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Dr. Gina Pontius, MD

(Dr. Gina Pontius, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

St. Louis University School of Medicine

6996 County Road 326
Palmyra, MO 63461

(573) 769-3710

Dr. Gina Pontius, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Palmyra, MO specializing in family medicine. She graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Gina Pontius, MD is affiliated with Blessing Health System and Blessing Health - Blessing Hospital.

Office Locations

1811 S Main Street
Palmyra, MO 63461

(573) 769-2231

(573) 769-3953

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Blessing Health - Blessing Hospital

6996 County Road 326
Palmyra, MO 63461

(573) 769-3710

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

A1C test

lab tests

preventive care

In 2023, Dr. Gina Pontius, MD performed more A1C test, lab tests, and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Top 10%

By Volume:

In 2023, Dr. Gina Pontius, MD performed more complete blood count (CBC), lipid profile, screening PSA test, thyroid blood test, and uric acid blood test procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood draw

creatinine urine test

microalbumin urine test

phlebotomy for lab tests

prostate-specific antigen test

screening mammogram

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. Gina Pontius, MD performed more blood draw, creatinine urine test, microalbumin urine test, phlebotomy for lab tests, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, screening mammogram, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina Pontius, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palmyra, MO during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	601
breast procedures	16
diabetes management	146
doctor visit	61
hip imaging	11
hospital care	72
inpatient care	72
lab tests	1880
musculoskeletal imaging	11
preventive care	533
thoracic (chest) imaging	58
thyroid function tests	123
women's imaging	16
X-rays	85

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina Pontius, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palmyra, MO during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	695
breast procedures	14
cardiac procedures	11
CT scan	14
diabetes management	182
doctor visit	45
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76
lab tests	2118
musculoskeletal imaging	19
preventive care	634
thoracic (chest) imaging	94
thyroid function tests	105
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
women's imaging	14
X-rays	113

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	278

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	78
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina Pontius, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palmyra, MO during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	670
breast procedures	22
diabetes management	205
doctor visit	14
lab tests	2096
preventive care	666
thoracic (chest) imaging	55
thyroid function tests	120
women's imaging	22
X-rays	77

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	243

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	54
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina Pontius, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palmyra, MO during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	726
breast procedures	15
cardiac procedures	23
diabetes management	230
doctor visit	33
hip imaging	13
lab tests	2366
musculoskeletal imaging	26
preventive care	643
thoracic (chest) imaging	61
thyroid function tests	160
ultrasound (sonogram)	37
vascular procedures	14
women's imaging	15
X-rays	102

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	868
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	438
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	108
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina Pontius, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palmyra, MO during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
blood draw	846
breast procedures	28
cardiac procedures	13
CT scan	26
diabetes management	288
doctor visit	46
lab tests	2763
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
musculoskeletal imaging	33
pelvic imaging	14
preventive care	760
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	94
thyroid function tests	198
ultrasound (sonogram)	25
vascular procedures	12
women's imaging	28
X-rays	143

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	470
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	57
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina Pontius, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palmyra, MO during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	945
breast procedures	49
diabetes management	334
doctor visit	58
lab tests	3086
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	58
preventive care	879
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	68
thyroid function tests	272
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vascular procedures	16
women's imaging	49
X-rays	175

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	525
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	56
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	2
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina Pontius, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palmyra, MO during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	42
blood draw	929
breast procedures	36
cardiac procedures	20
CT scan	65
diabetes management	368
doctor visit	61
lab tests	3460
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	26
pelvic imaging	42
preventive care	949
spinal procedures	30
thoracic (chest) imaging	40
thyroid function tests	322
ultrasound (sonogram)	37
vascular procedures	17
women's imaging	36
X-rays	74

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	517
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	52
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina Pontius, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palmyra, MO during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	40
aspiration	18
blood draw	984
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	11
breast procedures	38
cardiac procedures	29
CT scan	83
diabetes management	402
doctor visit	53
injections	18
lab tests	3691
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	22
pelvic imaging	40
preventive care	951
spinal procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	44
thyroid function tests	413
ultrasound (sonogram)	55
vascular procedures	26
women's imaging	38
X-rays	60

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	47
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina Pontius, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palmyra, MO during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
aspiration	22
blood draw	945
breast procedures	30
cardiac procedures	15
CT scan	15
diabetes management	392
doctor visit	47
injections	22
lab tests	3335
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
musculoskeletal imaging	21
pelvic imaging	12
preventive care	882
spinal procedures	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	15
thyroid function tests	413
ultrasound (sonogram)	27
vascular procedures	12
women's imaging	30
X-rays	64

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	503
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	48
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina Pontius, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palmyra, MO during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	26
aspiration	44
blood draw	935
breast procedures	42
cardiac procedures	14
CT scan	28
diabetes management	401
doctor visit	67
hip imaging	13
injections	44
lab tests	3748
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	96
pelvic imaging	26
preventive care	970
spinal procedures	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
thyroid function tests	550
ultrasound (sonogram)	26
vascular procedures	12
women's imaging	42
X-rays	138

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	54
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	2
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gina Pontius, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palmyra, MO during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
blood draw	871
breast procedures	63
cardiac procedures	15
CT scan	23
diabetes management	400
doctor visit	47
injections	32
lab tests	3817
musculoskeletal imaging	82
preventive care	978
thoracic (chest) imaging	23
thyroid function tests	673
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
women's imaging	63
X-rays	145

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	60
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gina Pontius, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palmyra, MO were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

abdominal imaging	26
aspiration	29
blood draw	831
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	11
breast procedures	32
cardiac procedures	17
CT scan	36
diabetes management	304
doctor visit	48
hip imaging	12
hospital care	74
injections	29
inpatient care	74
lab tests	2941
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
musculoskeletal imaging	39
pelvic imaging	26
preventive care	804
spinal procedures	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	51
thyroid function tests	304
ultrasound (sonogram)	27
vascular procedures	15
women's imaging	32
X-rays	106

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gina Pontius, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	400
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	150
85 and over	55
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	244

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

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	9
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Gina Pontius, MD graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Southern Illinois University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine

Residency: Southern Illinois University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gina Pontius, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Blessing Health System

Blessing Health - Blessing Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$294 VRAYLAR $206	UBRELVY $88
Novo Nordisk Inc	$264 Victoza $126	Tresiba $58	NovoLog $35	RYBELSUS $28	Ozempic $17
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$264 INVOKANA $190	XARELTO $51	$23
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$243 Contrave $80	Brintellix $51	Nesina $35	Kazano $34	Trintellix $22	Other $20
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$225 LINZESS $89	VIIBRYD $63	DALIRESP $47	TUDORZA $20	ZENPEP $6
Other	$1,259 MOUNJARO $99	Prolia $73	NAMENDA XR $68	TOUJEO $64	CIALIS $56	Other $899

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,520
Education	$30

Biography

Dr. Gina Pontius specializes in family medicine and practices in Palmyra, MO. She attended medical school at St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Pontius completed her residency training at a hospital affiliated with Southern Illinois University. She is affiliated with Blessing Health System.