Dr. Lee James, DO
What this data tells you about Dr. James
Dr. Lee James is an interventional pain medicine physician in Port Charlotte, FL, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. James performed 15,914 Medicare services across 5,406 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. James received a total of $5,420 from 25 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 116 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional pain medicine physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. James is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 8,427 | $1 | $3 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 1,278 | $5 | $15 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 762 | $0 | $0 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 614 | $48 | $157 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 608 | $65 | $205 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 549 | $148 | $441 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 389 | $86 | $254 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 366 | $87 | $270 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 247 | $28 | $81 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 238 | $477 | $1,369 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 231 | $264 | $745 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 225 | $195 | $584 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 196 | $185 | $553 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 183 | $100 | $288 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 146 | $40 | $130 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 143 | $199 | $592 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 138 | $105 | $304 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 113 | $115 | $335 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 105 | $18 | $55 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 99 | $257 | $758 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 98 | $438 | $1,311 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 88 | $81 | $261 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 85 | $28 | $86 |
| Contrast dye for imaging, lower concentration | 81 | $0 | $1 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | 57 | $247 | $1,172 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 54 | $182 | $572 |
| Destruction of nerves supplying joint between spine and pelvis using imaging guidance | 49 | $433 | $1,257 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 42 | $30 | $83 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 40 | $38 | $127 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 38 | $23 | $67 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 32 | $40 | $150 |
| Destruction of nerve branches of knee using imaging guidance | 32 | $290 | $842 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 28 | $25 | $72 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 25 | $191 | $601 |
| Fusion of pelvic joint using imaging guidance | 18 | $668 | $2,116 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 18 | $29 | $76 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 17 | $25 | $84 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into knee nerve branch using imaging guidance | 14 | $152 | $517 |
| Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in additional bone of spine in lower back | 14 | $177 | $471 |
| X-ray of middle and lower spine, 2 views | 14 | $27 | $77 |
| Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in bones of spine in lower back, first two bones | 13 | $376 | $990 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.4 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. James is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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