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Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD

(17 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Professional interests include: coronary artery disease, heart failure, heart valve disease, and more.

10216 Taylorsville Road Suite 850
Louisville, KY 40299

(502) 222-8540

Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD is a cardiologist in Louisville, KY specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD is affiliated with Baptist Health and BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

Address:

10216 Taylorsville Road Suite 850
Louisville, KY 40299

Address:

1031 New Moody Lane Suite 200
La Grange, KY 40031

Address:

2400 Eastpoint Parkway Suite 580
Louisville, KY 40223

Address:

3900 Kresge Way Suite 60
Louisville, KY 40207

Address:

3900 Kresge Way Suite 60
Saint Matthews, KY 40207

Some issues Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

cardiac procedures	552
doctor visit	506
hospital care	639
inpatient care	640
minimally invasive procedures	94
nuclear scan	90
stress testing	114
ultrasound (sonogram)	439

**Gender**
Male	629
Female	786

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1182
Black	206
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	527
From 75 to 84	448
85 and over	169
Less than 65	271

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	53
cardiac procedures	663
doctor visit	591
hospital care	660
inpatient care	601
minimally invasive procedures	42
nuclear scan	20
outpatient care	59
stress testing	146
ultrasound (sonogram)	483

**Gender**
Male	593
Female	788

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1312
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	486
From 75 to 84	471
85 and over	250
Less than 65	174

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	36
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

ambulatory monitoring	49
cardiac procedures	855
doctor visit	719
hospital care	703
inpatient care	619
minimally invasive procedures	40
nuclear scan	79
outpatient care	84
stress testing	228
ultrasound (sonogram)	596

**Gender**
Male	1456
Female	1836

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3140
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1170
From 75 to 84	1148
85 and over	564
Less than 65	410

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	38
cardiac procedures	798
doctor visit	855
hospital care	716
inpatient care	686
minimally invasive procedures	39
nuclear scan	68
outpatient care	30
stress testing	180
ultrasound (sonogram)	592

**Gender**
Male	666
Female	851

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1436
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	557
From 75 to 84	533
85 and over	271
Less than 65	156

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	29
cardiac procedures	1004
doctor visit	985
hospital care	825
inpatient care	814
minimally invasive procedures	32
nuclear scan	143
outpatient care	11
stress testing	342
ultrasound (sonogram)	643

**Gender**
Male	635
Female	825

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1373
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	555
From 75 to 84	516
85 and over	274
Less than 65	115

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	47
cardiac procedures	1110
doctor visit	942
hospital care	788
inpatient care	750
minimally invasive procedures	21
nuclear scan	139
outpatient care	38
stress testing	387
ultrasound (sonogram)	689

**Gender**
Male	690
Female	796

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1367
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	583
From 75 to 84	542
85 and over	261
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	54
cardiac procedures	1059
doctor visit	951
hospital care	626
inpatient care	569
minimally invasive procedures	26
nuclear scan	130
outpatient care	57
stress testing	401
ultrasound (sonogram)	617

**Gender**
Male	676
Female	783

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1367
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	588
From 75 to 84	541
85 and over	234
Less than 65	96

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	44
cardiac procedures	951
doctor visit	756
hospital care	516
inpatient care	506
minimally invasive procedures	24
nuclear scan	88
outpatient care	10
stress testing	272
ultrasound (sonogram)	655

**Gender**
Male	622
Female	801

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1321
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	546
From 75 to 84	549
85 and over	257
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	79
cardiac procedures	2787
doctor visit	1624
hospital care	1234
inpatient care	1224
minimally invasive procedures	69
nuclear scan	296
outpatient care	10
stress testing	859
ultrasound (sonogram)	1892

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD treated as a cardiologist in Louisville, KY were cardiac procedures, hospital care, ultrasound (sonogram) and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	50
cardiac procedures	1088
doctor visit	882
hospital care	745
inpatient care	712
minimally invasive procedures	43
nuclear scan	117
outpatient care	37
stress testing	325
ultrasound (sonogram)	734

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	596
Female	746

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	62
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1249
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	14

**Age**
85 and over	228
75 to 84	474
Less than 65	139
65 to 74	501

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. He completed residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Health

BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 17 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Louisville, KY.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2017-12-23

Great Doctor and a great staff.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Louis Gregory Meriwether Jr., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$1,623 LifeVest $1,623
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,239 ENTRESTO $1,183	LEQVIO $56
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,192 XARELTO $1,033	INVOKANA $137	INVOKAMET $22
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$800 JARDIANCE $472	Pradaxa $226	$102
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$634 Effient $549	SAVAYSA $85
Other	$2,782 ELIQUIS $692	FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S $316	Lexiscan $254	CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $235	PRALUENT $191	Other $1,094

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,199
Education	$71

Biography

Dr. Louis Meriwether is an adult cardiology specialist in Louisville, KY, Saint Matthews, KY, and La Grange, KY. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Meriwether's areas of expertise include the following: nuclear cardiology, heart valve disease, and heart failure. He is professionally affiliated with Baptist Health Louisville, Baptist Health La Grange, and Baptist Health. After attending the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine for medical school, he completed his residency training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.