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Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD

Accepting New Patients

(28 Ratings)

Specializes in: Primary Care and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1984)

Professional interests include: echocardiogram (echo)

544 E. Stuart Drive Suite D
Galax, VA 24333

(276) 236-5181

Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD is a primary care doctor in Galax, VA specializing in primary care and internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1984 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD is affiliated with Twin County Regional Healthcare and Carilion Clinic.

Office Locations

544 E. Stuart Drive Suite D
Galax, VA 24333

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Galax, VA during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	920
cardiac procedures	285
diabetes management	357
doctor visit	1833
hospital care	799
inpatient care	799
lab tests	4714
nursing home care	722
preventive care	1198
stress testing	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	34
thyroid function tests	807
ultrasound (sonogram)	449
vaccines	212
vascular procedures	201
X-rays	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Galax, VA during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, hospital care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	895
cardiac procedures	209
diabetes management	311
doctor visit	1474
hospital care	917
inpatient care	778
lab tests	4317
nursing home care	117
outpatient care	139
preventive care	1064
thoracic (chest) imaging	31
thyroid function tests	728
ultrasound (sonogram)	412
vaccines	199
vascular procedures	203
X-rays	31

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD.

**Gender**
Male	595
Female	841

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1371
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	480
From 75 to 84	510
85 and over	305
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Galax, VA during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	1053
cardiac procedures	248
diabetes management	431
doctor visit	1764
hospital care	232
injections	19
inpatient care	207
lab tests	4943
musculoskeletal imaging	96
outpatient care	25
preventive care	1395
stress testing	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	52
thyroid function tests	784
ultrasound (sonogram)	491
vaccines	279
vascular procedures	243
X-rays	148

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD.

**Gender**
Male	489
Female	601

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1049
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	165
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Galax, VA during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
aspiration	18
blood draw	1050
cardiac procedures	285
diabetes management	440
doctor visit	2213
injections	18
lab tests	5213
musculoskeletal imaging	61
preventive care	1439
spinal procedures	13
stress testing	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	49
thyroid function tests	668
ultrasound (sonogram)	525
vaccines	437
vascular procedures	240
X-rays	136

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1008
Female	1272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2220
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	880
From 75 to 84	812
85 and over	354
Less than 65	234

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Galax, VA during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1018
cardiac procedures	258
diabetes management	442
doctor visit	2201
lab tests	5173
musculoskeletal imaging	36
nursing home care	18
preventive care	1294
stress testing	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	64
thyroid function tests	474
ultrasound (sonogram)	436
vaccines	306
vascular procedures	178
X-rays	100

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD.

**Gender**
Male	546
Female	652

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1172
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	462
From 75 to 84	418
85 and over	186
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Galax, VA during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
blood draw	1044
cardiac procedures	233
diabetes management	473
doctor visit	1978
injections	14
lab tests	5056
musculoskeletal imaging	58
preventive care	1202
thoracic (chest) imaging	64
thyroid function tests	451
ultrasound (sonogram)	392
vaccines	282
vascular procedures	159
X-rays	122

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD.

**Gender**
Male	477
Female	515

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	961
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	364
85 and over	137
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Galax, VA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	946
cardiac procedures	310
diabetes management	420
doctor visit	1559
injections	19
lab tests	4694
musculoskeletal imaging	36
preventive care	1068
spinal procedures	12
stress testing	14
thyroid function tests	448
ultrasound (sonogram)	411
vaccines	301
vascular procedures	101
X-rays	48

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD.

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	991
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	410
From 75 to 84	349
85 and over	169
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Galax, VA during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	879
cardiac procedures	79
diabetes management	432
doctor visit	1505
lab tests	4517
musculoskeletal imaging	15
preventive care	1045
thyroid function tests	430
ultrasound (sonogram)	79
vaccines	246
X-rays	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD.

**Gender**
Male	385
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	723
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	99
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Galax, VA during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	499
cardiac procedures	23
diabetes management	244
doctor visit	766
lab tests	2506
preventive care	458
thyroid function tests	240
ultrasound (sonogram)	100
vascular procedures	77

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	549
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	73
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Galax, VA were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	13
aspiration	17
blood draw	922
cardiac procedures	214
diabetes management	394
doctor visit	1699
hospital care	649
injections	17
inpatient care	594
lab tests	4570
musculoskeletal imaging	50
nursing home care	285
outpatient care	82
preventive care	1129
spinal procedures	12
stress testing	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	49
thyroid function tests	558
ultrasound (sonogram)	366
vaccines	282
vascular procedures	175
X-rays	79

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD.

**Gender**
Male	478
Female	558

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1004
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	364
85 and over	165
Less than 65	108
65 to 74	397

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD From 2012 - 2020

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1984. He completed residency at Greenville Health System. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1984)

Residency: Greenville Health System

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Twin County Regional Healthcare

Carilion Clinic

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.71 out of 5 stars based on 28 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Allen M. Laws, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Galax, VA.

4.71

Overall Rating

(28 Ratings)

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Reviews Left On DocSpot

Overall Rating: 1.0 2020-07-08

About as worthless as they come.

Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-28

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Laws is an excellent Physician. Very thorough, listens to me, & I trust what he tells me

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$41 INVOKANA $30	XARELTO $11
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd	$31 XIFAXAN - 550MG $17	XIFAXAN 550 MG TABLETS $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$42
Education	$30

Biography

Dr. Allen Laws is a Galax, VA physician who specializes in primary care. He studied medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Laws trained at Greenville Health System. He has a special interest in echocardiogram (echo). He is rated highly by his patients. He is affiliated with Twin County Regional Healthcare and Carilion Giles Community Hospital. Dr. Laws's practice in Galax, VA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.