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Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (1971)

4224 Houma Boulevard #450a
Metairie, LA 70006

(504) 454-9006

Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD is a cardiologist in Metairie, LA specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1971 and has 55 years of experience.

Office Locations

4224 Houma Boulevard #450a
Metairie, LA 70006

(504) 454-9006

(504) 456-5080

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In The News

“"Allocating time for relaxing activities, such as knitting, helps control unhealthy feelings and decreases the risk for heart disease," says Dr. William A. Rolston III, a New Orleans cardiologist.”—"A YARN FOR RELAXING: KNIT YOUR CARES AWAY", Orlando Sentinel, January 1999

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD in 2023

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cardiac imaging

In 2012, Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD had a list price for cardiac imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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. William Airth Rolston III, MD treated as a cardiologist in Metairie, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	152
cardiac procedures	283
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	905
hospital care	460
inpatient care	460
lab tests	152
minimally invasive procedures	21
stress testing	56
ultrasound (sonogram)	286
vascular procedures	101

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD treated as a cardiologist in Metairie, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	121
cardiac procedures	253
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	892
hospital care	352
inpatient care	337
lab tests	123
minimally invasive procedures	18
nuclear scan	22
outpatient care	15
stress testing	73
ultrasound (sonogram)	190
vascular procedures	46

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	87
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD treated as a cardiologist in Metairie, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	104
cardiac procedures	250
doctor visit	787
hospital care	358
inpatient care	345
lab tests	103
nuclear scan	53
nursing home care	24
outpatient care	13
stress testing	106
ultrasound (sonogram)	175
vascular procedures	31

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	108
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD treated as a cardiologist in Metairie, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	85
cardiac procedures	244
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	709
hospital care	498
inpatient care	498
lab tests	86
minimally invasive procedures	11
nuclear scan	27
stress testing	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	208
vascular procedures	57

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	524

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	766
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	252
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD treated as a cardiologist in Metairie, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	150
cardiac procedures	193
doctor visit	733
hospital care	530
inpatient care	499
lab tests	155
outpatient care	31
stress testing	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	200
vascular procedures	40

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	122
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	43
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD treated as a cardiologist in Metairie, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	132
cardiac procedures	200
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	665
hospital care	422
inpatient care	409
lab tests	134
minimally invasive procedures	12
outpatient care	13
stress testing	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	198
vascular procedures	56

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	40
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	121
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD treated as a cardiologist in Metairie, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	68
cardiac procedures	160
doctor visit	506
hospital care	404
inpatient care	387
lab tests	69
outpatient care	17
stress testing	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	182
vascular procedures	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	95
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	25
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD treated as a cardiologist in Metairie, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	40
cardiac procedures	159
doctor visit	529
hospital care	317
inpatient care	304
lab tests	41
outpatient care	13
stress testing	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	161
vascular procedures	38

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	87
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD treated as a cardiologist in Metairie, LA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	142
doctor visit	454
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71
nuclear scan	14
stress testing	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	132
vascular procedures	38

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD treated as a cardiologist in Metairie, LA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	166
doctor visit	449
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85
nuclear scan	24
stress testing	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	134
vascular procedures	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD treated as a cardiologist in Metairie, LA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	152
doctor visit	442
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99
nuclear scan	17
stress testing	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	150
vascular procedures	47

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD treated as a cardiologist in Metairie, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

blood draw	106
cardiac procedures	200
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	642
hospital care	326
inpatient care	317
lab tests	107
minimally invasive procedures	15
nuclear scan	26
nursing home care	24
outpatient care	17
stress testing	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	183
vascular procedures	48

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	23
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	330
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	132
85 and over	79
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	134

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. William Airth Rolston III, MD graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1971. He has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (1971)

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$611 TACHY LEAD $558	GENERAL BRADY $16	EKOSONIC $13	CTO $13	LATITUDE $11
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$462 ENTRESTO $462
Pfizer Inc.	$285 ELIQUIS $247	CHANTIX $38
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$215 XARELTO $195	INVOKANA $20
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$148 Effient $94	SAVAYSA $40	Benicar $14
Other	$1,761 ELIQUIS $147	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $128	SAMSCA $124	Repatha $109	Pradaxa $99	Other $1,153

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,972
Travel and Lodging	$481
Education	$28

Biography

Dr. William Rolston is a specialist in adult cardiology in Metairie, LA. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans.

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