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Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD

(Dr. Douglas Adkisson, MD)

(1044 Ratings)

Specializes in: Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist) and Adult Cardiology

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

1589 Sparta Street Suite 100 Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Mcminnville
McMinnville, TN 37110

(423) 278-1743

Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD is a hospitalist in McMinnville, TN specializing in hospital medicine (hospitalist) and adult cardiology. He graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD is affiliated with Saint Thomas Medical Partners, Ascension, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, Ascension Saint Thomas River Park and Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands.

Office Locations

1589 Sparta Street Suite 100 Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Mcminnville
McMinnville, TN 37110

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190 University Avenue Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Parsons
Parsons, TN 38363

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401 Takoma Avenue
Greeneville, TN 37743

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4230 Harding Pike Suite 330
Nashville, TN 37205

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789 Old Hickory Boulevard Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Brentwood
Brentwood, TN 37027

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac stress testing

stress EKG

By Affordability:

cardiac MRI

color Doppler echocardiography

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

MRI

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

nuclear stress test

spectral Doppler echocardiography

SPECT scan

stress EKG

transesophageal echocardiography

transthoracic echocardiography

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, and stress EKG procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for cardiac (heart) MRI, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), spectral Doppler echocardiography, SPECT scan, stress EKG, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

In 2023, Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD performed more cardiac procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Top 25%

By Volume:

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

By Affordability:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD performed more myocardial perfusion SPECT, and nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for cardiac imaging, electrocardiogram (EKG), hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD treated as a hospitalist in McMinnville, TN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	79
doctor visit	114
hospital care	184
inpatient care	184
stress testing	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD treated as a hospitalist in McMinnville, TN during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	519
cardioversion	15
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	694
hospital care	424
inpatient care	398
minimally invasive procedures	51
nuclear scan	75
outpatient care	26
stress testing	197
ultrasound (sonogram)	305
vascular procedures	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	492
Female	517

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	949
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	406
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	128
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD treated as a hospitalist in McMinnville, TN during 2014 were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	463
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	661
hospital care	484
inpatient care	458
minimally invasive procedures	49
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	27
nuclear scan	85
outpatient care	26
stress testing	233
ultrasound (sonogram)	171
vascular procedures	32

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	426
Female	502

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	864
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	137
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	47
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD treated as a hospitalist in McMinnville, TN during 2015 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	490
cardioversion	15
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	767
hospital care	469
inpatient care	440
minimally invasive procedures	59
nuclear scan	92
outpatient care	29
stress testing	228
ultrasound (sonogram)	230
vascular procedures	32

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	846
Female	994

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1702
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	772
From 75 to 84	506
85 and over	278
Less than 65	284

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	46
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD treated as a hospitalist in McMinnville, TN during 2016 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	447
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	897
hospital care	307
inpatient care	290
minimally invasive procedures	41
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
nuclear scan	91
outpatient care	17
stress testing	210
ultrasound (sonogram)	206
vascular procedures	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	432
Female	487

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	855
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	393
From 75 to 84	295
85 and over	123
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD treated as a hospitalist in McMinnville, TN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	305
doctor visit	903
hospital care	346
inpatient care	315
minimally invasive procedures	18
nuclear scan	52
outpatient care	31
stress testing	155
ultrasound (sonogram)	150

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	450
Female	455

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	839
Black	44
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	146
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	44
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD treated as a hospitalist in McMinnville, TN during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	352
cardioversion	13
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	1009
hospital care	323
inpatient care	304
minimally invasive procedures	40
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
nuclear scan	66
outpatient care	19
stress testing	142
ultrasound (sonogram)	175
vascular procedures	21

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	433
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	807
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	345
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	114
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD treated as a hospitalist in McMinnville, TN during 2019 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	374
cardioversion	14
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1046
hospital care	357
inpatient care	333
minimally invasive procedures	39
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
nuclear scan	64
outpatient care	24
stress testing	149
ultrasound (sonogram)	194
vascular procedures	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	495
Female	495

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	923
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	417
From 75 to 84	356
85 and over	142
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	44
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD treated as a hospitalist in McMinnville, TN during 2020 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	337
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	922
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127
minimally invasive procedures	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
nuclear scan	80
stress testing	163
ultrasound (sonogram)	141
vascular procedures	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	760
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	345
From 75 to 84	283
85 and over	126
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD treated as a hospitalist in McMinnville, TN during 2021 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	197
doctor visit	1098
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
nuclear scan	30
stress testing	75
ultrasound (sonogram)	105

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	417
Female	371

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	747
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	299
85 and over	119
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD treated as a hospitalist in McMinnville, TN during 2022 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	333
doctor visit	1136
hospital care	124
inpatient care	124
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
nuclear scan	67
stress testing	186
ultrasound (sonogram)	126

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	833
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	104
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD treated as a hospitalist in McMinnville, TN were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

cardiac procedures	354
cardioversion	14
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	840
hospital care	296
inpatient care	280
minimally invasive procedures	40
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
nuclear scan	70
outpatient care	24
stress testing	162
ultrasound (sonogram)	166
vascular procedures	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	37
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	843
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	291
85 and over	128
Less than 65	101
65 to 74	379

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is certified by the The American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease The American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Board Certification: The American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease The American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Saint Thomas Medical Partners

Ascension

Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford

Ascension Saint Thomas River Park

Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1044 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Douglas W. Adkisson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in McMinnville, TN.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$1,023 SYNVISC-ONE $1,000	PRALUENT $23
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$883 ENTRESTO $704	LEQVIO $156	TEKTURNA $23
Amgen Inc.	$713 Repatha $483	$229
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$313 BRILINTA $131	SYMBICORT $11	FARXIGA $6	$165
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$249 Effient $164	SAVAYSA $68	Benicar $16
Other	$868 ELIQUIS $267	XARELTO $155	Ranexa $146	LifeVest $57	BRILINTA $43	Other $200

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,601
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,225
Education	$222

Biography

Dr. Douglas Adkisson sees patients in Greeneville, TN, Nashville, TN, and Brentwood, TN. His medical specialties are adult cardiology and hospital medicine (hospitalist). He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. He is affiliated with Saint Thomas Medical Partners. Dr. Adkisson attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.