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Dr. James A. Summa, MD

(Dr. James Angelo Summa, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) and Diagnostic Radiology

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

13280 Evening Creek Drive S Suite 110
San Diego, CA 92128

(858) 546-3800

Dr. James A. Summa, MD is a radiologist in San Diego, CA specializing in interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (ir/dr) and diagnostic radiology. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. James A. Summa, MD is affiliated with Mercy Medical Center Merced, Dignity Health and MemorialCare.

Office Locations

13280 Evening Creek Drive S Suite 110
San Diego, CA 92128

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In The News

“Summa was arrested by Mesquite... Though no court has fully adjudicated the matter, it's safe to say that Dr. James Angelo Summa is guilty of doing something creepy.”—"A Dallas Doctor Is Being Punished for Taking Creepy Photos of High School Cheerleaders", Dallas Observer, April 2015

“Last fall, she wrote, Dallas radiologist Dr. James Summa was arrested at a Mesquite High School football game and charged with improper photography for snapping pictures of underage girls.”—"Dallas Doctor Busted Under Texas' Improper Photography Law, Which Sure Seems Unconstitutional", Dallas Observer, May 2014

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James A. Summa, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

duplex ultrasound

lower extremity venous ultrasound

lower extremity venous duplex

vascular studies

vascular ultrasound

venous duplex ultrasound

venous ultrasound

In 2023, Dr. James A. Summa, MD had a list price for duplex ultrasound, lower extremity (leg) venous ultrasound, lower extremity venous duplex, vascular studies, vascular ultrasound, venous duplex ultrasound, and venous ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

CT scan

By Affordability:

limited abdominal ultrasound

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. James A. Summa, MD performed more CT scan procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for abdominal CT scan, brain MRI, chest CT scan, CT scan, head/brain CT scan, leg CT scan, limited abdominal ultrasound, lumbar spine (low-back) CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), pelvic CT scan, and spine CT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Summa, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Summa, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	300
aspiration	124
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	310
breast procedures	19
cardiac procedures	12
CT scan	506
diagnostic procedures	56
excision	19
hip imaging	25
image guided procedures	56
minimally invasive procedures	56
minor procedures	56
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	163
musculoskeletal imaging	107
neck imaging	26
nuclear scan	12
open surgery	34
pelvic imaging	199
pleural drainage	33
spinal procedures	91
stress testing	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	761
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	15
thoracostomy	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	247
vascular procedures	220
X-rays	779

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Summa, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Summa, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	410
aspiration	118
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	360
breast procedures	57
cardiac procedures	14
CT scan	693
diagnostic procedures	65
excision	12
hip imaging	56
image guided procedures	65
minimally invasive procedures	65
minor procedures	65
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	130
musculoskeletal imaging	185
nuclear scan	28
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	308
pleural drainage	28
preventive care	34
spinal procedures	132
stress testing	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	1286
ultrasound (sonogram)	257
vascular procedures	188
women's imaging	34
X-rays	1511

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	763
Female	1372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1534
Black	366
Hispanic	185
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	649
From 75 to 84	625
85 and over	420
Less than 65	441

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	46
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Summa, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Summa, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	196
aspiration	83
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	170
CT scan	355
diagnostic procedures	39
hip imaging	42
image guided procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	39
minor procedures	39
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
musculoskeletal imaging	81
pelvic imaging	150
pleural drainage	33
spinal procedures	69
thoracic (chest) imaging	1061
ultrasound (sonogram)	134
vascular procedures	79
X-rays	1159

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	570
Female	943

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1048
Black	276
Hispanic	168
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	452
From 75 to 84	425
85 and over	296
Less than 65	340

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	46
Dementia	29
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Summa, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Summa, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	70
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	45
CT scan	97
hip imaging	34
musculoskeletal imaging	54
pelvic imaging	60
spinal procedures	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	591
X-rays	702

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	558
Female	760

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	880
Black	0
Hispanic	312
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	392
From 75 to 84	408
85 and over	292
Less than 65	226

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	44
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Summa, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Summa, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	272
aspiration	17
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	268
catheterization	36
CT scan	533
diagnostic procedures	17
image guided procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	17
minor procedures	17
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	142
musculoskeletal imaging	132
neck imaging	36
nuclear scan	11
pelvic imaging	179
spinal procedures	149
thoracic (chest) imaging	1236
ultrasound (sonogram)	184
vascular procedures	128
X-rays	1315

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	737
Female	1026

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1487
Black	219
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	694
From 75 to 84	565
85 and over	246
Less than 65	258

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Summa, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2019 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Summa, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	124
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	154
CT scan	336
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
pelvic imaging	112
spinal procedures	30
thoracic (chest) imaging	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	34
vascular procedures	22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	20
Hispanic	70
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	98
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	46
Dementia	28
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Summa, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2020 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Summa, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	324
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	404
CT scan	987
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	13
pelvic imaging	290
spinal procedures	110
thoracic (chest) imaging	151
ultrasound (sonogram)	93
vascular procedures	47

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	542
Female	643

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	840
Black	67
Hispanic	220
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	367
From 75 to 84	354
85 and over	245
Less than 65	219

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	48
Dementia	30
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Summa, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2021 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, pelvic imaging and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Summa, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	400
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	341
CT scan	951
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	27
musculoskeletal imaging	52
pelvic imaging	348
spinal procedures	101
thoracic (chest) imaging	142
ultrasound (sonogram)	136
vascular procedures	63
X-rays	23

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	599
Female	747

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	880
Black	69
Hispanic	307
Asian	52
Other	25
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	441
From 75 to 84	410
85 and over	265
Less than 65	230

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	49
Dementia	32
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Summa, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2022 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Summa, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	287
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	292
CT scan	665
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	15
pelvic imaging	243
spinal procedures	60
thoracic (chest) imaging	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	119
vascular procedures	60
X-rays	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	465
Female	593

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	755
Black	47
Hispanic	209
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	205
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	48
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Summa, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James A. Summa, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging	264
aspiration	85
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	260
breast procedures	38
cardiac procedures	13
catheterization	36
CT scan	569
diagnostic procedures	44
excision	15
hip imaging	39
image guided procedures	40
minimally invasive procedures	44
minor procedures	44
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	65
musculoskeletal imaging	79
neck imaging	31
nuclear scan	17
open surgery	23
pelvic imaging	209
pleural drainage	31
preventive care	34
spinal procedures	84
stress testing	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	593
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	15
thoracostomy	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	150
vascular procedures	100
women's imaging	34
X-rays	786

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	451
Female	642

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	106
Asian / Pacific Islander	15
Non-Hispanic White	790
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Hispanic	151
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	328
85 and over	206
Less than 65	200
65 to 74	356

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Summa, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James A. Summa, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Cancer	11
Dementia	21

Education & Training

Dr. James A. Summa, MD graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Cleveland Clinic. He is certified by the Radiology Diagnostic Radiology and has a state license in New Jersey.

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Residency: Cleveland Clinic

Board Certification: Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Licensed In: New Jersey

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James A. Summa, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mercy Medical Center Merced

Dignity Health

MemorialCare

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James A. Summa, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$375 Intact $375
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$19 $19

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$375
Food and Beverage	$19

Biography

Dr. James Summa's areas of specialization are interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR) and diagnostic radiology. Before completing his residency at Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Summa attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with MemorialCare and Mercy Medical Center Merced. Dignity Health reports that Dr. Summa is closed to new patients at this time.