Medicare Procedure and Patient Information
2013 Medicare Procedure Volume
The top procedures that Dr. William Alex Nixon, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Guntersville, AL during 2013 were X-rays, nursing home care, musculoskeletal imaging and hospital care.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Alex Nixon, MD for Medicare patients.
| airway management | 23 |
|---|---|
| cardiac procedures | 14 |
| debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) | 420 |
| diabetes management | 27 |
| doctor visit | 1925 |
| ear procedures | 11 |
| excision | 420 |
| hormone therapy | 56 |
| hospital care | 462 |
| hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy | 89 |
| injections | 56 |
| inpatient care | 441 |
| lab tests | 294 |
| musculoskeletal imaging | 502 |
| nursing home care | 523 |
| outpatient care | 21 |
| plastic surgery procedures | 77 |
| preventive care | 132 |
| reconstructive surgery | 77 |
| removal of lesion (e.g. growth) | 38 |
| skin procedures | 38 |
| sleep study | 39 |
| stress testing | 14 |
| thoracic (chest) imaging | 57 |
| tissue transfer | 77 |
| vaccines | 132 |
| wound repair (e.g. stitches) | 77 |
| X-rays | 559 |
2013 Medicare Patient Data
Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Alex Nixon, MD.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Female |
| Non-Hispanic White | |
|---|---|
| Black | |
| Hispanic | |
| Asian | |
| Other | |
| Native American |
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Alex Nixon, MD in 2013
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Alex Nixon, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |