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Dr. William Fonbah, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

5000 Medical West Way Suite 608
Bessemer, AL 35022

(659) 997-7558

Dr. William Fonbah, MD is a cardiologist in Bessemer, AL specializing in adult cardiology.

Office Locations

5000 Medical West Way Suite 608
Bessemer, AL 35022

(659) 997-7558

(659) 997-5304

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In The News

“We asked Dr. Raymond Workman and Dr. William Fonbah from Medical West Cardiology, a few questions:.”—"#CheckItBham campaign raises awareness for 'silent killer'", Al.com, October 2016

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. William Fonbah, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cardioversion

elective cardioversion

elective external cardioversion

external cardioversion

In 2012, Dr. William Fonbah, MD had a list price for cardioversion, elective cardioversion, elective external cardioversion, and external cardioversion that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Fonbah, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bessemer, AL during 2012 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Fonbah, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	512
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	354
hospital care	480
inpatient care	480
minimally invasive procedures	30
nuclear scan	134
stress testing	182
ultrasound (sonogram)	313
vascular procedures	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Fonbah, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bessemer, AL during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Fonbah, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	635
cardioversion	18
catheterization	33
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	370
hospital care	613
inpatient care	613
minimally invasive procedures	58
nuclear scan	145
stress testing	174
ultrasound (sonogram)	428
vascular procedures	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	110
Less than 65	167

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	47
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Fonbah, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bessemer, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Fonbah, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	702
cardioversion	11
catheterization	50
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	473
hospital care	709
inpatient care	709
minimally invasive procedures	83
nuclear scan	134
stress testing	134
ultrasound (sonogram)	518
vascular procedures	50

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	487

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	568
Black	269
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	119
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	44
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Fonbah, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bessemer, AL during 2015 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Fonbah, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	29
cardiac procedures	723
cardioversion	12
catheterization	38
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	414
hospital care	720
inpatient care	707
minimally invasive procedures	68
nuclear scan	146
outpatient care	13
stress testing	146
ultrasound (sonogram)	510
vascular procedures	38

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	782
Female	948

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1160
Black	538
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	670
From 75 to 84	490
85 and over	240
Less than 65	330

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	46
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Fonbah, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bessemer, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Fonbah, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	26
cardiac procedures	689
cardioversion	13
catheterization	51
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	473
hospital care	764
inpatient care	750
minimally invasive procedures	86
nuclear scan	130
outpatient care	14
stress testing	130
ultrasound (sonogram)	482
vascular procedures	51

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	555
Black	276
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	105
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	47
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Fonbah, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bessemer, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Fonbah, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	20
cardiac procedures	547
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	386
hospital care	620
inpatient care	620
minimally invasive procedures	60
nuclear scan	90
stress testing	90
ultrasound (sonogram)	405
vascular procedures	32

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	202
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	107
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	48
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Fonbah, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bessemer, AL during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Fonbah, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	27
cardiac procedures	647
cardioversion	12
catheterization	46
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	401
hospital care	518
inpatient care	518
minimally invasive procedures	73
nuclear scan	102
stress testing	102
ultrasound (sonogram)	472
vascular procedures	46

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	510
Black	221
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	124
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	45
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Fonbah, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bessemer, AL during 2019 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Fonbah, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	41
cardiac procedures	577
cardioversion	13
catheterization	41
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	384
hospital care	485
inpatient care	485
minimally invasive procedures	66
nuclear scan	88
stress testing	88
ultrasound (sonogram)	407
vascular procedures	41

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	467
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	105
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Fonbah, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bessemer, AL during 2020 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Fonbah, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	357
catheterization	40
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	254
hospital care	326
inpatient care	312
minimally invasive procedures	51
nuclear scan	53
outpatient care	14
stress testing	53
ultrasound (sonogram)	264
vascular procedures	40

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	63
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Fonbah, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bessemer, AL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Fonbah, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	12
cardiac procedures	261
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	248
hospital care	302
inpatient care	288
minimally invasive procedures	24
nuclear scan	50
outpatient care	14
stress testing	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	188
vascular procedures	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	72
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	46
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Fonbah, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bessemer, AL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Fonbah, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	76
doctor visit	250
hospital care	271
inpatient care	271
nuclear scan	31
stress testing	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	45

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	62
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Fonbah, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Fonbah, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bessemer, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

ambulatory monitoring	25
cardiac procedures	520
cardioversion	13
catheterization	35
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	364
hospital care	528
inpatient care	523
minimally invasive procedures	59
nuclear scan	100
outpatient care	13
stress testing	107
ultrasound (sonogram)	366
vascular procedures	35

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	136
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	472
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	197
85 and over	100
Less than 65	128
65 to 74	272

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Fonbah, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,721 XARELTO $1,721
BIOTRONIK INC.	$1,469 Bradycardia products $591	BioMonitor 2 $63	Siello $38	Setrox $38	Eluna $21	Other $718
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,245 ENTRESTO $1,189	LEQVIO $44	NON BRAND $11
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$867 Lexiscan $217	$650
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$756 JARDIANCE $350	Pradaxa $312	Praxbind $47	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $26	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $22
Other	$5,976 LifeVest $528	ELIQUIS $448	BRILINTA $448	MULTAQ $439	UPTRAVI $428	Other $3,686

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,966
Education	$942
Consulting Fee	$125

Biography

Dr. William Fonbah is a Bessemer, AL physician who specializes in adult cardiology. Dr. Fonbah has obtained a license to practice in Alabama.

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Fonbah, MD From 2012 - 2022

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