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Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Infectious Disease and Adult Rheumatology

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Professional interests include: arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic diseases, and more.

2400 Patterson Street Suite 400
Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 342-5900

Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD is an adult infectious disease specialist in Nashville, TN specializing in adult infectious disease and adult rheumatology. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD is affiliated with TriStar Health, TriStar Medical Group, Ascension, TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown and COLUMBIA MEDICAL GROUP - THE FRIST CLINIC INC.

Office Locations

2400 Patterson Street Suite 400
Nashville, TN 37203

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300 20th Avenue N 9th Floor
Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 284-1420

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD in 2023

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

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By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee. 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. Paul W. Wheeler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Nashville, TN during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	182
blood draw	456
chemotherapy	182
doctor visit	1094
lab tests	2145
minimally invasive procedures	182
musculoskeletal imaging	85
preventive care	41
vaccines	41
X-rays	85

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Nashville, TN during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	49
blood draw	464
chemotherapy	49
doctor visit	836
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103
lab tests	734
minimally invasive procedures	49
preventive care	19
vaccines	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	22
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Nashville, TN during 2014 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	678
doctor visit	883
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140
preventive care	65
vaccines	65

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	19
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Nashville, TN during 2015 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	304
doctor visit	987
hospital care	235
inpatient care	235
preventive care	59
vaccines	59

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	578
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	42
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Nashville, TN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	998
hospital care	321
inpatient care	321
preventive care	56
vaccines	56

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	17
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Nashville, TN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	962
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
preventive care	42
vaccines	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	17
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Nashville, TN during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	881
hospital care	242
inpatient care	242
preventive care	45
vaccines	45

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	13
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD in 2018

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Nashville, TN during 2019 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	836
preventive care	45
vaccines	45

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Nashville, TN during 2020 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	706
preventive care	29
vaccines	29

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Nashville, TN during 2021 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	584
preventive care	13
vaccines	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	18
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Nashville, TN during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	299
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Nashville, TN were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	115
blood draw	475
chemotherapy	115
doctor visit	824
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171
lab tests	1439
minimally invasive procedures	115
musculoskeletal imaging	85
preventive care	41
vaccines	41
X-rays	85

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	246
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	74
85 and over	13
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	146

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	25
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the The American Board of Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease The American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine The American Board of Internal Medicine - Rheumatology and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Residency: University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: The American Board of Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease The American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine The American Board of Internal Medicine - Rheumatology

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paul W. Wheeler, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

TriStar Health

TriStar Medical Group

Ascension

TriStar Centennial Medical Center

Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown

COLUMBIA MEDICAL GROUP - THE FRIST CLINIC INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$60 Otezla $60
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$23 Kanuma $23
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$12 SIMPONI $12
AbbVie Inc.	$12 Rinvoq $12
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$10 BENLYSTA $10

**Types of Payments**
Education	$60
Food and Beverage	$57

Biography

Dr. Paul Wheeler's areas of specialization are adult infectious disease and adult rheumatology. Dr. Wheeler's areas of expertise consist of primary care, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. After attending the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with the University of Alabama. His professional affiliations include TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Ascension, and TriStar Medical Group.