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Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

1030 Bermuda Run Road
Statesboro, GA 30458

(912) 764-8396

Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD is a nephrologist in Statesboro, GA specializing in adult nephrology. Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD is affiliated with Memorial Health System, East Georgia Regional Medical Center and Memorial Health - Meadows Hospital.

Office Locations

East Georgia Regional Medical Center

1030 Bermuda Run Road
Statesboro, GA 30458

(912) 764-8396

(912) 764-7188

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD in 2023

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inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD treated as a nephrologist in Statesboro, GA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1524
hospital care	2542
inpatient care	2504
outpatient care	38
preventive care	35
vaccines	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD treated as a nephrologist in Statesboro, GA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1516
hospital care	1980
inpatient care	1931
outpatient care	49
preventive care	22
vaccines	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	435
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	81
Less than 65	220

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	63
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD treated as a nephrologist in Statesboro, GA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	24
doctor visit	1415
hospital care	1353
inpatient care	1353
preventive care	29
vaccines	29

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	406
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	83
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	66
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD treated as a nephrologist in Statesboro, GA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1373
hospital care	1434
inpatient care	1434
preventive care	25
vaccines	25

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	630
Female	754

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	550
Black	796
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	478
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	144
Less than 65	416

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	64
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD treated as a nephrologist in Statesboro, GA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	21
doctor visit	1391
hospital care	1511
inpatient care	1511
preventive care	20
vaccines	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	421

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	403
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	71
Less than 65	197

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	66
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD treated as a nephrologist in Statesboro, GA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	23
dialysis	25
doctor visit	1540
hospital care	2627
inpatient care	2627
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	318
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	421
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	83
Less than 65	210

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	64
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD treated as a nephrologist in Statesboro, GA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
dialysis	23
doctor visit	1362
hospital care	2420
inpatient care	2420
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	401
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	79
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	65
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD treated as a nephrologist in Statesboro, GA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	20
dialysis	12
doctor visit	1311
hospital care	2323
inpatient care	2211
outpatient care	112
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	334
Black	427
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	82
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	64
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD treated as a nephrologist in Statesboro, GA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	26
dialysis	15
doctor visit	514
hospital care	2641
inpatient care	2582
outpatient care	59
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	381
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	86
Less than 65	183

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	63
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD treated as a nephrologist in Statesboro, GA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
dialysis	35
doctor visit	522
hospital care	2078
inpatient care	2078
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	282
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	71
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	62
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD treated as a nephrologist in Statesboro, GA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	32
doctor visit	737
hospital care	1803
inpatient care	1803

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	218
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	63
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	61
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD treated as a nephrologist in Statesboro, GA were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and preventive care.

abdominal imaging	20
dialysis	23
doctor visit	1200
hospital care	2064
inpatient care	2041
outpatient care	64
preventive care	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
vaccines	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	379
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	302
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	187
85 and over	76
Less than 65	186
65 to 74	247

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	58
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	8
Dementia	17

Education & Training

He completed residency at North General Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and has a state license in Georgia.

Residency: North General Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Memorial Health System

East Georgia Regional Medical Center

Memorial Health - Meadows Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$830 LOKELMA $576	FARXIGA $254
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$714 Rayaldee $714
Amgen Inc.	$505 Parsabiv $268	Sensipar $188	$49
Novo Nordisk Inc	$459 Victoza $328	NovoLog $58	Tresiba $32	$41
Vifor Pharma, Inc.	$353 VELTASSA $353
Other	$2,489 Auryxia $254	KRYSTEXXA $254	Kerendia $188	Velphoro $162	RENVELA $128	Other $1,504

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,107
Education	$243

Research Payments

Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD has received 219 research payments totaling $596,561.

Biography

Dr. Courage Atekha is a specialist in adult nephrology. He works in Statesboro, GA. His professional affiliations include East Georgia Regional Medical Center and Memorial Health System. Dr. Atekha's residency was performed at North General Hospital.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Courage A. Atekha, MD From 2012 - 2022

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