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Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD

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(Walter Curran, Jr., MD)

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Specializes in: Radiation Oncology and General Practice

Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th Street (1982)

1800 Howell Mill Road Northwest Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30318

(404) 425-1380

Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD is a radiation oncologist in Atlanta, GA specializing in radiation oncology and general practice. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th Street in 1982 and has 43 years of experience. Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare and Piedmont Physicians Gynecologic Oncology Atlanta.

Office Locations

1800 Howell Mill Road Northwest Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30318

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Walter Curran Jr., chief of Piedmont Oncology Institute said the term "preventive chemotherapy" is rarely used in the medical community.”—"What is the 'preventive' chemotherapy Princess Kate is receiving?", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , March 2024

“"When (enlarged prostate) becomes problematic there are two types of medications and several surgical procedures that can assist them," said Dr. Walter Curran, chief of Piedmont Oncology at...”—"King Charles, the prostate, and your health", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , February 2024

“"I don't think we know why we're seeing an uptick in colorectal cancer," said Dr. Walter Curran, who last week joined Piedmont Healthcare as chief of the Piedmont Oncology Institute.”—"Cancer in Georgia: Cases and deaths expected to climb in 2024", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , January 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Atlanta, GA during 2013 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130
radiation therapy	86

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD treated during 2013 were cancer, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD treated during 2014 were cancer, ischemic heart disease, hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	41

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD treated during 2015 were cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD treated during 2016 were cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD treated during 2017 were cancer, ischemic heart disease and hypertension.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD treated during 2018 were cancer, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	37

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, cancer, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD treated during 2020 were cancer.

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Atlanta, GA were radiation therapy.

doctor visit	46
radiation therapy	86

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	11

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	5
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

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

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD From 2013 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD treated were cancer, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	2
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	3
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	73

Education & Training

Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th Street in 1982. He completed residency at University of Pennsylvania Health System. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology - TR and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th Street (1982)

Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (1986)

Board Certification: American Board of Radiology - TR

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Piedmont Healthcare

Piedmont Physicians Gynecologic Oncology Atlanta

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. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medicare, BCBS, Aetna Medicare, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Anthem, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Beech Street, Kaiser Permanente, LifeWell Health Plans, Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select), Sonder, Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners, Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign), Peach State, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A), CareSource, Ambetter (including Core & Select), Georgia Health Advantage and CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Medicare

BCBS

Aetna Medicare

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Anthem

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Beech Street

Kaiser Permanente

LifeWell Health Plans

Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select)

Sonder

Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners

Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign)

Peach State

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A)

CareSource

Ambetter (including Core & Select)

Georgia Health Advantage

CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$88,600 OPDIVO $34,200	$54,400
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18,633 IMFINZI $17,889	TAGRISSO $537	LYNPARZA $23	$183
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	$7,896 Proton System $7,500	ProBeam $163	TrueBeam $128	Eclipse $105
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$7,126 $7,126
Amgen Inc.	$5,831 $5,831
Other	$13,100 NovoTTF-100A $3,905	MRIdian LINAC $336	Elekta Neuromag $167	SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL $110	KEYTRUDA $105	Other $8,478

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$128,720
Honoraria	$4,538
Travel and Lodging	$4,334
Food and Beverage	$3,592

Research Payments

Dr. Walter J. Curran Jr., MD has received 25 research payments totaling $9,207,461.

Biography

Dr. Walter Curran is a physician who specializes in general practice and radiation oncology. Dr. Curran is professionally affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare. His training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania. He seems to honor several insurance carriers, including Anthem, Blue California, and Viant. Piedmont Healthcare reports that Dr. Curran is accepting new patients at his office in Atlanta, GA.