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Dr. James G. Minnis, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. James Minnis, M.D.)

(137 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery

Meharry Medical College (2005)

2495 Hospital Drive Suite 450 & 460
Mountain View, CA 94040

(408) 871-3400

Dr. James G. Minnis, MD is a general surgeon in Mountain View, CA specializing in general surgery. He graduated from Meharry Medical College in 2005 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. James G. Minnis, MD is affiliated with El Camino Health and SILICON VALLEY MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT LLC.

Office Locations

2495 Hospital Drive Suite 450 & 460
Mountain View, CA 94040

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16130 Juan Hernandez Drive Suite 100
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

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320 Dardanelli Lane Suite 22
Los Gatos, CA 95032

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

hernia surgery

inguinal hernia repair

In 2023, Dr. James G. Minnis, MD performed more hernia surgery, and inguinal hernia repair procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

open inguinal hernia repair

In 2012, Dr. James G. Minnis, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and open inguinal hernia repair procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Minnis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mountain View, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	56
inpatient care	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Minnis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mountain View, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	55
hospital care	214
inpatient care	214

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	94

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	42
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Minnis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mountain View, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	64
emergency care	13
hospital care	123
inpatient care	123

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	31
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	19
Dementia	14
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Minnis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mountain View, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	73
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118
minimally invasive procedures	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	60
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	19
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Minnis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mountain View, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	101
hospital care	160
inpatient care	160

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	27
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	20
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Minnis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mountain View, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	99
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	24
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Minnis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mountain View, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	23
doctor visit	76
gastrointestinal procedures	23
hospital care	194
inpatient care	194
minimally invasive procedures	12
open surgery	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Minnis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mountain View, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	28
doctor visit	136
gastrointestinal procedures	28
hospital care	195
inpatient care	195
minimally invasive procedures	17
open surgery	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	35
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	18
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Minnis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mountain View, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	30
doctor visit	151
gastrointestinal procedures	30
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	17
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Minnis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mountain View, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	38
doctor visit	177
gastrointestinal procedures	38
hospital care	223
inpatient care	223
minimally invasive procedures	16
open surgery	22

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	42
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	16
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Minnis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mountain View, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	40
doctor visit	160
gastrointestinal procedures	40
hospital care	172
inpatient care	172
minimally invasive procedures	20
open surgery	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	34
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James G. Minnis, MD treated as a general surgeon in Mountain View, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

abdominal surgery	28
doctor visit	109
emergency care	13
gastrointestinal procedures	28
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Minnis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	166
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	66
85 and over	26
Less than 65	11
65 to 74	77

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

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. James G. Minnis, MD graduated from Meharry Medical College in 2005. He completed residency at Southern Illinois University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: General Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Meharry Medical College (2005)

Residency: Southern Illinois University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: General Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James G. Minnis, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

El Camino Health

SILICON VALLEY MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. James G. Minnis, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA HMO, Blue Shield of California, Aetna POS, Valley Health Plan HMO, SCAN Health Plan, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Medicare, Health Net PPO, Health Net HMO, Anthem Blue Cross of California, Anthem, United Healthcare PPO, Health Net POS, United Healthcare HMO, Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO, Aetna Medicare PPO, Alignment Health Plan Medicare HMO, Alignment Health Plan Medicare PPO and Valley Health Plan HMO - Covered California (Santa Clara County).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. James G. Minnis, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA HMO

Blue Shield of California

Aetna POS

Valley Health Plan HMO

SCAN Health Plan

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Medicare

Health Net PPO

Health Net HMO

Anthem Blue Cross of California

Anthem

United Healthcare PPO

Health Net POS

United Healthcare HMO

Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO

Aetna Medicare PPO

Alignment Health Plan Medicare HMO

Alignment Health Plan Medicare PPO

Valley Health Plan HMO - Covered California (Santa Clara County)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James G. Minnis, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.83 out of 5 stars based on 137 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James G. Minnis, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Mountain View, CA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-12-23

Patient verified via Press Ganey

You nailed the reasons I most liked the visit. Dr. Minnis was very thorough in explaining what the next steps would be and providing the reasoning behind it.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-09

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Minnis is very informative and takes time make sure you know what he did in surgery and post op.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-11-23

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I truly appreciated the doctor's patience and thoroughness

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-27

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Good strategy forward

Overall Rating: 3.0 2025-10-16

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I like Dr Minnis

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$4,520 Da Vinci Surgical System $4,520
Covidien Sales LLC	$3,113 AccuMesh $2,000	ProGrip $1,102	ReliaTack $11
Davol Inc.	$920 PHASIX $463	Phasix Mesh $311	SURGICAL $52	VENTRALIGHT $27	$67
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$858 STRATTICE $810	AlloDerm $26	STRATTICE LAP $22
Ethicon US, LLC	$194 Surgicel Powder $57	SECURESTRAP $36	Enseal X1 $27	Echelon Circular $24	SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix Family of Products $18	Other $32
Other	$988 INFRAVISION $117	ZAP-X RADIOSURGERY SYSTEM $71	BRIDION $61	XARACOLL $53	DERMACELL $40	Other $646

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,217
Travel and Lodging	$3,710
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,667

Biography

Dr. James Minnis is a general surgery specialist in Larkspur, CA, Mountain View, CA, and Morgan Hill, CA. He is professionally affiliated with El Camino Health. He obtained his medical school training at Meharry Medical College and performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Southern Illinois University. Dr. Minnis has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Dr. Minnis can take Anthem, Blue California, Valley Health Plan, and more. He welcomes new patients at his office inMountain View, CA as reported by El Camino Health.