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Dr. William R. Blythe, MD

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Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

1965 First Avenue
Opelika, AL 36801

(334) 705-0012

Dr. William R. Blythe, MD is an otolaryngologist in Opelika, AL specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. William R. Blythe, MD is affiliated with East Alabama Health.

Office Locations

East Alabama Health

1965 First Avenue
Opelika, AL 36801

(334) 705-0012

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

cochlear implant surgery

myringotomy

tympanostomy

In 2023, Dr. William R. Blythe, MD had a list price for cochlear implant surgery, myringotomy (incision of eardrum), and tympanostomy (myringotomy with tube insertion) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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 Volume:

diagnostic flexible laryngoscopy

endoscopy

laryngoscopy

maxillofacial CT scan

neck ultrasound

tympanostomy

By Affordability:

ear wax removal

impacted ear wax removal

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. William R. Blythe, MD performed more diagnostic flexible laryngoscopy, endoscopy, laryngoscopy, maxillofacial (jaw/face) CT scan, neck ultrasound, and tympanostomy (myringotomy with tube insertion) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for ear wax removal, and impacted ear wax removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 25%

By Volume:

ultrasound

By Affordability:

audiometry test

diagnostic flexible laryngoscopy

diagnostic laryngoscopy

fiberoptic laryngoscopy

flexible laryngoscopy

pure-tone threshold audiometry

speech audiometry

speech reception threshold

threshold audiometry

tympanometry

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. William R. Blythe, MD performed more ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for audiometry test, diagnostic flexible laryngoscopy, diagnostic laryngoscopy, fiberoptic laryngoscopy, flexible laryngoscopy, hearing evaluation, hearing test, immittance testing, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, laryngoscopy, pure-tone audiometry, pure-tone threshold audiometry, speech audiometry, speech reception threshold (SRT), threshold audiometry, and tympanometry 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. William R. Blythe, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Opelika, AL during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	840
aspiration	31
blood draw	59
CT scan	23
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	144
diagnostic procedures	81
doctor visit	590
ear procedures	491
excision	45
foreign body removal	13
gynecologic procedures	23
image guided procedures	31
immunotherapy	393
injections	393
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	310
minimally invasive procedures	1217
minor procedures	31
neck imaging	68
nose surgery	48
nosebleed treatment	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
skin testing	840
submucous resection (SMR)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Blythe, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Opelika, AL during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, immunotherapy, injections and allergy testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	560
aspiration	51
blood draw	45
CT scan	95
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	141
diagnostic procedures	131
doctor visit	514
ear procedures	486
excision	62
foreign body removal	13
gynecologic procedures	34
image guided procedures	51
immunotherapy	569
injections	569
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	89
minimally invasive procedures	782
minor procedures	51
neck imaging	72
nose surgery	84
nosebleed treatment	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	34
skin testing	560
submucous resection (SMR)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	72

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	586

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	749
Black	181
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	271
85 and over	94
Less than 65	177

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Blythe, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Opelika, AL during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	14
allergy testing	800
aspiration	47
CT scan	101
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	103
diagnostic procedures	119
doctor visit	731
ear procedures	554
excision	36
gynecologic procedures	36
image guided procedures	47
immunotherapy	595
implant surgery	11
injections	595
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	198
minimally invasive procedures	1102
minor procedures	61
neck imaging	100
nose surgery	54
nosebleed treatment	35
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	36
skin testing	800
ultrasound (sonogram)	100

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	457
Female	715

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	920
Black	236
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	482
From 75 to 84	352
85 and over	119
Less than 65	219

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Blythe, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Opelika, AL during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, immunotherapy, injections and allergy testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	14
allergy testing	560
aspiration	44
CT scan	70
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	93
diagnostic procedures	106
doctor visit	553
ear procedures	433
excision	26
gynecologic procedures	26
image guided procedures	44
immunotherapy	769
implant surgery	12
injections	769
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	472
minimally invasive procedures	1124
minor procedures	58
neck imaging	98
nose surgery	73
nosebleed treatment	36
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
skin testing	560
submucous resection (SMR)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	98

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	822
Female	1262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1634
Black	426
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	954
From 75 to 84	592
85 and over	238
Less than 65	300

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Blythe, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Opelika, AL during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, immunotherapy, injections and allergy testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	680
aspiration	33
CT scan	89
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	115
diagnostic procedures	77
doctor visit	671
ear procedures	361
excision	28
gynecologic procedures	28
image guided procedures	33
immunotherapy	890
implant surgery	15
injections	890
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	435
minimally invasive procedures	1189
minor procedures	33
neck imaging	125
nose surgery	41
nosebleed treatment	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
skin testing	680
ultrasound (sonogram)	125

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	590

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	786
Black	179
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	438
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	87
Less than 65	155

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Blythe, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Opelika, AL during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, immunotherapy, injections and allergy testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	600
aspiration	40
blood draw	30
CT scan	54
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	67
diagnostic procedures	78
doctor visit	894
ear procedures	529
excision	15
gynecologic procedures	15
image guided procedures	40
immunotherapy	671
implant surgery	19
injections	671
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	349
minimally invasive procedures	1004
minor procedures	40
neck imaging	130
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin testing	600
ultrasound (sonogram)	130

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	624

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	815
Black	207
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	417
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	114
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Blythe, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Opelika, AL during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	15
allergy testing	640
aspiration	33
CT scan	97
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	56
diagnostic procedures	73
doctor visit	865
ear procedures	607
image guided procedures	33
immunotherapy	173
implant surgery	14
injections	173
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	345
minimally invasive procedures	1033
minor procedures	48
neck imaging	124
nose surgery	30
nosebleed treatment	30
skin testing	640
ultrasound (sonogram)	124

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	431
Female	614

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	859
Black	171
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	412
From 75 to 84	360
85 and over	132
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Blythe, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Opelika, AL during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	681
blood draw	31
CT scan	94
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	77
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	684
ear procedures	492
excision	14
gynecologic procedures	14
immunotherapy	418
implant surgery	16
injections	418
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	350
minimally invasive procedures	1045
neck imaging	119
nose surgery	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin testing	681
ultrasound (sonogram)	119

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	536

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	746
Black	160
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	297
85 and over	125
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Blythe, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Opelika, AL during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	680
blood draw	34
CT scan	96
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	43
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	580
ear procedures	212
immunotherapy	535
implant surgery	13
injections	535
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	215
minimally invasive procedures	895
neck imaging	85
skin testing	680
ultrasound (sonogram)	85

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	494
Black	122
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	69
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Blythe, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Opelika, AL during 2021 were immunotherapy, injections, laryngeal (voice box) procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	11
CT scan	68
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	533
ear procedures	147
immunotherapy	221
implant surgery	11
injections	221
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	185
minimally invasive procedures	185
neck imaging	78
neurostimulator lead placement	11
neurostimulator replacement	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	78

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	70
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Blythe, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Opelika, AL during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, ear procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	87
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	46
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	454
ear procedures	104
excision	27
gynecologic procedures	27
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	128
minimally invasive procedures	167
neck imaging	87
nose surgery	39
nosebleed treatment	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	87

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	398
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	55
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William R. Blythe, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Opelika, AL were minimally invasive procedures, skin testing, allergy testing and injections.

ablation	14
allergy testing	671
aspiration	39
blood draw	35
CT scan	79
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	82
diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	642
ear procedures	401
excision	31
foreign body removal	13
gynecologic procedures	25
image guided procedures	39
immunotherapy	523
implant surgery	13
injections	523
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	279
minimally invasive procedures	885
minor procedures	46
neck imaging	98
neurostimulator lead placement	11
neurostimulator replacement	11
nose surgery	47
nosebleed treatment	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
skin testing	671
submucous resection (SMR)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	98

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Blythe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	537

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	167
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	714
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	278
85 and over	100
Less than 65	137
65 to 74	381

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William R. Blythe, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	8
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. William R. Blythe, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He completed residency at UNC Hospitals. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Residency: UNC Hospitals

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William R. Blythe, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

East Alabama Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$13,326 Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $12,410	Inspire $915
Cochlear Americas	$4,193 Baha $4,004	OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT $108	Nucleus $45	Cochlear Osia OSI200 Implant $36
Intersect ENT, Inc.	$503 Propel $503
Advanced Bionics, LLC	$476 HiResolution Bionic Ear System $318	HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE $158
GENZYME CORPORATION	$272 DUPIXENT $272
Other	$1,561 NUCALA $178	MED-EL Maestro Cochlear Implant System $166	ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM $116	Energy: Harmonic $74	StealthStation $68	Other $960

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$10,125
Food and Beverage	$6,691
Travel and Lodging	$2,232
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,283

Biography

Dr. William Blythe is a specialist in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He works in Opelika, AL. His clinical interests encompass ear problems. Dr. Blythe is affiliated with East Alabama Health. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Blythe trained at UNC Hospitals.