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Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

1602 Vernon Road
Lagrange, GA 30240

(706) 882-9341

Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD is a nephrologist in Lagrange, GA specializing in adult nephrology. Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD is affiliated with Wellstar.

Office Locations

Wellstar

1602 Vernon Road
Lagrange, GA 30240

(706) 882-9341

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In The News

“LANETT - LaGrange nephrologist Dr. Richard Ingram was the guest speaker at Thursday's noon hour meeting of the West Point Rotary Club.”—"LaGrange nephrologist discusses Marquis de LaFayette", The Valley Times-News, March 2018

“Dr. Richard L. Ingram of Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center and Bobby Cammon of Three Points Framing commissioned 23 portraits and illustrations of heroes from the American Revolution.”—"Art show, Dog 5K headline weekend - LaGrange Daily News", The LaGrange Daily News, September 2017

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

A1C test

central DEXA

chronic care

creatinine urine test

Doppler echocardiography

microalbumin urine test

By Affordability:

bone density test

breast imaging

central DEXA

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

echocardiogram

mammogram

parathyroid hormone test

prostate screening

prostate-specific antigen test

transthoracic echocardiography

women's imaging

X-rays

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD performed more A1C test, central DEXA, chronic care, creatinine urine test, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), flu shot, lab tests, lipid profile, liver panel, microalbumin urine test, potassium urine test, preventive care, screening mammogram, screening PSA test, thyroid blood test, ultrasound (sonogram), and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for bone density test, breast imaging, central DEXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), echocardiogram (echo), mammogram (breast X-ray), parathyroid hormone (PTH) test, prostate screening, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, screening mammogram, screening PSA test, sodium test, sodium urine test, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), women's imaging, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

blood draw

complete blood count

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD performed more blood draw, complete blood count (CBC), and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

abdominal ultrasound

phosphorus blood test

By Affordability:

chronic care

creatinine test

creatinine urine test

kidney function tests

lipid profile

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD performed more abdominal ultrasound, and phosphorus blood test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for chronic care, creatinine test, creatinine urine test, kidney function tests, and lipid profile 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. Richard L. Ingram, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lagrange, GA during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	158
blood draw	2791
breast procedures	276
cardiac procedures	51
diabetes management	993
diagnostic imaging	40
dialysis	395
doctor visit	2339
hemofiltration	48
hospital care	807
inpatient care	807
lab tests	13552
musculoskeletal imaging	69
pelvic imaging	49
preventive care	3333
spinal procedures	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	161
thyroid function tests	911
ultrasound (sonogram)	233
vaccines	256
vascular procedures	51
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	15
women's imaging	276
X-rays	522

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lagrange, GA during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	61
blood draw	2453
breast procedures	262
cardiac procedures	29
diabetes management	927
diagnostic imaging	54
dialysis	211
doctor visit	2177
hemofiltration	28
hip imaging	11
hospital care	849
inpatient care	849
lab tests	14956
musculoskeletal imaging	104
pelvic imaging	17
potassium test	27
preventive care	4078
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	105
thyroid function tests	1133
ultrasound (sonogram)	119
vaccines	296
vascular procedures	46
women's imaging	262
X-rays	483

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	491

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	591
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	120
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	55
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lagrange, GA during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	100
blood draw	2446
breast procedures	152
cardiac procedures	43
diabetes management	942
doctor visit	2422
hospital care	851
inpatient care	851
lab tests	13705
musculoskeletal imaging	102
pelvic imaging	17
potassium test	26
preventive care	4145
thoracic (chest) imaging	99
thyroid function tests	1115
ultrasound (sonogram)	181
vaccines	699
vascular procedures	55
women's imaging	152
X-rays	353

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	321
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	548
Black	200
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	116
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	55
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lagrange, GA during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	95
blood draw	2484
breast procedures	147
cardiac procedures	25
diabetes management	899
diagnostic imaging	22
doctor visit	2532
hospital care	608
inpatient care	608
lab tests	13528
musculoskeletal imaging	80
pelvic imaging	29
preventive care	3741
thoracic (chest) imaging	111
thyroid function tests	1080
ultrasound (sonogram)	151
vaccines	439
vascular procedures	60
women's imaging	147
X-rays	338

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	582
Female	872

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1074
Black	358
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	494
From 75 to 84	490
85 and over	214
Less than 65	256

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	55
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lagrange, GA during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	114
blood draw	2311
breast procedures	102
cardiac procedures	31
diabetes management	905
doctor visit	2426
hospital care	148
inpatient care	148
lab tests	13577
musculoskeletal imaging	68
pelvic imaging	18
preventive care	3597
thoracic (chest) imaging	83
thyroid function tests	1219
ultrasound (sonogram)	171
vaccines	263
vascular procedures	44
women's imaging	102
X-rays	253

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	505
Black	165
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	112
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	54
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lagrange, GA during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	129
blood draw	2306
breast procedures	114
cardiac procedures	40
diabetes management	935
diagnostic imaging	11
doctor visit	2391
eye procedures	11
lab tests	14037
musculoskeletal imaging	48
pelvic imaging	26
preventive care	3607
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	110
thyroid function tests	1300
ultrasound (sonogram)	228
vaccines	232
vascular procedures	85
women's imaging	114
X-rays	284

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	363

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	470
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	111
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	55
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lagrange, GA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	94
blood draw	2108
breast procedures	73
cardiac procedures	32
chronic care	50
diabetes management	843
doctor visit	2187
lab tests	13867
musculoskeletal imaging	23
pelvic imaging	20
preventive care	3153
thyroid function tests	1289
ultrasound (sonogram)	157
vaccines	65
vascular procedures	51
women's imaging	73
X-rays	96

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	447
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	108
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	51
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lagrange, GA during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	141
blood draw	2061
breast procedures	80
cardiac procedures	55
chronic care	522
diabetes management	879
doctor visit	2061
eye procedures	14
lab tests	12800
musculoskeletal imaging	38
pelvic imaging	41
preventive care	2078
thyroid function tests	1273
ultrasound (sonogram)	245
vaccines	14
vascular procedures	90
women's imaging	80
X-rays	118

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	92
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	53
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lagrange, GA during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	100
blood draw	1643
breast procedures	42
cardiac procedures	32
chronic care	1111
diabetes management	800
doctor visit	1676
lab tests	10980
musculoskeletal imaging	18
pelvic imaging	33
preventive care	1939
thyroid function tests	1064
ultrasound (sonogram)	149
vaccines	87
vascular procedures	50
women's imaging	42
X-rays	60

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	92
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	52
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lagrange, GA during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	102
blood draw	1455
breast procedures	43
cardiac procedures	36
chronic care	1313
diabetes management	723
doctor visit	1574
lab tests	10305
musculoskeletal imaging	41
pelvic imaging	47
potassium test	22
preventive care	1841
thyroid function tests	1154
ultrasound (sonogram)	158
vaccines	132
vascular procedures	67
women's imaging	43
X-rays	84

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	90
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	49
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lagrange, GA during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	95
blood draw	1354
breast procedures	44
cardiac procedures	39
chronic care	1333
diabetes management	693
doctor visit	1464
eye procedures	12
lab tests	9653
musculoskeletal imaging	21
pelvic imaging	54
potassium test	31
preventive care	1758
thyroid function tests	982
ultrasound (sonogram)	146
vaccines	103
vascular procedures	66
women's imaging	44
X-rays	65

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	83
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	50
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lagrange, GA were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

abdominal imaging	108
blood draw	2128
breast procedures	121
cardiac procedures	37
chronic care	865
diabetes management	867
diagnostic imaging	31
dialysis	303
doctor visit	2113
eye procedures	12
hemofiltration	38
hip imaging	11
hospital care	652
inpatient care	652
lab tests	12814
musculoskeletal imaging	55
pelvic imaging	31
potassium test	26
preventive care	3024
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	111
thyroid function tests	1138
ultrasound (sonogram)	176
vaccines	235
vascular procedures	60
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	15
women's imaging	121
X-rays	241

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	65
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	463
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	208
85 and over	103
Less than 65	96
65 to 74	210

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He completed residency at Carraway Methodist Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Neph and has a state license in Georgia.

Residency: Carraway Methodist Medical Center (2008)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Neph

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard L. Ingram, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Wellstar

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Retrophin, Inc.	$22 (815) Thiola $22
Amgen Inc.	$20 Sensipar $20
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.	$20 LUPKYNIS $20
Baxter Healthcare	$16 Renal - PD $16
Novo Nordisk Inc	$12 Victoza $12
Other	$3 $3

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$49
Education	$45

Biography

Dr. Richard Ingram is a physician who specializes in adult nephrology. He attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Ingram's residency was performed at Carraway Methodist Medical Center. He is affiliated with WellStar West Georgia Medical Center (WGMC).