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Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease)

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

121 North 20th Street Suite 20b
Opelika, AL 36801

(334) 321-3700

Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD is a cardiologist in Opelika, AL specializing in cardiology (heart disease). He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD is affiliated with East Alabama Health.

Office Locations

East Alabama Health

121 North 20th Street Suite 20b
Opelika, AL 36801

(334) 321-3700

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2375 Champions Boulevard
Auburn, AL 36830

(334) 321-3700

(334) 887-7475

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In The News

“The prior settlement involved EAMC cardiologist Dr. John Mitchell placing unnecessary heart stents in his patients.”—"Whistleblower recovers more than $6.6 Million", The Valley Times-News, September 2018

“The charges against John W. Mitchell, 60, are in connection with a scheme that involved submitting false claims for inserting unnecessary heart stents and falsely documented patient medical records.”—"Auburn cardiologist accused of implanting unnecessary stents to increase personal profit", Al.com, May 2014

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac catheterization

cardiac stress testing

cardiac procedures

coronary angiogram

coronary angioplasty

coronary angioplasty with stent

creatine kinase-MB test

diagnostic cardiac catheterization

hematocrit test

minimally invasive procedures

percutaneous coronary intervention

ultrasound

By Affordability:

blood count tests

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

carotid angiogram

carotid arteriogram

cervicocerebral arteriogram

cervicocerebral angiogram

phlebotomy for lab tests

troponin test

venipuncture

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD performed more cardiac catheterization, cardiac (heart) stress testing, cardiac procedures, coronary angiogram, coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary angioplasty with stent, creatine kinase-MB test, diagnostic cardiac catheterization, hematocrit test, minimally invasive procedures, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for blood count tests, blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, carotid angiogram, carotid arteriogram, cervicocerebral arteriogram, cervicocerebral (head and neck) angiogram, phlebotomy for lab tests, troponin test, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

vascular procedures

In 2023, Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD performed more vascular procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 25%

By Volume:

ankle brachial index

blood tests

diagnostic right heart catheterization

Doppler echocardiography

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

blood tests

cardioversion

coagulation tests

color Doppler echocardiography

coronary angioplasty without stent

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

elective cardioversion

elective external cardioversion

external cardioversion

lab tests

liver function tests

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

nuclear stress test

prothrombin time test

spectral Doppler echocardiography

SPECT scan

stress echo

transthoracic echocardiography

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD performed more ankle brachial index (ABI), blood tests, diagnostic right heart catheterization, Doppler echocardiography, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests, cardioversion, coagulation (blood clotting) tests, color Doppler echocardiography, coronary angioplasty without stent, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), elective cardioversion, elective external cardioversion, external cardioversion, lab tests, liver function tests (LFTs), myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), prothrombin time (PT) test, spectral Doppler echocardiography, SPECT scan, stress echo, and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) 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. John W. Mitchell, MD treated as a cardiologist in Opelika, AL during 2012 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	154
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	30
cardiac procedures	3041
cardioversion	14
catheterization	845
diagnostic procedures	515
doctor visit	1022
hospital care	742
implant surgery	40
inpatient care	655
minimally invasive procedures	885
nuclear scan	466
outpatient care	87
stent placement (stenting)	176
stress testing	1431
tilt table test	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	1166
vascular procedures	987

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD treated as a cardiologist in Opelika, AL during 2013 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	66
angioplasty	464
cardiac procedures	2571
cardioversion	13
catheterization	1124
diagnostic procedures	480
doctor visit	1182
hospital care	1002
implant surgery	41
inpatient care	890
lab tests	91
minimally invasive procedures	1165
nuclear scan	214
outpatient care	112
stent placement (stenting)	274
stress testing	845
tilt table test	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	1138
vascular procedures	994

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	820
Female	727

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1235
Black	288
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	616
From 75 to 84	479
85 and over	193
Less than 65	259

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD treated as a cardiologist in Opelika, AL during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	107
angioplasty	390
cardiac procedures	2207
cardioversion	14
catheterization	940
diagnostic procedures	398
doctor visit	1103
hospital care	1050
implant surgery	25
inpatient care	926
lab tests	72
minimally invasive procedures	965
nuclear scan	139
outpatient care	124
preventive care	14
stent placement (stenting)	226
stress testing	666
tilt table test	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	1133
vaccines	14
vascular procedures	881

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	785
Female	665

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1157
Black	272
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	603
From 75 to 84	438
85 and over	195
Less than 65	214

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD treated as a cardiologist in Opelika, AL during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	51
angioplasty	304
cardiac procedures	2043
cardioversion	14
catheterization	794
diagnostic procedures	380
doctor visit	1707
hospital care	1084
implant surgery	43
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	982
lab tests	322
minimally invasive procedures	849
nuclear scan	56
outpatient care	102
preventive care	128
stent placement (stenting)	190
stress testing	694
tilt table test	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	1268
vaccines	25
vascular procedures	927

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1702
Female	1502

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2564
Black	588
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1312
From 75 to 84	948
85 and over	426
Less than 65	518

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD treated as a cardiologist in Opelika, AL during 2016 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	284
cardiac procedures	1923
catheterization	733
diagnostic procedures	335
doctor visit	1350
hospital care	1437
implant surgery	27
inpatient care	1333
lab tests	379
minimally invasive procedures	760
nuclear scan	42
outpatient care	104
preventive care	109
stent placement (stenting)	178
stress testing	665
tilt table test	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	1252
vaccines	13
vascular procedures	751

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	914
Female	810

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1339
Black	362
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	670
From 75 to 84	557
85 and over	228
Less than 65	269

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD treated as a cardiologist in Opelika, AL during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	190
cardiac procedures	1241
catheterization	489
diagnostic procedures	219
doctor visit	864
hospital care	654
implant surgery	16
inpatient care	620
lab tests	172
minimally invasive procedures	505
nuclear scan	14
outpatient care	34
preventive care	50
stent placement (stenting)	128
stress testing	450
tilt table test	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	815
vascular procedures	508

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	584
Female	541

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	849
Black	259
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	440
From 75 to 84	356
85 and over	148
Less than 65	181

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD treated as a cardiologist in Opelika, AL during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	382
cardiac procedures	1816
cardioversion	15
catheterization	808
diagnostic procedures	279
doctor visit	1012
hospital care	1143
implant surgery	34
inpatient care	1071
lab tests	211
minimally invasive procedures	842
nuclear scan	45
nursing home care	25
outpatient care	72
preventive care	28
stent placement (stenting)	264
stress testing	522
tilt table test	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	1035
vascular procedures	603

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	661
Female	609

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	954
Black	298
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	473
From 75 to 84	412
85 and over	168
Less than 65	217

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	47
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD treated as a cardiologist in Opelika, AL during 2019 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	298
blood draw	87
cardiac procedures	2033
cardioversion	22
catheterization	720
diagnostic procedures	284
doctor visit	1142
hospital care	1278
implant surgery	33
inpatient care	1205
lab tests	421
minimally invasive procedures	753
nuclear scan	163
nursing home care	28
outpatient care	73
preventive care	19
stent placement (stenting)	238
stress testing	677
tilt table test	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	1107
vascular procedures	592

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	705
Female	635

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1020
Black	295
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	513
From 75 to 84	445
85 and over	165
Less than 65	217

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	48
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD treated as a cardiologist in Opelika, AL during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	284
blood draw	128
cardiac procedures	1940
cardioversion	20
catheterization	692
diagnostic procedures	303
doctor visit	1113
hospital care	866
implant surgery	29
inpatient care	830
lab tests	450
minimally invasive procedures	721
nuclear scan	169
outpatient care	36
preventive care	20
stent placement (stenting)	210
stress testing	686
ultrasound (sonogram)	1021
vascular procedures	466

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	696
Female	608

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	976
Black	299
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	520
From 75 to 84	431
85 and over	146
Less than 65	207

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	45
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD treated as a cardiologist in Opelika, AL during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	222
blood draw	96
cardiac procedures	1898
cardioversion	20
catheterization	603
diagnostic procedures	305
doctor visit	1091
hospital care	749
implant surgery	26
inpatient care	716
lab tests	394
minimally invasive procedures	629
nuclear scan	148
outpatient care	33
preventive care	12
stent placement (stenting)	152
stress testing	738
tilt table test	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	1078
vascular procedures	483

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	694
Female	694

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1069
Black	292
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	577
From 75 to 84	477
85 and over	171
Less than 65	163

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD treated as a cardiologist in Opelika, AL during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
angioplasty	238
blood draw	93
cardiac procedures	1885
cardioversion	36
catheterization	538
diagnostic procedures	207
doctor visit	826
hospital care	626
implant surgery	28
inpatient care	604
lab tests	297
minimally invasive procedures	566
nuclear scan	114
outpatient care	22
pelvic imaging	12
preventive care	15
stent placement (stenting)	186
stress testing	689
ultrasound (sonogram)	1185
vascular procedures	434

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	677
Female	671

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1058
Black	257
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	518
From 75 to 84	476
85 and over	194
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD treated as a cardiologist in Opelika, AL were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

abdominal imaging	12
ambulatory monitoring	74
angioplasty	291
blood draw	101
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	30
cardiac procedures	2054
cardioversion	18
catheterization	753
diagnostic procedures	336
doctor visit	1128
hospital care	966
implant surgery	31
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	893
lab tests	280
minimally invasive procedures	785
nuclear scan	142
nursing home care	26
outpatient care	72
pelvic imaging	12
preventive care	43
stent placement (stenting)	202
stress testing	733
ultrasound (sonogram)	1108
vaccines	17
vascular procedures	693

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	748
Female	678

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	291
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1111
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	456
85 and over	184
Less than 65	218
65 to 74	567

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John W. Mitchell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

East Alabama Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,603 GENERAL TACHY $584	TACHY GENERATOR $232	LUX DX $210	LATITUDE $194	EMBLEM $186	Other $1,197
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$432 STENTS $232	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $134	Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring $25	TYRX $16	Resolute $14	Other $11
Abbott Laboratories	$184 CardioMEMS HF System $117	Vascular $68
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$174 UPTRAVI $115	OPSUMIT $59
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$167 XARELTO $167
Other	$1,188 ANGIOMAX $147	ACUSEAL Vascular Graft $104	LifeVest $103	CAMZYOS $100	Vascular $96	Other $638

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,696
Gift	$28
Education	$25

Biography

Dr. John Mitchell is a cardiology (heart disease) specialist in Auburn, AL and Opelika, AL. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Mitchell is affiliated with East Alabama Health.