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Dr. Randall L. Real, MD

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Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1986)

833 Princeton Avenue Sw Suite 200b
Birmingham, AL 35211

(205) 783-7421

Dr. Randall L. Real, MD is an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Randall L. Real, MD is affiliated with BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC.

Office Locations

833 Princeton Avenue Sw Suite 200b
Birmingham, AL 35211

(205) 783-7421

(205) 783-3019

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

diagnostic direct laryngoscopy

laryngoscopy with biopsy

By Affordability:

diagnostic direct laryngoscopy

direct laryngoscopy

laryngoscopy with biopsy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Randall L. Real, MD performed more diagnostic direct laryngoscopy, and laryngoscopy with biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for diagnostic direct laryngoscopy, direct laryngoscopy, and laryngoscopy with biopsy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

hearing evaluation

hearing test

inpatient hospital care

pure-tone threshold audiometry

speech reception threshold

tympanometry

In 2012, Dr. Randall L. Real, MD performed more hearing evaluation, hearing test, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), pure-tone threshold audiometry, speech reception threshold (SRT), and tympanometry procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Randall L. Real, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, immunotherapy and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	25
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	11
CT scan	28
diagnostic procedures	593
doctor visit	903
ear procedures	725
excision	31
hospital care	17
immunotherapy	567
injections	567
inpatient care	17
lab tests	18
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	237
minimally invasive procedures	255
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
nose surgery	36
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
sinus imaging	107
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
X-rays	107

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Randall L. Real, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	499
blood draw	22
CT scan	18
diagnostic procedures	525
doctor visit	759
ear procedures	652
excision	19
hospital care	32
immunotherapy	729
injections	729
inpatient care	32
lab tests	11
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	193
minimally invasive procedures	250
nose surgery	69
nosebleed treatment	24
sinus imaging	108
skin testing	499
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13
X-rays	122

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	574

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	654
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	356
From 75 to 84	283
85 and over	126
Less than 65	155

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Randall L. Real, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, immunotherapy and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	31
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
CT scan	49
diagnostic procedures	621
doctor visit	878
ear procedures	745
excision	24
hospital care	32
immunotherapy	567
injections	567
inpatient care	32
lab tests	22
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	237
minimally invasive procedures	317
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
neck imaging	13
nose surgery	105
sinus imaging	111
submucous resection (SMR)	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
X-rays	122

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD.

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	593

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	708
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	383
From 75 to 84	314
85 and over	133
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Randall L. Real, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	28
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	11
CT scan	35
diagnostic procedures	384
doctor visit	1100
ear procedures	571
endocrine surgery	11
excision	17
hospital care	26
immunotherapy	665
injections	665
inpatient care	26
lab tests	36
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	137
minimally invasive procedures	167
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
nose surgery	63
sinus imaging	118
submucous resection (SMR)	15
thyroid function tests	15
X-rays	118

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD.

**Gender**
Male	820
Female	1210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1412
Black	594
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	824
From 75 to 84	690
85 and over	290
Less than 65	226

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Randall L. Real, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	23
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	17
CT scan	27
diagnostic procedures	409
doctor visit	1181
ear procedures	569
excision	17
hospital care	29
immunotherapy	698
injections	698
inpatient care	29
lab tests	29
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	156
minimally invasive procedures	188
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
nose surgery	43
sinus imaging	144
submucous resection (SMR)	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
X-rays	161

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD.

**Gender**
Male	395
Female	596

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	677
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	305
85 and over	152
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Randall L. Real, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, immunotherapy and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	25
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	14
CT scan	16
diagnostic procedures	633
doctor visit	1184
ear procedures	652
endocrine surgery	12
excision	11
hospital care	37
immunotherapy	434
injections	434
inpatient care	37
lab tests	37
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	167
minimally invasive procedures	207
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
nose surgery	40
nosebleed treatment	17
rehabilitation	381
sinus imaging	143
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
thyroid function tests	13
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
X-rays	154

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	505

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	598
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	125
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Randall L. Real, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were rehabilitation, ear procedures, diagnostic procedures and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	21
CT scan	16
diagnostic procedures	536
doctor visit	884
ear procedures	550
hospital care	107
immunotherapy	367
injections	367
inpatient care	107
lab tests	14
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	224
manual therapy	87
minimally invasive procedures	224
rehabilitation	2308
sinus imaging	97
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16
X-rays	97

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	506
Black	274
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	121
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Randall L. Real, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were rehabilitation, diagnostic procedures, ear procedures and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	12
CT scan	12
diagnostic procedures	306
doctor visit	499
ear procedures	287
hospital care	84
immunotherapy	226
injections	226
inpatient care	84
lab tests	16
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	150
manual therapy	206
minimally invasive procedures	150
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
rehabilitation	1913
sinus imaging	41
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15
X-rays	41

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	364

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	68
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Randall L. Real, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were immunotherapy, injections, minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	406
ear procedures	36
hospital care	49
immunotherapy	238
injections	238
inpatient care	49
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	125
minimally invasive procedures	125

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	39
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Randall L. Real, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were immunotherapy, injections, minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	102
doctor visit	383
ear procedures	81
hospital care	40
immunotherapy	207
injections	207
inpatient care	40
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	127
minimally invasive procedures	127
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	47
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Randall L. Real, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were diagnostic procedures, ear procedures, minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	258
doctor visit	304
ear procedures	242
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	78
minimally invasive procedures	78
nose surgery	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	60
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Randall L. Real, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL were rehabilitation, skin testing, allergy testing and injections.

allergy testing	499
blood draw	23
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
CT scan	25
diagnostic procedures	400
doctor visit	771
ear procedures	464
endocrine surgery	11
excision	19
hospital care	44
immunotherapy	469
injections	469
inpatient care	44
lab tests	22
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	166
manual therapy	146
minimally invasive procedures	189
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
neck imaging	13
nose surgery	52
nosebleed treatment	20
rehabilitation	1534
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
sinus imaging	108
skin testing	499
submucous resection (SMR)	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
thyroid function tests	14
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13
X-rays	115

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	78
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	507
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	234
85 and over	105
Less than 65	100
65 to 74	300

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Randall L. Real, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	11
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Randall L. Real, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1986. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1986)

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Randall L. Real, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

BAPTIST HEALTH CENTERS LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Randall L. Real, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intersect ENT, Inc.	$554 Propel $485	SINUVA $68
Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$425 Dymista $273	Aerospan $104	Astepro 0.15 $49
Optinose US, Inc.	$190 Xhance $190
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$144 Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $144
Stryker Corporation	$102 XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM $89	SPIROX - LATERA $14
Other	$735 SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM $99	Vesicare $84	Propel $68	XIAFLEX $47	OTIPRIO $43	Other $394

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,150

Biography

Dr. Randall Real's specialty is otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). Dr. Real graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.

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