Dr. James R. Headrick JR., MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician)
605 Glenwood Drive, Suite 105, Chi Memorial Thoracic Oncology Associates
Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine (1991)
- Years since graduation
- 35
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 144
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1991Medical school: University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician primary
TN license 24097
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Memorial Healthcare System, Inc Chattanooga, TN
- Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga, TN
- Affiliate of Vitruvian Health Cleveland, TN
- Rhea Medical Center Dayton, TN
Medical groups
- Memorial Health PArtners Foundation Inc (485 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 144
- Services billed
- 660
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 50 | 38 |
| Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 3 or more lymph nodes | 35 | 35 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 33 | 33 |
| Diagnostic exam of lung airway using an endoscope | 29 | 29 |
| Destruction of growth or narrowing of lung airway using an endoscope | 28 | 28 |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | 28 | 28 |
| Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | 28 | 28 |
| Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | 27 | 27 |
| Exam of lung airways using an endoscope | 26 | 26 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 22 | 20 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Chattanooga, TN | 17 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 8 companies reported 12 payments worth $1,164 in total to this clinician.
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $921 |
|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $66.81 |
| Caris Mpi, Inc. | $54.07 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $30.94 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $27.24 |
| Ethicon Inc. | $24.10 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $21.64 |
| On Target Laboratories, Inc | $18.36 |
| Travel and Lodging | $921 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $243 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Nov 3, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ORLANDO, FL · in-kind | $480 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Nov 3, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ORLANDO, FL · in-kind | $422 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Nov 3, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ORLANDO, FL · in-kind | $19.00 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.