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Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

102 W 112th Street
Cut Off, LA 70345

(985) 632-5222

Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Cut Off, LA specializing in family medicine. Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD is affiliated with Lady of the Sea General Hospital.

Office Locations

102 W 112th Street
Cut Off, LA 70345

(985) 632-5222

(985) 632-4222

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Lady of the Sea General Hospital

17771 La Highway 3235
Galliano, LA

(985) 632-5222

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In The News

“In Cut Off, La., 30 of primary care physician Gary Birdsall s patients have died from Covid-19.”—"Viewpoints: Rollout Of Vaccines Leaves Out Too Many Black Americans; How Can Anyone Brag About Such Government Failure? - KFF Health News", KFF Health News, February 2021

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

antigen tests

rapid strep test

In 2023, Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD had a list price for antigen tests, and rapid strep test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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:

rapid strep test

In 2023, Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD performed more rapid strep test procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lab tests

urinalysis

By Affordability:

A1C test

diabetes screening

glycated protein test

lab tests

urinalysis

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD performed more lab tests, and urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for A1C test, diabetes screening, glycated protein test, lab tests, and urinalysis 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. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cut Off, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	389
inpatient care	356
outpatient care	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cut Off, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19
hospital care	352
inpatient care	293
outpatient care	59

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	81

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	34
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	50
Dementia	28
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cut Off, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
blood draw	215
doctor visit	1428
ear procedures	19
hospital care	408
injections	27
inpatient care	408
lab tests	93
nursing home care	110
preventive care	307
vaccines	307

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	484
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	73
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cut Off, LA during 2015 were preventive care, lab tests, vaccines and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
blood draw	134
chronic care	24
diabetes management	256
doctor visit	1756
ear procedures	15
hospital care	258
hydrogen breath test	27
injections	44
inpatient care	258
lab tests	797
methane breath test	27
nursing home care	140
preventive care	988
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
skin procedures	23
vaccines	488
vascular procedures	26

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD.

**Gender**
Male	494
Female	626

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1056
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	146
Less than 65	260

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cut Off, LA during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	42
blood draw	478
cardiac procedures	32
chronic care	188
diabetes management	277
doctor visit	1838
ear procedures	18
hospital care	331
injections	55
inpatient care	300
lab tests	1845
nursing home care	58
outpatient care	31
pain management	13
preventive care	1225
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	52
vaccines	459
vascular procedures	56

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	507
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	69
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cut Off, LA during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	61
aspiration	32
blood draw	493
cardiac procedures	177
chronic care	67
diabetes management	337
doctor visit	1838
ear procedures	12
hospital care	335
injections	32
inpatient care	250
lab tests	2507
nuclear scan	40
nursing home care	34
outpatient care	85
pelvic imaging	42
preventive care	1143
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
stress testing	80
ultrasound (sonogram)	220
vaccines	330
vascular procedures	138

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	513
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	74
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cut Off, LA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	17
aspiration	57
blood draw	394
cardiac procedures	36
diabetes management	327
doctor visit	1693
hospital care	186
injections	57
inpatient care	113
lab tests	1932
nursing home care	69
outpatient care	73
preventive care	873
ultrasound (sonogram)	89
vaccines	296
vascular procedures	48

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	64
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cut Off, LA during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
blood draw	54
cardiac procedures	23
diabetes management	232
doctor visit	1185
eye procedures	34
hospital care	244
injections	23
inpatient care	168
lab tests	923
nursing home care	117
outpatient care	76
preventive care	535
ultrasound (sonogram)	23
vaccines	260

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	65
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cut Off, LA during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
blood draw	37
cardiac procedures	18
chronic care	45
diabetes management	202
doctor visit	1024
eye procedures	20
hospital care	107
injections	21
inpatient care	107
lab tests	546
preventive care	420
ultrasound (sonogram)	18
vaccines	218
vascular procedures	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	51
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cut Off, LA during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
blood draw	26
diabetes management	206
doctor visit	985
eye procedures	20
hospital care	33
injections	12
inpatient care	33
lab tests	358
nursing home care	11
preventive care	324
vaccines	102

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	580
Black	20
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	61
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD in 2021

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	3

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cut Off, LA during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
blood draw	30
diabetes management	202
doctor visit	818
eye procedures	19
injections	16
lab tests	388
preventive care	363
vaccines	148

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	35
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cut Off, LA were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	39
aspiration	30
blood draw	206
cardiac procedures	57
chronic care	81
diabetes management	254
doctor visit	1258
ear procedures	16
eye procedures	23
hospital care	264
hydrogen breath test	27
injections	31
inpatient care	228
lab tests	1043
methane breath test	27
nuclear scan	40
nursing home care	77
outpatient care	59
pain management	13
pelvic imaging	42
preventive care	686
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
stress testing	80
ultrasound (sonogram)	80
vaccines	289
vascular procedures	56

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	417
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	121
85 and over	61
Less than 65	106
65 to 74	170

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gary Joseph Birdsall, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Lady of the Sea General Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,725 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $1,245	ANORO $128	TANZEUM $79	BEXSERO $71	SHINGRIX $67	Other $135
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,085 FARXIGA $684	SYMBICORT $157	BREZTRI $95	BYDUREON $79	ONGLYZA $20	Other $50
Lilly USA, LLC	$1,025 JARDIANCE $398	MOUNJARO $202	TRULICITY $172	EMGALITY $85	BASAGLAR $67	Other $102
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,015 RYBELSUS $349	Ozempic $214	Tresiba $213	Xultophy 100/3.6 $94	NovoLog $66	Other $79
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$988 Myrbetriq $377	Vesicare $111	Veozah $32	$467
Other	$7,511 VRAYLAR $745	NURTEC ODT $462	JARDIANCE $452	ELIQUIS $413	Repatha $404	Other $5,034

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$12,672
Education	$677

Biography

Dr. Gary Birdsall's specialty is family medicine. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He is professionally affiliated with Lady of the Sea General Hospital.