Dr. James William Valuska Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 295
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 222
- Part D claims, 2024
- 159
- MIPS score, 2024
- 71
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 601 Colliers Way, Weirton, WV 26062
- Practice phone
- Call (304) 797-6000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. James William Valuska Jr. is a general surgeon in Weirton, West Virginia
Dr. Valuska practices at Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, West Virginia, part of West Virginia University Health System.
Dr. Valuska's NPI, 1831194380, was assigned on June 20, 2005. Dr. Valuska graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Valuska holds Pennsylvania license MD068795L.
- NPI
- 1831194380NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8729070917
- NPI enumeration date
- June 20, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (304) 797-6000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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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 Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James William Valuska Jr. practices at Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, West Virginia
Dr. Valuska's primary practice is Weirton Medical Center, at 601 Colliers Way, Weirton, WV 26062 in Hancock County. The practice phone is (304) 797-6000.
- Weirton Medical Center601 Colliers Way, Weirton, WV 26062 · Hancock CountyPhone(304) 797-6000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James William Valuska Jr. is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Valuska's primary practice is Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, West Virginia, part of West Virginia University Health System. Dr. Valuska is also affiliated with WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital. The medical group on file is WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James William Valuska Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Valuska practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Weirton Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James William Valuska Jr. is one of 222 general surgeons in West Virginia
Surgery is Dr. Valuska's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Valuska's licenses on file in 2 states: Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, PennsylvaniaPrimary
- Ohio license
General surgeons near Dr. Valuska
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James William Valuska Jr. billed Medicare for 295 services in 2024
CMS data shows 295 Medicare services from Dr. Valuska across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 222 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,705 for them.
Dr. Valuska's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2642024: 29512%
- Surgery
- 2023: 132024: 0100%
Where Dr. Valuska's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office19064%
- In a facility10536%
Dr. Valuska compared with the West Virginia median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Valuska
- West Virginia median
- Medicare services
- 295vs 17470% above
- Medicare patients
- 222vs 12380% above
- Part D claims
- 106vs 402.6 times
Medians across 214 general surgeons in West Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Valuska'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 William Valuska Jr. treated 222 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 222 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Valuska in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 102 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.66, 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. Valuska's median patient age at 61, with 62% women.
Dr. Valuska's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Valuska's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women14164%
- Men8136%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Valuska's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis58%
- Cancer38%
- Anxiety36%
- Diabetes36%
- Chronic kidney disease32%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Valuska's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men36%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James William Valuska Jr. wrote 159 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Valuska wrote 159 Medicare Part D claims for 115 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 106 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $303 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 84 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Valuska'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. Valuska's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids67%107 of 159 claims
- Antibiotics15%24 of 159 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: 842024: 10626%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 in 2023.
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 William Valuska Jr. scored 71 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 71 out of 100 for Dr. Valuska for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Valuska accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Valuska's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 71of 100Final score
- 35.6of 100Quality
- 96of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 71of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 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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Dr. James William Valuska Jr. received $1,998 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 31 general payments to Dr. Valuska from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,825.
General payments to Dr. Valuska by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Valuska by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$1,00850%
- Food and beverage$99050%
Companies that paid Dr. Valuska the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James William Valuska Jr. graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine
Dr. Valuska graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1995.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James William Valuska Jr.'s profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James William Valuska Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. James William Valuska Jr.'s NPI number is 1831194380. It was assigned on June 20, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James William Valuska Jr.?
Dr. James William Valuska Jr. is a general surgeon in Weirton, West Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. James William Valuska Jr. practice?
Dr. Valuska practices at 601 Colliers Way, Weirton, WV 26062. Dr. Valuska's primary practice is Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, West Virginia, part of West Virginia University Health System.
What is Dr. James William Valuska Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Valuska is (304) 797-6000.
What is Dr. James William Valuska Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Valuska holds Pennsylvania license MD068795L, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. James William Valuska Jr. been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Valuska in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Which hospitals is Dr. James William Valuska Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Valuska practices at Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, West Virginia. Dr. Valuska is also affiliated with WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. James William Valuska Jr. part of?
Dr. Valuska is linked to WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center.
Does Dr. James William Valuska Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Valuska billed Medicare for 295 services in 2024, and Dr. Valuska accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James William Valuska Jr.'s MIPS score?
Dr. Valuska's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 71 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. James William Valuska Jr. see?
CMS counts 222 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Valuska in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. James William Valuska Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Valuska's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99214) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
Where did Dr. James William Valuska Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Valuska graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1995.
What drugs does Dr. James William Valuska Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Valuska's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. James William Valuska Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,998 in general payments to Dr. Valuska from 5 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. James William Valuska Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Valuska graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.
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