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Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD

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(Amer Awad, MD)
Specializes in: Psychiatry & Neurology, General Practice, Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease) and Neurophysiology
University of Jordan (2002)
16777 Medical Center Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70816

Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD is a null in Baton Rouge, LA specializing in psychiatry & neurology, general practice, neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and neurophysiology. He graduated from University of Jordan in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health and Ochsner Medical Center.

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Office Locations

16777 Medical Center Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
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In The News 

“Since 2010, Dr. Amer Awad has continued the practice of neurology in his family's hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and neighboring areas.”—"Today is March 26 - L'Observateur", L' Observateur, March 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD treated as a null in Baton Rouge, LA during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures 257
doctor visit 183
electroencephalography (EEG) 11
hospital care 17
inpatient care 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD treated as a null in Baton Rouge, LA during 2013 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures 42
doctor visit 319
electroencephalography (EEG) 35
hospital care 38
inpatient care 38

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD.

Gender
Male 90
Female 128
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 92
Black 126
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 73
From 75 to 84 43
85 and over 19
Less than 65 83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 25
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 40
Dementia 30
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD treated as a null in Baton Rouge, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures 17
doctor visit 269
electroencephalography (EEG) 41
hospital care 45
inpatient care 45

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD.

Gender
Male 96
Female 139
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 126
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 77
From 75 to 84 57
85 and over 20
Less than 65 81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 21
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 51
Dementia 28
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD treated as a null in Baton Rouge, LA during 2015 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures 11
doctor visit 308
electroencephalography (EEG) 57
hospital care 31
inpatient care 31

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD.

Gender
Male 168
Female 288
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 286
Black 146
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 168
From 75 to 84 114
85 and over 58
Less than 65 116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 26
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 45
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 42
Dementia 34
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD treated as a null in Baton Rouge, LA during 2016 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 250
electroencephalography (EEG) 39
hospital care 29
inpatient care 29

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD.

Gender
Male 68
Female 130
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 124
Black 59
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 82
From 75 to 84 44
85 and over 18
Less than 65 54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 23
Ischemic Heart Disease 40
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 22
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 37
Dementia 32
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD treated as a null in Baton Rouge, LA during 2017 were electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 191
electroencephalography (EEG) 15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD.

Gender
Male 60
Female 95
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 100
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 56
From 75 to 84 28
85 and over 17
Less than 65 54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 45
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 34
Dementia 37
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 171

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD.

Gender
Male 68
Female 95
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 103
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 73
From 75 to 84 32
85 and over 15
Less than 65 43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 17
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 37
Dementia 31
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD treated as a null in Baton Rouge, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 246
electroencephalography (EEG) 12
hospital care 14
inpatient care 14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD.

Gender
Male 72
Female 106
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 110
Black 54
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 76
From 75 to 84 41
85 and over 21
Less than 65 40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 17
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 35
Dementia 33
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD treated as a null in Baton Rouge, LA during 2020 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 178
electroencephalography (EEG) 22
hospital care 20
inpatient care 20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD.

Gender
Male 73
Female 117
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 121
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 76
From 75 to 84 41
85 and over 23
Less than 65 50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 18
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 37
Dementia 32
Cancer 6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD treated as a null in Baton Rouge, LA during 2021 were electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 129
electroencephalography (EEG) 43
hospital care 16
inpatient care 16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD.

Gender
Male 74
Female 112
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 122
Black 51
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 75
From 75 to 84 51
85 and over 19
Less than 65 41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 24
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 51
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 41
Dementia 33
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD treated as a null in Baton Rouge, LA during 2022 were electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 127
electroencephalography (EEG) 34

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD.

Gender
Male 64
Female 88
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 101
Black 40
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 55
From 75 to 84 55
85 and over 14
Less than 65 28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 21
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 22
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 30
Dementia 18
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD treated as a null in Baton Rouge, LA were diagnostic procedures, electroencephalography (EEG), hospital care and inpatient care.

diagnostic procedures 81
doctor visit 215
electroencephalography (EEG) 30
hospital care 26
inpatient care 26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD.

Gender
Male 75
Female 118
Ethnicity
Black / African American 43
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 116
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 46
85 and over 20
Less than 65 53
65 to 74 73

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 18
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 10
Osteoporosis 10
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 34
Atrial Fibrillation 10
Dementia 28
Cancer 8

Education & Training

Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD graduated from University of Jordan in 2002. He completed residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Neurology and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: University of Jordan (2002)

Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2009)

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Neurology

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health
Ochsner Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 112 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Amer M. Awad, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Baton Rouge, LA. 

4.92
Overall Rating
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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $584 TROKENDI XR
$345 		OXTELLAR XR
$238
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $575 Nuedexta
$480 		ONZETRA Xsail
$95
UCB, Inc. $535 Vimpat
$523 		Briviact
$12
Medtronic USA, Inc. $522 Deep Brain Neurostimulation
$522
EMD Serono, Inc. $478 Rebif
$478
Other $2,609 NUPLAZID
$421 		APTIOM
$351 		QUDEXY XR Topiramate Extended Release Capsules
$156 		Zembrace
$147 		NAMZARIC
$118 		Other
$1,416
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $4,924
Travel and Lodging $350
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $17
Education $11

Biography

Dr. Amer Awad works as a general practice, neurophysiology, and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). In addition to English, Dr. Awad speaks Arabic. He is professionally affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. He is a graduate of the University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Awad completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Baton Rouge, LA.

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