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Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

4300 W Main Street Suite 102
Dothan, AL 36305

(334) 793-9564

Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD is a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL specializing in adult pulmonology. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD is affiliated with Medical Center Enterprise and Flower Hospital.

Office Locations

Medical Center Enterprise

1450 Ross Clark Circle Suite 400
Dothan, AL 36301

(334) 305-0401

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4300 W Main Street Suite 102
Dothan, AL 36305

(334) 793-9564

(334) 671-8907

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

pulmonary function test

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

In 2023, Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT), sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 10%

By Volume:

in-lab polysomnography

In 2023, Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD performed more in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	391
aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	28
doctor visit	1310
hospital care	2164
inpatient care	2164
minimally invasive procedures	28
pleural drainage	14
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	347
sleep study	795
thoracic (chest) imaging	198
vaccines	13
X-rays	198

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	400
doctor visit	1282
hospital care	1999
inpatient care	1999
preventive care	25
pulmonary testing	296
sleep study	789
thoracic (chest) imaging	209
vaccines	25
X-rays	209

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	909
Female	992

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1547
Black	323
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	826
From 75 to 84	550
85 and over	109
Less than 65	416

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	49
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	465
aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	22
doctor visit	853
hospital care	1784
inpatient care	1784
minimally invasive procedures	22
pleural drainage	14
preventive care	11
pulmonary testing	137
sleep study	888
thoracic (chest) imaging	162
vaccines	11
X-rays	162

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	769
Female	913

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1348
Black	306
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	744
From 75 to 84	456
85 and over	107
Less than 65	375

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	47
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	398
doctor visit	681
hospital care	1521
inpatient care	1521
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	164
sleep study	721
thoracic (chest) imaging	169
vaccines	13
X-rays	169

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1288
Female	1480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2224
Black	496
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1236
From 75 to 84	780
85 and over	156
Less than 65	596

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	46
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	419
bronchoscopy	24
doctor visit	623
hospital care	1911
inpatient care	1911
minimally invasive procedures	24
pulmonary testing	172
sleep study	727
thoracic (chest) imaging	183
X-rays	183

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	746
Female	767

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1216
Black	264
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	666
From 75 to 84	438
85 and over	89
Less than 65	320

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	48
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	361
bronchoscopy	32
doctor visit	460
hospital care	1777
inpatient care	1777
minimally invasive procedures	19
pulmonary testing	377
sleep study	587
thoracic (chest) imaging	190
X-rays	190

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	722
Female	765

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1191
Black	262
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	624
From 75 to 84	441
85 and over	118
Less than 65	304

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	47
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	286
bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	446
hospital care	1069
inpatient care	1069
minimally invasive procedures	11
pulmonary testing	401
sleep study	480

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	608
Female	624

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1027
Black	175
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	538
From 75 to 84	381
85 and over	88
Less than 65	225

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	266
bronchoscopy	29
doctor visit	543
hospital care	583
inpatient care	583
minimally invasive procedures	14
pulmonary testing	402
sleep study	572

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	553
Female	609

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	986
Black	158
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	533
From 75 to 84	358
85 and over	76
Less than 65	195

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	168
doctor visit	308
hospital care	736
inpatient care	736
pulmonary testing	186
sleep study	309

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	421
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	680
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	69
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2021 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	107
doctor visit	388
hospital care	693
inpatient care	693
pulmonary testing	862
sleep study	282

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	513
Female	569

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	926
Black	133
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	463
From 75 to 84	387
85 and over	84
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2022 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	74
doctor visit	309
hospital care	872
inpatient care	872
pulmonary testing	998
sleep study	202

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	498
Female	586

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	950
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	454
From 75 to 84	417
85 and over	91
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL were inpatient care, hospital care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

airway management	303
aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	24
doctor visit	654
hospital care	1373
inpatient care	1373
minimally invasive procedures	19
pleural drainage	14
preventive care	15
pulmonary testing	394
sleep study	577
thoracic (chest) imaging	185
vaccines	15
X-rays	185

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	638
Female	697

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	210
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1099
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	405
85 and over	89
Less than 65	256
65 to 74	584

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	21
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alan Wesley Purvis, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Medical Center Enterprise

Flower Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$3,186 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $1,603	NUCALA $717	BREO $427	ANORO $240	INCRUSE $119	Other $80
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,123 FASENRA $431	SYMBICORT $296	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $172	TEZSPIRE $77	BREZTRI $60	Other $88
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,108 OFEV $628	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $301	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $78	STIOLTO $67	STRIVERDI RESPIMAT $22	Other $12
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$611 Trilogy 100 $79	(8207) DreamStation Cpap Core $76	Simplicity $71	DreamStat Cpap Auto $62	PRI Cpap Auto $51	Other $272
Grifols USA, LLC	$513 Prolastin-C Liquid $346	Prolastin-C $166
Other	$3,416 DUPIXENT $475	Esbriet $198	Yupelri $167	GLASSIA $158	TYVASO $134	Other $2,285

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,872
Education	$86

Biography

Dr. Alan Purvis is a physician who specializes in adult pulmonology. Before completing his residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr. Purvis attended medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. His professional affiliations include Medical Center Enterprise and Flower Hospital.