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Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD

(James B. Ames, MD, MS)

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Specializes in: Pediatric Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH (2004)

Professional interests include: elbow problems, ACL injury, femoroacetabular (hip) impingement, and more.

1 Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756

(603) 448-3121

Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD is a pediatric orthopedist in Lebanon, NH specializing in pediatric orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD is affiliated with Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinics and Dartmouth Health.

Office Locations

1 Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756

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273 County Road
New London, NH 03257

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10 Alice Peck Day Drive
Lebanon, NH 03766

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In The News

“One reason why skill in one surgery didn't predict skill in another surgery may be that the operations aren't similar enough, Dr. James Ames, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Surgeon at...”—"Surgical skill not equal across weight-loss surgeries", Fox News, July 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	91

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	29

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD in 2013

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	24
Dementia	16
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	56

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	12
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Lebanon, NH during 2015 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
doctor visit	50
injections	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	98

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	22
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	22
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Lebanon, NH during 2016 were aspiration, injections and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
doctor visit	87
emergency care	14
injections	33

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	85

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	12
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD in 2016

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Lebanon, NH during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	71
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	70

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	16
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD in 2017

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Lebanon, NH during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	64
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	76

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	18
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD in 2018

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Lebanon, NH during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
doctor visit	102
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD in 2019

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Lebanon, NH during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
doctor visit	78
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	51

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD in 2020

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Lebanon, NH during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
doctor visit	76
joint surgery	25
minimally invasive procedures	25
upper extremity surgery	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	65

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD in 2021

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	16
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	48

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Lebanon, NH were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
doctor visit	68
emergency care	14
hospital care	23
injections	22
inpatient care	23
joint surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	15
upper extremity surgery	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	55

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

**Age**
75 to 84	17
85 and over	7
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	41

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD treated were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	4
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD graduated from Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH in 2004. He completed residency at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH. He is certified by the Board certification: Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in New Hampshire.

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH (2004)

Residency: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH (2010)

Board Certification: Board certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: New Hampshire

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James B. Ames, MS, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinics

Dartmouth Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$816 Sports Med Knee $816
Kairos Surgical Inc	$409 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $116	$293
Stryker Corporation	$24 HIPS $24
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$20 Vesicare $20
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$12 BYDUREON PEN $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$553
Education	$377
Travel and Lodging	$351

Biography

Dr. James Ames' areas of specialization are pediatric orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Dr. Ames's areas of expertise consist of shoulder instability, hip labral tear, and elbow problems. His education and training includes medical school at Dartmouth Medical School and residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He has received the following distinction: Top Doctor (named by Castle Connolly, published by New Hampshire Magazine). His professional affiliations include Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinics and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC).