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Dr. George Golightly, MD

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(George Golightly, MD)

(73 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery

16777 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE
BATON ROUGE, LA 70816

(225) 754-3278

Dr. George Golightly, MD is a general surgeon in BATON ROUGE, LA specializing in general surgery. Dr. George Golightly, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

16777 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE
BATON ROUGE, LA 70816

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Golightly, MD treated as a general surgeon in BATON ROUGE, LA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Golightly, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	110
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Golightly, MD treated as a general surgeon in BATON ROUGE, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Golightly, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	16
doctor visit	74
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	12
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	52
Dementia	10
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Golightly, MD treated as a general surgeon in BATON ROUGE, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Golightly, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	12
doctor visit	83
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	14
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Golightly, MD treated as a general surgeon in BATON ROUGE, LA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Golightly, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	111
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	24
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Golightly, MD treated as a general surgeon in BATON ROUGE, LA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Golightly, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Golightly, MD treated as a general surgeon in BATON ROUGE, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Golightly, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	12
doctor visit	41
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Golightly, MD treated as a general surgeon in BATON ROUGE, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Golightly, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	19
doctor visit	87
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Golightly, MD treated as a general surgeon in BATON ROUGE, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Golightly, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
doctor visit	97
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Golightly, MD treated as a general surgeon in BATON ROUGE, LA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Golightly, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	107
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Golightly, MD treated as a general surgeon in BATON ROUGE, LA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Golightly, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	12
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Golightly, MD treated as a general surgeon in BATON ROUGE, LA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Golightly, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	74
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Golightly, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Golightly, MD treated as a general surgeon in BATON ROUGE, LA were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

catheterization	14
doctor visit	78
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	94
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	17
85 and over	5
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	71

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Golightly, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	8
Cancer	21

Education & Training

He is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Surgery - General Surgery and has a state license in Louisiana.

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. George Golightly, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. George Golightly, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.71 out of 5 stars based on 73 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. George Golightly, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in BATON ROUGE, LA.

4.71

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Davol Inc.	$1,215 PHASIX $1,088	DAV-BARD 3DMax $127
Sirtex Medical Inc	$143 SIR-Spheres microspheres $143
Ethicon US, LLC	$99 Synthetics $99
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$96 SYNECOR Biomaterial $96
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$71 Da Vinci Surgical System $71
Other	$91 Exparel $59	SAVI SCOUT $24	Baxter $7

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$960
Food and Beverage	$756

Biography

Dr. George Golightly specializes in general surgery. He is professionally affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. Dr. Golightly graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. His patients gave him an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). Yext reports that Dr. Golightly is accepting new patients at his office in BATON ROUGE, LA.