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Dr. David Carter Allen, MD

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Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

Professional interests include: menopause, low testosterone (male hypogonadism), benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate), and more.

120 Trinity Place
Athens, GA 30607

(706) 543-2718

Dr. David Carter Allen, MD is an urologist in Athens, GA specializing in urology (urinary tract disease).

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120 Trinity Place
Athens, GA 30607

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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Enlarged Prostate)

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a noncancerous condition in which the prostate gland becomes enlarged. BPH affects about half of men between the ages of 50 and 60, and approximately 80% of men over 80. As the prostate grows in size, it can press down on the tube where urine flows out of the body (the urethra) and cause urinary problems.

Medication can relieve mild to moderate symptoms of BPH, such as frequent urination, incomplete bladder emptying, a weak urine stream, and straining while urinating. However, other forms of treatment may be more appropriate if an individual has pain with urination, frequent urinary tract infections, or is unable to urinate. The size of the prostate and the severity of their symptoms will determine the type of treatment they need. If the prostate is not very large, doctors will likely recommend a transurethral procedure. This minimally invasive technique involves the insertion of a scope into the urethra. The most common transurethral procedures for BPH are:

Transurethral incision of the prostate or TUIP, where the surgeon uses the scope to make small cuts in the area of the prostate that meets the bladder. These cuts will open up the pathway for urine and allow it to flow with more ease.
Transurethral needle ablation or TUNA, where needles are inserted through the scope and into the prostate. The needles use radiofrequency waves to destroy excess prostate tissue.
Laser prostate ablation, where lasers pass through the scope to melt away the part of the prostate causing urine blockage.
Transurethral resection of the prostate or TURP, where the inside of the prostate is trimmed and removed one tiny piece at a time using the scope.

If the prostate is too big for a transurethral procedure, an individual may need a simple prostatectomy, which can be done in one of three ways: laparoscopic, robotic, or open. During a laparoscopic simple prostatectomy, a surgeon makes several small incisions on the belly. Then they insert a long tube with a camera into one of the cuts and surgical instruments into the others. Using the camera to see inside the belly, they carefully removes the enlarged part of the prostate. Robotic simple prostatectomy uses the same techniques as the laparoscopic method, but the surgery is done with the help of a robot. For men with very large prostates, open simple prostatectomy may be the best treatment option. This surgery differs from the other approaches in that it requires a much larger incision.

Most transurethral treatments for BPH, like TUIP, TUNA, and laser prostate ablation, are done in the doctor's office or outpatient surgery center. TURP and simple prostatectomy, however, need to be performed in the hospital and require an average stay of one to three days. Patients should wait a week before doing any strenuous activities after a TUIP, TUNA, or laser prostate ablation, and about four to six weeks after a TURP or simple prostatectomy. Although these treatments improve BPH symptoms for most patients, it is important to be aware of the risks involved, such as urine control issues, tightening of the urethra, and erectile dysfunction.

Kidney Stones

Kidney stones are hard deposits that form in the kidneys, made up of minerals that are normally present in urine. They can vary in size, from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a nickel, occasionally even larger. Sometimes they lodge in the kidney, and sometimes they break free and make their way out through the urinary tract, which can be extremely painful.

Kidney stones can be smooth or jagged and are yellow to brown in color. They are mostly comprised of the minerals calcium, oxalate, and phosphorus. Examining the stones to see what they are made of can show what caused the stone to be formed in the first place. For example, a stone made of mostly calcium, which is the most common type, can happen any time the urine becomes too concentrated due to dehydration or a blockage in the kidney. A uric acid stone forms when acid levels in the urine get too high, usually due to excessive consumption of animal protein such as meat and fish. A struvite stone is a sign of certain infections, and a cystine stone can be due to a genetic disorder that raises the risk of kidney stones.

The most common symptom of kidney stones is pain, either in the back or lower abdomen, or severe pain when urinating. There may also be blood in the urine. Treatment for kidney stones depends on how large the stone is. Very small stones can pass out of the body on their own, and they do not require treatment other than drinking adequate water and taking pain killers. Larger stones need to be broken apart and removed. The main treatment options are:

Shock wave lithotripsy, which uses sound wave vibrations to break apart the stone
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, or the use of a very tiny tool (like a wire inserted through the back) to break apart and remove the stone
Ureteroscopy, a thin tube inserted through the urethra and bladder to the stone, where tiny tools can grasp the stone and remove

People who have had one kidney stone are at risk of developing another. To reduce this risk, patients are given instructions specific to the type of stone they developed. Generally the instructions will include drinking more water to dilute the urine, but it may also involve lowering sodium intake or eating less meat.

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

A urinary tract infection, or UTI, happens when bacteria enter the body through the opening where urine is normally released. The bacteria infect the lining of the urethra and bladder, turning them red and inflamed. This causes pain in the abdomen or pelvic area, a burning sensation during urination, a sense of urgency about going to the bathroom, frequent urination, and urine that smells bad and looks cloudy, or even contains traces of blood. If the urinary tract infection is severe, it may travel all the way to the kidneys, a more serious kind of UTI called pyelonephritis. Patients with this kidney infection might have blood in their urine, feel back pain, and develop a fever.

Urinary tract infections are extremely common: 12% of all men and 40-50% of all women will have a urinary tract infection during their lifetime. They are more common in women because women have shorter urethras, so bacteria have a shorter distance to travel from the outside of the body to the bladder and cause an infection. Some people also have urethras that are an unusual shape or have an obstruction in the urethra that makes getting a UTI more likely. Also, certain chronic illnesses like diabetes weaken the immune system, so any bacteria in the body are more likely to cause an infection.

A urinary tract infection can be diagnosed very quickly by a doctor. A sample of urine can be examined under a microscope for the presence of bacteria or white blood cells. There are also diagnostic strips that can be used to test a urine sample without the need for a microscope. Once a diagnosis is made, treatment is a course of oral antibiotics, and most patients feel better within just a few days. There are some things that patients can do themselves to help reduce the risk of getting a urinary tract infection in the future. Stay well hydrated, wipe from front to back after going to the bathroom, wear breathable cotton undergarments, and don't hold it in when patients feel the urge to go.

In The News

“David Allen, a urologist in Athens, testified that Donnan talked him into investing $1 million of family savings, which was later lost.”—"Bauerle stands behind Donnan despite financial loss", Macon Telegraph, May 2014

“David Allen, a urologist in Athens, said he had been friends with Donnan since Georgia hired him in 1996.”—"Donnan's former friend testifies he lost $1 million in family savings", Macon Telegraph, May 2014

abdominal imaging	153
ablation	42
catheterization	81
cryotherapy	25
CT scan	154
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	1306
foreign body removal	10
hormone therapy	81
hospital care	107
inpatient care	107
lab tests	2766
laser treatment	37
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	50
minimally invasive procedures	411
minor procedures	14
pelvic imaging	131
potassium test	12
stent placement (stenting)	35
urologic procedures	1113

**Gender**
Male	713
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	842
Black	102
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	392
From 75 to 84	351
85 and over	131
Less than 65	87

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

abdominal imaging	207
ablation	48
anorectal procedures	63
catheterization	75
cryotherapy	22
CT scan	180
diagnostic procedures	97
doctor visit	2593
foreign body removal	11
hormone therapy	131
hospital care	105
injections	14
inpatient care	105
lab tests	4989
laser treatment	33
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	46
minimally invasive procedures	442
minor procedures	22
pelvic imaging	155
potassium test	21
stent placement (stenting)	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	41
urologic procedures	1780
vascular procedures	14

**Gender**
Male	932
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1071
Black	143
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	530
From 75 to 84	437
85 and over	158
Less than 65	117

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

abdominal imaging	210
ablation	34
anorectal procedures	23
catheterization	49
cryotherapy	20
CT scan	192
diagnostic procedures	64
doctor visit	1616
foreign body removal	10
hormone therapy	63
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74
lab tests	2341
laser treatment	18
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	36
minimally invasive procedures	394
minor procedures	27
pelvic imaging	143
stent placement (stenting)	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	17
urologic procedures	1107

**Gender**
Male	1596
Female	502

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1844
Black	198
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	902
From 75 to 84	720
85 and over	294
Less than 65	182

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

abdominal imaging	185
ablation	11
anorectal procedures	38
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	58
catheterization	143
chemotherapy	58
cryotherapy	12
CT scan	171
diagnostic procedures	61
doctor visit	2720
hormone therapy	177
hospital care	136
injections	106
inpatient care	136
lab tests	2460
laser treatment	27
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	37
minimally invasive procedures	377
minor procedures	24
pelvic imaging	150
potassium test	84
stent placement (stenting)	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
urologic procedures	2141

**Gender**
Male	884
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1038
Black	101
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	523
From 75 to 84	404
85 and over	173
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

abdominal imaging	180
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	74
catheterization	96
chemotherapy	74
CT scan	181
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	2870
foreign body removal	16
hormone therapy	182
hospital care	56
injections	68
inpatient care	56
lab tests	3379
laser treatment	11
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	66
minimally invasive procedures	434
minor procedures	19
pelvic imaging	157
potassium test	149
stent placement (stenting)	47
urologic procedures	2094

**Gender**
Male	943
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1096
Black	93
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	548
From 75 to 84	450
85 and over	167
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

abdominal imaging	191
ablation	19
catheterization	104
cryotherapy	20
CT scan	192
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	2919
hormone therapy	91
hospital care	86
injections	9
inpatient care	86
lab tests	4351
laser treatment	30
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	38
minimally invasive procedures	412
minor procedures	33
pelvic imaging	176
potassium test	136
stent placement (stenting)	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	9
urologic procedures	1990
vascular procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	900
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1062
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	516
From 75 to 84	440
85 and over	158
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	23

abdominal imaging	189
ablation	16
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	36
catheterization	116
chemotherapy	36
cryotherapy	17
CT scan	190
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	2885
foreign body removal	11
hormone therapy	86
hospital care	63
injections	17
inpatient care	63
lab tests	4460
laser treatment	29
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	29
minimally invasive procedures	385
minor procedures	26
pelvic imaging	168
potassium test	108
stent placement (stenting)	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	17
urologic procedures	2065
vascular procedures	18

**Gender**
Male	885
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1022
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	515
From 75 to 84	428
85 and over	141
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

abdominal imaging	136
anorectal procedures	63
catheterization	79
CT scan	137
diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	2287
hormone therapy	81
hospital care	44
injections	19
inpatient care	44
lab tests	2932
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	20
minimally invasive procedures	199
pelvic imaging	116
potassium test	91
stent placement (stenting)	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
urologic procedures	1707
vascular procedures	20

**Gender**
Male	841
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	959
Black	79
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	445
From 75 to 84	442
85 and over	141
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

abdominal imaging	84
CT scan	85
doctor visit	957
foreign body removal	12
hormone therapy	72
lab tests	689
minimally invasive procedures	235
pelvic imaging	73
potassium test	80
stent placement (stenting)	41
urologic procedures	1065

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Carter Allen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Carter Allen, MD treated as an urologist in Athens, GA were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging	172
ablation	28
anorectal procedures	46
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	56
catheterization	93
chemotherapy	56
cryotherapy	19
CT scan	165
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	2242
foreign body removal	11
hormone therapy	107
hospital care	83
injections	39
inpatient care	83
lab tests	3152
laser treatment	27
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	41
minimally invasive procedures	369
minor procedures	23
pelvic imaging	141
potassium test	85
stent placement (stenting)	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
urologic procedures	1681
vascular procedures	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Carter Allen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	769
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	88
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	893
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	367
85 and over	136
Less than 65	68
65 to 74	437

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Carter Allen, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	18
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Georgia.

Licensed In: Georgia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Coloplast Corp	$3,974 TITAN $1,843	VIRTUE $1,143	PENILE RECONSTRUCTION $681	PENILE & TESTICULAR RECONSTRUCTN $154	CONTINENCE CARE $78	Other $74
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$1,377 Vesicare $418	XTANDI $319	Myrbetriq $287	$353
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$480 ZYTIGA $380	Erleada $100
Pfizer Inc.	$373 XTANDI $128	PVC $79	TOVIAZ $55	ORGOVYX $50	VIAGRA $42	Other $18
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$334 Xofigo $211	Nubeqa $123
Other	$2,880 ZYTIGA $241	ORGOVYX $234	XTANDI $196	XIAFLEX $194	PROVENGE $150	Other $1,865

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,780
Travel and Lodging	$1,821
Education	$1,819

Biography

Dr. David Allen is a medical specialist in urology (urinary tract disease). His areas of expertise include menopause, benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate), and erectile dysfunction (impotence). According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Athens, GA.

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