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Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD

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Specializes in: Surgery

Medical College of Georgia (2003)

500 Sentara Circle Suite 202
Williamsburg, VA 23188

(757) 984-9850

Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD is a surgeon in Rincon, GA specializing in surgery. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD is affiliated with MCLEOD PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES II, IOWA PHYSICIANS CLINIC MEDICAL FOUNDATION, NORTHWEST IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION and COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER INC.

Office Locations

594 S Columbia Avenue Suite 100
Rincon, GA 31326

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104 Cromer Lane
Guyton, GA 31312

(912) 663-4680

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500 Sentara Circle Suite 202
Williamsburg, VA 23188

(757) 984-9850

(757) 345-6643

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD in 2024

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inpatient hospital care

In 2024, Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	75
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
minimally invasive procedures	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	232
gastrointestinal procedures	68
hospital care	263
inpatient care	263
minimally invasive procedures	68
preventive care	20
removal of internal scar tissue	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	36

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	30
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	11
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	131
gastrointestinal procedures	43
hospital care	241
inpatient care	241
minimally invasive procedures	43
preventive care	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	29
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	169
gastrointestinal procedures	36
hospital care	214
inpatient care	201
minimally invasive procedures	36
outpatient care	13
preventive care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	30
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	49
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	204
gastrointestinal procedures	57
hospital care	222
inpatient care	222
minimally invasive procedures	57
preventive care	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	41

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	25
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	47
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	233
gastrointestinal procedures	51
hospital care	233
inpatient care	233
minimally invasive procedures	51
preventive care	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	37

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	21
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	44
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	260
gastrointestinal procedures	37
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122
minimally invasive procedures	37
preventive care	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	122

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	20
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	231
gastrointestinal procedures	25
hospital care	143
inpatient care	143
minimally invasive procedures	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	18
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	161
gastrointestinal procedures	22
hospital care	135
inpatient care	135
minimally invasive procedures	22
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	14
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	179
gastrointestinal procedures	43
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96
minimally invasive procedures	43
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	43

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	19
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	137
gastrointestinal procedures	40
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
minimally invasive procedures	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	40

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	71

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	16
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	143
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
minimally invasive procedures	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	60

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	15
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	11
hospital care	200
inpatient care	200

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	76

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	27
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	34
Dementia	20
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD treated as a surgeon in Rincon, GA were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

abdominal surgery	12
anastomosis	11
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	166
gastrointestinal procedures	37
hospital care	157
inpatient care	156
minimally invasive procedures	37
outpatient care	13
preventive care	15
removal of internal scar tissue	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	148
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	54
85 and over	20
Less than 65	47
65 to 74	80

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Joey Lawrence Christmas, MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2003. He has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (2003)

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$25,576 Da Vinci Surgical System $24,076	DAVINCI XI $1,500
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc	$2,500 ENTEREG $2,000	SIVEXTRO -Tedizolid Phosphate- $500
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$146 STRATTICE $146
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$121 DSUVIA $121
Neomend, Inc.	$69 SURGICAL $69
Other	$282 ANDEXXA $64	Mechanical $47	Soft Tissue Mechanical $20	TEFLARO $18	MIC-KEY $15	Other $118

**Types of Payments**
Education	$25,500
Travel and Lodging	$1,738
Food and Beverage	$1,454

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