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Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD

(Dr. Alvin Powers, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Endocrinology
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (1979)
Professional interests include: thyroid cancer, metabolism, endocrine diseases (hormone disorders), and more.
1215 21st Avenue South 8th Floor
Nashville, TN 37232

Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD is an endocrinologist in Memphis, TN specializing in adult endocrinology. He graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD is affiliated with Vanderbilt Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

View Doctor's Full Profile (615) 343-8332

Office Locations

1030 Jefferson Avenue Memphis Vamc (614)
Memphis, TN 38104
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Vanderbilt Health

1215 21st Avenue South 8th Floor
Nashville, TN 37232
(615) 343-8332
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3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232
(615) 322-3000
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7465 Mrb Iv
Nashville, TN 37232
(615) 322-7004
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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"Our insulin supply chain is broken, unfair and dangerous," said Dr. Alvin Powers, a representative of the Endocrine Society and director of the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center in Nashville.”—"Column: With insulin price cap, drug industry is once again shamed into doing the right thing", Los Angeles Times, April 2019
“Even then, if patient and doctor and the third-party payer are all on the same page, that doesn't mean the treatment goal is the same either, said Alvin Powers, MD, director of the Vanderbilt...”—"Clinical Challenges: After Metformin, What's Next in Type 2 Diabetes?", MedPage Today, June 2018
“The new study calls for more focus on personalized medicine, taking into account a patient's ethnic background as well as other factors, said Dr. Alvin Powers, president of medicine and science for...”—"Study explains racial differences in diabetes test", CNN, June 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 28

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD.

Gender
Male 22
Female 34
Age
From 65 to 74 26
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 71
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 50
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 73
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 53

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD.

Gender
Male 25
Female 22
Age
From 65 to 74 25
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD treated during 2017 were diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 72
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 75
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 73

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD.

Gender
Male 38
Female 28
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 54
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 36
From 75 to 84 15
85 and over 0
Less than 65 15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD treated during 2018 were diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 52
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 67
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 75
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 35

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD.

Gender
Male 11
Female 12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD treated during 2019 were diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 61
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 75
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD treated during 2020 were diabetes and hypertension.

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 0
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 75
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD treated during 2021 were diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 67
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 75
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol and hypertension.

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 14
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD treated during 2023 were diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension.

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 34

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD.

Gender
Male 9
Female 9
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 6
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 1
85 and over 0
Less than 65 2
65 to 74 8

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD From 2014 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD treated were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 8
Depression 2
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 0
Osteoporosis 0
Heart Failure 6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2
Diabetes 59
Atrial Fibrillation 0
Cancer 0
Dementia 0

Education & Training

Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1979. He completed residency at Duke University Medical Center. He is certified by the Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (1979)

Residency: Duke University Medical Center (1982)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine (1982)

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alvin C. Powers, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Vanderbilt Health
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG $12,910
$12,910
Lilly USA, LLC $5,053
$5,053
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $69
$69
Types of Payments
Travel and Lodging $9,231
Honoraria $4,700
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program $3,500
Food and Beverage $601

Biography

Dr. Alvin Powers is an adult endocrinology specialist in Nashville, TN and Hs, TN. Dr. Powers obtained his medical school training at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine and performed his residency at Duke University Medical Center. His clinical interests encompass diabetes, thyroid cancer, and metabolism. His professional affiliations include U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

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