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James L. Pirkle Jr., MD

James L. Pirkle Jr., MD
Conditions and Treatments
- Dialysis
- Hemodialysis
- In-Center Nocturnal Dialysis
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Home Hemodialysis
- Intravenous Infusion Therapy
- Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents
- In-Center Hemodialysis
- Isolated Extracorporeal Ultrafiltration
- Nocturnal Hemodialysis
- Kidney Disease
- Acute Nephritic Syndrome
- Uromodulin-Associated Kidney Disease
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- High Blood Pressure
- Proteinuria (Protein in Urine)
- Mucin-1 Kidney Disease
- Ultrafiltration
- Acute Kidney Failure
- Electrolyte Disorders
- Inherited Kidney Disease
Ratings and Reviews
4.9106 Ratings 20 Comments |
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CP concern for questions/worries | 5.0 |
CP efforts to include in decisions | 4.9 |
CP explanations of prob/condition | 5.0 |
CP spoke using clear language | 5.0 |
Friendliness/courtesy of CP | 5.0 |
Likelihood of recommending CP | 5.0 |
Patients' confidence in CP | 4.9 |
Time CP spent with patient | 5.0 |
Wait time at clinic | 4.6 |
The overall Patient Rating score is the average of responses to the nine questions listed below. The questions are from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey. Responses are measured on a 1 to 5 scale, where 1 represents "very poor" and 5 represents "very good.
Patient Comments
- May 19, 2021Dr Pirkle is the best specialist I ever worked with.
- March 11, 2021I wish all kidney patients could have a doctor like Dr. Pirkle.
- February 15, 2021The very best of care.
- February 9, 2021my visit was very professional
- January 25, 2021Excellent & caring doctor and team!
- January 16, 2021Dr Pirkle is an excellent care giver. His intellect and knowledge have kept me on the right track and kept my kidney transplant safe through many health challenges. I am grateful that he is my physician.
- December 18, 2020Dr Pirkle is the best! He is an amazing doctor!
- December 4, 2020I'm always happy with *Doctor James.
- December 1, 2020Very good.
- November 15, 2020Dr Pirkle is extremely knowledgeable and caring, and is simply the best doctor I ever worked with.
- November 3, 2020Love this provider.
- November 3, 2020*Dr. Pirkle is also very courteous. *Dr. Pirkle is a very professional doctor and is concerned about their kidney health, and explained what will happen when having a kidney transplant surgery. Thank-you.
- October 27, 2020Dr. Pirkle is an extraordinary physician. He is kind, effective, a very good communicator and shows great compassion.
- October 22, 2020good
- September 18, 2020I have the utmost confidence in this doctor. Dr. Pirkle is outstanding, I would highly recommend him. He is professional, friendly, knowledgeable and he listens, he truly listens. He explains medical conditions, treatments and tests to the patients in a way anyone could understand.
- September 17, 2020Dr. Pirkle is not only a good doctor but he is a good man. He does a great job helping me get my health to where it needs to be. He goes above and beyond in discussions with me about health and lifestyle. I know he has my back for whatever I may need. He is one of the best doctors I have ever had contact with.
- September 16, 2020Every thing was very organized. Dr. had time for any questions and answered every question.
- September 8, 2020Dr. Pirkle is great
- September 1, 2020Dr Pirkle is amazing! I drive over a hour every appointment I have just to see him! He is the best! Wake Forest is lucky to have him!
- August 31, 2020Always leave the exam feeling confident about our care.
Locations
Kidney Services - Janeway Tower
at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Credentials
Education
- BS, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999
- MD, University of Alabama - Birmingham, 2003
Residency
- Internal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2006
Fellowship
- Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2009
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Positions
- Physician
- Associate Professor, Nephrology
Insurance
This chart is a list of the most common health insurance plans we accept. This list is subject to change. Please check your individual plan to confirm their participation and the coverage allowed.
Due to the different physician groups and hospitals within the Wake Forest Baptist system, physician services and hospital services are billed separately. Please remember that health insurance coverage varies, so some services may not be covered.
If you don’t see your plan or you have questions, please call our Customer Service Center at 877-938-7497. We will do our best to work with you and your plan.
Key
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
HPR- High Point Regional
N/A - Not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC
NC - Not Contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC
Wake Forest Baptist Health Managed Care/MA Contracts - January 2019
AETNA (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
AETNA MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH: Accepted at all locations
BCBSNC (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
BLUE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
BLUE VALUE: Accepted at all locations
CAROLINA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
CIGNA: Accepted at all locations
CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at NCBH and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC and Wilkes)
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Wilkes and High Point)
CIGNA LIFESOURCE (TRANSPLANTS): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
COVENTRY/WELLPATH: Accepted at all locations
CRESCENT PPO (ASHEVILLE): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
DIRECT NET: Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
FIRST HEALTH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations
FIRSTCAROLINACARE (PINEHURST, NC): Accepted at NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for WFUHS, Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
GATEWAY HEALTH ALLIANCE (VIRGINIA): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
GOLDEN RULE INS (UNITED): Accepted at all locations
HEALTHGRAM (formerly PRIMARY PHYSICIAN CARE): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and LMC (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
HEALTHTEAM ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
HUMANA CHOICECARE: Accepted at all locations
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
LIBERTY ADVANTAGE (MEDICARE ADVANTAGE): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
MAGELLAN (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
MEDCOST: Accepted at all locations
MEDCOST ULTRA: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point (not applicable at CHC)
OPTUMHEALTH (TRANSPLANTS - APPLICABLE TO NCBH/WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
PREFERRED CARE OF VA INC: Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
SOUTHERN HEALTH SVCS (COVENTRY-PPO ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie and CHC (not contracted, very low to no volume for LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
TWIN COUNTY (VIRGINIA): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, CHC and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC and Wilkes)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS (not applicable for services provided at NCBH, Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED HEALTHCARE: Accepted at all locations
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
WELLPATH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations
LMC ONLY - Contracts specific to support Lexington employer groups, low volume
BEECHSTREET PPO
NATIONAL PROVIDER NETWORK/MEDICAL RESOURCES
PHCS/MULTIPLAN
CHC ONLY - contracts specific to support CHC
AETNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (limited providers)
THN-TRIAD HEALTH NETWORK MA Plans only (Humana Medicare and Healthteam Advantage)
TRICARE
Key
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
HPR- High Point Regional
N/A - Not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC
NC - Not Contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC
Research
- Association of Hyperchloremia With Unfavorable Clinical Outcomes in Adults With Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Goad NT, Bakhru RN, Pirkle JL, Kenes MT. J Intensive Care Med. 2020 Nov; 35(11):1307-1313.
- Development and application of a high throughput one-pot extraction protocol for quantitative LC-MS/MS analysis of phospholipids in serum and lipoprotein fractions in normolipidemic and dyslipidemic subjects. Gardner MS, Kuklenyik Z, Lehtikoski A, Carter KA, McWilliams LG, Kusovschi J, Bierbaum K, Jones JI, Rees J, Reis G, Pirkle JL, Barr JR. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2019 Jun; 1118-1119:137-147.
- Quantification of hypoglycin A and methylenecyclopropylglycine in human plasma by HPLC-MS/MS. Sanford AA, Isenberg SL, Carter MD, Mojica MA, Mathews TP, Laughlin S, Thomas JD, Pirkle JL, Johnson RC. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2018 Sep; 1095:112-118.
- Collaborative Method Performance Study of the Measurement of Nicotine, Its Metabolites, and Total Nicotine Equivalents in Human Urine. Wang L, Bernert JT, Benowitz NL, Feng J, Jacob P, McGahee E, Caudill SP, Scherer G, Scherer M, Pluym N, Doig MV, Newland K, Murphy SE, Caron NJ, Sander LC, Shimizu M, Yamazaki H, Kim S, Langman LJ, Pritchett JS, Sniegoski LT, Li Y, Blount BC, Pirkle JL. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev. 2018 09; 27(9):1083-1090.
- Quantitative HPLC-MS/MS analysis of toxins in soapberry seeds: Methylenecyclopropylglycine and hypoglycin A. Sanford AA, Isenberg SL, Carter MD, Mojica MA, Mathews TP, Harden LA, Takeoka GR, Thomas JD, Pirkle JL, Johnson RC. Food Chem. 2018 Oct; 264:449-454.