Dr. James Eldon Ware, DO

  • Midland, MI
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1063449650PAC ID9436044971
Medicare services, 2024
11,349
Medicare patients, 2026
295
Part D claims, 2026
981
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$1,591
Practice address
4000 Wellness Drive, Midland, MI 48670
Practice phone
Call (989) 839-3000
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Primary practice

MyMichigan Medical Center Midland

Hospital · Midland, Michigan

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Dr. James Eldon Ware is an orthopedic surgeon in Midland, Michigan

Dr. Ware practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Midland in Midland, Michigan, part of MyMichigan Health.

Dr. Ware's NPI, 1063449650, was assigned on June 27, 2006. Dr. Ware holds Michigan license 5101012102.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9436044971
NPI enumeration date
June 27, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(989) 839-3000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

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

Dr. James Eldon Ware practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Midland in Midland, Michigan

Dr. Ware's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Midland, at 4000 Wellness Drive, Midland, MI 48670 in Midland County. The practice phone is (989) 839-3000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. James Eldon Ware is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Ware's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Midland in Midland, Michigan, part of MyMichigan Health. Dr. Ware is also affiliated with MyMichigan Medical Center Clare. The medical group on file is MyMichigan Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ware to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Eldon Ware's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ware practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
MyMichigan Medical Center MidlandAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. James Eldon Ware is one of 823 orthopedic surgeons in Michigan

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Ware's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Ware is licensed in Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, MichiganPrimaryLicense 5101012102 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Ware

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. James Eldon Ware billed Medicare for 11,349 services in 2024

CMS data shows 11,349 Medicare services from Dr. Ware across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 295 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $109,043 for them.

Medicare services, 202411,349
Medicare patients295
Paid by Medicare$109,043
Procedure codes14

Dr. Ware's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 9252024: 10,2861012%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3462024: 45732%
Other services
2023: 02024: 224
Surgery
2023: 2122024: 2063%
Imaging
2023: 2352024: 17625%

Where Dr. Ware's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office11,28899%
  • In a facility611%

Dr. Ware compared with the Michigan median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Ware
  • Michigan median
Medicare services
11,349vs 52321.7 times
Medicare patients
295vs 17272% above
Part D claims
917vs 8011.5 times

Medians across 781 orthopedic surgeons in Michigan with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ware'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 Eldon Ware treated 295 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 73

CMS counts 295 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ware in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 120 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ware's median patient age at 70, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2026295
Average age73
Average risk score1.22
Also on Medicaid16%

Dr. Ware's Medicare patients by age, 2026

Dr. Ware's Medicare patients by sex, 2026

  • Women17760%
  • Men11840%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Ware's Medicare patients, 2026

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes34%
  5. Mood disorders29%
  6. Anxiety27%
  7. Depression27%
  8. Chronic kidney disease25%

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

Dr. Ware's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. James Eldon Ware wrote 981 Medicare Part D claims in 2026

In 2026, Dr. Ware wrote 981 Medicare Part D claims for 393 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 917 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,129 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 921 claims across 10 drugs.

Part D claims, 2026981
Drugs named by CMS8
Total drug cost$6,129
Part D patients393

Dr. Ware's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026

  • Generic979 claims100%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims0%

Dr. Ware'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. Ware's Part D claims, 2026

  • Opioids44%435 of 981 claims
  • Antibiotics11%104 of 981 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: 9212024: 917No change

Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 10 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), 2026 data

Dr. James Eldon Ware ranks in the 92nd percentile for lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare

Dr. Ware accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Ware, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Ware ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Knee replacement
74th percentile42 procedures
Hip replacement
67th percentile21 procedures
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
92nd percentile20 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 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 Eldon Ware received $1,591 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 32 general payments to Dr. Ware from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $1,162.

General payments to Dr. Ware by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Ware by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.6Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$1,07868%
  • Food and beverage$51332%

Companies that paid Dr. Ware the most, 2016 to 2025

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

Sources for Dr. James Eldon Ware'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. James Eldon Ware's NPI number?

Dr. James Eldon Ware's NPI number is 1063449650. It was assigned on June 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. James Eldon Ware?

Dr. James Eldon Ware is an orthopedic surgeon in Midland, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. James Eldon Ware practice?

Dr. Ware practices at 4000 Wellness Drive, Midland, MI 48670. Dr. Ware's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Midland in Midland, Michigan, part of MyMichigan Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ware to 1 hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 home health agency, and a free account names each one.

What is Dr. James Eldon Ware's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ware is (989) 839-3000. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.

What is Dr. James Eldon Ware's email address?

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What is Dr. James Eldon Ware's medical license number?

Dr. Ware holds Michigan license 5101012102.

Which hospitals is Dr. James Eldon Ware affiliated with?

Dr. Ware practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Midland in Midland, Michigan. Dr. Ware is also affiliated with MyMichigan Medical Center Clare. Dmand AI links Dr. Ware to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

What medical group is Dr. James Eldon Ware part of?

Dr. Ware is linked to MyMichigan Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Ware to 2 more medical groups, named with a free account.

Who does Dr. James Eldon Ware practice with?

Dmand AI links 40 HCPs to Dr. Ware's primary medical group, 2 of them orthopedic surgeons. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.

Does Dr. James Eldon Ware accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ware billed Medicare for 11,349 services in 2024, and Dr. Ware accepts Medicare assignment.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Eldon Ware see?

CMS counts 295 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ware in 2026, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. James Eldon Ware bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ware's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), office visit, established patient (99213) and medicare service (G2211).

What drugs does Dr. James Eldon Ware prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ware's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cephalexin.

Has Dr. James Eldon Ware received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,591 in general payments to Dr. Ware from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

How long has Dr. James Eldon Ware been practicing?

Dr. Ware graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

What EHR does Dr. James Eldon Ware's practice use?

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at MyMichigan Medical Center Midland and at 7 more sites and 2 medical groups. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.

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