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Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery, Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) and Diagnostic Radiology

Emory University School of Medicine

619 19th Street S
Birmingham, AL 35233

(205) 934-4011

Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD is a vascular surgeon in Birmingham, TX specializing in vascular surgery, interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (ir/dr) and diagnostic radiology. He graduated from Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD is affiliated with Children's of Alabama, Grandview Medical Center, BIRMINGHAM RADIOLOGICAL GROUP PC and CONCORD RADIOLOGY PLLC.

Office Locations

Grandview Medical Center

3570 Grandview Parkway
Birmingham, TX 35243

(205) 971-1257

(205) 971-5975

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619 19th Street S
Birmingham, AL 35233

(205) 934-4011

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD in 2024

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

CT scan

X-rays

In 2024, Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD had a list price for CT scan, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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 25%

By Affordability:

brain imaging

joint imaging

musculoskeletal imaging

In 2012, Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD had a list price for brain imaging (neuroimaging), joint imaging, and musculoskeletal imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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. Edgar S. Underwood, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Birmingham, TX during 2012 were catheterization, vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	14
angioplasty	49
catheterization	191
device removal	14
dialysis access procedures	89
doctor visit	15
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
minimally invasive procedures	74
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	21
vascular procedures	161
X-rays	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Birmingham, TX during 2013 were catheterization, vascular procedures, minimally invasive procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	23
angioplasty	28
catheterization	155
device removal	15
dialysis access procedures	47
doctor visit	27
gastrointestinal procedures	38
hospital care	34
inpatient care	34
minimally invasive procedures	83
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	14
vascular procedures	145
X-rays	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	21
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Birmingham, TX during 2014 were catheterization, vascular procedures, minimally invasive procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	23
angioplasty	31
catheterization	167
device removal	37
dialysis access procedures	71
doctor visit	52
gastrointestinal procedures	23
hospital care	49
image guided procedures	15
inpatient care	49
minimally invasive procedures	80
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	22
vascular procedures	121
X-rays	49

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	23
Less than 65	189

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Birmingham, TX during 2015 were catheterization, vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	14
anastomosis	21
angioplasty	48
catheterization	166
cryotherapy	14
device removal	24
dialysis access procedures	94
doctor visit	53
gastrointestinal procedures	21
hospital care	43
image guided procedures	12
inpatient care	43
minimally invasive procedures	79
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	21
urologic procedures	34
vascular procedures	105
X-rays	73

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	456
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	544
Black	386
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	48
Less than 65	448

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	46
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Birmingham, TX during 2016 were catheterization, vascular procedures, device removal and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	26
angioplasty	21
catheterization	137
device removal	33
dialysis access procedures	28
doctor visit	27
gastrointestinal procedures	26
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
minimally invasive procedures	26
vascular procedures	44
X-rays	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	14
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Birmingham, TX during 2017 were catheterization, device removal, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	14
catheterization	63
device removal	18
doctor visit	34
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
minimally invasive procedures	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	13
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	49
Dementia	15
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Birmingham, TX during 2018 were catheterization, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	34
doctor visit	15
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	50
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	42
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	47
Dementia	25
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Birmingham, TX during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD for Medicare patients.

image guided procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	34
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	44
Dementia	29
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	58

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	27
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	39
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	43
Dementia	26
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Birmingham, TX during 2023 were CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	40
CT scan	40

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	73
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	42
Dementia	26
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Birmingham, TX during 2024 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	41
CT scan	41
musculoskeletal imaging	18
X-rays	18

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	124
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	42
Dementia	22
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Birmingham, TX were catheterization, vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

ablation	14
anastomosis	20
angioplasty	35
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	40
catheterization	130
cryotherapy	14
CT scan	40
device removal	23
dialysis access procedures	65
doctor visit	31
gastrointestinal procedures	22
hospital care	33
image guided procedures	12
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	52
musculoskeletal imaging	18
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	19
urologic procedures	34
vascular procedures	115
X-rays	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD.

**Gender**
Female	177
Male	162

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	243
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	33
75 to 84	77
Less than 65	104
65 to 74	117

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Cancer	18
Dementia	18

Education & Training

Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD graduated from Emory University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Brookwood Baptist Medical Center. He is certified by the Emergency Medicine, American Board of Radiology - Emergency Radiology and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine

Residency: Brookwood Baptist Medical Center

Board Certification: Emergency Medicine, American Board of Radiology - Emergency Radiology (1970)

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$6,890 OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION $3,637	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $3,253
Merit Medical Systems Inc	$1,227 Performa Catheters $705	Embosphere Microspheres $15	$507
Stryker Corporation	$785 IVS Vertebral Augmentation Products $785
NeuWave Medical, Inc.	$551 CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM $551
Medtronic, Inc.	$403 KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY $117	OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM $116	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $87	OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION $61	Abre $22
Other	$1,653 Interventional Therapies $258	Luna360System $161	CryoCare CS $149	SIR-Spheres microspheres $138	Angiojet $117	Other $831

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,158
Food and Beverage	$4,128
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,222

Biography

Dr. Edgar Underwood practices interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR) and diagnostic radiology. Dr. Underwood is a graduate of Emory University School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Grandview Medical Center and Children's of Alabama.

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar S. Underwood, MD From 2012 - 2024

Education & Training

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Biography