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Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH

(Sara Gould)

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Emergency Medicine

Ohio State University College of Medicine (2004 - 2008)

Professional interests include: strains, sprains, concussion

1600 7th Avenue S. Lowder Building, Suite 402
Birmingham, AL 35233

(205) 934-1041

Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH is a sports medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL specializing in sports medicine and emergency medicine. She graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2008 and has 18 years of experience. Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH is affiliated with Children's of Alabama, UF Health, New York University, NYU Langone Health, REHAB ASSOCIATES, LLC and UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC.

Office Locations

Children's of Alabama

1600 7th Avenue S. Lowder Building, Suite 402
Birmingham, AL 35233

(205) 934-1041

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550 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10016

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2012, Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH treated as a sports medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

emergency care	107

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH treated as a sports medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	20
emergency care	122

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	39
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH treated as a sports medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were aspiration, injections and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

aspiration	83
doctor visit	133
emergency care	58
injections	83

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	14
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH treated as a sports medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were aspiration, injections and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

aspiration	200
doctor visit	271
emergency care	152
injections	200

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	298
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	50
Less than 65	238

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH treated as a sports medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were aspiration, injections and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

aspiration	194
doctor visit	267
emergency care	31
injections	194

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	19
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH treated as a sports medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were aspiration, injections and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

aspiration	186
doctor visit	183
emergency care	36
injections	186

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	16
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH treated as a sports medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were aspiration, injections and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

aspiration	213
doctor visit	118
emergency care	84
injections	213

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	119
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	23
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH treated as a sports medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were aspiration, injections and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

aspiration	247
doctor visit	72
emergency care	13
injections	247

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	20
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH treated as a sports medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

aspiration	169
doctor visit	72
injections	169

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	16
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH treated as a sports medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

aspiration	300
doctor visit	83
injections	317

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	160

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	17
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH treated as a sports medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

aspiration	276
doctor visit	104
injections	289

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	24
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH treated as a sports medicine doctor in Birmingham, AL were injections, aspiration and emergency care.

aspiration	207
doctor visit	132
emergency care	75
injections	210

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	49
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	145
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	59
85 and over	21
Less than 65	67
65 to 74	89

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	11
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2008. She completed residency at Bellevue Hospital Center. She is certified by the Sports Medicine - American Board of Emergency Medicine and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (2008)

Residency: Bellevue Hospital Center

Board Certification: Sports Medicine - American Board of Emergency Medicine

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Children's of Alabama

UF Health

New York University

NYU Langone Health

REHAB ASSOCIATES, LLC

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH appears to accept the following insurance providers: GHI HMO, Aetna Medicare, Oscar, CIGNA PPO, PHCS PPO, EmblemHealth, WellCare Medicare, Local 1199 PPO, Elderplan, GHI CBP, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, United Healthcare EPO, Railroad Medicare, Aetna POS, Aetna Indemnity, Oxford Liberty, United Healthcare, HIP Child Health, HIP Access II, HIP Access I, Medicare, Medicaid, Oxford Freedom, Fidelis Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Fidelis Care, TRICARE, HIP PPO, HIP POS, Healthfirst, HIP Medicaid, HIP HMO, MagnaCare PPO, HIP Medicare, Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO, MetroPlus Medicare, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Oxford Medicare Advantage, MetroPlus Medicaid, MetroPlus Health, Aetna HMO, Oxford Mosaic, Hotel Trades, The Empire Plan, Longevity Health Plan Medicare, Village Caremax, Senior Whole Health, Aetna PPO/EPO, Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) Medicare, Amidacare, Oxford Metro, Centerlight, WTC Health Program and Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Sara J. Gould, MD, MPH accepts the following insurance providers:

GHI HMO

Aetna Medicare

Oscar

CIGNA PPO

PHCS PPO

EmblemHealth

WellCare Medicare

Local 1199 PPO

Elderplan

GHI CBP

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

United Healthcare EPO

Railroad Medicare

Aetna POS

Aetna Indemnity

Oxford Liberty

United Healthcare

HIP Child Health

HIP Access II

HIP Access I

Medicare

Medicaid

Oxford Freedom

Fidelis Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Fidelis Care

TRICARE

HIP PPO

HIP POS

Healthfirst

HIP Medicaid

HIP HMO

MagnaCare PPO

HIP Medicare

Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO

MetroPlus Medicare

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

Oxford Medicare Advantage

MetroPlus Medicaid

MetroPlus Health

Aetna HMO

Oxford Mosaic

Hotel Trades

The Empire Plan

Longevity Health Plan Medicare

Village Caremax

Senior Whole Health

Aetna PPO/EPO

Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) Medicare

Amidacare

Oxford Metro

Centerlight

WTC Health Program

Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
BIOVENTUS LLC	$335 Joint Fluid Therapy $229	Exogen $106
Stryker Corporation	$147 Pivot Portal Entry Kit $147
Allergan Inc.	$139 BOTOX $125	Botox Therapeutic $14
Zimmer Holding Inc	$125 Trauma $125
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$48 Axl Cross Pins $48
Other	$144 MONOVISC $38	EUFLEXXA $36	COSENTYX $32	Physio-Stim $20	Zilretta $18

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$902
Education	$36

Biography

Dr. Sara Gould works as an emergency medicine and sports medicine. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Gould include concussion, strains, and sprains. She can take several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Healthfirst, and TRICARE. Her education and training includes medical school at Ohio State University College of Medicine and residency at Bellevue Hospital Center. She is professionally affiliated with UF Health, Children's of Alabama, and NYU Langone Health.