Kelly Michael James

  • Independence, MO
  • General surgeon
NPI1366428302PAC ID0143227843
Medicare services, 2024
718
Medicare patients, 2024
213
Part D claims, 2024
113
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
80
Practice address
19600 East 39th Street, Independence, MO 64057
Practice phone
Call (816) 698-7000
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Centerpoint Medical Center

Hospital · Independence, Missouri

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Kelly Michael James is a general surgeon in Independence, Missouri

Kelly James practices at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri, part of HCA Healthcare.

Kelly James' NPI, 1366428302, was assigned on December 21, 2005. Kelly James graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1987. Kelly James holds Missouri license MD104164.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0143227843
NPI enumeration date
December 21, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(816) 698-7000
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
65
Medical school graduation
1987

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

Kelly Michael James practices at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri

Kelly James' primary practice is Centerpoint Medical Center, at 19600 East 39th Street, Independence, MO 64057 in Jackson County. The practice phone is (816) 698-7000.

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Kelly Michael James is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Kelly James' primary practice is Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri, part of HCA Healthcare. Kelly James is also affiliated with NKC Health Hospital. The medical group on file is United Surgical Associates of Kansas City. Dmand AI also links Kelly James to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 breast imaging center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Kelly Michael James' practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Centerpoint Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Kelly Michael James is one of 593 general surgeons in Missouri

Surgery is Kelly James' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Kelly James is licensed in Missouri.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, MissouriPrimaryLicense MD104164 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Kelly James

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Kelly Michael James billed Medicare for 718 services in 2024

CMS data shows 718 Medicare services from Kelly James across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 213 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $39,847 for them.

Medicare services, 2024718
Medicare patients213
Paid by Medicare$39,847
Procedure codes8

Kelly James' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7392024: 53927%
Surgery
2023: 1352024: 15313%
Other services
2023: 02024: 26

Where Kelly James' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office416%
  • In a facility67794%

Kelly James compared with the Missouri median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Kelly James
  • Missouri median
Medicare services
718vs 1694.2 times
Medicare patients
213vs 12768% above
Part D claims
60vs 4146% above

Medians across 570 general surgeons in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Kelly James' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Kelly Michael James treated 213 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 213 Medicare patients who saw Kelly James in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 80 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Kelly James' median patient age at 72, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024213
Average age75
Average risk score3.11
Also on Medicaid22%

Kelly James' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Kelly James' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12559%
  • Men8841%

Chronic conditions among Kelly James' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis55%
  4. Diabetes50%
  5. Mood disorders47%
  6. Depression46%
  7. Chronic kidney disease44%
  8. Ischemic heart disease44%

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

Kelly James' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men53%

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

Kelly Michael James wrote 113 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Kelly James wrote 113 Medicare Part D claims for 60 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 60 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,919 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 31 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 2024113
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$9,919
Part D patients60

Kelly James' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic102 claims90%
  • Brand-name11 claims10%

Kelly James' 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 Kelly James' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids39%44 of 113 claims
  • Antibiotics37%42 of 113 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: 312024: 6094%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 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

Kelly Michael James scored 80 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Kelly James for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Kelly James accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 325 procedures of removal of tissue by Kelly James, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Kelly James' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 80of 100Final score
  • 50of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 79of 100Cost

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

Where Kelly James ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of tissue
95th percentile325 procedures

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

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Skin biopsy: 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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Kelly Michael James has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Kelly James in 2023.

Papers1

Recent publications by Kelly James

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

Kelly Michael James received $149,070 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 488 general payments to Kelly James from 41 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $137,814.

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

General payments to Kelly James by kind, 2016 to 2025

$149.1Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$76,34751%
  • Consulting fees$35,24724%
  • Travel and lodging$24,91517%
  • Food and beverage$12,5618%

Companies that paid Kelly James the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Kelly Michael James graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Kelly James graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1987.

  1. Medical schoolAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Kelly Michael James'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
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Kelly Michael James' NPI number?

Kelly Michael James' NPI number is 1366428302. It was assigned on December 21, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Kelly Michael James specialize in?

Kelly Michael James is a general surgeon in Independence, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Kelly Michael James practice?

Kelly James practices at 19600 East 39th Street, Independence, MO 64057. Kelly James' primary practice is Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Kelly James to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 breast imaging center and 1 medical group.

What is Kelly Michael James' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Kelly James is (816) 698-7000.

What is Kelly Michael James' medical license number?

Kelly James holds Missouri license MD104164.

Which hospitals is Kelly Michael James affiliated with?

Kelly James practices at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. Kelly James is also affiliated with NKC Health Hospital. Dmand AI links Kelly James to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Kelly Michael James part of?

Kelly James is linked to United Surgical Associates of Kansas City. Dmand AI links Kelly James to 1 more medical group.

Does Kelly Michael James accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Kelly James billed Medicare for 718 services in 2024, and Kelly James accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Kelly Michael James' MIPS score?

Kelly James' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 80 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Kelly Michael James see?

CMS counts 213 Medicare patients who saw Kelly James in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Kelly Michael James bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Kelly James' most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99308), surgery: skin and soft tissue (11042) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Kelly Michael James go to medical school?

Kelly James graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1987.

What drugs does Kelly Michael James prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Kelly James' most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Ciprofloxacin HCl and Santyl.

Has Kelly Michael James received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $149,070 in general payments to Kelly James from 41 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Smith & Nephew, Inc.

How long has Kelly Michael James been practicing?

Kelly James graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

Does Kelly Michael James do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Kelly James.

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