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Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO

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Specializes in: Hospice and Palliative Medicine (End-of-Life Care and Serious Illness) and Emergency Medicine
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine
1670 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA 30033

Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO is a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Decatur, GA specializing in hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and emergency medicine. He graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO is affiliated with Grady Health System and Emory.

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Office Locations

1670 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA 30033
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80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive Se
Atlanta, GA 30303
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In The News 

“If seniors are lucid, staffers can talk to them about their priorities and walk them through medical decisions that lie ahead, said Paul DeSandre, the chief of palliative and supportive care at...”—"An Age-Old Fear Grows More Common: I m Going To Die Alone - KFF Health News", KFF Health News, October 2025
“Dr. Paul DeSandre is among the palliative specialists at Emory.”—"Palliative care programs rare in Georgia, study finds", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , August 2012

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Decatur, GA during 2012 were emergency care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care 211
hospital care 45
inpatient care 45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Decatur, GA during 2013 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care 252

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO.

Gender
Male 137
Female 138
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 235
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 83
From 75 to 84 48
85 and over 25
Less than 65 119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 47
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 46
Dementia 29
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Decatur, GA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 34
emergency care 25
hospital care 88
inpatient care 88

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO.

Gender
Male 64
Female 54
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 94
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 37
From 75 to 84 25
85 and over 11
Less than 65 45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 41
Stroke 17
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 66
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 37
Dementia 26
Cancer 35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Decatur, GA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 39
hospital care 75
inpatient care 75

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO.

Gender
Male 84
Female 84
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 132
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 58
From 75 to 84 36
85 and over 30
Less than 65 44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO in 2015

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 36
Stroke 27
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 56
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 38
Dementia 37
Cancer 37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Decatur, GA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 22
hospital care 72
inpatient care 72

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO.

Gender
Male 46
Female 37
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 64
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 30
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 34
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 72
Asthma 27
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 28
Dementia 37
Cancer 29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Decatur, GA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care 50
inpatient care 50

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO.

Gender
Male 34
Female 37
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 55
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 27
From 75 to 84 13
85 and over 11
Less than 65 20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 37
Stroke 23
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 62
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 32
Diabetes 41
Dementia 42
Cancer 31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Decatur, GA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care 84
inpatient care 84

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO.

Gender
Male 38
Female 43
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 60
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 21
From 75 to 84 24
85 and over 18
Less than 65 18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 44
Stroke 31
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 69
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 28
Heart Failure 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 47
Dementia 41
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Decatur, GA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 27
hospital care 113
inpatient care 113

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO.

Gender
Male 52
Female 43
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 71
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 24
From 75 to 84 29
85 and over 20
Less than 65 22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 36
Stroke 29
Ischemic Heart Disease 56
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 64
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 43
Dementia 51
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Decatur, GA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care 201
inpatient care 201

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO.

Gender
Male 56
Female 71
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 89
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 48
From 75 to 84 32
85 and over 30
Less than 65 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 39
Stroke 30
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 63
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 36
Dementia 40
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Decatur, GA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care 206
inpatient care 206

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO.

Gender
Male 61
Female 57
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 89
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 40
From 75 to 84 36
85 and over 17
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 31
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 49
Dementia 42
Cancer 19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Decatur, GA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care 170
inpatient care 170

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO.

Gender
Male 66
Female 66
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 84
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 46
From 75 to 84 33
85 and over 27
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 44
Ischemic Heart Disease 30
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 26
Diabetes 48
Dementia 43
Cancer 28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Decatur, GA were emergency care, hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit 30
emergency care 162
hospital care 110
inpatient care 110

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO.

Gender
Male 58
Female 57
Ethnicity
Black / African American 88
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 0
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 25
85 and over 17
Less than 65 32
65 to 74 37

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 39
Stroke 25
Ischemic Heart Disease 40
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 56
Asthma 5
Osteoporosis 0
Heart Failure 36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 37
Atrial Fibrillation 13
Dementia 35
Cancer 22

Education & Training

Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed residency at Cook County Office of Risk Management. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Cook County Office of Risk Management

Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paul Louis Desandre, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Grady Health System
Emory

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Biography

Dr. Paul Desandre is a specialist in hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and emergency medicine. His clinical interests include urgent care and emergency care. His professional affiliations include Grady Health System and Emory Medical Care Foundation. Dr. Desandre studied medicine at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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