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Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH

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Specializes in: Addiction and Family Medicine
Professional interests include: addictions
725 Albany Street
Boston, MA 02118

Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH is an addiction specialist in Boston, MA specializing in addiction and family medicine. Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH is affiliated with Boston Medical Center and EVANS MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC.

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Office Locations

725 Albany Street
Boston, MA 02118
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Some issues Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH can help you with:

Addictions

Addictions are chronic diseases of compulsive or uncontrollable behavior which may have adverse health effects. Addictions can include substance abuse (such as the abuse of opioids, alcohol, or prescription drugs) and certain non-drug related behaviors, such as gambling or video games. People with addictions may experience an uncontrollable urge to use substances or perform certain activities, although these behaviors may be harmful to themselves and others.

Those suffering with a substance abuse addiction are often unable to cease their behavior without some form of medical intervention. Studies have found that repeat use of certain drugs can figuratively rewire the brain, resulting in alterations to neural pathways associated with dopamine. This means that repeat drug users may become reliant on consuming the substance in order to function. For example, those with alcohol addiction ("alcoholism") become physically dependent on alcohol and may experience extreme withdrawal symptoms when avoiding alcohol entirely; in rare cases, medically unsupervised withdrawal can lead to death.

Behavioral addictions are similar to substance abuse addictions; however, people with behavioral addictions are addicted to a behavior or emotion associated with certain behaviors, as opposed to drugs. In addition to gambling, common behavioral addictions include food, video games, social media, shopping, and pornography addictions. When performing the activity, people experience euphoria (a rush of dopamine) that slowly lessens over time, meaning they build a tolerance and dependency on a behavior. For example, people who are addicted to shopping may need to purchase more items or spend more money to feel the same rush that once fueled their addiction.

Addictions can be assessed through a variety of means such as diagnostic screening, abuse assessment, or psychiatric evaluation. Treatment can help patients recover from their addictions and manage mental and physical health conditions related to their addiction. People with addictions may be treated in rehabilitative treatment facilities, hospitals, and other clinical settings.

Addiction treatment for substance abuse may include:

  • Detoxification (withdrawal from an addictive substance)
  • Pharmacotherapy (prescription medications), such as buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone), disulfiram, and naltrexone to ease withdrawal symptoms
  • Overdose treatment, such as the administration of naloxone (also known as Narcan)

Addiction treatments for both substance abuse and behavioral addictions may include:

  • Addiction therapy and psychiatric care, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Prescription medicine for co-occurring psychiatric disorders
  • Twelve-step programs and support groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Food Addicts Anonymous (FA)

Addiction treatment has expanded to include care for patient substance abuse in non-clinical settings. A number of community programs now provide at-risk substance users a safe place or means to use drugs and mobile doctor's services for drug-associated illnesses and injuries. Behavioral addictions are also gaining increased attention as researchers and mental health professionals seek to better understand and treat them. For example, some researchers are assessing the connections between video game addiction and childhood risk factors. More and more, mental health experts are recognizing the importance of meeting people with addictions where they are at, using more advanced treatments. Addiction treatment is intended to care for people with addictions with compassion and respect.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated as an addiction specialist in Boston, MA during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH for Medicare patients.

diabetes management 32
lab tests 32
preventive care 32

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH.

Gender
Male 13
Female 21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated during 2013 were hypertension, depression, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 41
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 65
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 53
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated as an addiction specialist in Boston, MA during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH for Medicare patients.

diabetes management 24
lab tests 44
preventive care 24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH.

Gender
Male 12
Female 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated during 2014 were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension 59
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 51
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 46
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated as an addiction specialist in Boston, MA during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH for Medicare patients.

diabetes management 24
lab tests 24
preventive care 24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH.

Gender
Male 42
Female 48
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 68
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated during 2015 were hypertension, diabetes, depression and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 42
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 58
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 64
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated as an addiction specialist in Boston, MA during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH for Medicare patients.

diabetes management 22
lab tests 22
preventive care 22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH.

Gender
Male 13
Female 21
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 23
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated during 2016 were hypertension, diabetes, depression and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 50
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 59
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 128

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH.

Gender
Male 52
Female 66
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 29
Black 66
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 37
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated during 2017 were hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 26
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 46
Dementia 11
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 101

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH.

Gender
Male 43
Female 41
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 26
Black 42
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 32
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated during 2018 were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 44
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 52
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 12
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated during 2020 were depression and hypertension.

Hypertension 52
High Cholesterol 0
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 65
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated during 2021 were depression.

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated as an addiction specialist in Boston, MA were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

diabetes management 25
doctor visit 65
lab tests 30
preventive care 25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH.

Gender
Female 24
Male 19
Ethnicity
Black / African American 22
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 7
Hispanic 0
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
85 and over 0
75 to 84 0
Less than 65 19
65 to 74 7

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH treated were hypertension, depression, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 52
High Cholesterol 28
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 6
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 16
Asthma 1
Osteoporosis 0
Heart Failure 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 3
Diabetes 35
Atrial Fibrillation 0
Cancer 1
Dementia 1

Education & Training

She has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ms. Annie Lee Potter, NP, MSN, MPH is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Boston Medical Center
EVANS MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC

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Biography

Ms. Annie Potter specializes in family medicine and addiction and practices in Boston, MA. Ms. Potter is especially interested in addictions. She is professionally affiliated with Boston Medical Center.

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