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Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD

(James Balcom, MD)

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery and General Surgery

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (1996)

102-104 Endicott Street
Danvers, MA 01923

(978) 741-1200

Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD is a vascular surgeon in Danvers, MA specializing in vascular surgery and general surgery. He graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD is affiliated with Surgery at Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

102-104 Endicott Street
Danvers, MA 01923

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81 Highland Avenue
Salem, MA 01970

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

AV fistula surgery

carotid endarterectomy

endarterectomy

excisional debridement

neck surgery

transcervical subclavian endarterectomy

vascular procedures

By Affordability:

excisional debridement

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD performed more AV fistula surgery, carotid endarterectomy, endarterectomy, excisional debridement, neck surgery, transcervical subclavian endarterectomy, and vascular procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for excisional debridement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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 H. Balcom IV, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Danvers, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	120
dialysis access procedures	27
doctor visit	713
endarterectomy	12
hospital care	192
inpatient care	192
neck surgery	12
plastic surgery procedures	22
reconstructive surgery	22
tissue transfer	22
vascular procedures	97
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	22
X-rays	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Danvers, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	19
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	158
dialysis access procedures	50
doctor visit	565
excision	34
hospital care	229
inpatient care	229
vascular procedures	107
X-rays	31

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	18
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	103
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Danvers, MA during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), hospital care, inpatient care and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	368
dialysis access procedures	34
doctor visit	601
excision	186
hospital care	192
inpatient care	192
minimally invasive procedures	23
stent placement (stenting)	23
vascular procedures	122
X-rays	34

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	15
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	118
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Danvers, MA during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	12
angioplasty	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	365
dialysis access procedures	45
doctor visit	558
excision	289
hospital care	125
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	48
inpatient care	125
minimally invasive procedures	12
stent placement (stenting)	12
vascular procedures	106
X-rays	33

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	632
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1002
Black	32
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	424
85 and over	182
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Danvers, MA during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	278
dialysis access procedures	21
doctor visit	461
excision	225
hospital care	129
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	50
inpatient care	129
vascular procedures	48
X-rays	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	444
Black	17
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	78
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Danvers, MA during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	328
doctor visit	466
excision	281
hospital care	148
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	51
inpatient care	148
vascular procedures	29

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	297
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	446
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	81
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Danvers, MA during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	250
dialysis access procedures	11
doctor visit	500
excision	207
hospital care	131
inpatient care	131
vascular procedures	48

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	453
Black	12
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	88
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Danvers, MA during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	391
doctor visit	560
excision	349
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120
vascular procedures	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	482
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	91
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Danvers, MA during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	307
doctor visit	394
excision	268
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138
vascular procedures	30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	429
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	83
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Danvers, MA during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	489
doctor visit	488
excision	455
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
vascular procedures	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	442
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	88
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Danvers, MA during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	420
doctor visit	516
endarterectomy	16
excision	394
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
neck surgery	16
vascular procedures	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	429
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	77
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Danvers, MA were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, inpatient care and hospital care.

anastomosis	14
angioplasty	19
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	315
dialysis access procedures	31
doctor visit	529
endarterectomy	14
excision	268
hospital care	136
inpatient care	136
minimally invasive procedures	17
neck surgery	14
plastic surgery procedures	22
reconstructive surgery	22
stent placement (stenting)	17
tissue transfer	22
vascular procedures	58
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	22
X-rays	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	297
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	469
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	15
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	177
85 and over	89
Less than 65	56
65 to 74	177

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1996. He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (1996)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Surgery at Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.	$1,991 Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System $1,991
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$1,521 ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent $1,373	ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System $148
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$291 GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis $202	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Hep $39	EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis $38	TIGRIS Stent $11
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$123 AUGMENT $123
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$48 Santyl $48
Other	$74 Penumbra System $21	Surgical Mgmt Therapy $16	Vascular $15	SEPARATOR 3D $11	Endovascular $10

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,760
Food and Beverage	$1,272
Education	$16

Biography

Dr. James Balcom is a specialist in general surgery and vascular surgery. He works in Danvers, MA and Salem, MA. He graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Balcom IV, MD From 2012 - 2022

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