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Dr. James W. Vahey, MD

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine

8585 S Eastern Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89123

(702) 798-8585

Dr. James W. Vahey, MD is an orthopedist in Las Vegas, NV specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. James W. Vahey, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health and St Rose Dominican - Rose de Lima St Rose Dominican - Siena Campus.

Office Locations

St Rose Dominican - Rose de Lima St Rose Dominican - Siena Campus

8585 S Eastern Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89123

(702) 798-8585

(702) 341-0109

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

hand X-ray

partial palmar fasciectomy with proximal interphalangeal joint release

By Affordability:

land-based therapeutic exercise

neuromuscular reeducation

therapeutic exercise

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Nevada, Dr. James W. Vahey, MD performed more hand X-ray, and partial palmar fasciectomy with proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint release procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for land-based therapeutic exercise, neuromuscular reeducation, and therapeutic exercise 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint surgery

land-based therapeutic exercise

manual therapy

rehabilitation

tendon surgery

By Affordability:

manual therapy

rehabilitation

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Nevada, Dr. James W. Vahey, MD performed more joint surgery, land-based therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, rehabilitation, and tendon surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for manual therapy, and rehabilitation 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 W. Vahey, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Vegas, NV during 2012 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, diagnostic procedures and diagnostic evaluation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
diagnostic evaluation	56
diagnostic procedures	112
doctor visit	282
injections	43
manual therapy	207
minimally invasive procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nerve procedures	14
rehabilitation	349
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	34
X-rays	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Vahey, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Vegas, NV during 2013 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, injections and diagnostic evaluation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
diagnostic evaluation	39
doctor visit	211
injections	40
manual therapy	120
minimally invasive procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	14
nerve procedures	15
rehabilitation	149
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	37
X-rays	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Vahey, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Vegas, NV during 2014 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, upper extremity surgery and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	24
diagnostic evaluation	31
doctor visit	247
injections	36
manual therapy	157
minimally invasive procedures	24
musculoskeletal imaging	35
nerve procedures	24
rehabilitation	169
tendon surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	53
X-rays	35

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Vahey, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Vegas, NV during 2015 were manual therapy, rehabilitation, injections and diagnostic evaluation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation	27
doctor visit	232
injections	42
manual therapy	80
musculoskeletal imaging	19
rehabilitation	80
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	22
X-rays	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Vahey, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Vegas, NV during 2016 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, upper extremity surgery and diagnostic evaluation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	20
diagnostic evaluation	36
doctor visit	255
injections	26
manual therapy	251
minimally invasive procedures	20
musculoskeletal imaging	26
nerve procedures	20
rehabilitation	364
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	42
X-rays	26

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Vahey, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Vegas, NV during 2017 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, injections and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	286
injections	61
manual therapy	208
minimally invasive procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nerve procedures	16
rehabilitation	296
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	35
X-rays	29

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Vahey, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Vegas, NV during 2018 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	299
injections	45
joint surgery	11
manual therapy	272
minimally invasive procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	25
nerve procedures	19
rehabilitation	348
removal of internal scar tissue	42
synovectomy	11
tendon surgery	53
upper extremity surgery	72
X-rays	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Vahey, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Vegas, NV during 2019 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	337
injections	63
joint surgery	22
manual therapy	311
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	31
nerve procedures	23
rehabilitation	404
removal of internal scar tissue	62
synovectomy	22
tendon surgery	84
upper extremity surgery	107
X-rays	31

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Vahey, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Vegas, NV during 2020 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, upper extremity surgery and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	276
excision	14
injections	80
joint surgery	35
manual therapy	244
minimally invasive procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	31
nerve procedures	21
rehabilitation	274
removal of internal scar tissue	42
synovectomy	21
tendon surgery	63
upper extremity surgery	98
X-rays	31

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Vahey, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Vegas, NV during 2021 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	319
injections	80
joint surgery	21
manual therapy	459
minimally invasive procedures	22
musculoskeletal imaging	30
nerve procedures	22
rehabilitation	578
removal of internal scar tissue	61
synovectomy	21
tendon surgery	82
upper extremity surgery	104
X-rays	30

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Vahey, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Vegas, NV during 2022 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	236
injections	31
manual therapy	262
musculoskeletal imaging	44
rehabilitation	415
X-rays	44

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James W. Vahey, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Vegas, NV were rehabilitation, manual therapy, diagnostic procedures and upper extremity surgery.

aspiration	19
decompression surgery	19
diagnostic evaluation	37
diagnostic procedures	62
doctor visit	270
excision	14
injections	49
joint surgery	22
manual therapy	233
minimally invasive procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	27
nerve procedures	19
rehabilitation	311
removal of internal scar tissue	51
synovectomy	18
tendon surgery	41
upper extremity surgery	60
X-rays	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Vahey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	145
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	102

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

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	2

Education & Training

Dr. James W. Vahey, MD graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Nevada.

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Nevada

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James W. Vahey, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

St Rose Dominican - Rose de Lima St Rose Dominican - Siena Campus

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James W. Vahey, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James W. Vahey, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Las Vegas, NV.

Overall Rating

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2023-07-11

Worst doctor ever - stay away! Did not treat my trigger finger properly first time injection on 4/5/23 - cortisone given in the wrong finger where no pain was - side of finger for trigger finger. So I told him so and that it was not effective and wanted to see his partner - and office did not allow that - and would ignore & hang up on me when I wanted to see his partner. 2nd shot was finally done right in the right spot, where pain existed and more effective. He got VERY ANGRY WITH ME BECAUSE I WANTED TO DROP HIM AND GO HIS PARTNER - therefore I got the most painful 2nd shot ever intentionally.. This is unethical plus dealing with his anger with me, and I'm to have surgery with this doctor, no way! I was over charged with billing charges - I contacted my insurance company and they are now investigating. Worst office ever - worst experiences ever - I've had 5 trigger finger surgeries and I know what's good - I made the worst decision to be seen at this office and by this doctor - office receptionist will just hang up on you when you want to switch to his partner - THEY REFUSED MY REQUEST. The billing charges on my 2nd visit was approx $1300.00 (for only 1 shot) when my initial 1st visit was only $700.00 - They overcharged me intentionally, I believe just to get rid of me - because I complaint and wanted to see his partner instead, well that's my choice. Unethical practices here, I have the right to see another doctor in his practice if I want to, however they did not allow it. I did not trust this doctor's decision and his explanations are definitely not clear - misleading for surgery. Overall - my experience has been a nightmare with both this office and this doctor - I have filed several complaints with my insurance company against his office billing as well as his ethics & treatment towards me and their ethics for not allowing me to switch over to the other doctor in his practice. Filed a grievance against him. Filed a complaint for overcharging/billing my insurance company which is fraud, and got billed for Undisclosed drugs ? which I don't even know what that is.... it appears on my insurance statement. I'm not paying for undisclosed drugs which I don't even know about. BEWARE ! my advice - stay away from Dr. James Vahey! 2nd office visit was approx $1300.00 while the 1st initial one was only $700.00 nope not right - this doctor got angry with me for wanting to see his partner and overcharged billing and the nasty most painful cortisone shot ever.... and walked out of the room and just said surgery next.. Well I'm allowed 3 cortisone shots - his anger towards really came thru - Stay away!

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Goode Surgical Inc	$2,215 $2,215
Osteomed LLC	$1,988 EXT-Wrist $1,940	EXT-HPS $48
AXOGEN	$1,929 AxoGuard Nerve Protector $1,397	AxoGuard Nerve Connector $381	Two Point Discriminator $99	AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $52
Sonex Health, Inc.	$1,646 Sx-one Microknife $1,646
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$1,049 Exparel $1,049
Other	$2,271 XIAFLEX $928	Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $202	SPEED $93	Exogen $61	HEALICOIL REGENESORB $55	Other $933

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,467
Travel and Lodging	$3,549
Education	$1,983
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,000
Gift	$99

Biography

Dr. James Vahey's medical specialty is hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is affiliated with Dignity Health. He studied medicine at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Vahey has a 4.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Dignity Health reports that he is closed to new patients at this time.