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Dr. James Clay Copher, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

980 Sanders Road Suite 100
Cumming, GA 30041

(770) 886-1074

Dr. James Clay Copher, MD is a general surgeon in Cumming, GA specializing in general surgery.

Office Locations

980 Sanders Road Suite 100
Cumming, GA 30041

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD in 2023

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By Affordability:

laparoscopic surgery

In 2012, Dr. James Clay Copher, MD had a list price for laparoscopic surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Clay Copher, MD treated as a general surgeon in Cumming, GA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	129
hospital care	123
inpatient care	123

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Clay Copher, MD treated as a general surgeon in Cumming, GA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
doctor visit	133
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
minimally invasive procedures	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	106

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	14
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Clay Copher, MD treated as a general surgeon in Cumming, GA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	132
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
minimally invasive procedures	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	99

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	18
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Clay Copher, MD treated as a general surgeon in Cumming, GA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	121
hospital care	65
inpatient care	65

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	158

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	26
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	180

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	15
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Clay Copher, MD treated as a general surgeon in Cumming, GA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	180
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
open surgery	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	24
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Clay Copher, MD treated as a general surgeon in Cumming, GA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
doctor visit	173
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	19
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Clay Copher, MD treated as a general surgeon in Cumming, GA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	177
gastrointestinal procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	23
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	122

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Clay Copher, MD treated as a general surgeon in Cumming, GA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
doctor visit	135
gastrointestinal procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Clay Copher, MD treated as a general surgeon in Cumming, GA were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and open surgery.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	147
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
minimally invasive procedures	12
open surgery	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Clay Copher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	72
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	49
85 and over	12
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	76

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

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	18
Dementia	9

Education & Training

He completed residency at Medical Center of Central Georgia. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Georgia.

Residency: Medical Center of Central Georgia

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Georgia

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Clay Copher, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Clay Copher, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Cumming, GA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-12-08

On Saturday, July 8th I was taken to the emergency room at Northside Hospital in Cumming Georgia.  At that point, I was in scrutiating pain and felt I was going to die.  I was taking to a room where I met Dr. Copher and even though I was still in pain he made me feeel much better.  I was taking into surgery late that evening and he was there with me until I fell sleep.  The next morning he was there.  He was attentive, caring, professional and all around great human.  I just want to say thank you again for saving my life. 
Sonia

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$3,619 Da Vinci Surgical System $3,619
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$998 Advanced Energy Cutting Device $998
KCI USA, Inc	$703 VAC THERAPY UNITS $481	VAC THERAPY $198	$24
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$413 STRATTICE $251	Spy $129	AlloDerm $33
Mallinckrodt LLC	$195 OFIRMEV $195
Other	$726 Ovitex $126	SURGICAL $125	Synthetics $89	PINPOINT $85	Pico $40	Other $261

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,993
Travel and Lodging	$2,661
Education	$1,000

Biography

Dr. James Copher is a general surgery specialist in Cumming, GA. Dr. Copher studied medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. His residency was performed at Medical Center of Central Georgia. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Cumming, GA.