Active NPI 1609867803 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. James Ronald Hirsch , MD

Neurological Surgery • Mobile, AL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. James Hirsch, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Mobile, AL. With approximately 34 years of clinical experience since graduating from Medical College Of Wisconsin in 1992, Dr. Hirsch delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 6701 AIRPORT BLVD STE D146.

Dr. Hirsch is affiliated with Coastal Neurological Institute Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

6701 Airport Blvd Ste D146

Mobile, AL 366086701

Telephone 2512872176

Fax 2512872279

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Pinnacle Brain And Spine Center Facility NPI 1457462731

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Medical College Of Wisconsin

Graduation Year

1992

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Mobile, AL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

34 Yrs +10.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 23.4 Yrs

State Avg: 28.6 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

24 Specialists

Practicing in Mobile, AL (114 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

8.3% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

83.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Hirsch (34 Years) 34 Yrs

Mobile Specialty Average (23.4 Years) 23.4 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	126	75	$150.00	$114.88
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	42	25	$2309.00	$205.16
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	41	33	$188.00	$160.50
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	35	35	$212.00	$151.45
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	29	29	$270.00	$199.60
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	14	14	$9061.00	$1396.41
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	13	13	$5000.00	$541.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	95	65	$296.00	$116.36
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	54	33	$99.00	$25.73
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	52	45	$135.00	$38.57
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	48	$297.00	$100.39
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	47	21	$957.45	$219.55
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	28	24	$98.00	$29.09
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	21	16	$201.00	$83.38
72114 X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views	20	20	$176.00	$52.82
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	18	11	$1416.67	$329.02
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	16	16	$134.00	$39.36
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	12	12	$4375.75	$1388.81
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$455.00	$154.67

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	112	66	$296.00	$118.25
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	71	46	$99.00	$28.10
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	55	31	$872.73	$196.94
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	52	44	$135.00	$42.11
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	35	27	$98.00	$30.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	34	$297.00	$106.57
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	29	$201.00	$86.31
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	24	21	$287.00	$98.85
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	22	22	$455.00	$160.31
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	18	18	$134.00	$43.24
72114 X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views	16	16	$176.00	$54.08
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	15	15	$1695.00	$534.82
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	15	15	$4413.80	$1557.68
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views	14	14	$85.00	$31.56
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	14	14	$3699.00	$1032.09
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	13	11	$94.00	$22.64
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	13	13	$2884.62	$661.75

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	124	80	$296.00	$123.85
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	75	55	$99.00	$26.82
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	51	26	$754.90	$149.49
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	41	$297.00	$103.62
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	39	32	$135.00	$42.51
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	36	28	$98.00	$29.39
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	35	29	$287.00	$99.92
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	33	33	$455.00	$158.25
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	14	14	$3587.57	$1066.71
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	13	12	$2826.92	$551.03
72114 X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views	12	12	$176.00	$57.41
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	11	11	$201.00	$85.02
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	11	11	$3362.73	$844.14
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	11	11	$134.00	$44.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	164	101	$296.00	$102.52
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	79	41	$803.80	$167.44
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	64	42	$287.00	$101.49
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	63	$297.00	$100.04
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	46	34	$99.00	$24.56
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	38	18	$1223.68	$264.72
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	30	24	$98.00	$26.05
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	30	13	$442.58	$129.42
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	28	28	$3607.96	$1090.96
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	25	11	$854.44	$262.90
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	15	11	$135.00	$44.43
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	14	13	$134.00	$42.23
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	14	14	$1670.79	$516.21
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	14	14	$3875.14	$1142.19
22846 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 4-7 spine bone segments	13	13	$2584.62	$494.43
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	13	13	$2307.69	$428.33
72114 X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views	12	12	$176.00	$54.82
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	12	12	$2625.00	$502.46
22214 Incision of spine to correct deformity at lower spinal column	11	11	$2904.73	$391.34

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	162	102	$296.00	$101.16
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	77	77	$297.00	$99.99
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	48	33	$287.00	$98.38
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	43	22	$813.95	$163.02
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	34	21	$199.00	$68.77
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	21	12	$470.83	$139.50
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	17	12	$1235.29	$255.95
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	13	13	$3863.54	$1151.44
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	12	12	$2916.67	$667.57

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	215	126	$296.00	$96.28
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	106	106	$297.00	$95.57
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	64	50	$287.00	$95.72
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	62	36	$199.06	$66.73
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	44	20	$1000.00	$224.91
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	37	35	$201.00	$65.69
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	18	11	$1500.00	$352.38
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	14	14	$3607.14	$798.04
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	13	13	$4566.00	$1502.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	213	131	$296.00	$94.09
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	126	126	$297.00	$93.85
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	63	28	$199.52	$65.01
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	44	38	$287.00	$93.87
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	21	20	$558.00	$182.05
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	20	13	$975.00	$215.26
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	13	13	$4566.00	$1453.97
20931 Donor bone graft for spine surgery	13	13	$296.00	$98.01

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License AL 33723

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Coastal Neurological Institute Pc

3280 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL 366064060

Phone: 2514503700

Coastal Neurological Institute Pc

3280 Dauphin St A, Mobile, AL 366064060

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

3 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Shawn Clark , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1306849575

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Leah Ambrose , PA

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1386191740

Physician Assistant

Jesse Hollen

Physician Assistant

NPI 1588237036

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

13 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location October 01, 2018

Registered at 6701 AIRPORT BLVD STE D146, MOBILE, AL 366086701 (Tel: 2512872176)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 01, 2018

Neurological Surgery (License #33723 in AL)

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NPI Profile Active February 15, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 15, 2017

Registered at 6701 AIRPORT BLVD, STE D146, MOBILE, AL 366086701 (Tel: 2512872176)

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Updated Practice Location February 15, 2017

Registered at 1130 N CHURCH ST, SUITE 200, GREENSBORO, NC 274011038 (Tel: 3362724578)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 15, 2017

Recorded as JAMES HIRSCH, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 15, 2017

Neurological Surgery (License #9800274 in NC)

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NPI Profile Active May 08, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 08, 2014

Registered at 1130 N CHURCH ST, SUITE 200, GREENSBORO, NC 274011038 (Tel: 3362724578)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 08, 2014

Registered at 225 BALDWIN AVE, CHARLOTTE, NC 282043109 (Tel: 7043761605)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 08, 2014

Recorded as JAMES HIRSCH, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 08, 2014

Neurological Surgery (License #9800274 in NC)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration November 04, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1609867803

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: November 04, 2005

Last Update: October 01, 2018

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

6701 Airport Blvd, Ste D146

Mobile, AL 366086701

Phone: 2512872176

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