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Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO

(J. Byron Davidson, DO)

(1218 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Professional interests include: spine problems

2414 Enterprise Road
Clearwater, FL 33763

(727) 461-6026

Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO is an orthopedist in Clearwater, FL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO is affiliated with Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Florida Orthopaedic Institute | Orthopaedic Associates of West Florida, MUSCULOSKELETAL INSTITUTE CHARTERED, Orthopaedic Associates of West Florida and TALLAHASSEE ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC III PL.

Office Locations

2414 Enterprise Road
Clearwater, FL 33763

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430 Morton Plant Street Suite 301
Clearwater, FL 33756

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

discectomy

lumbar hemilaminectomy

lumbar laminotomy

posterior lumbar discectomy

spinal procedures

In 2023, Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO performed more discectomy (disc removal surgery), lumbar hemilaminectomy, lumbar laminotomy, posterior lumbar discectomy, and spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Top 25%

By Volume:

spinal decompression surgery

spine MRI

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO performed more spinal decompression surgery, spine MRI, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO treated as an orthopedist in Clearwater, FL during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, rehabilitation and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	45
aspiration	14
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	39
decompression surgery	93
diagnostic evaluation	69
doctor visit	1069
hip imaging	15
hospital care	123
image guided procedures	26
injections	81
inpatient care	123
manual therapy	143
minimally invasive procedures	26
musculoskeletal imaging	15
neck surgery	27
nerve block	41
nerve procedures	93
pain management	67
rehabilitation	317
spinal procedures	622
X-rays	420

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO treated as an orthopedist in Clearwater, FL during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, rehabilitation and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	62
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	20
decompression surgery	120
diagnostic evaluation	78
doctor visit	1044
hospital care	64
image guided procedures	14
injections	49
inpatient care	64
manual therapy	145
minimally invasive procedures	14
neck surgery	24
nerve block	35
nerve procedures	120
pain management	49
rehabilitation	418
spinal procedures	750
X-rays	474

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	619
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	99
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO treated as an orthopedist in Clearwater, FL during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, rehabilitation and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	41
aspiration	22
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
decompression surgery	69
diagnostic evaluation	71
doctor visit	1033
hip imaging	15
hospital care	46
image guided procedures	36
injections	83
inpatient care	46
manual therapy	165
minimally invasive procedures	36
musculoskeletal imaging	15
neck surgery	16
nerve block	25
nerve procedures	69
pain management	61
rehabilitation	373
spinal procedures	741
X-rays	565

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	385

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	606
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	98
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO treated as an orthopedist in Clearwater, FL during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, rehabilitation and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	50
decompression surgery	135
diagnostic evaluation	74
doctor visit	1193
hip imaging	13
hospital care	75
image guided procedures	31
injections	79
inpatient care	75
manual therapy	123
minimally invasive procedures	31
musculoskeletal imaging	13
neck surgery	16
nerve block	48
nerve procedures	135
pain management	79
rehabilitation	291
spinal procedures	869
X-rays	583

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	494
Female	832

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1256
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	582
From 75 to 84	462
85 and over	168
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO treated as an orthopedist in Clearwater, FL during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, rehabilitation and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	57
decompression surgery	152
diagnostic evaluation	62
doctor visit	1166
hospital care	69
image guided procedures	18
injections	44
inpatient care	69
manual therapy	76
minimally invasive procedures	18
neck surgery	18
nerve block	26
nerve procedures	152
pain management	44
rehabilitation	181
revision surgery	23
spinal procedures	659
X-rays	372

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	686
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	93
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO treated as an orthopedist in Clearwater, FL during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, rehabilitation and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	61
decompression surgery	135
doctor visit	1399
hospital care	66
image guided procedures	41
injections	41
inpatient care	66
manual therapy	83
minimally invasive procedures	41
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	135
pain management	41
rehabilitation	228
revision surgery	29
spinal procedures	584
X-rays	314

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	499

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	774
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	377
From 75 to 84	293
85 and over	85
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO treated as an orthopedist in Clearwater, FL during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, rehabilitation and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	77
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	106
doctor visit	1329
hospital care	74
image guided procedures	26
injections	26
inpatient care	74
manual therapy	58
minimally invasive procedures	26
neck surgery	32
nerve procedures	106
pain management	26
rehabilitation	250
spinal procedures	590
X-rays	352

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	516

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	782
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	286
85 and over	106
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO treated as an orthopedist in Clearwater, FL during 2019 were spinal procedures, rehabilitation, X-rays and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	81
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	14
decompression surgery	97
doctor visit	1007
hospital care	106
image guided procedures	46
injections	46
inpatient care	106
manual therapy	106
minimally invasive procedures	46
neck surgery	35
nerve procedures	97
pain management	46
rehabilitation	448
spinal procedures	560
X-rays	297

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	684
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	277
85 and over	81
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO treated as an orthopedist in Clearwater, FL during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, rehabilitation and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	82
doctor visit	1013
hospital care	31
image guided procedures	29
injections	29
inpatient care	31
manual therapy	27
minimally invasive procedures	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	91
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	82
pain management	29
rehabilitation	103
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	466
X-rays	246

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	631
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	68
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO treated as an orthopedist in Clearwater, FL during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	37
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
decompression surgery	97
doctor visit	1362
hospital care	24
image guided procedures	25
injections	25
inpatient care	24
minimally invasive procedures	25
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	167
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	97
pain management	25
revision surgery	16
spinal procedures	679
X-rays	353

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	301
Female	486

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	734
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	349
From 75 to 84	312
85 and over	76
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO treated as an orthopedist in Clearwater, FL during 2022 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	37
decompression surgery	119
doctor visit	1297
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	133
neck surgery	18
nerve procedures	119
rehabilitation	54
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	610
X-rays	309

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	740
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	325
85 and over	96
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO treated as an orthopedist in Clearwater, FL were spinal procedures, X-rays, rehabilitation and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	51
aspiration	18
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	18
decompression surgery	109
diagnostic evaluation	70
doctor visit	1173
hip imaging	14
hospital care	63
image guided procedures	29
injections	50
inpatient care	63
manual therapy	102
minimally invasive procedures	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	130
musculoskeletal imaging	14
neck surgery	21
nerve block	35
nerve procedures	109
pain management	46
rehabilitation	266
revision surgery	18
spinal procedures	648
X-rays	389

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	444

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	682
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	265
85 and over	88
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	311

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	18
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO graduated from University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed residency at Orthopaedic Surgery; Ohio University. He has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery; Ohio University

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Florida Orthopaedic Institute

Florida Orthopaedic Institute | Orthopaedic Associates of West Florida

MUSCULOSKELETAL INSTITUTE CHARTERED

Orthopaedic Associates of West Florida

TALLAHASSEE ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC III PL

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.99 out of 5 stars based on 1218 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Byron Davidson, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in Clearwater, FL.

4.99

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2019-01-05

I’m 24 and needed back surgery and here’s not another doctor I would want to do it besides him. He treated me as if I was his own daughter and for that, I felt comfortable with him performing surgery on my spine. I would highly recommend.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
The Institute of Musculoskeletal Science and Education	$427,777 Camber Cage $86,932	Coveris $82,346	Orthros $66,140	Spira $39,894	Spira-C Integrated $17,202	Other $135,263
Philadelphia Medical Management Company LLC	$36,667 $36,667
RTI Surgical, Inc.	$29,840 Streamline MIS Spinal Fixation System $27,037	Allograft $2,804
Camber Spine Technologies LLC	$14,477 $14,477
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$1,776 Mobi-C $658	ROSA $510	Virage $389	ROI C $62	Alta $52	Other $105
Other	$3,463 Intracept $565	SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM $295	BIOLOGIX Allograft Bone $250	Dark Star $244	DTRAX Spinal System $174	Other $1,935

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$449,587
Consulting Fee	$54,570
Food and Beverage	$5,391
Travel and Lodging	$4,453

Biography

Dr. James Davidson, who practices in Clearwater, FL, is a medical specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Davidson include spine problems. He attended medical school at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is affiliated with Florida Orthopaedic Institute.