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Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

28 White Bridge Pike Suite 207
Nashville, TN 37205

(615) 467-4636

Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Nashville, TN specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD is affiliated with Ascension and Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown.

Office Locations

28 White Bridge Pike Suite 207
Nashville, TN 37205

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In The News

“El doctor James Johnson, de la empresa de servicios medicos Envision, con sede en Nashville, ha desplegado refuerzos en Lubbock y El Paso, Texas.”—"Con record de internaciones por COVID, la crisis ahora es la falta de personal medico - KFF Health News", KFF Health News, December 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2023, Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2012 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	321
diagnostic evaluation	12
doctor visit	410
hip imaging	45
injections	321
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	36
musculoskeletal imaging	65
spinal procedures	17
X-rays	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2013 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	345
doctor visit	354
hip imaging	79
injections	345
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	67
musculoskeletal imaging	111
rehabilitation	66
spinal procedures	30
X-rays	74

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	14
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2014 were aspiration, injections, rehabilitation and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	478
diagnostic evaluation	54
doctor visit	511
hip imaging	90
injections	478
manual therapy	144
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	59
musculoskeletal imaging	130
pelvic imaging	13
rehabilitation	284
spinal procedures	42
X-rays	126

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2015 were aspiration, injections, rehabilitation and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	448
diagnostic evaluation	43
doctor visit	521
hip imaging	93
injections	448
manual therapy	134
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	56
musculoskeletal imaging	123
rehabilitation	248
spinal procedures	25
X-rays	92

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	392
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	34
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2016 were aspiration, injections, rehabilitation and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	486
diagnostic evaluation	38
doctor visit	655
hip imaging	50
injections	486
manual therapy	201
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	82
musculoskeletal imaging	88
rehabilitation	297
spinal procedures	57
X-rays	63

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	18
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2017 were aspiration, injections, rehabilitation and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	601
doctor visit	714
hip imaging	36
injections	601
manual therapy	229
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	82
musculoskeletal imaging	69
rehabilitation	599
spinal procedures	65
X-rays	52

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	397
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	24
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	3
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2018 were aspiration, injections, rehabilitation and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	603
doctor visit	635
injections	603
manual therapy	126
musculoskeletal imaging	27
rehabilitation	233
X-rays	27

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	18
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	797
doctor visit	668
injections	797

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	11
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	489
doctor visit	645
injections	489

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2021 were injections, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	526
doctor visit	683
injections	554
pain management	28

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2022 were injections, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	657
doctor visit	745
injections	680
pain management	23

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Nashville, TN were injections, aspiration, rehabilitation and manual therapy.

aspiration	522
diagnostic evaluation	36
doctor visit	594
hip imaging	65
injections	527
manual therapy	166
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	63
musculoskeletal imaging	87
pain management	25
pelvic imaging	13
rehabilitation	287
spinal procedures	39
X-rays	68

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	285
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	86
85 and over	9
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	200

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	1
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Mayo Clinic. He is certified by the The American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine The American Board of Family Medicine - Sports Medicine and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Residency: Mayo Clinic

Board Certification: The American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine The American Board of Family Medicine - Sports Medicine

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Norris Johnson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ascension

Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
BIOVENTUS LLC	$960 Durolane $489	Supartz $195	GELSYN 3 $185	Exogen $43	Joint Fluid Therapy $25	Other $22
SpineSmith Holdings, LLC	$651 $651
Stryker Corporation	$180 Orthobiologics $11	$169
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$80 PENNSAID $80
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$41 KNEES $41
Other	$184 RYBELSUS $38	EUFLEXXA $36	SYNVISC-ONE $24	Physio-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator $18	Zilretta $18	Other $50

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,508
Travel and Lodging	$552
Education	$36

Biography

Dr. James Johnson's specialties are family medicine and sports medicine. He practices in Nashville, TN. Dr. Johnson is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a graduate of Mayo Clinic's residency program. He is professionally affiliated with Ascension.