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Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD

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Specializes in: Pathology

Medical College of Georgia (1984)

1230 Baxter Street
Athens, GA 30606

(706) 389-2425

Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD is a pathologist in Athens, GA specializing in pathology. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1984 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD is affiliated with St. Mary's Health Care System.

Office Locations

1230 Baxter Street
Athens, GA 30606

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1230 Baxter Street
Dept of Pathology Athens, GA 30606

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

liquid-based cytology

non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology

In 2023, Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD had a list price for liquid-based cytology (ThinPrep), and non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. 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 25%

By Affordability:

cytology

non-gynecologic cytology

In 2012, Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD had a list price for cytology, and non-gynecologic cytology that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. 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. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD treated as a pathologist in Athens, GA during 2012 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	97
cytology	97
lab tests	634

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD treated as a pathologist in Athens, GA during 2013 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	107
cytology	104
lab tests	661

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	588
Female	859

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1236
Black	181
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	757
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	92
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD treated as a pathologist in Athens, GA during 2014 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	140
cytology	169
lab tests	798

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	726
Female	889

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1409
Black	170
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	825
From 75 to 84	475
85 and over	90
Less than 65	225

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD treated as a pathologist in Athens, GA during 2015 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	83
cytology	107
lab tests	605

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	1634
Female	1990

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3138
Black	384
Hispanic	26
Asian	22
Other	54
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1858
From 75 to 84	1006
85 and over	222
Less than 65	538

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD treated as a pathologist in Athens, GA during 2016 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	57
cytology	101
lab tests	634

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	812
Female	1013

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1567
Black	215
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	952
From 75 to 84	515
85 and over	106
Less than 65	252

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD treated as a pathologist in Athens, GA during 2017 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	98
cytology	96
lab tests	495

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	654
Female	780

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1239
Black	156
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	751
From 75 to 84	378
85 and over	92
Less than 65	213

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD treated as a pathologist in Athens, GA during 2018 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	71
cytology	119
lab tests	473

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	620
Female	718

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1171
Black	126
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	685
From 75 to 84	423
85 and over	96
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD treated as a pathologist in Athens, GA during 2019 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	73
cytology	109
lab tests	388

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	561
Female	688

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1103
Black	108
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	601
From 75 to 84	409
85 and over	99
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD treated as a pathologist in Athens, GA during 2020 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	63
cytology	83
lab tests	346

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	504
Female	605

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	973
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	544
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	85
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD treated as a pathologist in Athens, GA during 2021 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	62
cytology	32
lab tests	362

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	465
Female	650

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	968
Black	101
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	620
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	69
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD treated as a pathologist in Athens, GA during 2022 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	53
cytology	29
lab tests	395

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	543
Female	656

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1075
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	656
From 75 to 84	408
85 and over	63
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD treated as a pathologist in Athens, GA were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

consultation	82
cytology	95
lab tests	526

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	646
Female	804

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	145
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	1261
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	21

**Age**
75 to 84	427
85 and over	92
Less than 65	180
65 to 74	749

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1984. He completed residency at Medical College of Georgia Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Pathology, Pathology, American Board and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (1984)

Residency: Medical College of Georgia Affiliated Hospitals (1988)

Board Certification: Pathology, Pathology, American Board (1988)

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Mary's Health Care System

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Biography

Dr. Joseph Gaines, who practices in Athens, GA and Dept of Pathology Athens, GA, is a medical specialist in pathology. After attending Medical College of Georgia for medical school, Dr. Gaines completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Medical College of Georgia. He is professionally affiliated with St. Mary's Health Care System. Unfortunately, according to St. Mary's Health Care System, he is not currently accepting new patients.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD in 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph J. Gaines JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

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