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Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

1240 Jesse Jewell Parkway SE Suite 500
Gainesville, GA 30501

(770) 536-9864

Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD is a pulmonologist in Gainesville, GA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care.

Office Locations

1240 Jesse Jewell Parkway SE Suite 500
Gainesville, GA 30501

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In The News

“Wesley D. Head, M.D., F.C.C.P, Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine chatted with us...”—"The A, B, ZZZZs of Sleep", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , September 2016

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

in-lab polysomnography

preventive care

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

total PSA test

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

in-lab polysomnography

metabolic panel

phlebotomy for lab tests

type 4 home sleep study

venipuncture

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD performed more home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), preventive care, sleep study, sleep study with CPAP, and total PSA test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), metabolic panel, phlebotomy for lab tests, type 4 home sleep study, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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 10%

By Volume:

blood draw

lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

airway management

CPAP treatment

diagnostic sleep study

in-lab sleep study

polysomnography

sleep study with CPAP

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD performed more blood draw, lab tests, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for airway management, CPAP treatment, diagnostic (regular) sleep study, in-lab sleep study, polysomnography (PSG), and sleep study with CPAP that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. 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:

flu shot

flu vaccine

immunization

lung diffusion capacity test

lung volume test

pulmonary function test

pulmonary testing

sleep study

vaccines

In 2012, Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), lung diffusion capacity test (DLCO), lung volume test, pulmonary function test (PFT), pulmonary testing, sleep study, and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. 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. Wesley D. Head, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Gainesville, GA during 2012 were lab tests, pulmonary testing, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	252
blood draw	348
breast procedures	28
bronchoscopy	16
CT scan	163
diabetes management	53
doctor visit	1507
hospital care	545
inpatient care	545
lab tests	830
preventive care	427
pulmonary testing	684
sleep study	381
thoracic (chest) imaging	498
thyroid function tests	82
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vaccines	82
vascular procedures	16
women's imaging	28
X-rays	363

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Gainesville, GA during 2013 were lab tests, pulmonary testing, preventive care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	250
blood draw	367
breast procedures	24
bronchoscopy	15
CT scan	188
diabetes management	53
doctor visit	1576
hospital care	460
inpatient care	460
lab tests	840
musculoskeletal imaging	11
preventive care	474
pulmonary testing	667
sleep study	403
thoracic (chest) imaging	438
thyroid function tests	80
vaccines	140
women's imaging	24
X-rays	285

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD.

**Gender**
Male	574
Female	563

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1069
Black	39
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	498
From 75 to 84	397
85 and over	91
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Gainesville, GA during 2014 were lab tests, pulmonary testing, sleep study and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	248
blood draw	327
bronchoscopy	11
CT scan	215
diabetes management	53
doctor visit	1612
hospital care	430
inpatient care	430
lab tests	709
preventive care	435
pulmonary testing	633
sleep study	440
thoracic (chest) imaging	428
thyroid function tests	64
vaccines	178
X-rays	213

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD.

**Gender**
Male	590
Female	590

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1120
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	520
From 75 to 84	405
85 and over	103
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Gainesville, GA during 2015 were pulmonary testing, lab tests, thoracic (chest) imaging and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	210
blood draw	300
breathing treatment	20
bronchoscopy	26
cardiac procedures	16
CT scan	236
diabetes management	44
doctor visit	1786
hospital care	424
inpatient care	424
lab tests	650
minimally invasive procedures	11
preventive care	347
pulmonary testing	739
sleep study	418
thoracic (chest) imaging	500
thyroid function tests	90
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vaccines	153
X-rays	264

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1304
Female	1508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2670
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1256
From 75 to 84	916
85 and over	300
Less than 65	340

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Gainesville, GA during 2016 were pulmonary testing, lab tests, thoracic (chest) imaging and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	216
blood draw	250
bronchoscopy	13
cardiac procedures	33
CT scan	224
diabetes management	38
doctor visit	1647
hospital care	333
inpatient care	333
lab tests	587
preventive care	241
pulmonary testing	767
sleep study	434
thoracic (chest) imaging	475
thyroid function tests	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	33
vaccines	67
X-rays	251

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD.

**Gender**
Male	688
Female	720

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1336
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	651
From 75 to 84	473
85 and over	130
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Gainesville, GA during 2017 were pulmonary testing, lab tests, sleep study and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	304
blood draw	229
cardiac procedures	14
CT scan	209
diabetes management	51
doctor visit	1439
hospital care	191
inpatient care	191
lab tests	685
preventive care	252
pulmonary testing	796
sleep study	542
thoracic (chest) imaging	440
thyroid function tests	78
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
vaccines	46
X-rays	231

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD.

**Gender**
Male	649
Female	692

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1287
Black	27
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	622
From 75 to 84	469
85 and over	114
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Gainesville, GA during 2018 were pulmonary testing, lab tests, sleep study and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	246
blood draw	216
cardiac procedures	17
CT scan	139
diabetes management	57
doctor visit	1416
hospital care	173
inpatient care	173
lab tests	616
preventive care	291
pulmonary testing	788
sleep study	494
thoracic (chest) imaging	139
thyroid function tests	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	17
vaccines	92

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD.

**Gender**
Male	641
Female	641

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1219
Black	29
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	573
From 75 to 84	459
85 and over	112
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Gainesville, GA during 2019 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, lab tests and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	304
blood draw	154
cardiac procedures	22
CT scan	186
diabetes management	48
doctor visit	1145
hospital care	107
inpatient care	107
lab tests	505
preventive care	255
pulmonary testing	642
sleep study	604
thoracic (chest) imaging	186
thyroid function tests	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	22
vaccines	80

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD.

**Gender**
Male	650
Female	620

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1200
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	588
From 75 to 84	439
85 and over	111
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD in 2019

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Gainesville, GA during 2020 were sleep study, lab tests, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	137
blood draw	114
CT scan	94
diabetes management	32
doctor visit	1345
lab tests	391
preventive care	149
pulmonary testing	194
sleep study	425
thoracic (chest) imaging	94
thyroid function tests	43
vaccines	35

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD.

**Gender**
Male	599
Female	553

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1062
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	567
From 75 to 84	386
85 and over	84
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Gainesville, GA during 2021 were sleep study, lab tests, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	118
blood draw	128
CT scan	58
diabetes management	36
doctor visit	2232
lab tests	434
preventive care	175
pulmonary testing	354
sleep study	487
thoracic (chest) imaging	58
thyroid function tests	40
vaccines	44

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD.

**Gender**
Male	759
Female	774

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1370
Black	108
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	780
From 75 to 84	499
85 and over	96
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Gainesville, GA during 2022 were sleep study, lab tests, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	120
blood draw	106
CT scan	45
diabetes management	40
doctor visit	1445
lab tests	359
preventive care	162
pulmonary testing	251
sleep study	422
thoracic (chest) imaging	45
thyroid function tests	35
vaccines	38

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD.

**Gender**
Male	636
Female	630

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1157
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	640
From 75 to 84	441
85 and over	103
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	36
Dementia	4
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Gainesville, GA were lab tests, pulmonary testing, sleep study and inpatient care.

airway management	218
blood draw	230
breast procedures	26
bronchoscopy	16
cardiac procedures	20
CT scan	159
diabetes management	45
doctor visit	1559
hospital care	332
inpatient care	332
lab tests	600
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	11
preventive care	291
pulmonary testing	592
sleep study	459
thoracic (chest) imaging	300
thyroid function tests	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
vaccines	86
vascular procedures	16
women's imaging	26
X-rays	267

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD.

**Gender**
Male	644
Female	662

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	45
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1226
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	444
85 and over	113
Less than 65	141
65 to 74	608

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in Georgia.

Residency: University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Critical Care Medicine

Licensed In: Georgia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc	$731 RAC $731
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$713 NUCALA $348	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $227	ADVAIR $12	ANORO $4	$123
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$276 BREZTRI $124	AIRSUPRA $108	SYMBICORT $30	BYDUREON $14
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$210 Spiriva $37	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $14	$158
Abbott Laboratories	$163 Circulatory Support $163
Other	$614 Brovana $115	DALIRESP $87	Zemaira $71	Prolastin-C $70	Transcatheter Heart Valves $40	Other $232

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,091
Entertainment	$514
Education	$102

Research Payments

Dr. Wesley D. Head, MD has received 67 research payments totaling $204,666.

Biography

Dr. Wesley Head's specialties are adult critical care, general practice, and sleep medicine. Dr. Head attended Medical College of Georgia and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Tennessee. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Gainesville, GA.