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Dr. James Gardner, MD

Memphis, TN

23 Years of Experience

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Gardner, Vascular Surgeon in Memphis, TN?

    Dr. James Gardner, MD is a Vascular Surgeon, who primarily practices in Memphis, TN with 2 additional practice locations. He has been practicing for over 23 years. Dr. Gardner is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Gardner’s practice accepts Cigna, Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Gardner’s office at (901) 366-5479.

    Where did Dr. Gardner go to medical school and complete their residency?

      What languages does Dr. Gardner speak?

      Dr. Gardner and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

      • English

      What conditions does Dr. Gardner treat?

      As a Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Gardner diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Gardner. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

      Also known as:

      • End-Stage Kidney Disease
      • End-Stage Kidney Disease from High Blood Pressure
      • Kidney Failure
      • Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
      • Helping Your Child Adapt to Life with Chronic Kidney Disease
      • Chronic Kidney Disease
      • High Blood Pressure
      • ESRD
      • End-Stage Renal Failure
      • Hypertensive End-Stage Renal Disease
      • Kidney Failure due to High Blood Pressure
      • Stage 5 CKD from Hypertension

      ICD-10 Codes:

      • N186: End stage renal disease
      • I120: Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease

      Also known as:

      • Blood Clot in Blood Vessel Device
      • Blood Clots
      • Vascular device thrombosis
      • Clot in vascular implant
      • Blood vessel graft blood clot

      ICD-10 Codes:

      • T82868A: Thrombosis due to vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter

      Also known as:

      • Narrowing of other blood vessel devices
      • Other vascular device blockage
      • Blood vessel implant narrowing
      • Vascular graft stenosis
      • Prosthetic vascular device blockage

      ICD-10 Codes:

      • T82858A: Stenosis of other vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter

      Also known as:

      • Other problems with blood vessel devices
      • Vascular device complications
      • Blood vessel implant issues
      • Prosthetic vascular device problems
      • Vascular graft complications

      ICD-10 Codes:

      • T82898A: Other specified complication of vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter

      Also known as:

      • Dialysis Catheter Management
      • Dialysis
      • Dialysis catheter adjustment
      • Extracorporeal catheter care
      • Dialysis access maintenance

      ICD-10 Codes:

      • Z4901: Encounter for fitting and adjustment of extracorporeal dialysis catheter

      Also known as:

      • Dialysis Catheter Complication
      • Dialysis Catheter Problem
      • Kidney Dialysis Tube Issue
      • Vascular Access Catheter Complication

      ICD-10 Codes:

      • T8249XA: Other complication of vascular dialysis catheter, initial encounter

      What procedures does Dr. Gardner perform?

      As a Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Gardner performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Gardner. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

      Also known as:

      • Arteriovenous Fistula Creation
      • AV Fistula Surgery
      • Cimino Fistula
      • Vascular Access for Dialysis

      CPT Codes:

      • 36821: Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; direct, any site (eg, Cimino type) (separate procedure)

      Also known as:

      • Vein Balloon Angioplasty
      • Dialysis Access Balloon Angioplasty
      • Balloon Angioplasty (Non-Heart/Brain/Leg)
      • Balloon Angioplasty for Vein Narrowing (Additional Vein)
      • Transluminal Venous Angioplasty
      • Open Vein Angioplasty
      • Percutaneous Vein Angioplasty
      • Vein Widening Procedure
      • Dialysis Fistula Angioplasty
      • Dialysis Graft Angioplasty
      • Central Dialysis Segment Angioplasty
      • AV Fistula Angioplasty
      • Transluminal Angioplasty
      • Percutaneous Balloon Angioplasty
      • Artery Widening Procedure
      • Venous Angioplasty
      • Vein Balloon Dilation

      CPT Codes:

      • 37248: Transluminal balloon angioplasty (except dialysis circuit), open or percutaneous, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty within the same vein; initial vein
      • 36907: Transluminal balloon angioplasty, central dialysis segment, performed through dialysis circuit, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation required to perform the angioplasty (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
      • 37246: Transluminal balloon angioplasty (except lower extremity artery(ies) for occlusive disease, intracranial, coronary, pulmonary, or dialysis circuit), open or percutaneous, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty within the same artery; initial artery
      • 37249: Transluminal balloon angioplasty (except dialysis circuit), open or percutaneous, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty within the same vein; each additional vein (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

      Also known as:

      • Arterial Catheter Placement
      • Artery Catheter Placement
      • Selective Artery Catheterization
      • Thoracic Artery Catheter
      • Brachiocephalic Artery Catheter
      • Selective Arterial Catheterization
      • Vascular Catheter Placement
      • Diagnostic Artery Catheter
      • Abdominal Artery Catheter

      CPT Codes:

      • 36215: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; each first order thoracic or brachiocephalic branch, within a vascular family
      • 36245: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; each first order abdominal, pelvic, or lower extremity artery branch, within a vascular family

      Also known as:

      • Dialysis Circuit Angioplasty with Balloon
      • Dialysis Fistula Angioplasty
      • Dialysis Graft Angioplasty
      • Peripheral Dialysis Segment Angioplasty

      CPT Codes:

      • 36902: Introduction of needle(s) and/or catheter(s), dialysis circuit, with diagnostic angiography of the dialysis circuit, including all direct puncture(s) and catheter placement(s), injection(s) of contrast, all necessary imaging from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through entire venous outflow including the inferior or superior vena cava, fluoroscopic guidance, radiological supervision and interpretation and image documentation and report; with transluminal balloon angioplasty, peripheral dialysis segment, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty

      Also known as:

      • Dialysis Access Check and Imaging
      • Dialysis Circuit Angiography
      • Fistula/Graft Evaluation
      • Dialysis Access Diagnostic Procedure

      CPT Codes:

      • 36901: Introduction of needle(s) and/or catheter(s), dialysis circuit, with diagnostic angiography of the dialysis circuit, including all direct puncture(s) and catheter placement(s), injection(s) of contrast, all necessary imaging from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through entire venous outflow including the inferior or superior vena cava, fluoroscopic guidance, radiological supervision and interpretation and image documentation and report;

      Also known as:

      • Central Venous Catheter Replacement
      • Tunneled Catheter Exchange
      • Central Line Replacement
      • IV Catheter Change

      CPT Codes:

      • 36581: Replacement, complete, of a tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port or pump, through same venous access

      Also known as:

      • Clearing Blocked Dialysis Access with Balloon and Clot Removal
      • Dialysis Access Angioplasty and Stenting
      • Dialysis Graft Thrombectomy
      • Dialysis Fistula Angioplasty
      • Dialysis Access Declotting
      • Peripheral Dialysis Segment Repair
      • Dialysis Fistula Repair
      • Dialysis Graft Stenting
      • Peripheral Dialysis Circuit Intervention

      CPT Codes:

      • 36905: Percutaneous transluminal mechanical thrombectomy and/or infusion for thrombolysis, dialysis circuit, any method, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation, diagnostic angiography, fluoroscopic guidance, catheter placement(s), and intraprocedural pharmacological thrombolytic injection(s); with transluminal balloon angioplasty, peripheral dialysis segment, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the angioplasty
      • 36903: Introduction of needle(s) and/or catheter(s), dialysis circuit, with diagnostic angiography of the dialysis circuit, including all direct puncture(s) and catheter placement(s), injection(s) of contrast, all necessary imaging from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through entire venous outflow including the inferior or superior vena cava, fluoroscopic guidance, radiological supervision and interpretation and image documentation and report; with transcatheter placement of intravascular stent(s), peripheral dialysis segment, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the stenting, and all angioplasty within the peripheral dialysis segment

      Also known as:

      • Removal of Tunneled Central Venous Catheter
      • Central Line Removal
      • Tunneled Catheter Extraction
      • Venous Access Device Removal

      CPT Codes:

      • 36589: Removal of tunneled central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port or pump

      Also known as:

      • Basilic Vein Transposition for Dialysis Access
      • Arteriovenous Fistula Creation (Upper Arm)
      • AV Fistula Creation
      • Basilic Vein Fistula
      • Dialysis Access Fistula
      • Upper Arm AV Fistula
      • AV Fistula Surgery
      • Cephalic Vein Transposition
      • Dialysis Access Creation

      CPT Codes:

      • 36819: Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; by upper arm basilic vein transposition
      • 36818: Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; by upper arm cephalic vein transposition

      Also known as:

      • Dialysis Access Thrombectomy and Stent Placement
      • Dialysis Access Stent Placement
      • Clot Removal from Dialysis Access
      • Dialysis Fistula Declotting with Stent
      • Dialysis Graft Thrombectomy and Stenting
      • Percutaneous Dialysis Circuit Intervention
      • Dialysis fistula stenting
      • Central dialysis segment angioplasty
      • Dialysis graft stent
      • Dialysis Fistula Declotting
      • Thrombectomy for Dialysis Circuit
      • Dialysis Graft Clot Removal

      CPT Codes:

      • 36906: Percutaneous transluminal mechanical thrombectomy and/or infusion for thrombolysis, dialysis circuit, any method, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation, diagnostic angiography, fluoroscopic guidance, catheter placement(s), and intraprocedural pharmacological thrombolytic injection(s); with transcatheter placement of intravascular stent(s), peripheral dialysis segment, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the stenting, and all angioplasty within the peripheral dialysis circuit
      • 36908: Transcatheter placement of intravascular stent(s), central dialysis segment, performed through dialysis circuit, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation required to perform the stenting, and all angioplasty in the central dialysis segment (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
      • 36904: Percutaneous transluminal mechanical thrombectomy and/or infusion for thrombolysis, dialysis circuit, any method, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation, diagnostic angiography, fluoroscopic guidance, catheter placement(s), and intraprocedural pharmacological thrombolytic injection(s);

      Also known as:

      • Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Insertion
      • Tunneled central line placement
      • Central venous access device insertion
      • Hickman catheter insertion
      • Broviac catheter insertion

      CPT Codes:

      • 36558: Insertion of tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port or pump; age 5 years or older

      Also known as:

      • Creation of AV Fistula with Graft for Dialysis
      • Arteriovenous Fistula Creation (Graft)
      • Dialysis Access Graft
      • Non-Autogenous AV Fistula
      • Synthetic Graft for Dialysis

      CPT Codes:

      • 36830: Creation of arteriovenous fistula by other than direct arteriovenous anastomosis (separate procedure); nonautogenous graft (eg, biological collagen, thermoplastic graft)

      Also known as:

      • Vein Blood Clot Removal (Mechanical)
      • Secondary Blood Clot Removal from Artery
      • Mechanical Thrombectomy (Vein)
      • Percutaneous Vein Clot Removal
      • Catheter-Based Vein Thrombectomy
      • Percutaneous Thrombectomy (Secondary)
      • Arterial Clot Extraction
      • Non-Coronary Thrombectomy
      • Bypass Graft Clot Removal

      CPT Codes:

      • 37187: Percutaneous transluminal mechanical thrombectomy, vein(s), including intraprocedural pharmacological thrombolytic injections and fluoroscopic guidance
      • 37186: Secondary percutaneous transluminal thrombectomy (eg, nonprimary mechanical, snare basket, suction technique), noncoronary, non-intracranial, arterial or arterial bypass graft, including fluoroscopic guidance and intraprocedural pharmacological thrombolytic injections, provided in conjunction with another percutaneous intervention other than primary mechanical thrombectomy (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

      Also known as:

      • Fistula Ligation or Banding
      • Arm Artery Aneurysm Repair
      • AV Fistula Closure
      • Fistula Banding
      • Angioaccess Revision
      • Axillary-Brachial Artery Repair
      • Arm Artery Graft Surgery
      • Aneurysm Excision with Graft (Arm)

      CPT Codes:

      • 37607: Ligation or banding of angioaccess arteriovenous fistula
      • 35011: Direct repair of aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, or excision (partial or total) and graft insertion, with or without patch graft; for aneurysm and associated occlusive disease, axillary-brachial artery, by arm incision

      Also known as:

      • Revision of Arteriovenous (AV) Fistula
      • AV fistula repair
      • Dialysis graft revision
      • Open AV fistula revision

      CPT Codes:

      • 36832: Revision, open, arteriovenous fistula; without thrombectomy, autogenous or nonautogenous dialysis graft (separate procedure)

      Also known as:

      • Dialysis Access Vein Closure
      • Permanent dialysis circuit occlusion
      • Dialysis shunt embolization
      • Vascular access occlusion
      • Endovascular dialysis circuit closure

      CPT Codes:

      • 36909: Dialysis circuit permanent vascular embolization or occlusion (including main circuit or any accessory veins), endovascular, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to complete the intervention (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

      Does Dr. Gardner accept my insurance?

      Dr. Gardner accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (901) 366-5479 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

      What insurance plans does Dr. Gardner accept in Memphis, TN?

      Dr. Gardner in Memphis, TN accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

      Top Insurances

      • All Other Third Party

      • BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

      • Centene

      • Crown Cork and Seal Company

      • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

      • Humana

      • Medicare

      • MedImpact

      • State of Tennessee

      • UnitedHealthcare

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      Where is Dr. Gardner's office located?

      Dr. James Gardner's Primary Practice

      6490 Mount Moriah Road Ext Ste 202

      Memphis, TN 38115

      (901) 366-5479

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      Dr. James Gardner's Practice 2

      6401 Poplar Ave

      Memphis, TN 38119

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      Dr. James Gardner's Practice 3

      1750 Madison Ave Ste 300

      Memphis, TN 38104

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      What is Dr. Gardner's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

      Dr. Gardner's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1801009089.

      What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Gardner?

      Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Gardner

      What is Dr. James Gardner's specialty?

      Dr. Gardner is a Vascular Surgeon near Memphis, TN. A vascular surgeon specializes in the management of surgical disorders related to blood vessels, excluding those of the heart and intracranial vessels. Contact Dr. Gardner to book an appointment today.

      Is this Dr. James Gardner affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

      Yes, Dr. Gardner is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, Methodist University Hospital, Greenwich Hospital, Saint Francis Hospital - Memphis, St. Bernards Medical Center, Methodist Olive Branch Hospital which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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      Is James Gardner accepting new patients in Memphis, TN?

      Yes, Dr. James Gardner is accepting new patients at this time.

      Does Dr. James Gardner offer online booking?

      Please contact Dr. Gardner's office at (901) 366-5479 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

      How can I make an appointment with James Gardner?

      Please contact Dr. Gardner's office at (901) 366-5479 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

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