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Dr. Richard Miller Briggs, M.D.

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Specializes in: Cardiothoracic Surgery

10810 Parkside Drive Suite 208
Knoxville, TN 37934

(865) 647-3350

Dr. Richard Miller Briggs, M.D. is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Knoxville, TN specializing in cardiothoracic surgery.

Office Locations

Address:

10810 Parkside Drive Suite 208
Knoxville, TN 37934

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“McNally, who had played lacrosse into his 70s, first consulted an expert -- Sen. Richard Briggs, a Knoxville heart-and-lung surgeon with more than three decades in practice.”—"Political notebook: Abortion pill lawsuit, Marsy's Law amendment and pacemaker for Senate speaker", Chattanooga Times Free Press, February 2023

“In a recent article published by ProPublica, Richard Briggs, a Tennessee state senator and cardiac surgeon who co-sponsored the state's exceptionally strict abortion ban in 2019, now says he had...”—"Opinion | Does the War Over Abortion Have a Future?", New York Times, January 2023

“While Yager's effort isn't expected to make exceptions for rape and incest, others, including Sen. Richard Briggs, a Republican physician from Knoxville, are eyeing legislation to do just that.”—"Legislative battle shaping up in Tennessee over state's abortion ban", Chattanooga Times Free Press, December 2022

bypass surgery	37
cardiac procedures	98
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103
open surgery	74
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	74

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	60

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

bypass surgery	16
cardiac procedures	30
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
open surgery	32
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	32

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

bypass surgery	16
cardiac procedures	30
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
open surgery	32
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	32

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	50
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

bypass surgery	10
cardiac procedures	18
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
open surgery	20
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	20

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	11
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	58
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Miller Briggs, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Miller Briggs, M.D. treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Knoxville, TN were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	45
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
open surgery	39
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	39

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Miller Briggs, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	15

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

**Age**
85 and over	1
75 to 84	5
Less than 65	2
65 to 74	20

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Miller Briggs, M.D. From 2013 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Miller Briggs, M.D. treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	1
Cancer	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Tennessee.

Licensed In: Tennessee

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Richard Miller Briggs, M.D.. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$2,043 TOVIAZ $33	VIAGRA $10	$2,000
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$2,000 NON BRAND $1,000	$1,000
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$40 Sacral Nerve Stimulation - Neuro $40
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$31 $31
AtriCure, Inc.	$30 CRYO3 $11	$19
Other	$26 Bio-Medicus $13	DARZALEX $13

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,000
Gift	$2,000
Food and Beverage	$170

Biography

Dr. Richard Briggs is a cardiothoracic surgery specialist in Knoxville, TN. Dr. Briggs obtained a license to practice in Tennessee.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Miller Briggs, M.D. in 2018

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2018

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2018

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Miller Briggs, M.D. From 2013 - 2018

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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