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Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD

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(James W. Bragg Jr., MD)

(117 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine), Physician and General Practice

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans (1997)

1401 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121

(504) 842-4747

Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD is an internist in New Orleans, LA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine), physician and general practice. He graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

1401 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121

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In The News

“When Frogmore native Dr. James Bragg returned to his West Bank home in New Orleans, his house wasn't flooded.”—"Frogmore native returns to disaster to help", The Natchez Democrat, September 2007

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD in 2024

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chronic care

In 2024, Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD had a list price for chronic care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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 W. Bragg Jr., MD treated as an internist in New Orleans, LA during 2012 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	394
preventive care	37
vaccines	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	341

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	16
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	357

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	28
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	350

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	44
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	363

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	25
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	380

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	25
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD treated as an internist in New Orleans, LA during 2018 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	250
doctor visit	369

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	22
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD treated as an internist in New Orleans, LA during 2019 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	289
doctor visit	361

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	27
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD treated as an internist in New Orleans, LA during 2020 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	263
doctor visit	323

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	28
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD treated as an internist in New Orleans, LA during 2021 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	275
doctor visit	311

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	26
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD treated as an internist in New Orleans, LA during 2022 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	250
doctor visit	320

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	22
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD treated as an internist in New Orleans, LA during 2023 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	248
doctor visit	308

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	21
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD in 2023

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD treated as an internist in New Orleans, LA during 2024 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	165
doctor visit	300

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	22
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD treated as an internist in New Orleans, LA were chronic care, preventive care and vaccines.

chronic care	248
doctor visit	344
preventive care	37
vaccines	37

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	47
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	128
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	62
85 and over	23
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	98

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	14
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans in 1997. He completed residency at Ochsner Clinic Foundation - GME Office. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans (1997)

Residency: Ochsner Clinic Foundation - GME Office (2000)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 117 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James W. Bragg Jr., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New Orleans, LA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$565 Victoza $193	Levemir $120	RYBELSUS $14	$238
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$443 Pradaxa $136	JARDIANCE $123	JENTADUETO $116	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $67
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$302 ELIQUIS $302
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$255 XARELTO $255
Dexcom, Inc.	$184 DEXCOM G7 GSS (161) $114	DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER $70
Other	$307 Repatha $102	YOSPRALA $100	PREVNAR - 13 $92	APTIOM $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,057

Biography

Dr. James Bragg specializes in general practice. Patients gave Dr. Bragg an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Before completing his residency at Ochsner Medical Center, Dr. Bragg attended medical school at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He is professionally affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. He welcomes new patients at his office inNew Orleans, LA as reported by Ochsner Health.