In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Mississippi, Dr. Gerald Turner, MD performed more lab tests, and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), and vaccines 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:

A1C test

blood draw

complete blood count

lipid profile

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Mississippi, Dr. Gerald Turner, MD performed more A1C test, blood draw, complete blood count (CBC), lipid profile, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for joint X-ray, spine imaging, spine X-ray, and X-rays 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 Volume:

flu shot

Welcome to Medicare visit

By Affordability:

albumin test

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

creatinine test

creatinine urine test

kidney function tests

knee X-ray

microalbumin test

microalbumin urine test

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Mississippi, Dr. Gerald Turner, MD performed more flu shot, and Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for albumin test, blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, creatinine test, creatinine urine test, kidney function tests, knee X-ray, microalbumin test, microalbumin urine test, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Turner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, MS during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	532
diabetes management	130
doctor visit	1271
lab tests	1298
musculoskeletal imaging	14
preventive care	502
spinal procedures	43
thoracic (chest) imaging	60
vaccines	88
X-rays	117

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Turner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, MS during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	562
diabetes management	138
doctor visit	1279
lab tests	1279
musculoskeletal imaging	13
preventive care	598
spinal procedures	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	97
vaccines	164
X-rays	135

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	572
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	383
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	54
Less than 65	202

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Turner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, MS during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	609
diabetes management	151
doctor visit	1305
lab tests	1572
musculoskeletal imaging	13
preventive care	590
spinal procedures	45
thoracic (chest) imaging	91
vaccines	78
X-rays	149

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	325
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	43
Less than 65	216

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Turner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, MS during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	794
diabetes management	212
doctor visit	1528
hip imaging	15
lab tests	2001
musculoskeletal imaging	31
preventive care	833
spinal procedures	51
thoracic (chest) imaging	118
vaccines	103
X-rays	200

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	738
Female	1066

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1176
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	890
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	114
Less than 65	462

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Turner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, MS during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	890
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	237
doctor visit	1474
lab tests	2241
preventive care	1091
spinal procedures	38
thoracic (chest) imaging	105
vaccines	208
X-rays	143

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	537

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	560
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	68
Less than 65	196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Turner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, MS during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	796
diabetes management	255
doctor visit	1414
lab tests	1859
musculoskeletal imaging	16
preventive care	908
spinal procedures	33
thoracic (chest) imaging	87
vaccines	183
X-rays	136

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	510
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	52
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Turner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, MS during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	870
diabetes management	286
doctor visit	1716
lab tests	2165
preventive care	944
spinal procedures	13
vaccines	156
X-rays	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	491

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	545
Black	285
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	65
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Turner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, MS during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	713
diabetes management	252
doctor visit	1335
lab tests	1998
preventive care	877
spinal procedures	26
vaccines	152
X-rays	26

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	482
Black	283
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	57
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Turner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, MS during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	828
chronic care	91
diabetes management	372
doctor visit	1250
lab tests	2514
musculoskeletal imaging	20
preventive care	1258
spinal procedures	14
vaccines	342
X-rays	34

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	362
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	25
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Turner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, MS during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	866
chronic care	113
counseling services	14
diabetes management	403
doctor visit	1176
lab tests	2932
musculoskeletal imaging	20
preventive care	1330
spinal procedures	21
vaccines	238
X-rays	41

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	327

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	334
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	31
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Turner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, MS during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	887
chronic care	100
diabetes management	363
doctor visit	1131
lab tests	2746
musculoskeletal imaging	16
preventive care	1229
spinal procedures	43
vaccines	180
X-rays	59

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	33
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	37
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gerald Turner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, MS were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

blood draw	758
cardiac procedures	11
chronic care	101
counseling services	14
diabetes management	254
doctor visit	1352
hip imaging	15
lab tests	2055
musculoskeletal imaging	17
preventive care	923
spinal procedures	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	93
vaccines	172
X-rays	95

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Turner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	455

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	51
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	491
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	169
85 and over	49
Less than 65	177
65 to 74	385

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

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Mississippi.

Licensed In: Mississippi

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Gerald Turner, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Gerald Turner, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Columbus, MS.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-08-22

He has been my doctor for over 25 years .. best doctor there is.. listen to you… always calm.. highly knowledgeable.. love him

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,780 FARXIGA $1,077	SYMBICORT $265	CRESTOR $131	BREZTRI $96	ONGLYZA $41	Other $171
Novo Nordisk Inc	$886 RYBELSUS $284	Ozempic $234	Victoza $125	Tresiba $107	Saxenda $54	Other $82
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$685 BELSOMRA $204	STEGLATRO $173	DULERA $83	JANUMET $83	JANUMET XR $68	Other $74
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$535 Contrave $131	Brintellix $129	Kazano $71	Colcrys $63	Uloric $57	Other $84
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$438 AJOVY $126	NUVIGIL $101	Zecuity $78	AMRIX $70	QVAR $54	Other $8
Other	$3,961 VYVANSE $407	INVOKANA $252	Trintellix $179	QUILLIVANT XR $178	GLYXAMBI $168	Other $2,777

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,175
Education	$109

Biography

Dr. Gerald Turner sees patients in Columbus, MS. His medical specialty is family medicine. Dr. Turner graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.

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