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Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD

(Dr. William Clifford Kitchens, MD)

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery

Emory University School of Medicine (1997)

1348 Walton Way Suite 5700
Augusta, GA 30901

(706) 722-8242

Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD is a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA specializing in cardiac surgery. He graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD is affiliated with MCPC- LLC.

Office Locations

1348 Walton Way Suite 5700
Augusta, GA 30901

(706) 722-8242

(706) 722-8351

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Affordability:

coronary bypass surgery with artery graft

single bypass surgery

In 2012, Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD had a list price for coronary bypass surgery with artery graft, and single bypass surgery 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. William Cliff Kitchens, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	47
cardiac procedures	152
doctor visit	80
hospital care	54
implant surgery	28
inpatient care	54
minimally invasive procedures	28
open surgery	94
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	94

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	29
cardiac procedures	111
doctor visit	58
hospital care	44
implant surgery	25
inpatient care	44
minimally invasive procedures	25
open surgery	58
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	58

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	42
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	21
cardiac procedures	110
doctor visit	45
hospital care	145
implant surgery	28
inpatient care	145
minimally invasive procedures	48
open surgery	42
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	42
vascular procedures	20

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	39
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	18
cardiac procedures	116
doctor visit	60
hospital care	169
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	169
minimally invasive procedures	47
open surgery	36
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	36
vascular procedures	33

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	64
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	21
cardiac procedures	104
doctor visit	30
hospital care	241
inpatient care	241
minimally invasive procedures	31
open surgery	42
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	42
vascular procedures	31

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	40
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	124
doctor visit	51
hospital care	183
inpatient care	183
minimally invasive procedures	42
open surgery	40
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40
vascular procedures	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	29
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	47
cardiac procedures	116
doctor visit	167
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	94
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	94
vascular procedures	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	27
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	57
cardiac procedures	136
doctor visit	144
hospital care	148
inpatient care	148
open surgery	114
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	114

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	21
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	45
Dementia	11
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	24
cardiac procedures	48
doctor visit	109
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
open surgery	48
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	48

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	18
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	78
doctor visit	104
hospital care	115
inpatient care	115
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	50
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	50
vascular procedures	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	16
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	11
cardiac procedures	46
doctor visit	79
hospital care	72
inpatient care	72
minimally invasive procedures	12
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22
vascular procedures	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

bypass surgery	29
cardiac procedures	103
doctor visit	84
hospital care	124
implant surgery	23
inpatient care	124
minimally invasive procedures	28
open surgery	58
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	58
vascular procedures	23

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	158
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	69
85 and over	26
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	75

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	23

Education & Training

Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1997. He has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine (1997)

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MCPC- LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$5,406 Transcatheter Heart Valves $2,692	EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $691	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $582	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $393	EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system $295	Other $753
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$5,009 Da Vinci Surgical System $5,009
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,645 HeartMate PHP $1,580	Microny ll SR plus Pacemaker $29	Regent Mechanical Heart Valve $19	Structural Heart $17
AtriCure, Inc.	$1,599 AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $372	SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $338	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $221	Cardiovascular $184	AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion $81	Other $403
ABIOMED	$1,255 Impella $1,255
Other	$6,056 Heart Valves $526	On-X $277	All Sorin HV $232	XARELTO $147	OFIRMEV $145	Other $4,728

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,149
Travel and Lodging	$8,616
Education	$1,120
Entertainment	$85

Biography

Dr. William Kitchens is a specialist in cardiac surgery. Dr. Kitchens studied medicine at Emory University School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Cliff Kitchens, MD From 2012 - 2022

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