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Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

1932 Alcoa Highway Suite 550
Knoxville, TN 37920

(865) 546-6554

Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD is a rheumatologist in Knoxville, TN specializing in adult rheumatology. Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD is affiliated with The University of Tennessee Medical Center.

Office Locations

1932 Alcoa Highway Suite 550
Knoxville, TN 37920

(865) 546-6554

(865) 522-4634

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Knoxville, TN during 2012 were lab tests, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	134
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	90
blood draw	104
chemotherapy	90
doctor visit	841
injections	134
lab tests	256
minimally invasive procedures	117
musculoskeletal imaging	168
X-rays	168

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Knoxville, TN during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
blood draw	17
doctor visit	363
injections	30
musculoskeletal imaging	39
X-rays	39

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	12
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Knoxville, TN during 2014 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
doctor visit	492
injections	62

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	15
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	37
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Knoxville, TN during 2015 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	47
doctor visit	451
injections	47

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	278

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Knoxville, TN during 2016 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	51
doctor visit	476
injections	51

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Knoxville, TN during 2017 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	41
doctor visit	420
injections	41

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	14
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Knoxville, TN during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
doctor visit	265
injections	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	104

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	11
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	148

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	11
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	22
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	35

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Knoxville, TN were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	55
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	90
blood draw	60
chemotherapy	90
doctor visit	390
injections	55
lab tests	256
minimally invasive procedures	117
musculoskeletal imaging	103
X-rays	103

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	127
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	42
85 and over	7
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	78

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, osteoperosis and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	30
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	3
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He completed residency at Brooke Army Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Geriatric Medicine and has a state license in Tennessee.

Residency: Brooke Army Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Geriatric Medicine

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The University of Tennessee Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$2,909 Humira $2,658	Rinvoq $69	$181
Pfizer Inc.	$1,495 XELJANZ $1,304	LYRICA $39	CELEBREX $21	$131
Amgen Inc.	$1,488 Enbrel $745	Prolia $600	Otezla $56	AVSOLA $24	$63
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$1,202 STELARA $850	SIMPONI ARIA $195	REMICADE $110	SIMPONI $47
UCB, Inc.	$899 Cimzia $790	$109
Other	$4,626 COSENTYX $481	Actemra $427	ORENCIA $385	BENLYSTA $350	ACTHAR $310	Other $2,673

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$12,511
Education	$108

Biography

Dr. Gary Klipple's specialty is adult rheumatology. He trained at Brooke Army Medical Center for his residency. Dr. Klipple is affiliated with The University of Tennessee Medical Center.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary L. Klipple, MD From 2012 - 2020

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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