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Dr. James C. Andersen, MD

Vascular Surgery (Vascular Surgery Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
11
In the NPI registry since
2015
Medicare patients seen, 2024
39

Licensed in Texas since 2024, according to the Texas Medical Board. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

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. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2015Medical school: University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
  • 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

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

  • Vascular Surgery Physician primary
    TX license V3824 (first issued 2024; active)

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Vascular Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
39
Services billed
57
Patients’ average age
67

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

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen)
Other prescribers in San Antonio, TX
11

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, 7 companies reported 13 payments worth $5,596 in total to this clinician.

By company
Medtronic, Inc.$4,438
Inspiremd LTD$483
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.$180
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$164
Becton, Dickinson and Company$150
Shape Memory Medical Inc.$107
Endologix LLC$73.70
By type
Travel and Lodging$4,303
Food and Beverage$1,293

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Jan 28, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jan 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ENDURANT IIS · Aortic Stent Grafts · travel to Gaillimh, Ireland · in-kind
$4,086
Feb 17, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Feb 17, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ENDURANT IIS · Aortic Stent Grafts · travel to Gaillimh, Ireland · in-kind
$182
Jan 28, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jan 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ENDURANT IIS · Aortic Stent Grafts · travel to Gaillimh, Ireland · in-kind
$35.07

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.

Who received the most in Texas →

Other Vascular Surgery clinicians in San Antonio

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated October 16, 2024), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1255718201. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.