Dr. James C. Pingree, MD
Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery Physician)
1160 E 3900 S Ste 5000
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
Who else practices at this address →
Salt Lake County includes primary care (36% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Utah School of Medicine (1996)
- Years since graduation
- 30
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 165
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
- 1996Medical school: University of Utah School of Medicine
- 2006Registered 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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Neurological Surgery Physician primary
UT license 344599-1205
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City, UT
- Lone Peak Hospital Draper, UT
Medical groups
- Mountainstar Specialty Services LLC (30 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
- 165
- Services billed
- 456
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 62 | 52 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 57 | 56 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 52 | 29 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 29 | 29 |
| Computer-assisted spinal procedure | 20 | 20 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 17 | 14 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 17 | 17 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 16 | 16 |
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 16 | 15 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | 13 | 13 |
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.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 4 payments worth $184 in total to this clinician.
| Medtronic, Inc. | $184 |
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| Food and Beverage | $184 |
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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.