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Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1993)

130 Highland Parkway
Picayune, MS 39466

(601) 358-9400

Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Picayune, MS specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD is affiliated with Forrest Health and FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Office Locations

Forrest Health

130 Highland Parkway
Picayune, MS 39466

(601) 358-9400

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Forrest Health

1702 Highway 11 North
Picayune, MS 39466

(601) 799-3130

(601) 569-8010

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In The News

“Dr. Walter Gipson, IV is continuing to serve his patients at the family medicine clinic in Picayune after it was reopened by the Our Lade of the Lake Physician Group Monday.”—"Dr. Gipson serving Picayune families once again", Picayune Item, May 2017

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

lab tests

urine tests

In 2023, Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD had a list price for lab tests, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

urinalysis

In 2012, Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD had a list price for urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Picayune, MS during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	23
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	1607
ear procedures	65
lab tests	311
preventive care	240
skin testing	19
tuberculosis (TB) testing	19
vaccines	240

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Picayune, MS during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	47
breathing treatment	29
diabetes management	34
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	1657
ear procedures	64
lab tests	297
preventive care	259
vaccines	237

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	568
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	71
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Picayune, MS during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	56
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	1643
ear procedures	61
lab tests	342
preventive care	230
vaccines	174

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	597
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	70
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Picayune, MS during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	2042
ear procedures	56
lab tests	144
preventive care	133
vaccines	133

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	648
Female	856

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1360
Black	116
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	618
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	158
Less than 65	336

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Picayune, MS during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	1941
ear procedures	83
lab tests	99
preventive care	243
vaccines	243

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	337
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	706
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	86
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	231

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	49
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Picayune, MS during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1431
lab tests	70
preventive care	219
vaccines	219

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	451
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	56
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Picayune, MS during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1362
lab tests	105
preventive care	201
vaccines	201

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	441
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	50
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Picayune, MS during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1053
lab tests	83
preventive care	142
vaccines	142

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	396
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	47
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Picayune, MS during 2021 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	116
doctor visit	717
lab tests	33

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	45
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Picayune, MS during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	351
doctor visit	935
lab tests	61
preventive care	34
vaccines	34

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	51
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Picayune, MS were preventive care, vaccines, blood draw and lab tests.

blood draw	171
diabetes management	45
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	1329
ear procedures	65
lab tests	154
preventive care	189
skin testing	19
tuberculosis (TB) testing	19
vaccines	180

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	31
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	501
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	159
85 and over	62
Less than 65	105
65 to 74	231

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1993. He has a state license in Mississippi.

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1993)

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Forrest Health

FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$655 Brintellix $202	Contrave $133	Trintellix $108	AMITIZA $61	Dexilant $47	Other $105
AbbVie Inc.	$628 VRAYLAR $477	UBRELVY $98	QULIPTA $53
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$606 BYDUREON $123	FARXIGA $112	SYMBICORT $99	SEROQUEL XR $65	CRESTOR $54	Other $154
Allergan Inc.	$481 VRAYLAR $175	VIIBRYD $122	VIBERZI $77	BYSTOLIC $64	LINZESS $26	Other $17
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$428 Trintellix $212	AMITIZA $167	Uloric $21	VYVANSE $16	MOTEGRITY $11
Other	$3,869 XIFAXAN $248	Myrbetriq $191	JANUMET XR $172	Brovana $172	Ozempic $138	Other $2,948

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,364
Education	$304

Biography

Dr. Walter Gipson practices family medicine in Picayune, MS. He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Dr. Gipson is affiliated with Forrest Health.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter Edward Gipson IV, MD From 2012 - 2022

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