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Dr. Murphy F. Townsend III, MD

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Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (1990)

55 Whitcher Street Ne Suite 250
Marietta, GA 30060

(770) 428-4475

Dr. Murphy F. Townsend III, MD is an urologist in Marietta, GA specializing in urology (urinary tract disease). He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1990 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Murphy F. Townsend III, MD is affiliated with Wellstar and WELLSTAR MEDICAL GROUP, LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

55 Whitcher Street Ne Suite 250
Marietta, GA 30060

In The News

“Both men and women experience unwanted changes in urination as they grow older, Dr. Murphy Townsend of WellStar Urology says.”—"Another Sign of Aging: Bladder Issues - Reporter Newspapers & Atlanta Intown", Reporter Newspaper & Atlanta Intown, July 2020

abdominal imaging	101
ablation	18
anorectal procedures	53
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	18
blood draw	121
catheterization	126
chemotherapy	18
cytology	69
diagnostic procedures	64
doctor visit	1511
hormone therapy	63
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
lab tests	1639
laser treatment	18
minimally invasive procedures	269
minor procedures	11
neurostimulation	39
potassium test	14
stent placement (stenting)	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	101
urologic procedures	739

**Gender**
Male	797
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1013
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	505
From 75 to 84	434
85 and over	135
Less than 65	61

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

abdominal imaging	85
ablation	31
anorectal procedures	31
diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	1002
hormone therapy	44
lab tests	823
laser treatment	42
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	10
minimally invasive procedures	239
minor procedures	24
stent placement (stenting)	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	85
urologic procedures	455

**Gender**
Male	596
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	698
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	395
From 75 to 84	271
85 and over	82
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	25

abdominal imaging	75
ablation	24
anorectal procedures	25
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	1077
hormone therapy	21
lab tests	922
laser treatment	46
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	21
minimally invasive procedures	231
minor procedures	17
stent placement (stenting)	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	75
urologic procedures	461

**Gender**
Male	1310
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1544
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	768
From 75 to 84	652
85 and over	210
Less than 65	84

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	25

abdominal imaging	70
ablation	16
anorectal procedures	17
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	1040
hormone therapy	48
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lab tests	882
laser treatment	34
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	17
minimally invasive procedures	230
minor procedures	33
stent placement (stenting)	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	70
urologic procedures	477

**Gender**
Male	668
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	737
Black	53
Hispanic	13
Asian	11
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	301
85 and over	117
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	25

abdominal imaging	66
ablation	16
anorectal procedures	19
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	793
hormone therapy	35
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
lab tests	698
laser treatment	40
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	23
minimally invasive procedures	187
minor procedures	16
stent placement (stenting)	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	66
urologic procedures	323

**Gender**
Male	587
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	624
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	74
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	23

abdominal imaging	69
ablation	14
anorectal procedures	19
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	772
hormone therapy	62
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
lab tests	707
laser treatment	41
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	26
minimally invasive procedures	213
minor procedures	19
stent placement (stenting)	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	69
urologic procedures	365

**Gender**
Male	585
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	633
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	79
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	25

abdominal imaging	66
ablation	26
anorectal procedures	22
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	780
hormone therapy	60
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109
lab tests	624
laser treatment	53
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	26
minimally invasive procedures	213
minor procedures	18
stent placement (stenting)	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	66
urologic procedures	348

**Gender**
Male	585
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	629
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	82
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	27

abdominal imaging	55
ablation	21
anorectal procedures	20
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	873
hormone therapy	40
lab tests	613
laser treatment	10
minimally invasive procedures	166
minor procedures	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	55
urologic procedures	346

**Gender**
Male	557
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	584
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	76
Less than 65	18

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	16
Cancer	24

abdominal imaging	108
ablation	26
anorectal procedures	60
diagnostic procedures	90
doctor visit	1490
hormone therapy	75
lab tests	962
laser treatment	24
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	13
minimally invasive procedures	315
minor procedures	30
stent placement (stenting)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	108
urologic procedures	796

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Murphy F. Townsend III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Murphy F. Townsend III, MD treated as an urologist in Marietta, GA were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

abdominal imaging	77
ablation	22
anorectal procedures	29
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	18
blood draw	121
catheterization	69
chemotherapy	18
cytology	69
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	1038
hormone therapy	49
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66
lab tests	876
laser treatment	34
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	19
minimally invasive procedures	231
minor procedures	20
neurostimulation	39
potassium test	14
stent placement (stenting)	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	77
urologic procedures	483

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Murphy F. Townsend III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	568
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	44
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	646
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	20

**Age**
75 to 84	267
85 and over	85
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	342

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Murphy F. Townsend III, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Murphy F. Townsend III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	19
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Murphy F. Townsend III, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1990. He has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (1990)

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Murphy F. Townsend III, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Wellstar

WELLSTAR MEDICAL GROUP, LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Murphy F. Townsend III, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Advanced Medical Partners Inc	$4,000 Cryo Probe $4,000
Georgia Cryotherapy LP	$2,249 Cryo Probe $2,249
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$1,001 XTANDI $357	Vesicare $316	Myrbetriq $277	$52
Boston Scientific Corporation	$992 Greenlight $178	rezum Generator $161	SpaceOAR $127	GREENLIGHT XPS $126	GENERAL BPH $111	Other $288
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation	$838 AquaBeam Robotic System $838
Other	$3,662 XIAFLEX $329	PROVENGE $288	ZYTIGA $221	Erleada $215	ORGOVYX $207	Other $2,403

**Types of Payments**
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$6,249
Food and Beverage	$5,861
Travel and Lodging	$346
Education	$287

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Murphy F. Townsend III, MD.

Georgia Cryotherapy LP	2013	$344.10	Physician Covered Recipient	Limited Partner Interest
Georgia Cryotherapy LP	2014	$0.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Limited Partner Interest

Biography

Dr. Murphy Townsend is a specialist in urology (urinary tract disease). He is professionally affiliated with Wellstar. He studied medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.