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Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery

1170 Cleveland Avenue
East Point, GA 30344

(404) 305-3500

Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD is a vascular surgeon in East Point, GA specializing in vascular surgery.

Office Locations

1170 Cleveland Avenue
East Point, GA 30344

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

gastrostomy tube replacement

In 2023, Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD performed more gastrostomy tube (G-tube) replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in East Point, GA during 2012 were catheterization, device removal, vascular procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	15
angioplasty	28
catheterization	254
device removal	35
dialysis access procedures	17
gastrointestinal procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	28
vascular procedures	30
X-rays	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in East Point, GA during 2013 were catheterization, vascular procedures, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	20
angioplasty	22
catheterization	215
device removal	33
dialysis access procedures	22
gastrointestinal procedures	36
minimally invasive procedures	41
vascular procedures	43
X-rays	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	238
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	26
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	57
Dementia	24
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in East Point, GA during 2014 were catheterization, minimally invasive procedures, device removal and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	22
catheterization	164
device removal	40
gastrointestinal procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	40
vascular procedures	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	183
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	17
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	45
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in East Point, GA during 2015 were catheterization, device removal, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	30
catheterization	197
device removal	50
gastrointestinal procedures	45
minimally invasive procedures	45
vascular procedures	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	344
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	42
Less than 65	274

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	48
Dementia	20
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in East Point, GA during 2016 were catheterization, device removal, anastomosis and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	15
catheterization	140
device removal	37
doctor visit	12
gastrointestinal procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	14
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	48
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in East Point, GA during 2017 were catheterization, gastrointestinal procedures, device removal and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	23
catheterization	150
device removal	49
gastrointestinal procedures	57
minimally invasive procedures	23

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	138
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	48
Dementia	19
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in East Point, GA during 2018 were catheterization, gastrointestinal procedures, device removal and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	13
catheterization	165
device removal	42
gastrointestinal procedures	43
minimally invasive procedures	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	140
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	12
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	50
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in East Point, GA during 2019 were catheterization, device removal, gastrointestinal procedures and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	18
catheterization	164
device removal	37
gastrointestinal procedures	32
minimally invasive procedures	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	121
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	12
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	46
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in East Point, GA during 2020 were catheterization, anastomosis, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	13
catheterization	29
gastrointestinal procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	65
Dementia	34
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in East Point, GA during 2021 were catheterization, anastomosis, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	16
catheterization	30
gastrointestinal procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	43
Dementia	39
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	45

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	12
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	41
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	51
Dementia	39
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in East Point, GA were catheterization, device removal, gastrointestinal procedures and vascular procedures.

anastomosis	18
angioplasty	25
catheterization	150
device removal	40
dialysis access procedures	19
doctor visit	12
gastrointestinal procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	25
vascular procedures	26
X-rays	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD.

**Gender**
Female	124
Male	120

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	126
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	77
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	12
75 to 84	35
Less than 65	98
65 to 74	90

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Irwin M. Best, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

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. Irwin M. Best, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$185 CONCERTOTM $94	Abre $78	Concerto $13
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.	$143 Cardiva VASCADE 6/7F VCS $89	Cardiva VASCADE 5F VCS $54
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$139 VenaSeal $139
Penumbra, Inc.	$63 Smart Coil $63
Inari Medical, Inc.	$58 CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $58
Other	$179 KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $53	SPYGLASS $37	Prestige Coil System $23	Procedural Solutions $23	Cook Medical Catheters $18	Other $24

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$768

Biography

Dr. Irwin Best is a specialist in vascular surgery. Dr. Best attended medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He is affiliated with Emory Medical Care Foundation.