Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/Partnership, Full-Time
HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or
revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Appointments:
Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre-Med Honor Society), Honor Society Award Given
Bluff City Medical Society, Scholarship Recipient
University of Tennessee, James R. Given Award in Endocrinology
University of Tennessee, Gerald Plitman, M.D. Internal Medicine Award
University of Tennessee Bowld Hospital Memphis, TN 2000
Residency:
University of Tennessee Bowld Hospital Memphis, TN 2002
Other Education or Training/Positions:
University of Tennessee Martin, TN 1982
Undergraduate School:
University of Tennessee Martin, TN 1994
Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/Partnership
Health Plan / Other
Health Plans:
Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc. (all plans)
Baptist Health Services Group (PPO)
BCBS
Beech Street Corporation
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO/POS
Cigna
Coventry
Fox Everett, Inc. PPO
GEHA
Great West Healthcare
Guardian
Hartford
Health Alliance Medical Plans
Health Choice of Tennessee (PPO)
Health Choice/Alsac (PPO)
Health Choice/St Jude (PPO)
Health Net
HealthChoice
HealthSpring
Medicare
United Healthcare
Accepts Medicare:
Yes
Accepts Medicaid:
No
Disciplinary Actions
HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Owita R. Mays, MD
as of 12/03/2009. Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.
Note: HealthGrades obtains physician information from a variety of sources. Some information that is not designated as HealthGrades verified has been reported by the physician.