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Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

251 N Lyerly Street Suite 100
Chattanooga, TN 37404

(423) 826-8000

Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD is a nephrologist in Chattanooga, TN specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD is affiliated with Vitruvian Health.

Office Locations

Vitruvian Health

251 N Lyerly Street Suite 100
Chattanooga, TN 37404

(423) 826-8000

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

uric acid blood test

By Affordability:

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD performed more uric acid blood test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for cystatin C test, reticulocyte count (immature red blood cell count), sodium test, and sodium urine test 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 Affordability:

A1C test

diabetes management

diabetes screening

glycated protein test

In 2023, Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD had a list price for A1C test, diabetes management, diabetes screening, and glycated protein test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

complete blood count

creatinine urine test

lab tests

By Affordability:

complement tests

hemoglobin test

phosphorus blood test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD performed more complete blood count (CBC), creatinine urine test, and lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for complement tests, hemoglobin test, phosphorus blood test, phosphorus test, uric acid blood test, uric acid test, and vitamin D test 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. Stuart G. Ginther, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chattanooga, TN during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	450
diabetes management	16
dialysis	243
doctor visit	660
hospital care	1339
inpatient care	1339
lab tests	3835
minimally invasive procedures	52
preventive care	44
vaccines	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chattanooga, TN during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	617
diabetes management	13
dialysis	294
doctor visit	672
hemofiltration	25
hospital care	1334
inpatient care	1334
lab tests	4121
minimally invasive procedures	31
preventive care	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	541
Female	600

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	925
Black	194
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	132
Less than 65	299

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	66
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chattanooga, TN during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	676
diabetes management	23
dialysis	261
doctor visit	716
hemofiltration	41
hospital care	1216
inpatient care	1216
lab tests	4313
minimally invasive procedures	37
preventive care	23
thyroid function tests	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	577
Female	608

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	954
Black	209
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	383
From 75 to 84	329
85 and over	158
Less than 65	315

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	66
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chattanooga, TN during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	681
diabetes management	14
dialysis	258
doctor visit	682
hemofiltration	19
hospital care	1229
inpatient care	1229
lab tests	4651
minimally invasive procedures	35
preventive care	43
thyroid function tests	15
vaccines	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1122
Female	1122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1856
Black	336
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	788
From 75 to 84	712
85 and over	256
Less than 65	488

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	65
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chattanooga, TN during 2016 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	787
diabetes management	20
dialysis	231
doctor visit	825
hospital care	1403
inpatient care	1403
lab tests	5239
minimally invasive procedures	39
preventive care	20
thyroid function tests	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	693
Female	656

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1099
Black	221
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	487
From 75 to 84	403
85 and over	148
Less than 65	311

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	65
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chattanooga, TN during 2017 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	812
diabetes management	11
dialysis	225
doctor visit	799
hospital care	992
inpatient care	992
lab tests	5324
minimally invasive procedures	23
preventive care	25
thyroid function tests	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	613
Female	621

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1029
Black	182
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	440
From 75 to 84	382
85 and over	151
Less than 65	261

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	66
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chattanooga, TN during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	756
diabetes management	14
dialysis	225
doctor visit	835
hospital care	1167
inpatient care	1167
lab tests	6032
minimally invasive procedures	19
preventive care	14
thyroid function tests	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	687
Female	608

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1105
Black	163
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	512
From 75 to 84	377
85 and over	146
Less than 65	260

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	64
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chattanooga, TN during 2019 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	792
diabetes management	14
dialysis	187
doctor visit	976
hospital care	1037
inpatient care	1037
lab tests	6650
minimally invasive procedures	62
preventive care	14
thyroid function tests	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	712
Female	716

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1212
Black	181
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	518
From 75 to 84	452
85 and over	184
Less than 65	274

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	63
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chattanooga, TN during 2020 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	602
dialysis	311
doctor visit	708
hemofiltration	27
hospital care	1124
inpatient care	1124
lab tests	5277
minimally invasive procedures	21
thyroid function tests	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	682
Female	586

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1046
Black	187
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	384
85 and over	142
Less than 65	250

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	63
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chattanooga, TN during 2021 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	705
dialysis	206
doctor visit	708
hospital care	713
inpatient care	713
lab tests	5796
minimally invasive procedures	17
thyroid function tests	20

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	557
Female	527

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	899
Black	148
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	428
From 75 to 84	373
85 and over	138
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	61
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chattanooga, TN during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	625
chronic care	218
diabetes management	21
dialysis	75
doctor visit	659
hospital care	620
inpatient care	620
lab tests	5674
minimally invasive procedures	14
preventive care	35
thyroid function tests	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	445
Female	438

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	743
Black	109
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	321
85 and over	121
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	62
Dementia	11
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chattanooga, TN were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

blood draw	682
chronic care	218
diabetes management	16
dialysis	228
doctor visit	749
hemofiltration	28
hospital care	1106
inpatient care	1106
lab tests	5173
minimally invasive procedures	31
preventive care	27
thyroid function tests	15
vaccines	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	602
Female	589

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	175
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	988
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	372
85 and over	143
Less than 65	246
65 to 74	430

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	58
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Vitruvian Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$635 SAMSCA $462	JYNARQUE $173
Relypsa, Inc.	$238 VELTASSA $238
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$210 Rayaldee $210
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$187 FARXIGA $124	LOKELMA $63
Amgen Inc.	$143 Parsabiv $67	Sensipar $63	Tavneos $14
Other	$836 ACTHAR $218	Kerendia $106	BENLYSTA $81	LUPKYNIS $66	Renal - PD $55	Other $311

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,188
Education	$61

Biography

Dr. Stuart Ginther's specialty is adult nephrology. He attended Wake Forest University School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Alabama. Dr. Ginther is affiliated with Vitruvian Health.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stuart G. Ginther, MD From 2012 - 2022

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