
Hal Huntley Atkinson, MD
Conditions and Treatments
- Dementia
- High Blood Pressure
- Osteoarthritis
- Gait Disturbances
- Depression
- Age-Related Hearing Loss
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Arthritis
- Anxiety Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Joint Pain
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Heart Disease
- Obesity
- Stroke
- Urinary Incontinence/Urinary Frequency
- High Cholesterol
- Osteoporosis
- Tremor
Locations
Geriatric Medicine - Sticht Center
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Geriatric Consultation Clinic
at J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging and Rehabilitation
Geriatric Outpatient Clinic
at J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging and Rehabilitation
Kulynych Memory Assessment Clinic
at J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging and Rehabilitation
Credentials
Education
- BS, Wofford College, 1994
- MD, Medical University of South Carolina, 1998
- MS, Wake Forest University, 2008
Residency
- Internal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2001
Fellowship
- Geriatrics, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2002
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Memberships
- Gerontological Society of America
- American College of Physicians
- American Geriatrics Society
Positions
- Physician
- Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Insurance
This chart is a list of the most common health insurance plans we accept. This list is subject to change. Please check your individual plan to confirm their participation and the coverage allowed.
Due to the different physician groups and hospitals within the Wake Forest Baptist system, physician services and hospital services are billed separately. Please remember that health insurance coverage varies, so some services may not be covered.
If you don’t see your plan or you have questions, please call our Customer Service Center at 877-938-7497. We will do our best to work with you and your plan.
Key
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
HPR- High Point Regional
N/A - Not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC
NC -Not Contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC
Wake Forest Baptist Health Managed Care/MA Contracts - January2022
AETNA CONNECTED ACA/Exchange: Accepted at all locations
AETNA (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
AETNA MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH: Accepted at all locations
ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, CHC and Wilkes (not applicable to services provided at High Point)
AMBETTER OF NC: Accepted at all locations
AMERIHEALTH CARITAS NEXT ACA/Exchange: Accepted at all locations
APEX MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
BCBSNC (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE (NATIONAL NETWORK): Accepted at all locations
BLUE LOCAL (WFBH INDIVIDUAL & WFBH X_Group): Accepted at all locations
BLUE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
BLUE VALUE: Accepted at all locations
CAROLINA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
CIGNA: Accepted at all locations
CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at NCBH and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC and Wilkes)
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, CHC and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Wilkes)
CIGNA LIFESOURCE (TRANSPLANTS): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
COVENTRY/WELLPATH: Accepted at all locations
CRESCENT PPO (ASHEVILLE): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
DEVOTED HEALTH: Accepted at all locations
DIRECT NET: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point (not contracted, very low to no volume for CHC)
FIRST HEALTH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations
FIRSTCAROLINACARE (PINEHURST, NC): Accepted at NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for WFUHS, Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
GATEWAY HEALTH ALLIANCE (VIRGINIA): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
GOLDEN RULE INS (UNITED): Accepted at all locations
HEALTHGRAM (formerly PRIMARY PHYSICIAN CARE): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and LMC (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
HEALTHTEAM ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
HUMANA CHOICECARE: Accepted at all locations
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
LIBERTY ADVANTAGE (MEDICARE ADVANTAGE): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
MAGELLAN (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
MEDCOST: Accepted at all locations
MEDCOST ULTRA: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point (not applicable at CHC)
OPTUMHEALTH (TRANSPLANTS - APPLICABLE TO NCBH/WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
PREFERRED CARE OF VA INC: Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
SOUTHERN HEALTH SVCS (COVENTRY-PPO ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie and CHC (not contracted, very low to no volume for LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
TWIN COUNTY (VIRGINIA): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, CHC and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC and Wilkes)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS (not applicable for services provided at NCBH, Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED HEALTHCARE: Accepted at all locations
UNITED HEALTHCARE ESSENTIALS ACA/EXCHANGE: Accepted at all locations
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
VA CCN: Accepted at all locations
WELLCARE: Accepted at all locations
WELLPATH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations
Key
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
HPR- High Point Regional
N/A - Not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC
NC - Not Contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC
Research
- A 360-degree assessment of teaching effectiveness using a structured-videorecorded observed teaching exercise for faculty development. Jones CA, Watkins FS, Williams J, Lambros A, Callahan KE, Lawlor J, Williamson JD, High KP, Atkinson HH. Med Educ Online. 2019 Dec; 24(1):1596708.
- Holiday Discharges Are Associated with Higher 30-Day General Internal Medicine Hospital Readmissions at an Academic Medical Center. Dharod A, Wells BJ, Lenoir K, Willeford WG, Milks MW, Atkinson HH. South. Med. J. 2019 06; 112(6):338-343.
- Patient-Centered Bedside Rounds and the Clinical Examination. Lichstein PR, Atkinson HH. Med. Clin. North Am. 2018 May; 102(3):509-519.
- Nutritional markers may identify patients with greater risk of re-admission after geriatric hip fractures. Stone AV, Jinnah A, Wells BJ, Atkinson H, Miller AN, Futrell WM, Lenoir K, Emory CL. Int Orthop. 2018 02; 42(2):231-238.
- Internal Medicine Residents' Ambulatory Management of Core Geriatric Conditions. Callahan KE, Wilson LA, Pavon JM, Lovato JF, Atkinson HH, Busby-Whitehead J, Dalton T, Heflin MT, Iverson P, Lawlor JS, Marsden J, Moran WP, Roberts E, Williamson JD. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Jun; 9(3):338-344.