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Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease) and Neurophysiology

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (1993)

200 Fort Sanders West Boulevard Suite 102
Knoxville, TN 37922

(865) 531-5350

Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD is a neurologist in Knoxville, TN specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and neurophysiology. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD is affiliated with COVENANT MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

200 Fort Sanders West Boulevard Suite 102
Knoxville, TN 37922

(865) 531-5350

(865) 374-2125

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854 W James M Campbell Boulevard Suite 203
Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 490-7348

(931) 490-7349

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD treated as a neurologist in Knoxville, TN during 2012 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	75
doctor visit	426

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	354

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	13
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD treated as a neurologist in Knoxville, TN during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, injections and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	17
doctor visit	339
injections	18
minimally invasive procedures	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	14
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD treated as a neurologist in Knoxville, TN during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	239
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	102
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	24
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD treated as a neurologist in Knoxville, TN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	159
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD treated as a neurologist in Knoxville, TN during 2017 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	132
doctor visit	97

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD treated as a neurologist in Knoxville, TN during 2018 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	115
doctor visit	148

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD treated as a neurologist in Knoxville, TN during 2020 were electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD for Medicare patients.

electroencephalography (EEG)	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
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	63
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
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	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD treated as a neurologist in Knoxville, TN during 2023 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	203

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	59

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD in 2023

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD treated as a neurologist in Knoxville, TN during 2024 were diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	52
doctor visit	271
electroencephalography (EEG)	14

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	92

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	13
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD treated as a neurologist in Knoxville, TN were diagnostic procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

blood draw	17
diagnostic procedures	69
doctor visit	248
electroencephalography (EEG)	13
hospital care	54
injections	18
inpatient care	54
minimally invasive procedures	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD.

**Gender**
Female	95
Male	67

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	21
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	102
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	5
75 to 84	37
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	72

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 1993. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (1993)

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$169,014 Aimovig $168,563	$451
Lilly USA, LLC	$75,181 EMGALITY $43,631	$31,550
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$53,079 Zecuity $50,130	$2,950
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$7,517 ONZETRA Xsail $7,517
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$520 Seglentis $520
Other	$2,152 BOTOX $436	Sprix $145	NORTHERA $120	Nucynta $115	APTIOM $112	Other $1,224

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$261,250
Travel and Lodging	$24,736
Consulting Fee	$11,175
Food and Beverage	$10,048
Education	$256

Research Payments

Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD has received 2 research payments totaling $6,000.

Biography

Dr. Joseph Vaughan specializes in neurophysiology and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and practices in Knoxville, TN. Dr. Vaughan has obtained a license to practice in Texas.

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD in 2024

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph K. Vaughan JR., MD From 2012 - 2024

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