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Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD

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Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

University of South Alabama College of Medicine

144 Concord Drive
Knoxville, TN 37934

(865) 777-1727

Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD is an otolaryngologist in Knoxville, TN specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine. Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD is affiliated with University Physicians' Association, Inc., East Tennessee Children's Hospital and Tennova Healthcare Turkey Creek Medical Center.

Office Locations

Tennova Healthcare Turkey Creek Medical Center

144 Concord Drive
Knoxville, TN 37934

(865) 966-0942

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

impacted ear wax removal

In 2023, Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD performed more impacted ear wax removal procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Top 25%

By Volume:

maxillofacial CT scan

In 2012, Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD performed more maxillofacial (jaw/face) CT scan procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Knoxville, TN during 2012 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	13
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	425
ear procedures	77
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Knoxville, TN during 2013 were ear procedures, minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	477
ear procedures	37
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	180

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	38
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Knoxville, TN during 2014 were ear procedures, minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	298
ear procedures	38
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	16
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Knoxville, TN during 2015 were ear procedures, immunotherapy, injections and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	429
ear procedures	72
hospital care	22
immunotherapy	49
injections	49
inpatient care	22
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	23

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	500
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	44
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Knoxville, TN during 2016 were ear procedures, minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	625
ear procedures	100
hospital care	14
immunotherapy	29
injections	29
inpatient care	14
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	30

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	32
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Knoxville, TN during 2017 were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	115
doctor visit	805
ear procedures	229
immunotherapy	273
injections	273
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	37
minimally invasive procedures	37

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	417
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	37
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Knoxville, TN during 2018 were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	30
CT scan	34
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	737
ear procedures	152
immunotherapy	350
injections	350
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	35
minimally invasive procedures	56
nose surgery	21
skin testing	30

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	392
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	32
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Knoxville, TN during 2019 were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	21
doctor visit	624
ear procedures	126
immunotherapy	231
injections	231
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	32
minimally invasive procedures	44
nose surgery	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	31
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Knoxville, TN during 2020 were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	491
ear procedures	97
immunotherapy	151
injections	151
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	28
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Knoxville, TN during 2021 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	14
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	650
ear procedures	175
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	31
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Knoxville, TN during 2022 were ear procedures, CT scan, minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	53
doctor visit	848
ear procedures	183
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	38
nose surgery	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	43
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Knoxville, TN were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

allergy testing	30
blood draw	13
CT scan	30
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	582
ear procedures	116
hospital care	18
immunotherapy	180
injections	180
inpatient care	18
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	31
nose surgery	16
skin testing	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD.

**Gender**
Female	197
Male	139

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	291
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	30
75 to 84	92
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	165

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine. He completed residency at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: University of South Alabama College of Medicine

Residency: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark Thomas Gurley, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University Physicians' Association, Inc.

East Tennessee Children's Hospital

Tennova Healthcare Turkey Creek Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$17,097 Ciprodex $17,075	Patanase $15	Pazeo $6
Intersect ENT, Inc.	$3,939 SINUVA $2,572	Propel $1,368
Acclarent, Inc	$1,938 Rhinology $739	ACCLARENT AERA Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation System $233	Acclarent ENT Navigation System $134	RELIEVA Spin Balloon Sinuplasty System $133	Acclarent Aera $127	Other $572
Stryker Corporation	$1,601 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM $607	XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM $498	FIAGON NAVIGATION UNIT $172	SPIROX - LATERA $145	1688 $123	Other $56
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$1,234 Image Guided Surgery Products $1,234
Other	$3,533 Vivaer Airway Remodeling Stylus $611	DUPIXENT $566	OTIPRIO $369	QNASL $196	NUCALA $176	Other $1,616

**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	$14,725
Food and Beverage	$8,968
Travel and Lodging	$5,359
Consulting Fee	$275
Education	$15

Biography

Dr. Mark Gurley's specialty is otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He studied medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. Dr. Gurley's training includes a residency program at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport. He is conversant in French. Dr. Gurley's hospital/clinic affiliations include East Tennessee Children's Hospital, the University Physicians' Association, Inc., and Tennova Healthcare Turkey Creek Medical Center.