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Gustavo A Contreras Anez, MD

Infectious Disease · Jonesboro

NPI 1760903330

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1 location · Metro Infectious Disease Consultants LLC · 386 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown · Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside · Piedmont Henry Hospital · Piedmont Walton Hospital, Inc · Southern Regional Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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Hospitals they work in

5 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Piedmont Healthcare, which runs 19 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 1.58 (1.23 to 1.93), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 18.83 (10.29 to 27.37) · 224 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 12.27 (8.3 to 16.24) · 249 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.9 (12.2 to 18) · 310 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.151, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.416, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.169, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus, GAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · No emergency departmentPart of Piedmont Healthcare, which runs 19 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge, GAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · No emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Piedmont Healthcare, which runs 19 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 58% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.148, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe, GAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Piedmont Healthcare, which runs 19 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.217, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale, GAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Prime Healthcare Services, which runs 45 hospitals in 14 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 51% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 1 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.068, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 2 better, 3 the same, 2 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 6 the same, 2 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.58 (1.23 to 1.93)WorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths18.83 (10.29 to 27.37) · 224 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths12.27 (8.3 to 16.24) · 249 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.9 (12.2 to 18) · 310 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.151BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.416BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.169BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.87 (0 to 1.87) · 855 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths184.25 (141.41 to 227.09) · 97 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths9.2 · 76 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.5 · 77 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths14.2 · 153 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths16.6 · 321 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths16.8 · 447 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths5.3 · 2,392 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.17 (0 to 0.38) · 4,436 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.34 (0.14 to 0.54) · 4,711 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.71 (0.54 to 4.88) · 850 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.03 (0.34 to 3.72) · 251 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.45 (0.88 to 4.01) · 834 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.65 (0.17 to 3.14) · 205 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths1 (0.36 to 1.64) · 3,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.02No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections2No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.101No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.3 · 136 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21 · 329 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-20.4 · 70 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits14.2 · 187 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits45 · 321 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.5 · 493 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.3 (3.9 to 7.1) · 310 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.5 · 197 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.3 (9.9 to 17.7) · 412 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) · 155 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (470 patients answered, 9% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines1
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness3
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown
Room was "always" clean69%
Nurses "always" communicated well76%
Doctors "always" communicated well78%
Staff "always" explained53%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information83%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge80%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Doctors "always" listened carefully76%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)63%
Staff "always" explained new medications68%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Nurses "always" listened carefully71%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital67%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects39%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%
See every measure and the patient survey for Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.17 (0.15 to 2.19) · 612 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.88 (0.48 to 1.28)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.6 · 82 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.6 · 26 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths12 · 214 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.3 · 249 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.2 · 76 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths4.1 · 1,764 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.19 (0 to 0.41) · 3,023 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.04 to 0.45) · 2,993 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.59 (0.32 to 4.86) · 692 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.6 (0 to 3.3) · 374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.04 (0.42 to 3.66) · 659 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.32 (0 to 16.71) · 376 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.74 (2.77 to 10.71) · 340 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.68 (0.19 to 3.18) · 264 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.3 (0 to 1.24) · 2,228 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.7 · 42 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.336No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.8 · 301 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-48.7 · 237 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits6.3 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.2 · 338 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5 · 43 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.1 · 140 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12 (9.1 to 15.8) · 779 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) · 358 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (643 patients answered, 19% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness4
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well82%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge84%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully81%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)77%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Nurses "always" listened carefully77%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
"Always" quiet at night63%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital80%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects46%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms85%
See every measure and the patient survey for Piedmont Henry Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Piedmont Henry Hospital
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.393BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.148BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.38 to 2.39) · 852 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.87 (0.52 to 1.22)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths195.91 (141.08 to 250.74) · 42 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.3 · 87 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.6 · 102 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths11.3 · 391 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.9 · 298 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths14.9 · 463 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths4.2 · 4,084 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.36) · 5,794 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0.03 to 0.43) · 5,820 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.63 (1.39 to 5.87) · 839 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.03 (0.34 to 3.72) · 289 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.53 (0.94 to 4.13) · 770 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.86 (0 to 15.98) · 310 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.31 (0.37 to 8.24) · 276 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.64 (1.15 to 4.12) · 210 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.35 (0 to 1.03) · 4,729 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.8 · 38 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.414No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.354No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.547No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.541No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.3 · 216 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.2 · 982 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-0.5 · 87 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits1.9 · 455 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits58 · 311 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19 · 708 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.2 · 38 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19 · 265 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.2 (8.9 to 16.2) · 146 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 389 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (705 patients answered, 11% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Piedmont Henry Hospital
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines1
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness3
Recommend hospital2
Share of patients giving the best answer at Piedmont Henry Hospital
Room was "always" clean66%
Nurses "always" communicated well72%
Doctors "always" communicated well72%
Staff "always" explained54%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information79%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge80%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Doctors "always" listened carefully69%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect79%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)61%
Staff "always" explained new medications69%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Nurses "always" listened carefully71%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
"Always" quiet at night56%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital58%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects38%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms78%
See every measure and the patient survey for Piedmont Walton Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 1 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Piedmont Walton Hospital
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.217BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.03 (0 to 2.11) · 196 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.95 (0.5 to 1.4)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.9 · 69 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths10.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths16.6 · 221 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths14.6 · 185 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths4.1 · 1,437 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.43) · 1,933 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.3 (0.09 to 0.51) · 1,835 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.52 (2.02 to 7.02) · 210 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.28 (0.57 to 4) · 199 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 46 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.37 (0 to 1.4) · 1,375 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.98No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21.3 · 439 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits26.6 · 211 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-27.3 · 211 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.9 · 376 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits18.8 · 146 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12 (9 to 16.3) · 331 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.2 (0.9 to 1.7) · 80 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (604 patients answered, 16% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Piedmont Walton Hospital
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness4
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Piedmont Walton Hospital
Room was "always" clean69%
Nurses "always" communicated well76%
Doctors "always" communicated well77%
Staff "always" explained56%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information84%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge83%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Doctors "always" listened carefully76%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)69%
Staff "always" explained new medications69%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand70%
Nurses "always" listened carefully73%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
"Always" quiet at night62%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital67%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects43%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms85%
See every measure and the patient survey for Southern Regional Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. Safety: 1 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 3 the same, 2 worse of 5 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Southern Regional Medical Center
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.068BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.01 (0 to 2.07) · 159 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.98 (0.55 to 1.42)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths12.5 · 48 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths16.3 · 62 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.3 · 66 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths4.4 · 733 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.43) · 1,115 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 1,137 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.32 (0.75 to 5.9) · 108 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.65 (0 to 3.37) · 26 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.27 (0.56 to 3.98) · 105 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths11.72 (1.77 to 21.66) · 33 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.03 (1.74 to 10.31) · 31 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.75 (0.22 to 3.27) · 33 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.33 (0 to 1.3) · 743 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14 · 40 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22 · 186 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-7.9 · 56 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits145.2 · 69 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20 · 190 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits21.6 · 102 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.5 (10 to 18.2) · 30 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) · 46 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (566 patients answered, 21% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Southern Regional Medical Center
Cleanliness1
Nurse communication1
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information1
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness3
Recommend hospital1
Share of patients giving the best answer at Southern Regional Medical Center
Room was "always" clean58%
Nurses "always" communicated well65%
Doctors "always" communicated well70%
Staff "always" explained54%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information77%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge73%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand66%
Doctors "always" listened carefully66%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect77%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)54%
Staff "always" explained new medications69%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand62%
Nurses "always" listened carefully59%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect73%
"Always" quiet at night54%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital51%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects39%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms80%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$123,134

Medicare paid this office $123,134 for 423 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes216$41,853$90
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes163$31,728$90
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes156$21,923$130
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes149$20,888$131
Return visit (30+ min)17$2,312$101
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Every Original Medicare service billed
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes216$41,853$90
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes163$31,728$90
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes156$21,923$130
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes149$20,888$131
Return visit (30+ min)17$2,312$101
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes22$1,653$61

Who their Medicare patients are

423 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 13% · 85 and older 16% · Women 49% · Also on Medicaid 35% · Health risk score 3.51. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical infectious disease clinician is at 3.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 65% · Diabetes 64% · Heart failure 55% · Coronary heart disease 43% · COPD 41% · Atrial fibrillation 39% · Depression 34% · Dementia 31% · Stroke 30% · Cancer 19%.

The office billed $337,745, Medicare allowed $156,186 and paid $123,134; for 1,220 services of 11 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20244231,220743.51$337,745$123,134
2023167394723.10$116,189$41,908

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes78$14,105$93
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes80$11,537$136
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes37$7,487$92
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes42$6,241$136
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes15$1,182$62

Medicaid work

$21,084 in 2024

Medicaid paid $21,084 for 784 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 35 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES605$16,242
1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75179$4,841
Medicaid work by year
2024784235$21,084
2023252226$7,250
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES170$5,384
1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 7582$1,866

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$51,375

Pharmacies billed $51,375 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 145) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical infectious disease clinician is at 0%.

130 generic and 15 brand-name prescriptions · $51,375 in drug cost · 142 antibiotic prescriptions to 38 people.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Daptomycin39$24,675$633
Ertapenem29$15,777$544
Ceftriaxone22$3,428$156
Cefepime12$2,429$202
Cefazolin17$608$36

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024145390% (0)10%$51,375
202393220% (0)None$35,847
201940140% (0)43%$6,018
2018105230% (0)44%$9,454

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Ertapenem23$15,673$681
Daptomycin20$10,131$507
Cefazolin15$927$62

2018: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Flovent Hfa12$4,522$377
Ventolin Hfa13$708$54
Lisinopril13$67$5
Gabapentin11$66$6

Money from drug and device companies

$48 in 2025

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
La Jolla PharmaceuticalXacduro$48
1 payment
  • Meals for Xacduro · 2025-10-20 · $48
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Every published payment
La Jolla PharmaceuticalMeals · 2025-10-20Xacduro$48

Professional record

NPI
1760903330
Licence
GA 93159
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207RI0200X (207RI0200X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
7823 Spivey Station Blvd Ste 360, Jonesboro, GA, 30236
NPI first listed
2017-07-04
NPI last updated
2025-05-14
NPI record certified
2025-05-14

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 1000 10th Ave Ste 3a-15, New York, NY, 10019 · 1111 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10025 · 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305