Emergency Medicine Doctors in Pikeville, TN Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Tony Dwayne Smith, D.O.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 71 Wheelertown Ave, Pikeville, TN 37367
Phone: 423-447-2112    
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Jeffery Vaughan Atkins, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: Erlanger Bledsoe County Hospital, 128 Wheeler Road, Pikeville, TN 37367
Phone: 423-447-2112    

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Popular Specializations in Pikeville, TN:

Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
General Practice
Pediatrics
Internal Medicine


Emergency Medicine: An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.


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