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Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

701 University Boulevard
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

(205) 330-3650

Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Tuscaloosa, AL specializing in family medicine. Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care.

Office Locations

701 University Boulevard
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

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In The News

“"They're on chronic medications, and their prescriptions are gone," said Dr. Beth Western, who volunteered Monday at a shelter in Tuscaloosa.”—"Eye clinics, federal aid all part of Ala. relief", Desert News, May 2011

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	184
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87
preventive care	31
vaccines	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	521
hospital care	244
inpatient care	244
preventive care	58
vaccines	58

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	162

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	15
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	34
doctor visit	609
hospital care	371
inpatient care	357
outpatient care	14
preventive care	73
vaccines	73

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	25
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	226
diabetes management	120
doctor visit	498
hospital care	450
inpatient care	450
lab tests	318
preventive care	234
vaccines	114

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	48
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2016 were preventive care, blood draw, lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	269
diabetes management	120
doctor visit	539
hospital care	196
inpatient care	196
lab tests	234
preventive care	279
vaccines	159

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	23
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	150
diabetes management	69
doctor visit	377
hospital care	98
inpatient care	98
lab tests	154
preventive care	108
vaccines	39

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	20
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	32
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2018 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	13
doctor visit	40

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Tuscaloosa, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

blood draw	138
diabetes management	103
doctor visit	395
hospital care	241
inpatient care	238
lab tests	235
outpatient care	14
preventive care	130
vaccines	79

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	161
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	44
85 and over	18
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	105

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD From 2012 - 2018

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

Education & Training

She has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Memorial Health Care

Ratings & Reviews

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2021-07-24

Dr. Western is the BEST family medicine physician.
Now on staff with VA Medical Center and no longer has her private practice. 😔  She is a wonderful doctor with exceptional bedside manners.  Her private practice is missed.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,025 Victoza $618	Tresiba $131	Saxenda $61	NovoLog $56	Levemir $54	Other $106
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$527 TOUJEO $362	PRALUENT $85	LANTUS $57	AFREZZA $11	$12
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$459 Contrave $277	Trintellix $73	Brintellix $62	Dexilant $17	Nesina $16	Other $14
Pfizer Inc.	$363 ELIQUIS $214	LYRICA $54	PREVNAR - 13 $39	VIAGRA $29	TOVIAZ $15	Other $11
Lilly USA, LLC	$304 TRULICITY $172	GLYXAMBI $76	CIALIS $36	BASAGLAR $20
Other	$2,282 LINZESS $173	INVOKANA $162	JARDIANCE $157	Repatha $148	FARXIGA $143	Other $1,500

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,947
Education	$14

Biography

Dr. Elizabeth Western's specialty is family medicine. She is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elizabeth Childress Western, MD From 2012 - 2018

Education & Training

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Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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