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Dr. Douglas W. Curran, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

2000 S. Palestine Street
Athens, TX 75751

(903) 676-1000

Dr. Douglas W. Curran, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TX specializing in family medicine. Dr. Douglas W. Curran, MD is affiliated with UTHealth East Texas.

Office Locations

UTHealth East Texas

115 Medical Circle Suite 100
Athens, TX 75751

(903) 603-7067

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UTHealth East Texas

2000 S. Palestine Street
Athens, TX 75751

(903) 676-1000

(903) 676-3337

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UTHealth East Texas

801 West Main Street
Gun Barrel City, TX 75156

(903) 887-1011

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Doug Curran and Ted Mettetal have practiced medicine for 80-plus years combined, most of it in a thriving private practice in the town of Athens, about 20 miles east of Gun Barrel City.”—"A free medical clinic opened in rural East Texas. Thousands poured in for help. | Texarkana Gazette", Texarkana Gazette, September 2022

“Texas Medical Association president Douglas Curran said the Affordable Care Act has some positives but could use an overhaul to be more affordable, particularly for people who fall under coverage...”—"Fewer Texans enrolled in the Affordable Care Act this year, but dip was lower than some expected", Dallas News, January 2019

“When the Texas Legislature convenes next month, the TMA will focus on "broken issues,"including freestanding ERs, Medicaid and overall access to care, said Dr. Douglas Curran, TMA's president and...”—"Why Texas' braggadocio disappears when it comes to health care", Dallas News, December 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Curran, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TX during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

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

aspiration	60
blood draw	605
breast procedures	44
cardiac procedures	27
diabetes management	111
doctor visit	1526
hospital care	1053
injections	60
inpatient care	1042
lab tests	2414
musculoskeletal imaging	20
outpatient care	11
preventive care	760
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	38
skin procedures	38
spinal procedures	16
stress testing	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	68
thyroid function tests	386
vaccines	173
women's imaging	44
X-rays	148

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Curran, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TX during 2013 were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and preventive care.

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

aspiration	60
blood draw	542
breast procedures	37
cardiac procedures	13
diabetes management	85
doctor visit	1373
hospital care	753
injections	60
inpatient care	753
lab tests	2320
preventive care	650
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	42
skin procedures	42
stress testing	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	75
thyroid function tests	316
vaccines	164
women's imaging	37
X-rays	112

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	423
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	65
Less than 65	58

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	31
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Curran, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TX during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

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

aspiration	51
blood draw	471
breast procedures	37
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	76
doctor visit	1357
hip imaging	14
hospital care	771
injections	51
inpatient care	744
lab tests	2525
musculoskeletal imaging	38
outpatient care	27
preventive care	645
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	39
skin procedures	39
stress testing	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	69
thyroid function tests	267
vaccines	178
women's imaging	37
X-rays	144

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	67
Less than 65	58

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	30
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Curran, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TX during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

aspiration	52
blood draw	359
breast procedures	31
diabetes management	71
doctor visit	1237
hospital care	511
injections	52
inpatient care	463
lab tests	1884
outpatient care	48
preventive care	527
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
skin procedures	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	84
thyroid function tests	187
vaccines	142
women's imaging	31
X-rays	115

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	706
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	120
Less than 65	86

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	29
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Curran, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TX during 2016 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

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

aspiration	48
blood draw	360
breast procedures	31
diabetes management	78
doctor visit	1186
hospital care	666
injections	48
inpatient care	594
lab tests	1925
musculoskeletal imaging	40
outpatient care	72
preventive care	542
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	32
skin procedures	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	86
thyroid function tests	220
vaccines	158
women's imaging	31
X-rays	157

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	76
Less than 65	41

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	41
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	27
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Curran, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TX during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, hospital care and blood draw.

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

aspiration	42
blood draw	430
breast procedures	32
chronic care	122
diabetes management	83
doctor visit	1188
hospital care	488
injections	42
inpatient care	416
lab tests	2164
outpatient care	72
preventive care	553
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	36
skin procedures	36
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	70
thyroid function tests	264
vaccines	147
women's imaging	32
X-rays	115

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	73
Less than 65	39

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	31
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Curran, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TX during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

aspiration	30
blood draw	321
breast procedures	28
diabetes management	80
doctor visit	739
hospital care	364
injections	30
inpatient care	350
lab tests	1862
musculoskeletal imaging	12
outpatient care	14
preventive care	404
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
skin procedures	28
spinal procedures	13
thyroid function tests	228
vaccines	79
women's imaging	28
X-rays	53

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	199

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	65
Less than 65	25

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	29
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	39

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	31
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Curran, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TX during 2020 were blood draw.

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

blood draw	12
doctor visit	124

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	114

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	20
Less than 65	33

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	142

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas W. Curran, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, TX were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

aspiration	49
blood draw	387
breast procedures	34
cardiac procedures	17
chronic care	122
diabetes management	83
doctor visit	820
hip imaging	14
hospital care	658
injections	49
inpatient care	623
lab tests	2156
musculoskeletal imaging	27
outpatient care	40
preventive care	583
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	34
skin procedures	34
spinal procedures	14
stress testing	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	75
thyroid function tests	266
vaccines	148
women's imaging	34
X-rays	120

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	223
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	97
85 and over	44
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	104

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

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Arkansas.

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

UTHealth East Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$792 FARXIGA $342	CRESTOR $132	SYMBICORT $86	BYDUREON PEN $50	BYDUREON $48	Other $134
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$466 INVOKANA $215	XARELTO $193	INVOKAMET $28	$30
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$456 Brovana $456
Novo Nordisk Inc	$365 Victoza $177	Tresiba $63	NovoLog $54	Saxenda $14	Ozempic $14	Other $42
Amgen Inc.	$282 Prolia $149	EVENITY $73	Repatha $44	Aimovig $17
Other	$3,101 TOUJEO $159	Vesicare $155	Brintellix $125	ENTRESTO $123	JARDIANCE $115	Other $2,424

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,357
Education	$105

Biography

Dr. Douglas Curran is a physician who specializes in family medicine. Dr. Curran is affiliated with UTHealth East Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine.