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Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery

1840 Regents Park Road
Knoxville, TN 37922

(865) 335-9531

Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD is a vascular surgeon in Knoxville, TN specializing in vascular surgery.

Office Locations

1840 Regents Park Road
Knoxville, TN 37922

(865) 335-9531

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Knoxville, TN during 2013 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	52
ablation	28
anastomosis	11
angioplasty	29
catheterization	11
CT scan	12
dialysis access procedures	48
doctor visit	756
endarterectomy	17
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46
lab tests	132
laser treatment	14
minimally invasive procedures	45
neck surgery	17
pelvic imaging	52
stent placement (stenting)	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	544
vascular procedures	1047
X-rays	37

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	658
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	81
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Knoxville, TN during 2014 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	47
ablation	24
angioplasty	20
blood draw	15
dialysis access procedures	31
doctor visit	797
endarterectomy	16
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
lab tests	112
laser treatment	12
minimally invasive procedures	64
neck surgery	16
pelvic imaging	47
stent placement (stenting)	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	563
vascular procedures	1081
X-rays	31

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	710
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	91
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Knoxville, TN during 2015 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	32
ablation	36
angioplasty	20
dialysis access procedures	29
doctor visit	813
endarterectomy	16
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
lab tests	74
laser treatment	18
minimally invasive procedures	80
neck surgery	16
pelvic imaging	32
stent placement (stenting)	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	556
vascular procedures	1078
X-rays	29

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	708
Female	646

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1268
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	610
From 75 to 84	388
85 and over	146
Less than 65	210

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Knoxville, TN during 2016 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
angioplasty	21
catheterization	13
dialysis access procedures	25
doctor visit	676
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
minimally invasive procedures	44
pelvic imaging	12
stent placement (stenting)	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	472
vascular procedures	915
X-rays	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	421
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	46
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	46
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Knoxville, TN during 2017 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and stent placement (stenting).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	15
doctor visit	638
minimally invasive procedures	41
stent placement (stenting)	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	408
vascular procedures	739

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	44
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	49
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Knoxville, TN during 2018 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
catheterization	13
device removal	13
doctor visit	584
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
minimally invasive procedures	16
pelvic imaging	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	423
vascular procedures	746

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	53
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Knoxville, TN during 2019 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	15
catheterization	15
doctor visit	502
minimally invasive procedures	27
pelvic imaging	15
stent placement (stenting)	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	379
vascular procedures	690

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	43
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated during 2019 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Knoxville, TN during 2020 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), catheterization and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
catheterization	14
doctor visit	356
pelvic imaging	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	291
vascular procedures	503

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	38
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated during 2020 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	45
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Knoxville, TN were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and minimally invasive procedures.

abdominal imaging	26
ablation	29
anastomosis	11
angioplasty	22
blood draw	15
catheterization	13
CT scan	12
device removal	13
dialysis access procedures	33
doctor visit	570
endarterectomy	16
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
lab tests	106
laser treatment	14
minimally invasive procedures	45
neck surgery	16
pelvic imaging	26
stent placement (stenting)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	454
vascular procedures	849
X-rays	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	505
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	60
75 to 84	162
Less than 65	84
65 to 74	232

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	9
Dementia	9

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. Donald Lea Akers JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Endologix, Inc.	$3,599 AFX $2,870	OVATION $450	$278
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$773 ENROUTE 0.014 Guidewire $773
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$637 Endurant $247	HawkOne $138	EverCross $63	Plaque Excision $53	IN.PACT Admiral $50	Other $86
Cook Incorporated	$517 AI - AAA $305	Cook Medical Peripheral Intervention $115	PI - Stents $29	PI - Self-Expanding Stent $19	PI - Angioplasty $12	Other $36
Avinger Inc.	$262 $262
Other	$804 XARELTO $145	Endovascular $74	Vascular $60	Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System $38	TURBOELITE $33	Other $453