Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. James Pitzer Gills III, MD

Individual provider Ophthalmology Physician · NPI 1053306035

Dr. James Pitzer Gills III, MD practises Ophthalmology in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1997, 29 years ago. Practices with St Lukes Cataract and Laser Institute, a 51-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Florida.

Years since qualifying
29
Trained at
Duke University School of Medicine
Licensed in
FL
In the registry since
2005
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

43309 US Highway 19 N
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689-6221 Not confirmed with CMS for 18 years — call before visiting
Phone: (727) 943-3111
Fax: (727) 943-3334
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Specialties & licences

Ophthalmology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207W00000X · Licence ME82093 (FL)

Record details

NPI number1053306035
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedSeptember 15, 2005
Last updated in NPPESApril 16, 2008

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyOPHTHALMOLOGY
Medical schoolDUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1997 (29 years in practice)
Group practice St Lukes Cataract And Laser Institute — 51 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Cataract surgery 1,719 times · 99th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients1,132
Services billed 4,571 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Colleagues at St Lukes Cataract and Laser Institute

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 51 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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