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Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

225 Physicians Park Suite 400
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

(573) 727-5500

Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD is an internist in Poplar Bluff, MO specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine).

Office Locations

225 Physicians Park Suite 400
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

(573) 727-5500

(573) 727-5599

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In The News

“AItAs effective,A says F. Michael Caldwell, MD, an internist with Physicians Park Primary Care, a Saint Francis Medical Partner in Poplar Bluff.”—"Saint Francis Healthcare System now offering virtual visits", Dexter Statesman, April 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

diagnostic stool guaiac test

lab tests

lipid profile

microalbumin urine test

pelvic imaging

phosphorus blood test

preventive care

prostate-specific antigen test

prothrombin time test

screening PSA test

serum folate test

thyroid blood test

total creatine kinase test

uric acid blood test

By Affordability:

abdominal CT scan

CT scan

fecal occult blood test

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Missouri, Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD performed more A1C test, abdominal CT scan, chest CT scan, CT scan, diagnostic stool guaiac test (gFOBT), lab tests, lipid profile, microalbumin urine test, pelvic imaging, phosphorus blood test, preventive care, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, prothrombin time (PT) test, screening PSA test, serum folate test, thyroid blood test, total creatine kinase test, and uric acid blood test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for abdominal CT scan, CT scan, fecal occult blood test (FOBT), iron tests, metabolic panel, pelvic CT scan, prostate screening, screening PSA test, stool guaiac test (gFOBT), and stool tests 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 Affordability:

blood count tests

thyroid blood test

thyroid function tests

In 2023, Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD had a list price for blood count tests, thyroid blood test, and thyroid function tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Missouri. 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 Volume:

central DEXA

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

airway management

CPAP treatment

creatinine urine test

magnesium test

prostate-specific antigen test

sleep study with CPAP

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Missouri, Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD performed more central DEXA, home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for airway management, CPAP treatment, creatinine urine test, magnesium test, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, and sleep study with CPAP 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. Fred M. Caldwell, MD treated as an internist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	96
ambulatory monitoring	29
blood draw	14991
cardiac procedures	29
cytology	30
diabetes management	3246
doctor visit	32
gynecologic pathology	30
hip imaging	19
hospital care	196
inpatient care	196
lab tests	52453
musculoskeletal imaging	199
preventive care	10928
pulmonary testing	30
sleep study	160
spinal procedures	55
thoracic (chest) imaging	219
thyroid function tests	3865
X-rays	473

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD treated as an internist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	87
ambulatory monitoring	34
blood draw	16780
cardiac procedures	34
cytology	33
diabetes management	3381
gynecologic pathology	33
hip imaging	22
hospital care	212
inpatient care	212
lab tests	62809
musculoskeletal imaging	130
preventive care	11169
pulmonary testing	46
sleep study	144
spinal procedures	63
thoracic (chest) imaging	273
thyroid function tests	4163
X-rays	466

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2167
Female	3282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	5296
Black	104
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2184
From 75 to 84	1533
85 and over	591
Less than 65	1141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD treated as an internist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	89
ambulatory monitoring	14
blood draw	5711
cardiac procedures	14
diabetes management	723
hip imaging	14
hospital care	332
inpatient care	332
lab tests	21410
musculoskeletal imaging	117
preventive care	2339
pulmonary testing	30
sleep study	145
spinal procedures	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	97
thyroid function tests	1223
X-rays	232

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1154
Female	1860

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2923
Black	64
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1201
From 75 to 84	816
85 and over	333
Less than 65	664

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD treated as an internist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	75
ambulatory monitoring	15
blood draw	577
cardiac procedures	15
diabetes management	701
doctor visit	95
hip imaging	13
hospital care	335
inpatient care	317
lab tests	23261
musculoskeletal imaging	96
outpatient care	18
preventive care	2216
pulmonary testing	47
sleep study	164
spinal procedures	42
thoracic (chest) imaging	99
thyroid function tests	1187
X-rays	237

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2384
Female	3602

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	5798
Black	114
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2308
From 75 to 84	1708
85 and over	676
Less than 65	1294

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD treated as an internist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	67
ambulatory monitoring	12
blood draw	258
cardiac procedures	12
diabetes management	701
hospital care	297
inpatient care	281
lab tests	19915
musculoskeletal imaging	73
nursing home care	37
outpatient care	16
preventive care	2238
pulmonary testing	56
sleep study	137
spinal procedures	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	92
thyroid function tests	1237
X-rays	188

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1146
Female	1778

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2827
Black	61
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1140
From 75 to 84	891
85 and over	314
Less than 65	579

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD treated as an internist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	58
ambulatory monitoring	13
blood draw	1713
cardiac procedures	13
diabetes management	1986
hospital care	329
inpatient care	301
lab tests	35229
musculoskeletal imaging	13
outpatient care	28
preventive care	6205
sleep study	112
spinal procedures	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	86
thyroid function tests	2802
X-rays	124

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1889
Female	2949

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4719
Black	69
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1992
From 75 to 84	1526
85 and over	552
Less than 65	768

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD treated as an internist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
airway management	59
blood draw	491
CT scan	13
diabetes management	3347
hospital care	433
inpatient care	421
lab tests	56418
musculoskeletal imaging	166
outpatient care	12
preventive care	10344
sleep study	118
spinal procedures	64
thyroid function tests	4587
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
X-rays	217

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2181
Female	3303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	5330
Black	89
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2271
From 75 to 84	1732
85 and over	642
Less than 65	839

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD treated as an internist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	44
airway management	68
ambulatory monitoring	12
blood draw	104
cardiac procedures	12
CT scan	11
diabetes management	2543
hospital care	357
inpatient care	339
lab tests	43423
musculoskeletal imaging	98
neck imaging	13
outpatient care	18
pelvic imaging	11
preventive care	7774
sleep study	126
spinal procedures	32
thyroid function tests	3675
ultrasound (sonogram)	46
X-rays	130

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2089
Female	3062

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	5006
Black	83
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2051
From 75 to 84	1736
85 and over	599
Less than 65	765

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD treated as an internist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	33
blood draw	49
diabetes management	717
hospital care	154
inpatient care	154
lab tests	14504
musculoskeletal imaging	53
preventive care	2343
sleep study	64
spinal procedures	26
thyroid function tests	1358
X-rays	79

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	908
Female	1246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2088
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	910
From 75 to 84	692
85 and over	259
Less than 65	293

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD treated as an internist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	27
blood draw	121
CT scan	14
diabetes management	2462
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146
lab tests	32053
musculoskeletal imaging	81
preventive care	7612
sleep study	59
spinal procedures	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
thyroid function tests	3050
X-rays	99

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1795
Female	2595

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4237
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1884
From 75 to 84	1346
85 and over	469
Less than 65	691

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD treated as an internist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	33
airway management	27
blood draw	93
CT scan	63
diabetes management	2568
hospital care	230
inpatient care	230
lab tests	34468
musculoskeletal imaging	93
pelvic imaging	33
preventive care	8088
sleep study	63
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	30
thyroid function tests	3730
X-rays	106

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1843
Female	2546

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4241
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1750
From 75 to 84	1443
85 and over	527
Less than 65	669

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD treated as an internist in Poplar Bluff, MO were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

abdominal imaging	30
airway management	62
ambulatory monitoring	18
blood draw	3717
cardiac procedures	18
CT scan	25
cytology	31
diabetes management	2034
doctor visit	63
gynecologic pathology	31
hip imaging	17
hospital care	274
inpatient care	266
lab tests	35994
musculoskeletal imaging	101
neck imaging	13
nursing home care	37
outpatient care	18
pelvic imaging	22
preventive care	6477
pulmonary testing	41
sleep study	117
spinal procedures	34
thoracic (chest) imaging	113
thyroid function tests	2807
ultrasound (sonogram)	29
X-rays	213

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1596
Female	2383

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	72
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	3860
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	20

**Age**
75 to 84	1220
85 and over	451
Less than 65	700
65 to 74	1608

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Fred M. Caldwell, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	10
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$434 Ozempic $190	Tresiba $91	RYBELSUS $60	NovoLog $36	Victoza $15	Other $43
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$332 TOUJEO $262	SOLIQUA $41	LANTUS $29
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$253 INVOKANA $143	XARELTO $89	INVOKAMET $11	meters $9
Amgen Inc.	$229 Repatha $160	Prolia $70
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$172 Transcatheter Heart Valves $87	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $85
Other	$1,252 Freestyle Libre 2 $152	ELIQUIS $90	JANUMET $87	ANORO $74	GANIRELIX $73	Other $777

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,460
Education	$136
Consulting Fee	$75

Biography

Dr. Fred Caldwell's specialty is general practice. Dr. Caldwell is professionally affiliated with St. Francis Hospital. He obtained his medical school training at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He welcomes new patients at his office inPoplar Bluff, MO as reported by Yext.