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Dr. Almena Free, MD

(Dr. Almena Free, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Morehouse School of Medicine

400 E 10th Street
Anniston, AL 36207

(256) 236-5631

Dr. Almena Free, MD is an internist in Anniston, AL specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). She graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Almena Free, MD is affiliated with RMC Health System.

Office Locations

400 E 10th Street
Anniston, AL 36207

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Almena Free, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated as an internist in Anniston, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	19
breast procedures	194
breathing treatment	39
cardiac procedures	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	131
diabetes management	35
doctor visit	1698
ear procedures	14
excision	106
hospital care	1554
inpatient care	1500
lab tests	90
musculoskeletal imaging	39
outpatient care	54
preventive care	330
thoracic (chest) imaging	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	67
vaccines	101
vascular procedures	32
women's imaging	194
X-rays	274

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated as an internist in Anniston, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	36
ambulatory monitoring	13
breast procedures	174
breathing treatment	24
cardiac procedures	39
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	171
diabetes management	42
doctor visit	1696
excision	171
hospital care	1630
inpatient care	1569
lab tests	134
musculoskeletal imaging	23
outpatient care	61
pelvic imaging	18
preventive care	354
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	116
vaccines	116
vascular procedures	36
women's imaging	174
X-rays	236

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD.

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	654

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	672
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	313
From 75 to 84	340
85 and over	145
Less than 65	155

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	48
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated as an internist in Anniston, AL during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, preventive care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
ambulatory monitoring	13
breast procedures	128
breathing treatment	19
cardiac procedures	31
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	108
diabetes management	19
doctor visit	1383
ear procedures	16
excision	108
hospital care	1315
inpatient care	1315
lab tests	53
musculoskeletal imaging	18
preventive care	287
pulmonary testing	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	60
vaccines	121
vascular procedures	30
women's imaging	128
X-rays	193

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD.

**Gender**
Male	297
Female	623

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	649
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	297
85 and over	160
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated as an internist in Anniston, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	17
cardiac procedures	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	126
diabetes management	19
doctor visit	645
excision	126
hospital care	1041
inpatient care	1028
lab tests	19
outpatient care	13
preventive care	82
thoracic (chest) imaging	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vaccines	63
X-rays	21

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD.

**Gender**
Male	684
Female	1292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1428
Black	522
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	668
From 75 to 84	628
85 and over	334
Less than 65	346

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	43
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated as an internist in Anniston, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	64
doctor visit	312
excision	64
hospital care	1338
inpatient care	1285
outpatient care	53

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	365

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	492
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	86
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	43
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated as an internist in Anniston, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	230
hospital care	1113
inpatient care	1065
outpatient care	48

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	79
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	48
Dementia	31
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated as an internist in Anniston, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	194
hospital care	813
inpatient care	798
outpatient care	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	67
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	47
Dementia	30
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated as an internist in Anniston, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	46
hospital care	925
inpatient care	912
outpatient care	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	48
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	49
Dementia	31
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated as an internist in Anniston, AL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	690
inpatient care	671
outpatient care	19

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	48
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	45
Dementia	31
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated as an internist in Anniston, AL during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	200
inpatient care	200

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	23
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	47
Dementia	38
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated as an internist in Anniston, AL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	131
inpatient care	131

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	19

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	45
Dementia	25
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated as an internist in Anniston, AL during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	174
inpatient care	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Almena Free, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated as an internist in Anniston, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and X-rays.

abdominal imaging	22
ambulatory monitoring	13
breast procedures	165
cardiac procedures	24
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	120
diabetes management	28
doctor visit	775
ear procedures	15
excision	115
hospital care	910
inpatient care	887
lab tests	74
musculoskeletal imaging	26
outpatient care	34
pelvic imaging	18
preventive care	263
pulmonary testing	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	64
vaccines	100
vascular procedures	32
women's imaging	165
X-rays	181

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	46
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	370
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	153
85 and over	82
Less than 65	102
65 to 74	166

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Almena Free, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Almena Free, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	12
Dementia	22

Education & Training

Dr. Almena Free, MD graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine. She completed residency at Cleveland Clinic. She has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine

Residency: Cleveland Clinic

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Almena Free, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

RMC Health System

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk AS	$3,655 Tresiba $1,377	$2,278
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$319 STELARA $174	SIMPONI ARIA $144
Pfizer Inc.	$279 ELIQUIS $204	ZYVOX $49	XELJANZ $14	LYRICA $12
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$229 XARELTO $201	INVOKANA $29
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$220 SAMSCA $220
Other	$1,638 DALVANCE $191	Da Vinci Surgical System $99	Humira $90	ELIQUIS $85	ZERBAXA $65	Other $1,108

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,128
Travel and Lodging	$2,212

Research Payments

Dr. Almena Free, MD has received 732 research payments totaling $9,029,915.

Biography

Before performing her residency at Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Almena Free attended Morehouse School of Medicine. She is professionally affiliated with RMC Health System.