Active NPI 1194757179 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. James S Lock , MD

Surgery • Opelika, AL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. James Lock, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Opelika, AL. With approximately 45 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Alabama School Of Medicine in 1981, Dr. Lock delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 121 N 20TH ST.

Dr. Lock is affiliated with Surgical Clinic Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow, follow-up hospital inpatient care per day. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

121 N 20th St
Bldg 3

Opelika, AL 368015449

Telephone 3347456271

Fax 3347429879

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Surgical Clinic Pc Facility NPI 1295762540

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Alabama School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1981

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Opelika, AL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

45 Yrs +16.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 28.3 Yrs

State Avg: 28.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

10 Specialists

Practicing in Opelika, AL (471 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

44.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Lock (45 Years) 45 Yrs

Opelika Specialty Average (28.3 Years) 28.3 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
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	406	262	$105.00	$85.26
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	125	108	$285.00	$171.19
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	83	21	$60.00	$48.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	75	$140.00	$103.33
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	47	40	$195.00	$106.97
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	38	26	$365.00	$160.99
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$150.00	$119.81
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	17	16	$95.00	$17.34
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	14	14	$200.00	$168.63
37215 Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist	14	14	$1860.00	$910.40
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	11	11	$420.00	$269.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	428	268	$105.00	$84.06
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	125	103	$285.00	$173.67
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	89	28	$60.00	$47.11
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	79	$140.00	$104.40
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	58	48	$195.00	$109.43
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	53	38	$365.00	$159.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	29	$150.00	$117.68
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	17	17	$202.35	$166.33
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	11	11	$1810.00	$677.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	492	317	$91.07	$86.38
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	141	119	$285.00	$177.19
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	99	24	$51.52	$37.52
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	89	89	$140.00	$106.58
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	50	47	$195.00	$111.63
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	48	36	$365.00	$161.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	17	$136.58	$118.92
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	17	17	$179.41	$178.34
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$90.00	$69.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	616	357	$90.00	$87.77
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	148	124	$285.00	$186.02
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	109	37	$50.00	$37.45
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	74	64	$195.00	$116.61
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	63	63	$90.00	$70.02
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	54	38	$365.00	$168.44
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	34	33	$175.00	$172.63
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$140.00	$108.34
37224 Balloon dilation of arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	21	18	$815.00	$304.61
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	19	19	$95.00	$18.43
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	17	$135.00	$125.29
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	16	15	$2745.00	$1120.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	661	380	$90.00	$70.21
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	139	124	$285.00	$183.08
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	110	46	$50.00	$38.36
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	89	74	$195.00	$110.03
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	59	59	$140.00	$97.31
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	56	40	$365.00	$167.64
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	36	36	$175.00	$175.25
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	35	35	$90.00	$70.84
37224 Balloon dilation of arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	31	26	$815.00	$369.79
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	21	20	$95.00	$18.41
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$135.00	$103.48
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	15	14	$2745.00	$1108.42
37228 Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel	14	11	$1020.00	$518.29
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	13	12	$80.00	$65.71
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	12	11	$155.00	$106.63
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	11	11	$185.00	$123.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	723	418	$90.00	$68.87
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	196	64	$50.00	$37.20
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	149	125	$270.60	$180.88
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	120	120	$140.00	$100.01
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	105	91	$213.29	$115.00
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	64	64	$175.00	$173.32
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	63	42	$389.00	$167.54
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	51	$135.00	$100.45
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	26	23	$90.77	$17.90
37224 Balloon dilation of arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	24	22	$820.63	$375.70
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	22	21	$100.86	$69.17
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	20	20	$173.55	$106.46
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	16	16	$2910.31	$1054.60
17000 Destruction of skin growth	16	15	$103.00	$60.09
37220 Balloon dilation of groin artery, initial vessel	12	11	$857.50	$330.61

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	874	465	$90.00	$67.18
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	247	79	$66.07	$36.91
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	148	121	$230.00	$178.83
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	103	95	$259.00	$116.69
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	89	61	$419.00	$163.40
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	85	82	$295.71	$184.46
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	62	62	$90.00	$68.36
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	58	58	$140.00	$96.91
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	24	22	$131.00	$68.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$135.00	$95.22
37224 Balloon dilation of arteries in one leg, endovascular, accessed through the skin or open procedure	23	19	$830.00	$347.06
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	21	16	$85.00	$17.76
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	21	21	$131.00	$68.93
37228 Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel	19	17	$1035.00	$497.08
17000 Destruction of skin growth	17	15	$103.00	$57.14
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	16	14	$3274.00	$984.20
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	16	15	$208.00	$109.79
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	15	12	$111.67	$68.88
37220 Balloon dilation of groin artery, initial vessel	14	12	$870.00	$295.79
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	12	12	$285.00	$92.93
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	11	11	$330.00	$80.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	997	501	$90.00	$64.87
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	259	75	$71.00	$35.80
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	149	129	$230.00	$175.65
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	102	93	$259.00	$111.51
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	98	65	$419.00	$162.18
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	77	77	$90.00	$66.07
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	72	71	$359.94	$182.17
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	67	12	$30.00	$4.88
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	67	67	$140.00	$93.56
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	26	22	$130.00	$65.96
17000 Destruction of skin growth	25	20	$103.00	$54.67
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	25	24	$85.00	$17.44
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	23	22	$131.00	$66.16
36200 Insertion of catheter into aorta	21	17	$439.00	$76.33
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$135.00	$96.49
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	20	20	$1949.20	$637.88
34812 Incision of artery in one thigh for insertion of prosthesis, open procedure	18	17	$553.06	$183.34
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	17	16	$3274.00	$1028.89
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	15	15	$131.00	$65.96
37220 Balloon dilation of groin artery, initial vessel	14	13	$870.00	$288.49
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	13	13	$285.00	$111.46
37225 Removal of plaque in arteries of leg	12	12	$1700.00	$554.07
49585 Repair of hernia at navel (5 years or older)	12	12	$1592.00	$214.57
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	12	11	$330.00	$51.25
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	11	11	$435.00	$294.85

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License AL 00010320

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

000017341 (AL)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Blue Cross-Blue Shield

51017341 (AL)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Surgical Clinic Pc

121 N 20th St, Opelika, AL 368015454

Phone: 3347456271

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active August 08, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 08, 2013

Registered at 121 N 20TH ST, BLDG 3, OPELIKA, AL 368015449 (Tel: 3347456271)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 08, 2013

Registered at 121 N 20TH ST, BLDG 3, OPELIKA, AL 368015449 (Tel: 3347456271)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 08, 2013

Recorded as JAMES LOCK, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 08, 2013

Surgery (License #00010320 in AL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 07, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1194757179

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: July 07, 2006

Last Update: August 08, 2013

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

121 N 20th St, Bldg 3

Opelika, AL 368015449

Phone: 3347456271

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