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Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD

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Specializes in: Emergency Medicine

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

619 19th Street S
Birmingham, AL 35249

(205) 996-7385

Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD is an emergency medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL specializing in emergency medicine. He graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine. Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD is affiliated with University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Office Locations

619 19th Street S
Birmingham, AL 35249

(205) 996-7385

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. James Galbraith, a professor at UAB School of Medicine, has been tracking rates of hepatitis C infection among patients in the emergency department.”—"Opioids on the agenda for Alabama lawmakers", Al.com, January 2018

“"We have two public health problems that are related - it's called a syndemic - and we can't address one without addressing the other," said James Galbraith, an emergency room physician at the...”—"With Opioid Crisis, A Surge In Hepatitis C", Huff Post, August 2017

“"We have two public health problems that are related - it s called a syndemic - and we can t address one without addressing the other," says James Galbraith, an emergency room physician.”—"Hep C Could Be Eradicated But Not Without Reining In The Opioid Epidemic, Experts Say - KFF Health News", KFF Health News, August 2017

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD in 2023

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emergency room care

In 2012, Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD had a list price for emergency care, and emergency room (ER) care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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 Walter Galbraith JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	419

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were emergency care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	36
doctor visit	20
emergency care	279
excision	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	33
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	247

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	20
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	264

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	66
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	254

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	126
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	19
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	208

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	117
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	20
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	49
Dementia	21
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	172

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	111
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	21
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	46
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	276

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	160
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	39
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	184

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	114
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	22
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	47
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	138

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	18
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	121

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	69

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	15
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL were emergency care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	36
doctor visit	20
emergency care	232
excision	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	63
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	71
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	43
85 and over	24
Less than 65	104
65 to 74	66

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Emergency Medicine and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

Residency: University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Emergency Medicine

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Mississippi Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$63,566 Truvada $49	$63,517
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$20,904 $20,904
AbbVie, Inc.	$8,045 $8,045
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$160 Wound Matrix $160
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$11 ELIQUIS $11

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$85,177
Travel and Lodging	$6,031
Food and Beverage	$1,478

Research Payments

Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD has received 3 research payments totaling $32,468.

Biography

Dr. James Galbraith's medical specialty is emergency medicine. He is affiliated with the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Alabama, Dr. Galbraith attended the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine. Dr. Galbraith has received the following distinctions: the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Emergency Medicine; Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, Viral Hepatitis Action Coalition; and President's Award for Excellence in Teaching Nomination.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Walter Galbraith JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

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