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Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

711 Cook Drive Suite 100
Athens, TN 37303

(423) 744-7585

Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TN specializing in family medicine.

Office Locations

711 Cook Drive Suite 100
Athens, TN 37303

(423) 744-7585

(423) 744-7075

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In The News

“"In 2011, Tennessee had the second-highest per capita prescription rate for opioids - that was a ten-fold increase from 2001," noted Dr. David Childress, an emergency room physician at SRMC's...”—"Tennessee editorial roundup", The Washington Times, July 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TN during 2012 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	264
cardiac procedures	25
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	721
emergency care	139
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hospital care	261
inpatient care	237
lab tests	199
minimally invasive procedures	17
nursing home care	75
outpatient care	24
preventive care	48
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
stress testing	25
vaccines	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	245
cardiac procedures	19
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	677
emergency care	121
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	341
inpatient care	325
lab tests	209
minimally invasive procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	24
nursing home care	97
outpatient care	16
preventive care	51
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
stress testing	19
vaccines	51
X-rays	24

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	78
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	39
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	133
doctor visit	341
emergency care	289
hospital care	383
inpatient care	371
lab tests	97
musculoskeletal imaging	18
nursing home care	59
X-rays	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	643
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	110
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	36
Dementia	23
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TN during 2015 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	552

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	560

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	904
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	148
Less than 65	298

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	24
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TN during 2016 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	547

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	77
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	37
Dementia	25
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TN during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	526

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	415
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	62
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	24
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TN during 2018 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	511

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	68
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	39
Dementia	26
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TN during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	396

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	54
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	40
Dementia	28
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TN during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	362

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	53
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TN during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	342

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	36
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	24
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TN during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	284

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	55
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	34
Dementia	26
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TN were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

blood draw	214
cardiac procedures	22
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	579
emergency care	369
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	328
inpatient care	311
lab tests	168
minimally invasive procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	21
nursing home care	77
outpatient care	20
preventive care	49
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
stress testing	22
vaccines	49
X-rays	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD.

**Gender**
Female	245
Male	183

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	409
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	67
75 to 84	116
Less than 65	113
65 to 74	131

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ryan Childress, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	22
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Tennessee.

Licensed In: Tennessee

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$230 CRESTOR $45	BYDUREON $41	FARXIGA $39	BYDUREON WEEKLY $33	ONGLYZA $19	Other $53
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$151 BREO $80	SHINGRIX $38	BOOSTRIX $33
Novo Nordisk Inc	$81 Victoza $46	$36
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$79 Brintellix $54	Kazano $25
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$76 DALIRESP $25	LINZESS $16	SAPHRIS $12	TEFLARO $12	TUDORZA $12
Other	$277 BOTOX $66	Prolia $50	TRADJENTA $42	Belviq $27	LANTUS $24	Other $69

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$879
Education	$15

Biography

Dr. David Childress' areas of specialization are family medicine and emergency medicine; he sees patients in Athens, TN. Dr. Childress attended medical school at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine.