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Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (1987)

8081 Innovation Park Drive Suite 900
Fairfax, VA 22031

(571) 472-4100

Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD is a neurosurgeon in Fairfax, VA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in 1987 and has 39 years of experience.

Office Locations

8081 Innovation Park Drive Suite 900
Fairfax, VA 22031

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In The News

“Col. Geoffrey Ling is a neurosurgeon who works for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, in its Defense Sciences Office, and James Ecklund, a retired Army colonel and United States...”—"Right doctors in right place", Politico, November 2011

“The two doctors are Col. Geoffrey Ling, a top military neurosurgeon, and Dr. James Ecklund, head of neurosurgery at Inova Fairfax and former head of neurosurgery for the Army, now retired.”—"Top flight neurosurgeons head to Arizona", Politico, October 2011

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfax, VA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	103
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfax, VA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	129
hospital care	107
inpatient care	107

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	18
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	159

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	15
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	19
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	128

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfax, VA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	153
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	16
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	118

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	146

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	64

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	16
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfax, VA during 2019 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	157
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	14
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfax, VA during 2020 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	129
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	60

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	15
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfax, VA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	165
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	166

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfax, VA were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	141
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	97
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	44
85 and over	4
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	53

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

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in 1987. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (1987)

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$4,316 Spine $4,316
Globus Medical, Inc.	$1,340 Excelsius GPS $1,340
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$345 AUSTEDO $227	COPAXONE $118
Stryker Corporation	$282 EVEREST Spinal System $215	General K2M Product Discussion $68
Biogen, Inc.	$104 $104
Other	$270 VERTEX $94	Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning $85	BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/Modus V $41	Spine $39	BioSurgery - FLOSEAL $11

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$4,001
Travel and Lodging	$1,644
Food and Beverage	$1,012

Biography

Dr. James Ecklund, who practices in Falls Church, VA, Fairfax, VA, and Leesburg, VA, is a medical specialist in neurosurgery. He attended medical school at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. According to Doctor.com, Dr. Ecklund is currently accepting new patients at his office in Fairfax, VA.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Ecklund, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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