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Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Harvard Medical School

5903 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211

(601) 984-5678

Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD is a cardiologist in Jackson, MS specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from Harvard Medical School. Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD is affiliated with University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Office Locations

5903 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, MS during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	88
catheterization	88
diagnostic procedures	61
hospital care	147
inpatient care	129
minimally invasive procedures	88
outpatient care	18
stent placement (stenting)	27
vascular procedures	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, MS during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	40
cardiac procedures	149
catheterization	149
diagnostic procedures	89
doctor visit	80
hospital care	201
inpatient care	201
minimally invasive procedures	149
stent placement (stenting)	40
vascular procedures	68

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	43
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, MS during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	19
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	296
hospital care	424
inpatient care	409
minimally invasive procedures	19
outpatient care	15
vascular procedures	19

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	56
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	48
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, MS during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	38
cardiac procedures	110
catheterization	77
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	332
hospital care	191
inpatient care	191
minimally invasive procedures	77
stent placement (stenting)	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	33
vascular procedures	20

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	620
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	118
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, MS during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	76
catheterization	23
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	232
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
minimally invasive procedures	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	53
vascular procedures	23

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	34
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, MS during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	44
doctor visit	176
hospital care	226
inpatient care	226
stress testing	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	21
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, MS during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	241
doctor visit	181
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128
ultrasound (sonogram)	241

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	36
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD treated as a cardiologist in Jackson, MS were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

angioplasty	39
cardiac procedures	103
catheterization	71
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	216
hospital care	192
inpatient care	187
minimally invasive procedures	71
outpatient care	16
stent placement (stenting)	35
stress testing	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	89
vascular procedures	35

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	266
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	96
85 and over	44
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	119

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD graduated from Harvard Medical School. He completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology and has a state license in Mississippi.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Behavioral Health, CorVel, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Humana Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), United Healthcare, First Choice Health, Medicaid, Cigna, Veterans Administration, Community Care Network (CCN), TRICARE, Molina Healthcare, Blue California, First Health, EyeMed, Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN), LifeTrac (Transplant), Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS), March Vision, Ambetter, Devoted Health, Mississippi State and School Employees' Health Insurance Plan (AHS Network administered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi), North Mississippi Health Link, Vantage Health Plan: Commercial, PPACA Plan, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, OptumHealth Care Solutions, Inc. (Transplant), First Look, PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose, Celtic (Transplants), Interlink Health Services (Transplant), Shared Health Mississippi, Unum, Aetna Health Management (excludes UMMC Madison), Medicare - Fee for Service, Avesis, Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service and Always Care.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Behavioral Health

CorVel

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Humana Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

United Healthcare

First Choice Health

Medicaid

Cigna

Veterans Administration

Community Care Network (CCN)

TRICARE

Molina Healthcare

Blue California

First Health

EyeMed

Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)

LifeTrac (Transplant)

Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)

March Vision

Ambetter

Devoted Health

Mississippi State and School Employees' Health Insurance Plan (AHS Network administered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi)

North Mississippi Health Link

Vantage Health Plan: Commercial, PPACA Plan

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi

OptumHealth Care Solutions, Inc. (Transplant)

First Look

PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose

Celtic (Transplants)

Interlink Health Services (Transplant)

Shared Health Mississippi

Unum

Aetna Health Management (excludes UMMC Madison)

Medicare - Fee for Service

Avesis

Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service

Always Care

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. William B. Hillegass JR., MD, MPH, PhD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$106,342 BRILINTA $106,186	FARXIGA $105	CRESTOR $48	$3
The Medicines Company	$3,772 ANGIOMAX $3,618	KENGREAL $122	$32
Lilly USA, LLC	$2,778 Effient $2,778
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$1,057 Effient $1,057
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$366 ENTRESTO $348	LEQVIO $18
Other	$1,359 XARELTO $171	THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $145	Definity $120	EKOSONIC $101	Vascular Access $91	Other $732

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$91,750
Travel and Lodging	$12,575
Consulting Fee	$7,857
Food and Beverage	$3,387
Education	$104

Biography

Dr. William Hillegass is an adult cardiology specialist in Jackson, MS. He is professionally affiliated with the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Hillegass seems to honor Blue California, Coventry, CorVel, and more. He welcomes new patients at his office inJackson, MS as reported by University of Mississippi Medical Center. After attending Harvard Medical School, he completed his residency training at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Hillegass include: Gold Research Excellence Award; UMMC 2022 Silver Research Award; and UMMC 2021 Bronze Research Award.