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Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD

(Ron C. Russell, MD)

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Specializes in: Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist) and General Practice

University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1985)

1314 19th Avenue
Meridian, MS 39301

(601) 703-4078

Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD is a hospitalist in Meridian, MS specializing in hospital medicine (hospitalist) and general practice. He graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

1314 19th Avenue
Meridian, MS 39301

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Ron C. Russell, 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 75% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi. 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. Ron C. Russell, MD treated as a hospitalist in Meridian, MS during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	38
hospital care	1991
inpatient care	1722
outpatient care	269
stress testing	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD treated as a hospitalist in Meridian, MS during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	23
hospital care	1871
inpatient care	1644
outpatient care	227
stress testing	23

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	420
Female	529

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	601
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	149
Less than 65	236

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	45
Dementia	30
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD treated as a hospitalist in Meridian, MS during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	13
hospital care	1331
inpatient care	1106
outpatient care	211
stress testing	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	524

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	578
Black	322
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	121
Less than 65	220

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	45
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD treated as a hospitalist in Meridian, MS during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	11
hospital care	1282
inpatient care	1085
outpatient care	197
stress testing	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	834
Female	1224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1272
Black	764
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	726
From 75 to 84	530
85 and over	280
Less than 65	522

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	44
Dementia	25
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD treated as a hospitalist in Meridian, MS during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	12
hospital care	1028
inpatient care	766
outpatient care	262
stress testing	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	383
Female	550

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	371
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	134
Less than 65	246

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	48
Dementia	29
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD treated as a hospitalist in Meridian, MS during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1115
inpatient care	845
outpatient care	270

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	482
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	140
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	49
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD treated as a hospitalist in Meridian, MS during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1416
inpatient care	1098
outpatient care	318

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	575

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	571
Black	373
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	153
Less than 65	213

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	49
Dementia	34
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD treated as a hospitalist in Meridian, MS during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1194
inpatient care	1041
outpatient care	153

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	409
Female	531

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	571
Black	350
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	291
85 and over	146
Less than 65	201

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	50
Dementia	33
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD treated as a hospitalist in Meridian, MS during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1097
inpatient care	1009
outpatient care	88

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	367
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	285
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	159
Less than 65	183

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	52
Dementia	34
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD treated as a hospitalist in Meridian, MS during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1472
inpatient care	1357
outpatient care	115

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	261
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	126
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	53
Dementia	34
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD treated as a hospitalist in Meridian, MS during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1528
inpatient care	1392
outpatient care	136

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	119
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	50
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD treated as a hospitalist in Meridian, MS were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and stress testing.

cardiac procedures	19
hospital care	1393
inpatient care	1187
outpatient care	204
stress testing	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD.

**Gender**
Female	509
Male	378

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	255
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	541
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	138
75 to 84	245
Less than 65	204
65 to 74	299

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	27
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1985. He completed residency at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis. He is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine - Hospital Medicine and has a state license in Mississippi.

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1985)

Residency: Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis (1989)

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine - Hospital Medicine

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ron C. Russell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$249 TEFLARO $163	DALVANCE $44	AVYCAZ $42
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$231 SAMSCA $231
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$134 INVOKANA $109	XARELTO $24
Pfizer Inc.	$90 ELIQUIS $50	PREVNAR - 13 $26	ZYVOX $13
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$83 ELIQUIS $83
Other	$251 TEFLARO $68	DALIRESP $25	LANTUS $24	CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $19	BIDIL $18	Other $97

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,038

Biography

Dr. Ron Russell is a specialist in general practice and hospital medicine (hospitalist) in Meridian, MS. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and a graduate of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis' residency program. Dr. Russell is professionally affiliated with Ochsner Health.