Active NPI 1689876005 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. James Talmadge Trammell , MD

Neurological Surgery • Abilene, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. James Trammell, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Abilene, TX. With approximately 25 years of clinical experience since graduating from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine in 2001, Dr. Trammell delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1850 HICKORY ST.

Dr. Trammell maintains professional affiliations with Neurosurgery Associates Of West Texas, Pa, The West Texas Rehabilitation Center and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1850 Hickory St
Suite 101

Abilene, TX 796012325

Telephone 3256704730

Fax 3256704736

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Violeta Baddour Md, Pa Facility NPI 1174570790

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2001

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Abilene, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

25 Yrs +4.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 20.3 Yrs

State Avg: 25.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

6 Specialists

Practicing in Abilene, TX (703 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

62.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Trammell (25 Years) 25 Yrs

Abilene Specialty Average (20.3 Years) 20.3 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	187	149	$140.00	$85.31
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	102	102	$210.00	$105.14
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	83	83	$320.00	$155.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	82	76	$210.00	$122.27
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	38	38	$2720.00	$852.94
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	37	23	$75.00	$47.06
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	30	17	$650.00	$243.51
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	26	21	$530.00	$200.22
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	21	21	$270.00	$124.60
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	21	21	$585.00	$220.26
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	19	19	$3942.00	$1515.31
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	17	17	$4235.00	$1575.45
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	14	14	$1825.00	$686.76
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	12	12	$1900.00	$719.73

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	214	160	$140.00	$85.61
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	112	112	$210.00	$105.89
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	67	61	$210.00	$121.08
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	64	64	$320.00	$159.51
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	53	24	$650.00	$242.02
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	49	48	$2720.00	$848.20
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	32	18	$75.00	$47.60
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	28	17	$1000.00	$371.39
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	24	24	$4235.00	$1576.20
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	22	22	$3942.00	$1468.67
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	21	19	$530.00	$184.61
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	20	20	$585.00	$205.90
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	17	17	$1900.00	$678.87
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	14	14	$1825.00	$681.34
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	14	14	$155.00	$69.00
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	13	13	$300.00	$116.26
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	12	12	$270.00	$124.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	234	168	$140.00	$88.75
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	84	84	$210.00	$109.53
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	67	65	$210.00	$125.96
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	55	55	$320.00	$163.59
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	45	45	$2720.00	$854.14
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	41	17	$75.00	$37.38
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	27	27	$3942.00	$1479.12
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	26	21	$530.00	$198.32
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	26	13	$650.00	$243.18
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	24	24	$270.00	$130.75
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	22	22	$585.00	$210.67
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	17	17	$1900.00	$689.24
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	15	11	$980.00	$367.26
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	13	13	$4235.00	$1554.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	204	152	$140.00	$88.87
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	111	111	$210.00	$109.71
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	65	60	$210.00	$125.75
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	63	63	$320.00	$164.20
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	48	48	$2720.00	$827.81
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	36	14	$650.00	$245.00
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	29	23	$530.00	$195.55
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	28	16	$75.00	$37.37
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	22	12	$1000.00	$374.88
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	20	20	$3942.00	$1471.43
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	16	16	$585.00	$218.08
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	14	14	$4235.00	$1622.30
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	13	13	$1900.00	$683.09
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	12	12	$155.00	$70.45

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	170	138	$140.00	$73.24
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	85	$210.00	$104.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	77	$210.00	$106.09
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	63	63	$320.00	$156.37
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	43	43	$2720.00	$806.10
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	31	16	$650.00	$238.89
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	30	30	$3942.00	$1542.72
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	23	14	$980.00	$386.90
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	21	21	$585.00	$228.41
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	19	11	$75.00	$39.19
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	19	19	$1900.00	$749.38
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	17	17	$270.00	$137.25
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	17	17	$4235.00	$1609.90
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	16	13	$530.00	$208.27
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	13	13	$1900.00	$754.73
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	12	12	$204.58	$65.10
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	11	11	$1825.00	$672.70

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	199	157	$140.00	$71.29
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	118	113	$210.00	$103.02
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	109	109	$210.00	$103.52
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	56	56	$320.00	$154.34
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	52	26	$650.00	$254.45
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	52	51	$2720.00	$895.89
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	42	22	$75.00	$38.36
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	29	21	$530.00	$198.26
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	26	17	$1000.00	$391.62
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	26	26	$270.00	$133.35
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	26	26	$3925.92	$1464.12
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	26	26	$4235.00	$1668.80
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	22	22	$1900.00	$714.46
63685 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver	19	19	$905.00	$324.70
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	17	17	$1825.00	$717.96
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	17	17	$585.00	$228.22

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	146	121	$140.00	$67.92
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	91	89	$210.00	$100.83
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	77	77	$210.00	$100.03
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	42	22	$650.00	$236.90
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	38	37	$2720.00	$890.90
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$320.00	$147.48
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	27	12	$75.00	$37.10
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	26	24	$3920.00	$1486.88
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	20	15	$1000.00	$364.50
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	20	20	$4235.00	$1557.76
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	19	15	$530.00	$201.50
63685 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver	18	18	$905.00	$333.66
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	16	16	$1825.00	$695.40
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	15	15	$1900.00	$724.97
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	15	15	$270.00	$129.27
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	12	12	$585.00	$221.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	216	154	$140.00	$66.93
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	99	97	$210.00	$98.30
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	87	87	$210.00	$98.06
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	64	29	$75.00	$36.74
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	60	34	$649.96	$246.44
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	59	59	$320.00	$147.64
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	48	47	$2720.00	$892.18
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	39	39	$400.00	$189.89
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	33	33	$4235.00	$1605.49
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	26	26	$1825.00	$691.21
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	26	19	$1000.00	$376.80
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	24	19	$530.00	$199.95
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	20	20	$585.00	$219.81
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	20	20	$3920.00	$1491.11
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	16	16	$1900.00	$719.52
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	14	$270.00	$127.99

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License TX M7701

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.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Institutional Permit

BP4-0021425

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

The West Texas Rehabilitation Center

4601 Hartford St, Abilene, TX 796054603

Phone: 3257933411

Neurosurgery Associates Of West Texas, Pa

1924 Pine St, Abilene, TX 796012452

Phone: 3256704730

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

7 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Steven Brown , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1396947776

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Carley Willis , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1437719515

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Caitlin Christiansen , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1467166314

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Christopher Eddleman , MD, PhD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1639497563

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Stephanie Nauert , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1730427279

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Sara Trammell , MD

Family Medicine

NPI 1922249812

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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 November 19, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location November 19, 2015

Registered at 1850 HICKORY ST, SUITE 101, ABILENE, TX 796012325 (Tel: 3256704730)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 19, 2015

Registered at 1924 PINE ST, SUITE 504, ABILENE, TX 796012451 (Tel: 3256704730)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 19, 2015

Recorded as JAMES TRAMMELL, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 19, 2015

Neurological Surgery (License #M7701 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 05, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1689876005

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: June 05, 2007

Last Update: November 19, 2015

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1924 Pine St, Suite 504

Abilene, TX 796012451

Phone: 3256704730

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