Physician Profile
Unclaimed ProfileAbout SPEARS
James Richard Spears, MD is a healthcare provider in Detroit, MI specialising in interventional cardiology. James trained at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, graduating in 1970. James is also listed as specialising in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine.
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Common questions
What does Dr. Spears specialise in?
Dr. Spears is an interventional cardiology in Detroit, MI. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Spears located?
Dr. Spears is listed at 3990 JOHN R ST, Detroit, MI 48201. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Spears's phone number?
The number on file is (313) 745-8040. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
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What is Dr. Spears's NPI number?
Dr. Spears's National Provider Identifier is 1770520264. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Spears go to medical school?
Dr. Spears attended State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, graduating in 1970. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Spears been practising?
Dr. Spears has 56 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1970, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Spears do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Spears performs imaging including nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect; provides treatments such as routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only and routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Has Dr. Spears confirmed this information?
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (313) 745-8040
- Email not available
Practice Locations
3990 JOHN R ST
Detroit, MI 48201
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
520 services · 410 patients · 15 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Imaging | 78452 |
17 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Treatment | 93010 |
74 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
65 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
22 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Treatment | 93016 |
17 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
15 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Treatment | 93458 |
13 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Treatment | 99152 |
11 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
111 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
60 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other interventional cardiology specialists in Detroit 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1970 at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect 8
Providers in MI who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.