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Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD

(Dr. Timothy J. Alford, MD)

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

332 Highway 12 W
Kosciusko, MS 39090

(662) 289-1800

Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS specializing in family medicine. Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care.

Office Locations

332 Highway 12 W
Kosciusko, MS 39090

(662) 289-1800

(662) 289-2486

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Baptist Memorial Health Care

332 Highway
MS 39090

(662) 633-4443

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In The News

“"Robert Martin, 73, waits to see Dr. Tim Alford at the family practice clinic across from Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital.”—"How Obamacare Went South In Mississippi - KFF Health News", KFF Health News, October 2014

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi. 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:

emergency room care

In 2012, Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD performed more emergency room (ER) care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	36
aspiration	108
blood draw	1221
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	48
cardiac procedures	200
CT scan	71
diabetes management	175
doctor visit	1873
ear procedures	17
hip imaging	81
hospital care	509
injections	164
inpatient care	509
lab tests	3448
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	137
musculoskeletal imaging	232
nuclear scan	59
nursing home care	110
pain management	16
pelvic imaging	85
preventive care	649
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	67
skin procedures	67
spinal procedures	54
stress testing	169
thoracic (chest) imaging	237
thyroid function tests	139
ultrasound (sonogram)	72
urologic procedures	46
vaccines	194
vascular procedures	28
X-rays	471

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	147
aspiration	98
blood draw	1727
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	113
cardiac procedures	194
CT scan	180
diabetes management	171
doctor visit	1821
ear procedures	21
emergency care	172
hip imaging	192
hospital care	381
injections	142
inpatient care	338
lab tests	4818
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	498
musculoskeletal imaging	454
nuclear scan	49
nursing home care	62
outpatient care	43
pain management	44
pelvic imaging	170
preventive care	628
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	67
skin procedures	67
spinal procedures	270
stress testing	146
thoracic (chest) imaging	354
thyroid function tests	150
ultrasound (sonogram)	142
urologic procedures	245
vaccines	220
vascular procedures	46
X-rays	696

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	824
Female	1049

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1257
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	661
From 75 to 84	549
85 and over	253
Less than 65	410

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	167
aspiration	104
blood draw	1788
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	89
cardiac procedures	189
CT scan	164
diabetes management	227
doctor visit	1663
ear procedures	14
emergency care	378
hip imaging	107
hospital care	62
injections	128
inpatient care	29
lab tests	6088
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	430
musculoskeletal imaging	302
nuclear scan	42
nursing home care	83
outpatient care	33
pain management	24
pelvic imaging	130
preventive care	752
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	68
skin procedures	68
spinal procedures	265
stress testing	122
thoracic (chest) imaging	319
thyroid function tests	194
ultrasound (sonogram)	213
urologic procedures	273
vaccines	160
vascular procedures	47
X-rays	505

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	799
Female	968

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1158
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	693
From 75 to 84	486
85 and over	213
Less than 65	375

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, emergency care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	101
aspiration	85
blood draw	1003
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	32
cardiac procedures	96
CT scan	100
diabetes management	136
doctor visit	951
emergency care	506
hip imaging	100
hospital care	197
injections	85
inpatient care	87
lab tests	3601
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	332
musculoskeletal imaging	226
neck imaging	13
nuclear scan	17
nursing home care	82
outpatient care	110
pelvic imaging	68
preventive care	363
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	30
skin procedures	30
spinal procedures	174
stress testing	48
thoracic (chest) imaging	256
thyroid function tests	112
ultrasound (sonogram)	153
urologic procedures	172
vaccines	26
vascular procedures	59
X-rays	324

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1596
Female	1798

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2174
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1168
From 75 to 84	998
85 and over	516
Less than 65	712

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS during 2016 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	543

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	85
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	47
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	525

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	93
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	45
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS during 2018 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	531

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	76
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	44
Dementia	26
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	510

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	83
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	46
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	477

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	73
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	45
Dementia	26
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	513

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	85
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	490

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	91
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	44
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS during 2023 were emergency care, nursing home care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	103
emergency care	276
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
nursing home care	108

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	106
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	48
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kosciusko, MS were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and X-rays.

abdominal imaging	112
aspiration	98
blood draw	1434
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	70
cardiac procedures	169
CT scan	128
diabetes management	177
doctor visit	1282
ear procedures	17
emergency care	447
hip imaging	120
hospital care	250
injections	129
inpatient care	213
lab tests	4488
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	349
musculoskeletal imaging	303
neck imaging	13
nuclear scan	41
nursing home care	89
outpatient care	62
pain management	28
pelvic imaging	113
preventive care	598
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	58
skin procedures	58
spinal procedures	190
stress testing	121
thoracic (chest) imaging	291
thyroid function tests	148
ultrasound (sonogram)	145
urologic procedures	184
vaccines	150
vascular procedures	45
X-rays	499

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	403
Female	486

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	585
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	256
85 and over	139
Less than 65	193
65 to 74	300

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	9
Dementia	20

Education & Training

He has a state license in Mississippi.

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Memorial Health Care

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,094 FARXIGA $520	BYDUREON WEEKLY $243	BYDUREON PEN $128	ONGLYZA $68	BREZTRI $18	Other $117
Novo Nordisk Inc	$831 Victoza $390	NovoLog $168	Tresiba $89	NovoLog Mix 70 30 $37	Xultophy 100/3.6 $18	Other $129
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$744 ANORO $275	TANZEUM $161	BREO $135	INCRUSE $105	ADVAIR $9	Other $59
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$415 INVOKANA $345	XARELTO $46	INVOKAMET $12	$11
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$250 JANUMET XR $126	ZETIA $49	BELSOMRA $24	JANUVIA $19	GARDASIL9 $12	Other $20
Other	$1,402 LINZESS $142	TRADJENTA $103	Vesicare $85	VIIBRYD $70	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $64	Other $938

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,725
Education	$11

Biography

Dr. Tim Alford specializes in family medicine and practices in Kosciusko, MS. He is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care. He studied medicine at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Johnstone Alford, MD From 2012 - 2023

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