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Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD

(Cary Hefty, MD)

(419 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine, General Practice and Pediatrics (Child & Adolescent Medicine)

Medical College of Georgia (2009)

1305 Jennings Mill Road Suite 210
Watkinsville, GA 30677

(706) 552-1900

Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Watkinsville, GA specializing in family medicine, general practice and pediatrics (child & adolescent medicine). She graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2009 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare, Piedmont Physicians at Oconee Health Campus and PIEDMONT ATHENS PRIMARY CARE LLC.

Office Locations

1305 Jennings Mill Road Suite 210
Watkinsville, GA 30677

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watkinsville, GA during 2014 were outpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	14
outpatient care	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	19
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	35
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watkinsville, GA during 2015 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	57
doctor visit	113
lab tests	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	86

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watkinsville, GA during 2016 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	48
doctor visit	65

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	45

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD treated during 2020 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watkinsville, GA during 2022 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	46
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	45

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and osteoperosis.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watkinsville, GA were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and hospital care.

blood draw	52
doctor visit	83
hospital care	14
lab tests	13
outpatient care	14
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	3
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	5
85 and over	0
Less than 65	2
65 to 74	24

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD From 2014 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	5
Cancer	3

Education & Training

Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2009. She completed residency at Greenville Health System. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Pediatrics and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (2009)

Residency: Greenville Health System (2013)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Pediatrics

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Piedmont Healthcare

Piedmont Physicians at Oconee Health Campus

PIEDMONT ATHENS PRIMARY CARE LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Beech Street, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage, Georgia Health Advantage, Kaiser Medicare Advantage, Anthem MediBlue, Humana Medicare Advantage, Medicare, Aetna, CareSource, CareSource Medicaid, Wellcare, Peach State, Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select), Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign), United Healthcare, Ambetter (including Core & Select), Tricare Prime (referral required), Aetna Medicare Advantage, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A), Humana, PHCS/MultiPlan, Kaiser, Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners, Sonder, Anthem, CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only), Cigna, LifeWell (HealthScope), United Healthcare Marketplace Exchange, BCBS, Tricare Select, Aetna Medicare, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Humana Medicare Advantage, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, LifeWell Health Plans, Aetna, United Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Blue California, Anthem, Beech Street and Kaiser Permanente.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Beech Street

United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Georgia Health Advantage

Kaiser Medicare Advantage

Anthem MediBlue

Humana Medicare Advantage

Medicare

Aetna

CareSource

CareSource Medicaid

Wellcare

Peach State

Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select)

Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign)

United Healthcare

Ambetter (including Core & Select)

Tricare Prime (referral required)

Aetna Medicare Advantage

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A)

Humana

PHCS/MultiPlan

Kaiser

Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners

Sonder

Anthem

CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only)

Cigna

LifeWell (HealthScope)

United Healthcare Marketplace Exchange

BCBS

Tricare Select

Aetna Medicare

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Humana Medicare Advantage

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

LifeWell Health Plans

Aetna

United Healthcare

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Blue California

Anthem

Beech Street

Kaiser Permanente

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 419 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Cary Austin Sanders Hefty, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Watkinsville, GA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$51 BRILINTA $28	SYMBICORT $23
Novo Nordisk Inc	$29 RYBELSUS $29
Lundbeck LLC	$19 NORTHERA $19
Amarin Pharma Inc.	$17 Vascepa $17
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$14 BREO $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$130

Biography

Dr. Cary Hefty specializes in general practice and family medicine and practices in Eatonton, GA and Watkinsville, GA. Her average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Hefty is professionally affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare. She accepts Anthem, Blue California, and Viant, in addition to other insurance carriers. She has a closed panel according to Yext. After completing medical school at Medical College of Georgia, Dr. Hefty performed her residency at Greenville Health System.