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Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

415 South 28th Avenue 1st Floor, Hattiesburg Clinic
Hattiesburg, MS 39402

(601) 579-3300

Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD is affiliated with Hattiesburg Clinic and Forrest Health.

Office Locations

415 South 28th Avenue 1st Floor, Hattiesburg Clinic
Hattiesburg, MS 39402

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Hattiesburg Clinic

822 Main Street
Ellisville, MS 39437

(601) 477-2014

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

flu shot

immunization

tetanus-diphtheria vaccine

In 2023, Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD performed more flu shot, immunization (preventive vaccines), and tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi.

Top 10%

By Volume:

blood draw

chronic care

phlebotomy for lab tests

urinalysis

By Affordability:

urinalysis

urine tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Mississippi, Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD performed more blood draw, chronic care, phlebotomy for lab tests, and urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for urinalysis, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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. Joseph R. Danford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS during 2012 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	117
blood draw	970
doctor visit	903
injections	117
lab tests	697
preventive care	122
vaccines	122

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS during 2013 were blood draw, lab tests, injections and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	109
blood draw	1141
doctor visit	1019
hormone therapy	125
injections	234
lab tests	710
preventive care	188
vaccines	175

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	34
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	43
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS during 2014 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	83
blood draw	950
doctor visit	953
injections	83
lab tests	751
preventive care	219
vaccines	219

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	35
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	43
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS during 2015 were chronic care, blood draw, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	103
blood draw	855
chronic care	951
doctor visit	1011
injections	103
lab tests	842
preventive care	491
vaccines	491

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	436
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	734
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	434
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	74
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS during 2016 were chronic care, blood draw, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	89
blood draw	901
chronic care	1007
doctor visit	1008
injections	89
lab tests	717
preventive care	314
vaccines	314

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	37
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS during 2017 were blood draw, lab tests, chronic care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	79
blood draw	979
chronic care	817
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	1116
injections	79
lab tests	865
preventive care	355
vaccines	330

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	35
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, chronic care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	83
blood draw	999
chronic care	442
diabetes management	17
doctor visit	1338
injections	83
lab tests	1022
preventive care	347
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
vaccines	313

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	34
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, chronic care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
blood draw	1016
breathing treatment	13
chronic care	735
diabetes management	20
doctor visit	1531
injections	54
lab tests	1133
preventive care	357
vaccines	337

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	38
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, chronic care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
blood draw	1094
chronic care	540
diabetes management	12
doctor visit	1176
injections	23
lab tests	1178
preventive care	340
vaccines	328

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	42
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS during 2021 were blood draw, lab tests, chronic care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
blood draw	955
chronic care	435
doctor visit	1183
injections	33
lab tests	760
preventive care	243
vaccines	243

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	43
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS during 2022 were blood draw, chronic care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
blood draw	829
chronic care	494
doctor visit	1170
injections	33
lab tests	444
preventive care	253
vaccines	253

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	371
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	39
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS during 2023 were blood draw, chronic care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	796
chronic care	563
doctor visit	985
lab tests	335
preventive care	217
vaccines	217

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	36
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	39
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Hattiesburg, MS were blood draw, lab tests, chronic care and preventive care.

aspiration	73
blood draw	957
chronic care	664
diabetes management	18
doctor visit	1116
hormone therapy	125
injections	84
lab tests	787
preventive care	287
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
vaccines	278

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD.

**Gender**
Female	199
Male	224

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	380
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	37
75 to 84	141
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	218

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD graduated from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. He completed residency at Louisiana State University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Family Practice and has a state license in Mississippi.

Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Residency: Louisiana State University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Family Practice

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph R. Danford, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Hattiesburg Clinic

Forrest Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$316 UBRELVY $146	QULIPTA $114	VRAYLAR $56
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$231 FARXIGA $215	AIRSUPRA $16
Novo Nordisk Inc	$211 Victoza $49	Ozempic $20	Tresiba $16	$126
Amgen Inc.	$142 Repatha $96	Prolia $46
Actavis Pharma Inc	$122 NAMZARIC $90	BYSTOLIC $15	TUDORZA $12	VIIBRYD $5
Other	$539 JARDIANCE $114	INVOKANA $70	MOUNJARO $56	NON_BRAND $28	TRADJENTA $28	Other $243

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,531
Education	$30

Biography

Dr. Joseph Danford's specialty is family medicine. He is affiliated with Hattiesburg Clinic and Forrest Health. He studied medicine at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. Dr. Danford trained at a hospital affiliated with Louisiana State University for residency.