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Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD

Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

3485 Independence Drive
Homewood, AL 35209

(205) 930-0920

Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD is an urologist in Homewood, AL specializing in urology (urinary tract disease). She graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD is affiliated with Urology Centers of Alabama.

Office Locations

3485 Independence Drive
Homewood, AL 35209

(205) 930-0920

(205) 445-0115

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In The News

“Tomorrow, Doidge will experience a day in the life of a doctor-shadowing Dr. Paula J. Rookis, a Board-Certified Urologist at Brookwood Medical Center, as she makes her daily rounds.”—"GirlSpring's 'Dream Days': Providing Birmingham's young women a glimpse into their professional futures", Al.com, October 2013

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

susceptibility testing

In 2023, Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD had a list price for susceptibility testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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 Volume:

anal sphincter electromyography

electromyography

lab tests

potassium sensitivity test

By Affordability:

cystoscopy

urinalysis

urine culture

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD performed more anal sphincter electromyography, electromyography (EMG), lab tests, and potassium sensitivity test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for cystoscopy, urinalysis, and urine culture that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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. Paula Jean Rookis, MD treated as an urologist in Homewood, AL during 2012 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	16
blood draw	37
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	621
hospital care	14
incontinence surgery	15
inpatient care	14
lab tests	1285
minimally invasive procedures	92
placement of vaginal support device	18
urologic procedures	351

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD treated as an urologist in Homewood, AL during 2013 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	22
doctor visit	589
hospital care	16
incontinence surgery	13
inpatient care	16
lab tests	1117
minimally invasive procedures	69
stent placement (stenting)	14
urologic procedures	238

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	365

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	49
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD treated as an urologist in Homewood, AL during 2014 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	24
blood draw	64
CT scan	24
doctor visit	945
hospital care	17
incontinence surgery	16
inpatient care	17
lab tests	1922
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	12
minimally invasive procedures	99
pelvic imaging	24
placement of vaginal support device	15
potassium test	38
stent placement (stenting)	18
urologic procedures	368

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	497

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	533
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	74
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD treated as an urologist in Homewood, AL during 2015 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	16
blood draw	59
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	999
hospital care	25
incontinence surgery	14
inpatient care	25
lab tests	1954
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	15
minimally invasive procedures	101
potassium test	30
stent placement (stenting)	27
urologic procedures	415

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	1112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1238
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	680
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	142
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD treated as an urologist in Homewood, AL during 2016 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and potassium test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	48
blood draw	58
CT scan	33
doctor visit	1079
hospital care	42
incontinence surgery	16
inpatient care	42
lab tests	2004
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	14
minimally invasive procedures	96
pelvic imaging	33
potassium test	70
stent placement (stenting)	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
urologic procedures	411

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	580

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	625
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	90
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD treated as an urologist in Homewood, AL during 2017 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	25
anorectal procedures	19
blood draw	43
CT scan	12
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	899
hospital care	29
incontinence surgery	19
inpatient care	29
lab tests	1434
minimally invasive procedures	68
pelvic imaging	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
urologic procedures	282

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	500

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	87
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD treated as an urologist in Homewood, AL during 2018 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and neurostimulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	32
anorectal procedures	34
blood draw	51
CT scan	12
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	1024
hospital care	37
incontinence surgery	14
inpatient care	37
lab tests	1727
minimally invasive procedures	177
neurostimulation	99
pelvic imaging	12
stent placement (stenting)	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
urologic procedures	350

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	561

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	610
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	89
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD treated as an urologist in Homewood, AL during 2019 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	53
anorectal procedures	37
blood draw	62
CT scan	32
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	925
hospital care	25
incontinence surgery	12
inpatient care	25
lab tests	1609
minimally invasive procedures	67
pelvic imaging	32
potassium test	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	21
urologic procedures	385

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	555

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	582
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	86
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD treated as an urologist in Homewood, AL during 2020 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	30
anorectal procedures	25
blood draw	31
CT scan	12
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	741
hospital care	13
incontinence surgery	13
inpatient care	13
lab tests	1097
minimally invasive procedures	60
pelvic imaging	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	18
urologic procedures	303

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	525

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	537
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	74
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD treated as an urologist in Homewood, AL during 2021 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	42
anorectal procedures	41
blood draw	16
CT scan	30
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	857
incontinence surgery	14
lab tests	1201
minimally invasive procedures	65
pelvic imaging	30
potassium test	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
urologic procedures	411

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	574

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	69
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD treated as an urologist in Homewood, AL during 2022 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	36
CT scan	11
doctor visit	1016
lab tests	1511
minimally invasive procedures	64
pelvic imaging	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	25
urologic procedures	217

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	579
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	90
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD treated as an urologist in Homewood, AL were lab tests, urologic procedures, neurostimulation and minimally invasive procedures.

abdominal imaging	36
anorectal procedures	26
blood draw	44
CT scan	20
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	881
hospital care	24
incontinence surgery	14
inpatient care	24
lab tests	1532
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	13
minimally invasive procedures	87
neurostimulation	99
pelvic imaging	20
potassium test	37
stent placement (stenting)	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	17
urologic procedures	339

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	479

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	28
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	561
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	195
85 and over	77
Less than 65	65
65 to 74	283

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. She has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Urology Centers of Alabama

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.99 out of 5 stars based on 1658 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Homewood, AL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$2,518 Myrbetriq $1,171	Vesicare $514	XTANDI $128	$704
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,023 INTERSTIM $853	INTERSTIM ICON $170
Allergan Inc.	$545 BOTOX $402	Botox Therapeutic $144
Coloplast Corp	$487 SPEEDICATH $185	TITAN $63	Pelvic Floor Repair $52	AXIS $45	RESTORELLE $33	Other $109
Boston Scientific Corporation	$454 GENERAL - FEMALE SUI $140	GENERAL - KIDNEY STONE DISEASE $93	PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE $38	GYNECOLOGY $35	ADVANTAGE FIT $33	Other $115
Other	$4,250 BOTOX $702	GEMTESA $305	INTERSTIM $302	XTANDI $177	RAPAFLO $177	Other $2,587

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,142
Education	$1,136

Research Payments

Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD has received 20 research payments totaling $133,255.

Biography

Dr. Paula Rookis' medical specialty is urology (urinary tract disease). She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Rookis is rated highly by her patients.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paula Jean Rookis, MD From 2012 - 2022

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