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John Holcomb

(John Holcomb)

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Trauma Surgery

1717 6th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35233

1-800-822-8816

John Holcomb is a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL specializing in general surgery and trauma surgery.

Office Locations

1717 6th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35233

1-800-822-8816

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In The News

“Dr. John Holcomb and Eric Bank with Harris County Emergency Services demonstrate how blood and plasma can be administered in a properly equipped ambulance.”—"Ex-military surgeons embrace new mission: stop Americans from bleeding to death", NBC News, May 2024

“"This is a public health disaster, and it's been going on at least since the '60s," said Dr. John Holcomb, a trauma surgeon with the University of Alabama at Birmingham and leading expert on...”—"Bleeding Out: Why so many Americans bleed to death after a traumatic injury", Dallas News, November 2023

“There have been small efforts at change," said John Holcomb, MD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, who is former commander of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research.”—"U.S. Military Surgeons in a Losing Battle Against Dwindling Proficiency", MedPage Today, October 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that John Holcomb treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by John Holcomb for Medicare patients.

hospital care	17
inpatient care	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that John Holcomb treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by John Holcomb for Medicare patients.

hospital care	20
inpatient care	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	31
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	45
Dementia	36
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that John Holcomb treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by John Holcomb for Medicare patients.

hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that John Holcomb treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by John Holcomb for Medicare patients.

hospital care	53
inpatient care	53

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	54
Dementia	29
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that John Holcomb treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by John Holcomb for Medicare patients.

hospital care	36
inpatient care	36

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	49
Dementia	37
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that John Holcomb treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by John Holcomb for Medicare patients.

hospital care	55
inpatient care	55

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	20

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	46
Dementia	27
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that John Holcomb treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by John Holcomb for Medicare patients.

hospital care	52
inpatient care	52

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	17

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	58
Dementia	33
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that John Holcomb treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by John Holcomb for Medicare patients.

hospital care	20
inpatient care	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	16

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	14
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that John Holcomb treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by John Holcomb for Medicare patients.

hospital care	48
inpatient care	48

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	56
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that John Holcomb treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by John Holcomb for Medicare patients.

hospital care	40
inpatient care	40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	47
Dementia	50
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that John Holcomb treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by John Holcomb for Medicare patients.

hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by John Holcomb for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that John Holcomb treated as a general surgeon in Birmingham, AL were hospital care and inpatient care.

hospital care	33
inpatient care	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb.

**Gender**
Female	16
Male	19

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	16
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	7
85 and over	0
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	10

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by John Holcomb From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that John Holcomb treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	24
Cancer	1

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by John Holcomb. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Terumo BCT, Inc.	$44,023 Freeze-Dried Plasma product $37,869	Spectra Optia $814	$5,339
CSL Behring	$24,341 Kcentra $20,473	Zemaira $28	$3,840
Instrumentation Laboratory Company	$3,064 NA $3,064
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$2,273 ANDEXXA $2,273
American National Red Cross	$1,390 blood $1,390
Other	$1,298 Surgical Care Celstat/Traumastem $210	Osteosynthesis $188	FLOSEAL $139	ER-REBOA $93	Rib Fix Blu $65	Other $603

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$40,250
Honoraria	$25,875
Travel and Lodging	$5,583
Food and Beverage	$2,221
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,960
Other	$500

Biography

Dr. John Holcomb practices general surgery and trauma surgery. He attended medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine.