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Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiothoracic Surgery

67 Route 37 W Riverwood Building #2
Toms River, NJ 08755

(732) 577-8558

Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Toms River, NJ specializing in cardiothoracic surgery.

Office Locations

67 Route 37 W Riverwood Building #2
Toms River, NJ 08755

(732) 577-8558

(732) 577-8553

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In The News

“Alejandro Garciamerino of Point Pleasant Beach was crossing Route 71 North near Bradley Avenue in Brielle about 12:40 a.m. Tuesday when he was hit by a car driven by Dr. James S. McCaughan,...”—"Ocean County man ID'd as pedestrian killed in Brielle crash", NJ.com, September 2018

“The Sept. 29 operation was the first time a robot-assisted lobectomy had been performed in the state, according to St. Luke's surgeons James McCaughan and William Rischer, who manned Leo's controls.”—"IT'S ANOTHER FIRST FOR SURGICAL ROBOT "LEO'", The Morning Call, October 2004

“Dr. James McCaughan, a chest surgeon specially trained to perform PDT at St. Luke's cancer center, said he believes the therapy improves a patient's quality of life.”—"Palliative care for esophageal and lung cancers at St. Luke's", The Morning Call, July 2004

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Toms River, NJ during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	65
dissection	16
doctor visit	191
excision	16
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	132
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	81

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Toms River, NJ during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and lobectomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	75
dissection	16
doctor visit	152
excision	16
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	140
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	78

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	69

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	70
Diabetes	47
Dementia	10
Cancer	63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Toms River, NJ during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and thoracostomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	56
dissection	13
doctor visit	201
excision	13
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	90
open surgery	18
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	68
thoracostomy	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	85

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	20
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	48
Dementia	11
Cancer	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Toms River, NJ during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and thoracostomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	48
doctor visit	200
minimally invasive procedures	65
open surgery	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	43
thoracostomy	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	152

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	36
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	66
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Toms River, NJ during 2016 were bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	26
doctor visit	200
minimally invasive procedures	26

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	68

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	11
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	63
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	153

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	46

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	44
Dementia	17
Cancer	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	87

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Toms River, NJ were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and thoracostomy.

bronchoscopy	54
dissection	15
doctor visit	169
excision	15
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	90
open surgery	16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	67
thoracostomy	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD.

**Gender**
Female	64
Male	58

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	21
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	9
75 to 84	45
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	50

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	9
Cancer	45

Education & Training

He has a state license in New Jersey.

Licensed In: New Jersey

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$214 Da Vinci Surgical System $214
Ethicon US, LLC	$164 Endoscopy Endocutters $80	Endoscopy: Endocutters $59	EVARREST $17	Energy: Harmonic $8
ACell, Inc.	$33 $33
Neomend, Inc.	$30 DAV-Arista AH $16	DAV-Progel $14
Covidien Sales LLC	$23 Interventional Lung Solutions $23
Other	$83 SUR - Staple Line $21	Sutures $20	Contrave $15	NASCOBAL CYANOCOBALAMIN, USP $15	NASCOBAL $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$547

Biography

Dr. James McCaughan works as a cardiothoracic surgery specialist in Toms River, NJ. Dr. McCaughan has obtained a license to practice in New Jersey.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. McCaughan, MD From 2012 - 2018

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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