Dr. Joseph Atkins Pettus IV, MD

Dr. Pettus practices at North Alabama Urology in Madison, Alabama.

Dr. Pettus' NPI, 1083807333, was assigned on August 21, 2007. Dr. Pettus graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Pettus holds North Carolina license 2007-01225.

Dr. Pettus' primary practice is North Alabama Urology, at 9238 Madison Blvd, Madison, AL 35758 in Madison County. The practice phone is (256) 536-9020.

Dr. Pettus' primary practice is North Alabama Urology in Madison, Alabama. Dr. Pettus is also affiliated with Huntsville Hospital. The medical group on file is North Alabama Urology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pettus to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pettus practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Pettus' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Pettus is licensed in North Carolina.

CMS data shows 3,633 Medicare services from Dr. Pettus across 33 procedure codes in 2024, for 791 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $190,163 for them.

CMS counts 791 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pettus in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 373 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pettus' median patient age at 68, with 18% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pettus wrote 1,451 Medicare Part D claims for 499 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,314 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $107,973 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,298 claims across 22 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Pettus for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pettus accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 42 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Pettus, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Pettus, published from 2010 to 2013. 2010 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Cystectomy and Robotics. Dr. Pettus has published most often in BJU Int. Dr. Pettus' most frequent co-authors are John Joseph Smith, MD, David Dixon Childs, MD and Andrew Karim Abdel Kader, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 407 general payments to Dr. Pettus from 57 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Coloplast Corp paid the most, $4,300.

Dr. Pettus graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2000.