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Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Emergency Medicine

327 S 9th Street
Griffin, GA 30224

(770) 233-9293

Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD is an internist in Griffin, GA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and emergency medicine.

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327 S 9th Street
Griffin, GA 30224

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD in 2024

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nursing home care

In 2012, Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD had a list price for nursing home care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. 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. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	67
doctor visit	1297
emergency care	48
excision	42
hospital care	490
inpatient care	479
lab tests	20
manual therapy	43
outpatient care	11
preventive care	39
rehabilitation	43
vaccines	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1006
emergency care	53
hospital care	484
inpatient care	484
lab tests	22
nursing home care	351
preventive care	23
vaccines	23

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	367

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	73
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	44
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA during 2014 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1028
hospital care	244
inpatient care	233
lab tests	16
nursing home care	747
outpatient care	11
preventive care	45
vaccines	45

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	69
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA during 2015 were nursing home care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	906
hospital care	135
inpatient care	135
nursing home care	353

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	588

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	106
Less than 65	274

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	47
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA during 2016 were emergency care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	250
emergency care	80
nursing home care	50

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	28
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	48

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	23
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA during 2018 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	51

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	12
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	28

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	14
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
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

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
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

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	72

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	44
Dementia	29
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA during 2023 were emergency care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	140
nursing home care	91

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	65
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	48
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA during 2024 were emergency care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	82
nursing home care	26

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	35
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	47
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD treated as an internist in Griffin, GA were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	67
doctor visit	897
emergency care	57
excision	42
hospital care	338
inpatient care	332
lab tests	19
manual therapy	43
nursing home care	269
outpatient care	11
preventive care	35
rehabilitation	43
vaccines	35

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	154
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	53
85 and over	29
Less than 65	60
65 to 74	69

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwayne L. Watkins, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	6
Dementia	13

Education & Training

He has a state license in Georgia.

Licensed In: Georgia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan, Inc.	$7,956 BOTOX COSMETIC $7,956
Allergan Inc.	$474 $474
Novo Nordisk Inc	$468 Victoza $295	NovoLog $88	Tresiba $37	Xultophy 100/3.6 $20	Levemir $12	Other $17
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$276 TROKENDI XR $266	OXTELLAR XR $10
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$198 INVOKANA $139	XARELTO $58
Other	$1,313 Contrave $106	LANTUS $86	QUDEXY XR Topiramate Extended Release Capsules $72	Edarbyclor $70	SYNJARDY $64	Other $917

**Types of Payments**
Gift	$8,146
Food and Beverage	$2,214
Education	$294
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$31