Dr. James A. Vancura, DO

  • Saint Paul, MN
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1841630506PAC ID8921242892
Medicare services, 2024
9,379
Medicare patients, 2024
303
Part D claims, 2024
540
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
1997 Sloan N Pl, Saint Paul, MN 55117
Practice phone
Call (651) 383-3333
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Primary practice

Minneapolis Children's Surgery Center

Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Dr. James A. Vancura is a gastroenterologist in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Dr. Vancura practices at Minneapolis Children's Surgery Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Dr. Vancura's NPI, 1841630506, was assigned on June 26, 2013. Dr. Vancura holds Minnesota license 65786.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8921242892
NPI enumeration date
June 26, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(651) 383-3333
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

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

Dr. James A. Vancura practices at Minneapolis Children's Surgery Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Dr. Vancura's primary practice is Minneapolis Children's Surgery Center, at 1997 Sloan N Pl, Saint Paul, MN 55117 in Ramsey County. The practice phone is (651) 383-3333.

  • Minneapolis Children's Surgery Center
    1997 Sloan N Pl, Saint Paul, MN 55117 · Ramsey CountyPhone(651) 383-3333

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. James A. Vancura is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Vancura's primary practice is Minneapolis Children's Surgery Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Vancura is also affiliated with Abbott Northwestern Hospital. The medical group on file is MNGI Digestive Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vancura to 4 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James A. Vancura's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vancura practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Minneapolis Children's Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. James A. Vancura is one of 366 gastroenterologists in Minnesota

Gastroenterology is Dr. Vancura's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Vancura is licensed in Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, MinnesotaPrimaryLicense 65786 · taxonomy 207RG0100X

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Vancura

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Dr. James A. Vancura billed Medicare for 9,379 services in 2024

CMS data shows 9,379 Medicare services from Dr. Vancura across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 303 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $210,316 for them.

Medicare services, 20249,379
Medicare patients303
Paid by Medicare$210,316
Procedure codes16

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 8,7102024: 8,710No change
Surgery
2023: 2012024: 25225%
Lab and pathology
2023: 1972024: 2033%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1332024: 1416%
Tests and treatments
2023: 582024: 7326%

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

  • In an office9,20698%
  • In a facility1732%

Dr. Vancura compared with the Minnesota median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Vancura
  • Minnesota median
Medicare services
9,379vs 27434.2 times
Medicare patients
303vs 19853% above
Part D claims
411vs 1422.9 times

Medians across 380 gastroenterologists in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Vancura'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 A. Vancura treated 303 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 303 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vancura in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 165 patients. 66% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.54, 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. Vancura's median patient age at 62, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024303
Average age71
Average risk score1.54
Also on Medicaid16%

Dr. Vancura's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Vancura's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women15551%
  • Men14849%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Vancura's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure66%
  2. High cholesterol66%
  3. Arthritis41%
  4. Diabetes28%
  5. Mood disorders28%
  6. Chronic kidney disease27%
  7. Ischemic heart disease26%
  8. Depression25%

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

Dr. Vancura's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 62

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men45%

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

Dr. James A. Vancura wrote 540 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Vancura wrote 540 Medicare Part D claims for 195 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 411 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $156,414 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 287 claims across 10 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024540
Drugs named by CMS10
Total drug cost$156,414
Part D patients195

Dr. Vancura's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic458 claims85%
  • Brand-name82 claims15%

Dr. Vancura'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. Vancura's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics10%53 of 540 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: 2872024: 41143%

Drugs named by CMS: 10 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), 2024 data

Dr. James A. Vancura ranks in the 67th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare

Dr. Vancura accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Vancura as offering telehealth. CMS counts 61 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Vancura, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Vancura ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
67th percentile61 procedures
Colonoscopy
62nd percentile47 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. James A. Vancura has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Vancura in 2020.

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Recent publications by Dr. Vancura

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Dr. James A. Vancura received $64 in industry payments in 2017

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Vancura from 1 drug or device company in 2017. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $64.

Companies that paid Dr. Vancura the most, 2017 to 2017

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Sources for Dr. James A. Vancura'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)
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)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. James A. Vancura's NPI number?

Dr. James A. Vancura's NPI number is 1841630506. It was assigned on June 26, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. James A. Vancura?

Dr. James A. Vancura is a gastroenterologist in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. James A. Vancura practice?

Dr. Vancura practices at 1997 Sloan N Pl, Saint Paul, MN 55117. Dr. Vancura's primary practice is Minneapolis Children's Surgery Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vancura to 4 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. James A. Vancura's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Vancura is (651) 383-3333.

What is Dr. James A. Vancura's medical license number?

Dr. Vancura holds Minnesota license 65786.

Which hospitals is Dr. James A. Vancura affiliated with?

Dr. Vancura is affiliated with Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Vancura to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. James A. Vancura part of?

Dr. Vancura is linked to MNGI Digestive Health.

Does Dr. James A. Vancura accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Vancura billed Medicare for 9,379 services in 2024, and Dr. Vancura accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. James A. Vancura offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Vancura as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. James A. Vancura see?

CMS counts 303 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vancura in 2024, with an average age of 71.

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What services does Dr. James A. Vancura bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Vancura's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3380), injected or infused drug (J1745) and lab and pathology test (88305).

What drugs does Dr. James A. Vancura prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Vancura's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Spironolactone and Ursodiol.

Has Dr. James A. Vancura received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $64 in general payments to Dr. Vancura from 1 company from 2017 to 2017. The largest total came from Gilead Sciences, Inc.

How long has Dr. James A. Vancura been practicing?

Dr. Vancura graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

Does Dr. James A. Vancura do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Vancura.

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