Dr. James Dee Atkinson, MD

  • Las Vegas, NV
  • General surgeon
NPI1629160627PAC ID2860479466
Medicare services, 2024
22
Medicare patients, 2024
19
Part D claims, 2024
19
Industry payments
$24,510
Affiliated sites
2
Practice address
2075 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Practice phone
Call (702) 733-8800
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Dr. James Dee Atkinson is a general surgeon in Las Vegas, Nevada

Dr. Atkinson practices at Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Atkinson's NPI, 1629160627, was assigned on September 28, 2006. Dr. Atkinson graduated from University of Nevada School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Atkinson holds Nevada license 9366.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2860479466
NPI enumeration date
September 28, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(702) 733-8800
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

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

Dr. James Dee Atkinson practices at Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada

Dr. Atkinson's primary practice is Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center, at 2075 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119 in Clark County. The practice phone is (702) 733-8800.

  • Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center
    2075 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119 · Clark CountyPhone(702) 733-8800

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

Dr. James Dee Atkinson is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Atkinson's primary practice is Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The medical group on file is Desert Springs Medical Group Surgical Weight Control Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Atkinson to 1 more physician office 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 Dee Atkinson's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Atkinson practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Desert Springs Hospital Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. James Dee Atkinson is one of 202 general surgeons in Nevada

Surgery is Dr. Atkinson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Atkinson is licensed in Nevada.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, NevadaPrimaryLicense 9366 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Atkinson

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

Dr. James Dee Atkinson billed Medicare for 22 services in 2024

CMS data shows 22 Medicare services from Dr. Atkinson across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 19 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $926 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202422
Medicare patients19
Paid by Medicare$926
Procedure codes1

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 242024: 228%

Dr. Atkinson compared with the Nevada median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Atkinson
  • Nevada median
Medicare services
22vs 17888% below
Medicare patients
19vs 12885% below
Part D claims
11vs 4676% below

Medians across 181 general surgeons in Nevada with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Atkinson'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 Dee Atkinson treated 19 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 63

CMS counts 19 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Atkinson in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 0 patients. 74% of them have arthritis, and 74% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.47, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Atkinson's median patient age at 50, with 82% women.

Medicare patients, 202419
Average age63
Average risk score1.47

Dr. Atkinson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

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

  1. Arthritis74%
  2. High blood pressure74%
  3. High cholesterol68%
  4. Diabetes63%

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

Dr. Atkinson's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 50

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women82%
  • Men18%

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

Dr. James Dee Atkinson wrote 19 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Atkinson wrote 19 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $274 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 25 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202419
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$274

Dr. Atkinson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2020

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2018 to 2020

  • 2018
  • 2020
Claims for drugs CMS names
2018: 252020: 1156%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2020, 1 in 2018.

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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

How Dr. James Dee Atkinson takes part in Medicare

Dr. Atkinson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. James Dee Atkinson received $24,510 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 108 general payments to Dr. Atkinson from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $21,920.

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

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

$24.5Kin total
  • Education$15,75064%
  • Food and beverage$5,33322%
  • Travel and lodging$3,42714%

Companies that paid Dr. Atkinson 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

Dr. James Dee Atkinson graduated from University of Nevada School of Medicine

Dr. Atkinson graduated from University of Nevada School of Medicine in 1995.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Nevada School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. James Dee Atkinson'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)
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 Dr. James Dee Atkinson's NPI number?

Dr. James Dee Atkinson's NPI number is 1629160627. It was assigned on September 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. James Dee Atkinson?

Dr. James Dee Atkinson is a general surgeon in Las Vegas, Nevada. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. James Dee Atkinson practice?

Dr. Atkinson practices at 2075 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119. Dr. Atkinson's primary practice is Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dmand AI also links Dr. Atkinson to 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. James Dee Atkinson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Atkinson is (702) 733-8800.

What is Dr. James Dee Atkinson's medical license number?

Dr. Atkinson holds Nevada license 9366.

What medical group is Dr. James Dee Atkinson part of?

Dr. Atkinson is linked to Desert Springs Medical Group Surgical Weight Control Center.

Does Dr. James Dee Atkinson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Atkinson billed Medicare for 22 services in 2024, and Dr. Atkinson accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Dee Atkinson see?

CMS counts 19 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Atkinson in 2024, with an average age of 63.

What services does Dr. James Dee Atkinson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Atkinson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212).

Where did Dr. James Dee Atkinson go to medical school?

Dr. Atkinson graduated from University of Nevada School of Medicine in 1995.

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What drugs does Dr. James Dee Atkinson prescribe most?

In 2020 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Atkinson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium.

Has Dr. James Dee Atkinson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $24,510 in general payments to Dr. Atkinson from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. James Dee Atkinson been practicing?

Dr. Atkinson graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

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