Active NPI 1972598845 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. James M Lovelace , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Pulaski, VA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. James Lovelace, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Pulaski, VA. With approximately 36 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Medical School At Houston in 1990, Dr. Lovelace delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2460 LEE HWY N.

Dr. Lovelace is affiliated with Shenandoah Memorial Hospital, Inc. and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, 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

2460 Lee Hwy N

Pulaski, VA 243012335

Telephone 5409949443

Fax 5409949330

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Pulaski Urology, Llc Facility NPI 1457393852

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Medical School At Houston

Graduation Year

1990

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Pulaski, VA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

36 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 36.0 Yrs

State Avg: 26.3 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

1 Specialists

Practicing in Pulaski, VA (618 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

55.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Lovelace (36 Years) 36 Yrs

Pulaski Specialty Average (36.0 Years) 36.0 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
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	441	97	$5.00	$0.98
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	227	98	$182.00	$62.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	168	116	$155.00	$88.03
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	103	25	$150.00	$72.62
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	101	75	$100.00	$29.90
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	53	18	$123.00	$34.14
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	47	47	$212.00	$107.96
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	34	12	$100.00	$34.74
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	30	30	$236.00	$124.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	25	$238.00	$124.05
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	22	17	$109.00	$29.73
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	18	12	$97.00	$33.28
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	11	11	$127.00	$70.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	663	132	$5.00	$1.07
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	310	136	$182.00	$62.44
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	231	156	$155.00	$87.98
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	104	81	$100.00	$30.84
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	84	26	$150.00	$68.50
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	68	53	$109.00	$32.04
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	49	49	$127.00	$70.27
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	40	17	$123.00	$34.04
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	36	24	$97.00	$33.02
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	32	$212.00	$109.83
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	23	$238.00	$121.04
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	22	22	$236.00	$126.76
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	22	13	$147.00	$55.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7328 Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg	8,232	16	$4.20	$2.18
J7329 Hyaluronan or derivative, trivisc, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,375	16	$35.00	$11.02
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	564	112	$5.00	$1.14
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	273	119	$182.00	$63.75
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	241	157	$152.07	$90.13
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	107	84	$100.00	$32.83
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	79	61	$109.00	$33.16
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	58	58	$127.00	$72.88
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	42	18	$123.00	$33.74
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	37	18	$100.00	$38.34
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	27	20	$97.00	$35.59
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	25	25	$236.00	$132.79
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$205.67	$112.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	18	$238.00	$127.46
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	20	17	$76.00	$36.09
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	20	16	$147.00	$54.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7328 Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg	12,936	20	$4.20	$2.18
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	306	193	$108.15	$91.37
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	236	122	$182.77	$64.04
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	125	30	$5.00	$1.20
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	111	85	$100.00	$32.70
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	107	75	$16.00	$5.69
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	81	81	$174.00	$112.37
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	56	$170.00	$129.74
J1020 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg	59	45	$14.00	$3.17
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	54	37	$109.00	$31.51
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	51	22	$100.00	$38.48
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	43	43	$127.00	$73.11
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	41	20	$123.00	$38.71
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	32	21	$97.00	$33.03
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	23	18	$147.00	$55.20
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	21	16	$103.00	$30.83
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	14	$236.00	$134.37
29881 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope	13	13	$3633.00	$550.23
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	13	13	$76.00	$35.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	281	147	$108.00	$75.68
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	175	87	$182.00	$62.78
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	100	64	$16.00	$5.91
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	87	87	$127.00	$76.36
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	83	64	$100.00	$30.75
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	66	39	$109.00	$31.26
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	58	24	$100.00	$37.24
J1020 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg	55	44	$14.00	$3.48
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	47	20	$123.00	$36.05
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	27	26	$236.00	$140.42
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	24	18	$97.00	$32.53
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$174.00	$105.19
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	15	$170.00	$110.75
29075 Application of elbow to finger cast	11	11	$195.00	$87.05
Q4010 Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	11	11	$83.00	$20.07

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7328 Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg	8,568	12	$4.20	$2.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	324	169	$108.00	$74.36
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	224	96	$182.00	$60.66
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	135	71	$16.00	$6.32
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	89	60	$100.00	$30.77
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	71	71	$127.00	$76.47
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	59	23	$100.00	$33.85
J1020 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg	44	34	$14.00	$3.80
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	42	33	$109.00	$28.55
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$174.00	$108.44
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	19	13	$123.00	$30.16
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	17	17	$236.00	$137.51
29881 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope	14	13	$3633.00	$551.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	348	161	$106.03	$72.04
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	217	94	$182.00	$58.50
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	156	75	$14.90	$6.63
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	146	75	$100.00	$29.20
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	75	75	$124.72	$73.19
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	37	21	$123.00	$29.25
J1020 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg	34	28	$13.06	$4.61
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	31	14	$100.00	$31.45
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	29	29	$236.00	$135.97
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	28	24	$109.00	$27.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$171.78	$107.32
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	17	11	$97.00	$30.12
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	13	12	$3870.00	$987.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	296	156	$90.00	$71.71
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	212	111	$182.00	$58.99
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	171	89	$100.00	$30.11
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	127	77	$7.00	$5.67
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	85	85	$108.00	$73.33
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	51	24	$123.00	$28.60
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	48	17	$100.00	$34.25
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	48	39	$109.00	$28.24
J1020 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg	45	38	$6.00	$5.16
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	36	$139.00	$102.68
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	28	28	$236.00	$135.19
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$154.00	$106.53
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	20	13	$97.00	$30.28
29881 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope	13	11	$3633.00	$507.94

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-03-25

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License VA 0101055554

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

6405347 (VA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Shenandoah Memorial Hospital, Inc.

759 S Main St, Woodstock, VA 226641154

Phone: 5404591124

Secondary Practice Locations

759 S Main St

Woodstock, VA 226641154

Phone: 5404591383

351 Valley Health Way

Front Royal, VA 226303598

Phone: 5406360300

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

4 Associated Practitioners

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Dr. Eric Steen , DO

Surgery

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Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Dr. David Bradley , MD

Internal Medicine

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Dr. Ramesh Bakane , MD

Urology

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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 January 21, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 21, 2008

Registered at 2460 LEE HWY N, PULASKI, VA 243012335 (Tel: 5409949443)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 21, 2008

Registered at 2460 LEE HWY N, PULASKI, VA 243012335 (Tel: 5409949443)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 21, 2008

Recorded as JAMES LOVELACE, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 21, 2008

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #0101055554 in VA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 15, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1972598845

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: September 15, 2005

Last Update: March 25, 2025

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

2460 Lee Hwy N

Pulaski, VA 243012335

Phone: 5409949443

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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