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Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine

430 South Lake Street
Paris, TN 38242

(731) 642-3024

Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD is an internist in Paris, TN specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine. Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD is affiliated with Henry County Medical Center.

Office Locations

Henry County Medical Center

430 South Lake Street
Paris, TN 38242

(731) 642-3024

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Top 25%

By Volume:

urinalysis

By Affordability:

blood tests

removal of skin lesion

skin lesion destruction

skin procedures

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD performed more urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests, removal of skin lesion (growth or mark), skin lesion destruction (e.g. laser surgery), and skin procedures 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. Walter P. Griffey III, MD treated as an internist in Paris, TN during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
blood draw	870
cardiac procedures	17
doctor visit	1939
ear procedures	12
injections	20
lab tests	1090
musculoskeletal imaging	30
nursing home care	106
preventive care	249
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24
skin procedures	24
stress testing	17
vaccines	249
X-rays	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD treated as an internist in Paris, TN during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
blood draw	927
doctor visit	1941
ear procedures	20
injections	18
lab tests	1162
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nursing home care	147
preventive care	197
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
vaccines	197
X-rays	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	557
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	94
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD treated as an internist in Paris, TN during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
blood draw	976
doctor visit	1889
ear procedures	14
injections	32
lab tests	1116
musculoskeletal imaging	13
nursing home care	152
preventive care	225
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
vaccines	225
X-rays	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	609
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	91
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD treated as an internist in Paris, TN during 2015 were blood draw, lab tests, nursing home care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
blood draw	1144
doctor visit	2050
ear procedures	30
injections	16
lab tests	638
musculoskeletal imaging	43
nursing home care	202
preventive care	184
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31
skin procedures	31
vaccines	184
X-rays	43

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	640
Female	768

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1344
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	622
From 75 to 84	450
85 and over	206
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD treated as an internist in Paris, TN during 2016 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
blood draw	984
doctor visit	1872
ear procedures	19
injections	16
lab tests	586
musculoskeletal imaging	33
nursing home care	184
preventive care	197
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
vaccines	186
X-rays	33

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	554
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	95
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD treated as an internist in Paris, TN during 2017 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	853
doctor visit	1758
ear procedures	25
lab tests	533
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nursing home care	161
preventive care	172
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
vaccines	172
X-rays	15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	85
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD treated as an internist in Paris, TN during 2018 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	852
doctor visit	1771
ear procedures	24
lab tests	373
nursing home care	72
preventive care	151
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
vaccines	151

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	506
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	87
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	2
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD treated as an internist in Paris, TN during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
blood draw	842
cardiac procedures	14
doctor visit	1719
injections	14
lab tests	395
nursing home care	82
preventive care	278
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
skin procedures	21
stress testing	14
vaccines	263

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	278

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	77
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD treated as an internist in Paris, TN during 2020 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	739
doctor visit	1331
lab tests	320
nursing home care	123
preventive care	211
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
vaccines	211

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	481
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	73
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD treated as an internist in Paris, TN during 2021 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	676
doctor visit	1397
lab tests	256
nursing home care	27
preventive care	72
vaccines	72

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	288

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	75
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD treated as an internist in Paris, TN during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	799
doctor visit	1455
lab tests	317
preventive care	79
vaccines	79

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	495
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	62
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD treated as an internist in Paris, TN were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

aspiration	19
blood draw	878
cardiac procedures	15
doctor visit	1738
ear procedures	20
injections	19
lab tests	616
musculoskeletal imaging	24
nursing home care	125
preventive care	183
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin procedures	19
stress testing	15
vaccines	180
X-rays	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	552
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	198
85 and over	85
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	259

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD graduated from East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine

Residency: University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Henry County Medical Center

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$951 Tresiba $364	Ozempic $356	RYBELSUS $135	Victoza $56	Xultophy 100/3.6 $41
Lilly USA, LLC	$209 BASAGLAR $101	MOUNJARO $55	JARDIANCE $54
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$195 ENTRESTO $158	LEQVIO $37
AbbVie Inc.	$174 QULIPTA $89	VRAYLAR $69	UBRELVY $15
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$159 JARDIANCE $139	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $20
Other	$1,006 Gralise $120	XARELTO $82	TEFLARO $75	NURTEC ODT $63	Vascepa $60	Other $605

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,489
Education	$205

Biography

Dr. Walter Griffey is professionally affiliated with Henry County Medical Center. Dr. Griffey attended East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Alabama.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter P. Griffey III, MD From 2012 - 2022

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