Active NPI 1447244264 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. James Carmichael Sherman , MD

Surgery • Martinez, GA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. James Sherman, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Martinez, GA. With approximately 40 years of clinical experience since graduating from Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine in 1986, Dr. Sherman delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 501 BLACKBURN DR.

Dr. Sherman accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers, ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers, established 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

501 Blackburn Dr

Martinez, GA 309078201

Telephone 7068548340

Fax 7068548341

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 James C. Sherman Md Pc Facility NPI 1437245016

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1986

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Martinez, GA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

40 Yrs +10.3 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 29.7 Yrs

State Avg: 26.6 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

3 Specialists

Practicing in Martinez, GA (1046 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

79.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Sherman (40 Years) 40 Yrs

Martinez Specialty Average (29.7 Years) 29.7 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
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	84	64	$573.00	$105.20
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	72	72	$936.00	$165.56
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	58	36	$115.00	$52.28
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	50	31	$4100.00	$943.82
37765 Multiple incisions for removal of varicose veins of arm or leg, 10-20 incisions	49	31	$2176.53	$218.38
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	37	37	$174.00	$66.96
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	28	$159.00	$84.52
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$245.00	$104.20
36471 Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg	14	11	$350.00	$96.85

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	69	69	$936.00	$169.61
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	64	36	$4100.00	$979.94
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	63	40	$115.00	$52.50
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	56	46	$573.00	$107.28
37765 Multiple incisions for removal of varicose veins of arm or leg, 10-20 incisions	48	32	$2133.00	$214.34
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	40	40	$174.00	$67.33
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$245.00	$105.00
36471 Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg	27	19	$350.00	$94.85
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	19	18	$159.00	$84.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	66	65	$936.00	$173.39
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	60	30	$115.00	$52.76
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	57	42	$573.00	$109.92
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	50	27	$4264.00	$1047.64
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	38	38	$174.00	$68.47
36471 Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg	38	23	$350.00	$95.71
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	29	28	$159.00	$85.65
37765 Multiple incisions for removal of varicose veins of arm or leg, 10-20 incisions	27	18	$2133.00	$211.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$245.00	$105.75

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	82	82	$936.00	$180.67
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	68	45	$573.00	$113.73
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	56	32	$4246.43	$1214.42
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	54	$245.00	$107.94
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	25	$159.00	$87.64
37765 Multiple incisions for removal of varicose veins of arm or leg, 10-20 incisions	29	24	$2133.00	$271.58
36471 Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg	27	19	$350.00	$95.02
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	23	23	$174.00	$69.66
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	21	21	$115.00	$53.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	107	66	$547.66	$107.39
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	96	48	$3033.71	$1307.93
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	88	84	$917.56	$173.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	61	51	$152.38	$72.08
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	46	46	$172.15	$72.98
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	45	$243.27	$102.47
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	41	32	$114.02	$43.44
36471 Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg	33	21	$370.64	$99.70
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	26	16	$285.92	$100.17
37765 Multiple incisions for removal of varicose veins of arm or leg, 10-20 incisions	23	17	$2114.22	$225.39
37766 Multiple incisions for removal of varicose veins of arm or leg	14	11	$2617.43	$378.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	103	103	$225.72	$103.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	89	74	$144.84	$71.21
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	35	$227.00	$101.99
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	32	32	$158.41	$73.04
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	27	20	$285.00	$102.30
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	25	15	$275.00	$111.94
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	23	23	$1824.00	$357.69
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	21	12	$4100.00	$1363.02
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	21	17	$197.00	$71.55
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	18	18	$349.00	$134.87
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	18	18	$350.00	$180.51
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	14	14	$3871.00	$666.32

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	93	78	$139.45	$69.28
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	77	77	$225.68	$103.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	31	$227.00	$102.78
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	26	15	$275.00	$110.65
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	26	26	$153.54	$69.60
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	23	23	$1824.00	$354.55
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	23	13	$4100.00	$1384.98
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	19	19	$350.00	$180.45
43282 Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope	12	12	$6479.73	$1382.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	116	94	$141.16	$69.19
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	88	88	$222.02	$102.31
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	63	63	$145.43	$70.53
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	55	28	$275.00	$108.06
36475 Destruction of insufficient vein of arm or leg, accessed through the skin	51	24	$4100.00	$1367.91
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	37	35	$350.00	$177.22
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	29	$226.82	$101.97
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	17	17	$473.82	$187.62
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	17	17	$3700.22	$617.24
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	14	12	$196.57	$66.16
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	14	13	$1542.57	$329.69
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	14	14	$3671.36	$611.56
37765 Multiple incisions for removal of varicose veins of arm or leg, 10-20 incisions	13	11	$1000.00	$331.48
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	11	11	$1824.00	$353.92

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-11-23

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License GA 031122

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

G31122 (SC)

Secondary Practice Locations

1430 Harper St, Building B

Augusta, GA 309010617

Phone: 7067245451

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

2 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Stacy Story , MD

Anesthesiology

NPI 1043245939

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. George Zumbro , MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

NPI 1619974516

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

7 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location November 23, 2020

Registered at 501 BLACKBURN DR, MARTINEZ, GA 309078201 (Tel: 7068548340)

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NPI Profile Active October 21, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 21, 2016

Registered at 1430 HARPER ST, BUILDING B, AUGUSTA, GA 309010617 (Tel: 7067245451)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 21, 2016

Registered at 1430 HARPER ST, BUILDING B, AUGUSTA, GA 309010617 (Tel: 7067245451)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 21, 2016

Recorded as JAMES SHERMAN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 21, 2016

Surgery (License #031122 in GA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 08, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1447244264

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: September 08, 2005

Last Update: November 23, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1430 Harper St, Building B

Augusta, GA 309010617

Phone: 7067245451

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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