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Dr. James Dean Gould, MD

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Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine

1588 South Lindbergh Boulevard Suite 210
Saint Louis, MO 63131

(314) 473-5433

Dr. James Dean Gould, MD is an otolaryngologist in Festus, MO specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. Dr. James Dean Gould, MD is affiliated with BJC HealthCare, Mercy Hospital Jefferson and Mercy Health System.

Office Locations

1390 Us Highway 61 Suite 3100
Festus, MO 63028

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BJC HealthCare

1588 South Lindbergh Boulevard Suite 210
Saint Louis, MO 63131

(314) 473-5433

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

endoscopic nasal biopsy

endoscopic nasal debridement

endoscopic nasal polypectomy

endoscopic nasal surgery

endoscopic sinus surgery

excision

inferior turbinate submucous resection

maxillofacial CT scan

minimally invasive procedures

nose surgery

polypectomy

In 2023, Dr. James Dean Gould, MD performed more endoscopic nasal biopsy, endoscopic nasal debridement, endoscopic nasal polypectomy, endoscopic nasal surgery, endoscopic sinus surgery, excision, inferior turbinate submucous resection, maxillofacial (jaw/face) CT scan, minimally invasive procedures, nose surgery, and polypectomy (polyp removal) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Top 25%

By Volume:

subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy

By Affordability:

sinuplasty

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Missouri, Dr. James Dean Gould, MD performed more subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy (allergy shots) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for sinuplasty 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 Dean Gould, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Festus, MO during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	559
CT scan	117
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	69
diagnostic procedures	243
doctor visit	804
ear procedures	364
endocrine surgery	14
excision	82
gynecologic procedures	69
immunotherapy	555
injections	555
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	53
lobectomy	14
minimally invasive procedures	580
nose surgery	245
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	69
skin testing	559
submucous resection (SMR)	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Dean Gould, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Festus, MO during 2013 were immunotherapy, injections, minimally invasive procedures and allergy testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	657
CT scan	115
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	86
diagnostic procedures	355
doctor visit	817
ear procedures	432
excision	100
gynecologic procedures	86
immunotherapy	741
injections	741
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	39
minimally invasive procedures	707
nose surgery	367
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	86
skin testing	657
submucous resection (SMR)	68

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	559
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	72
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Dean Gould, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Festus, MO during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1107
CT scan	162
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	140
diagnostic procedures	560
doctor visit	1050
ear procedures	656
excision	175
eye procedures	11
gynecologic procedures	140
immunotherapy	801
injections	801
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	86
minimally invasive procedures	1218
nose surgery	565
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	140
skin testing	1107
submucous resection (SMR)	98

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	657
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	78
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Dean Gould, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Festus, MO during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1131
CT scan	134
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	152
diagnostic procedures	545
doctor visit	1018
ear procedures	609
endocrine surgery	11
excision	185
gynecologic procedures	152
immunotherapy	873
injections	873
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	70
minimally invasive procedures	1273
neck surgery	11
nose surgery	602
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	152
skin testing	1131
submucous resection (SMR)	112

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD.

**Gender**
Male	596
Female	658

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1218
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	530
From 75 to 84	360
85 and over	140
Less than 65	224

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Dean Gould, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Festus, MO during 2016 were allergy testing, skin testing, minimally invasive procedures and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1033
CT scan	114
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	136
diagnostic procedures	458
doctor visit	913
ear procedures	529
excision	148
gynecologic procedures	136
immunotherapy	845
injections	845
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	49
minimally invasive procedures	1032
nose surgery	462
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	136
skin testing	1033
submucous resection (SMR)	79

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	558
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	66
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Dean Gould, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Festus, MO during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and nose surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1603
CT scan	219
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	235
diagnostic procedures	529
doctor visit	1028
ear procedures	440
excision	249
gynecologic procedures	235
immunotherapy	667
injections	667
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	56
minimally invasive procedures	1980
nose surgery	928
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	235
skin testing	1603
submucous resection (SMR)	153

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	544
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	56
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Dean Gould, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Festus, MO during 2018 were allergy testing, skin testing, minimally invasive procedures and nose surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1883
CT scan	206
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	208
diagnostic procedures	445
doctor visit	971
ear procedures	340
excision	220
gynecologic procedures	208
immunotherapy	526
injections	526
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	48
minimally invasive procedures	1580
nose surgery	561
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	208
skin testing	1883
submucous resection (SMR)	140

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD.

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	52
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Dean Gould, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Festus, MO during 2019 were allergy testing, skin testing, minimally invasive procedures and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	935
CT scan	143
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	103
diagnostic procedures	265
doctor visit	737
ear procedures	255
excision	103
gynecologic procedures	103
immunotherapy	544
injections	544
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	31
minimally invasive procedures	751
nose surgery	322
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	103
skin testing	935
submucous resection (SMR)	90

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	48
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Dean Gould, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Festus, MO during 2020 were allergy testing, skin testing, minimally invasive procedures and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	646
CT scan	101
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	70
diagnostic procedures	217
doctor visit	585
ear procedures	250
excision	70
gynecologic procedures	70
immunotherapy	308
injections	308
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	495
nose surgery	186
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	70
skin testing	646
submucous resection (SMR)	52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	36
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Dean Gould, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Festus, MO during 2021 were allergy testing, skin testing, immunotherapy and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	693
CT scan	106
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	66
diagnostic procedures	228
doctor visit	551
ear procedures	230
excision	66
gynecologic procedures	66
immunotherapy	528
injections	528
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	510
nose surgery	177
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	66
skin testing	693
submucous resection (SMR)	52

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	34
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Dean Gould, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Festus, MO during 2022 were allergy testing, skin testing, immunotherapy and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	781
CT scan	120
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	43
diagnostic procedures	401
doctor visit	503
ear procedures	472
excision	72
gynecologic procedures	43
immunotherapy	633
injections	633
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	591
nose surgery	213
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	43
skin testing	781
submucous resection (SMR)	72

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	484
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	48
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Dean Gould, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Festus, MO were allergy testing, skin testing, minimally invasive procedures and immunotherapy.

allergy testing	1002
CT scan	139
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	118
diagnostic procedures	386
doctor visit	816
ear procedures	416
endocrine surgery	12
excision	133
eye procedures	11
gynecologic procedures	118
immunotherapy	638
injections	638
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	45
lobectomy	14
minimally invasive procedures	974
neck surgery	11
nose surgery	420
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	118
skin testing	1002
submucous resection (SMR)	86

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	522
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	159
85 and over	57
Less than 65	86
65 to 74	238

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Dean Gould, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. James Dean Gould, MD graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. He completed residency at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. He is certified by the Board Certification: Amer Bd Otolaryngology (Plastic Surgery In Head Neck) and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine

Residency: Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis

Board Certification: Board Certification: Amer Bd Otolaryngology (Plastic Surgery In Head Neck)

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Dean Gould, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

BJC HealthCare

Mercy Hospital Jefferson

Mercy Health System

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Entellus Medical, Inc.	$765,749 XprESS Multi-Sinus Dilation System $670,798	XprESS Multi-Sinus Dilation Tool $77,455	ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM $17,496
Stryker Corporation	$235,000 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM $135,556	Latera $41,170	SHAVER SYSTEM $19,710	CLARIFIX CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE $16,153	TGS GUIDEWIRE $12,325	Other $10,086
KARLSTORZ Endoscopy-America	$46,763 ENT $46,564	LAPAROSCOPY $105	OTHER MISC $94
Intersect ENT, Inc.	$475 Propel $475
KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America	$276 DRILLCUT-X II SHAVER HANDPIECE $162	n.a. $52	7.5 FR. X 250MM RHINLARYNGO SCOPE $18	$45
Other	$408 Clarifix $111	ACCLARENT NAVWIRE Sinus Navigation Guidewire $102	XOLAIR $51	QNASL $23	Coblation Wands $21	Other $101

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$947,099
Education	$45,102
Travel and Lodging	$28,062
Food and Beverage	$26,805
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,500
Other	$105

Research Payments

Dr. James Dean Gould, MD has received 4 research payments totaling $64,550.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. James Dean Gould, MD.

Entellus Medical, Inc.	2015	$149,329.02	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock
Entellus Medical, Inc.	2014	$41,410.04	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock

Biography

Dr. James Gould's area of specialization is otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). Areas of particular interest for Dr. Gould include ear problems. Dr. Gould studied medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. His training includes a residency program at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital and Mercy Hospital Jefferson.