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Dr. William C. Moss, MD

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(William Moss, MD)

(81 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and General Practice

Tulane University School of Medicine - GME (1987)

4150 Nelson Road
Lake Charles, LA 70605

(337) 562-3732

Dr. William C. Moss, MD is a general surgeon in Lake Charles, LA specializing in general surgery and general practice. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine - GME in 1987 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. William C. Moss, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health, CHRISTUS Health and Ochsner CHRISTUS Health Center - General Surgery.

Office Locations

4150 Nelson Road
Lake Charles, LA 70605

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Moss, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Moss, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	12
catheterization	21
dialysis access procedures	12
doctor visit	245
hospital care	133
inpatient care	133
vascular procedures	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Moss, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Moss, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	15
catheterization	28
device removal	11
dialysis access procedures	15
doctor visit	234
endarterectomy	18
hospital care	67
inpatient care	67
neck surgery	18
vascular procedures	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	181

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	24
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Moss, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Moss, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	27
catheterization	14
dialysis access procedures	27
doctor visit	201
endarterectomy	12
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
neck surgery	12
vascular procedures	39

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	27
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Moss, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and endarterectomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Moss, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	16
catheterization	23
device removal	16
doctor visit	244
endarterectomy	19
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
neck surgery	19
open surgery	16
vascular procedures	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	38
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Moss, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and endarterectomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Moss, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
catheterization	23
device removal	12
doctor visit	230
endarterectomy	22
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
neck surgery	22
open surgery	15
vascular procedures	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	26
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Moss, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, LA during 2017 were open surgery, abdominal surgery, gastrointestinal procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Moss, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	17
catheterization	16
doctor visit	146
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
open surgery	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	17
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Moss, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, LA during 2018 were open surgery, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Moss, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	16
doctor visit	131
gastrointestinal procedures	16
open surgery	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Moss, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, LA during 2019 were open surgery, abdominal surgery, gastrointestinal procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Moss, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	19
catheterization	15
doctor visit	143
gastrointestinal procedures	19
open surgery	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	13
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Moss, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, LA during 2020 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Moss, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	16
doctor visit	96

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Moss, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, LA during 2021 were catheterization, open surgery, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Moss, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
catheterization	15
doctor visit	115
gastrointestinal procedures	11
open surgery	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Moss, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, LA during 2022 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Moss, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	17
doctor visit	83

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Moss, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William C. Moss, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Charles, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and anastomosis.

abdominal surgery	15
anastomosis	18
catheterization	18
device removal	13
dialysis access procedures	18
doctor visit	169
endarterectomy	17
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
neck surgery	17
open surgery	15
vascular procedures	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Moss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	171
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	58
85 and over	13
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	98

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	6
Cancer	20

Education & Training

Dr. William C. Moss, MD graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine - GME in 1987. He completed residency at Emory University School of Medicine - GME. He is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Surgery - Surgery and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine - GME (1987)

Residency: Emory University School of Medicine - GME (1992)

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Surgery - Surgery

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William C. Moss, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

CHRISTUS Health

Ochsner CHRISTUS Health Center - General Surgery

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William C. Moss, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 81 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William C. Moss, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lake Charles, LA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Covidien Sales LLC	$1,127 Spacemaker $574	Parietex $391	ReliaTack $162
Ethicon US, LLC	$246 EVICEL $90	Mega Power $46	SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix Family of Products $40	SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats $38	PROLENE Products $31
Pfizer Inc.	$46 XALKORI $46
Veracyte, Inc.	$43 $43
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$34 BioZorb $34
Other	$114 Senza $30	DYSPORT $19	EUFLEXXA $19	Surgical Mgmt Therapy $17	KEYTRUDA $15	Other $15

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$922
Food and Beverage	$688

Biography

Dr. William Moss specializes in general practice and general surgery and practices in Lake Charles, LA. After completing medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Emory University. Dr. Moss's average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). His hospital/clinic affiliations include Ochsner Medical Center, CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital, and CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital. According to Yext, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Lake Charles, LA.