI also links Dr. Black to 2 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Vascular surgery is Dr. Black's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Black is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Black's licenses on file in 4 states: Maryland, District of Columbia, Illinois and Florida.

Dmand AI lists amputation, aortic atherosclerois, arterial blot clot /embolism, blood vessel access for dialysis, carotid revascularization, chronic skin ulcer, circulatory problems in extremities and heart device and aorta surgery among the conditions Dr. Black treats.

CMS data shows 501 Medicare services from Dr. Black across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 452 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $46,316 for them.

CMS counts 452 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Black in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 210 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.12, 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. Black's median patient age at 76, with 35% women.

In 2024, Dr. Black wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 1 drug, with $176 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Black for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. CMS lists Dr. Black as offering telehealth. CMS counts 18 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Black, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

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

Dmand AI links 164 papers to Dr. Black, published from 2006 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 11. The most frequent topics are Endovascular Procedures, Postoperative Complications and Vascular Surgical Procedures. Dr. Black has published most often in J Vasc Surg. Dr. Black's most frequent co-authors are Christopher Joseph Abularrage, MD, Caitlin Whitney Hicks, MD, MS and Mahmoud Malas, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Black to 3 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal, Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic and Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracoabdominal. Johns Hopkins University sponsors the most, 3.

CMS Open Payments shows 139 general payments to Dr. Black from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education speaker fees make up the largest share, 31% of the total. Cook Medical LLC paid the most, $27,743. It also lists 6 research payments totaling $7,624 from 2020 to 2021.

Dmand AI lists 19 awards for Dr. Black, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014. Dr. Black serves on Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) Practice Management Guidelines Committee.

Dr. Black graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Black is a member of ACS, Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, SVS and Southern Association for Vascular Surgery.

Dr. Black is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.