Dr. Robert A. Guyton, MD

Dr. Guyton practices at Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Guyton's NPI, 1124117924, was assigned on October 12, 2006. Dr. Guyton graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1971. Dr. Guyton's Georgia license number on file is 021240.

Dr. Guyton's primary practice is Emory University Hospital Midtown, at 550 Peachtree NE St, Atlanta, GA 30308 in Fulton County. The practice phone is (404) 686-7519.

Dr. Guyton's primary practice is Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia. The medical group on file is Emory Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Guyton to 1 more group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Guyton practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Guyton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Guyton is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Guyton has a license on file in Georgia.

Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery among the conditions Dr. Guyton treats.

CMS data shows 19 Medicare services from Dr. Guyton across 1 procedure code in 2022, all of them office visits, for 30 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,452 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 30 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Guyton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 16 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.97, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Guyton's median patient age at 73, with 33% women.

In 2024, Dr. Guyton wrote 73 Medicare Part D claims for 23 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $20 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 208 claims across 10 drugs.

Dmand AI links 429 papers to Dr. Guyton, published from 2004 to 2024. 2016 was the busiest year, with 21. The most frequent topics are Coronary Artery Bypass, Postoperative Complications and Dogs. Dr. Guyton has published most often in Ann Thorac Surg. Dr. Guyton's most frequent co-authors are Michael Emanuel Halkos, MD, Omar M. Lattouf, MD and Vasilis C. Babaliaros, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Guyton to 7 clinical trials. 3 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Heart Valve Diseases, Mitral Valve Insufficiency and Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency. Edwards Lifesciences sponsors the most, 4.

CMS Open Payments shows 80 general payments to Dr. Guyton from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 41% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $12,884.

Dmand AI lists 5 awards for Dr. Guyton, most recently America's Top Doctors in 2014. Dr. Guyton serves on 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Dr. Guyton graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1971. Dr. Guyton is a member of ACS.

Dr. Guyton is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.