Billie J. Minton, Pharm. D., CEO and Founder
Dr. Minton, a Kingsport, Tennessee native, is an entrepreneur and a true pioneer of Medication Therapy Management. She graduated with a Pharm.D. degree from Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia, and has her private practice in East Tennessee. She earned her Certifications in Asthma and Diabetes Management and Treatment from the University of Tennessee. She did her undergraduate studies at East Tennessee State University. She is the CEO and Founder of Medication Management Center LLC which provides medication counseling, and disease management for adults and children.
Dr. Minton co-authored the Medication Management Bill with TN State Rep. Nathan Vaughn, Senate Bill 1899 Dixon / House Bill 1958 Vaughn Reimbursement for Medication Therapy Management Services, which PASSED both the Senate and House in May 2003 when presented and it became law that year.
Dr. Minton is of Christian faith. Her parents, Philip F. and Evelyn Minton, introduced her to God’s Love, the medical field and business at an early age. She grew up with four sisters. One of her sisters had to take multiple medications just to survive. Dr. Minton decided at an early age that she would find out why her sister had to take all of those medications and whether they were helping or making her worse.
Dr. Minton provides life-altering advice to patients who feel they have nowhere else to turn. As a private medication consultant with a community practice, she reviews patients’ medications, past medical history, disease states, symptomology, diet, and lifestyle during one-on-one consultations. She uncovers problems that may otherwise go unnoticed and makes vital recommendations to help patients become healthier. This significantly improves the patient’s quality of life. Dr. Minton’s goal is to get patients on the least amount of medication for the maximum benefit while targeting their disease states and symptomology.
Dr. Minton feels there is no one health care professional that has all the answers. She feels each member on the patient’s health team has a special contribution to make for the good of the patient. Dr. Minton enjoys helping solve medical mysteries for her patients and other health care professionals.
Dr. Minton performed a Medication Therapy Management Clinical Study on a group of 500 subjects over a 5 year period for a world class industrial company. The results of her study were remarkable in that they revealed how patients could save hundreds of dollars a month on prescription drug costs while dramatically reducing drug-drug and drug-disease interactions.
Dr. Minton was featured in the Mercer University Publication, Mercer Health; “Alumna Dispenses Advice” in 2002.
She was featured in a Kingsport Times News article entitled, “Dr. Minton is solving pharmaceutical mysteries” in May of 2002.
In September of 2005 Dr. Minton was featured in a national pharmacy journal, “Pharmacy Today,” with a feature article entitled “Consultant Pharm.D. Solves Patient’s Medical Mysteries.” Dr. Minton describes how medication reviews lead to patient-specific solutions.
She has appeared as a guest speaker on National Public Radio (NPR) on several occasions.
Dr. Minton has been involved in radio since she was 16 years old. Her current radio show, uses a commentary format which educates the public.
Dr. Minton has traveled the country as a professional speaker for many years, educating health care professionals, hospitals, students, patients, schools, churches and communities on the importance of medication counseling and disease management.
One of Dr. Minton’s best friends, Doug Davidson, Actor/Director, The Young & The Restless, Los Angeles, CA has been an advocate of Medication Management Center LLC for many years in an effort to inform patients of getting the help that they need.
Dr. Minton has authored and published several books. One of which is entitled “Blue Ridge Moments.” There are two volumes of the Blue Ridge Moments books which contain hundreds of her own original personal lifetime quotes that she lives by. She named these books after her two Yorkie puppies, Blue and Ridge. She feels her most profound inspirations are birthed when she and her puppies are having a “Blue Ridge moment” strolling or sitting by the Holston River bank, praying together and enjoying God’s creations.
Dr. Minton and her Mother, Evelyn Minton, have written a children’s book series entitled, “Blue Ridge Tenderpups..” Dr. Minton’s book series may be found at her author website, blueridgemoments.com. Dr. Minton is well known as an accomplished songwriter and musician.
Dr. Minton enjoys almost any type of exercise and her hobbies include: golf, tennis, weight lifting, biking, running, swimming, music, guitar, drums, river boating, writing, reading, cooking, photography, design and most importantly playing with her Yorkie puppies, namely “The Tenderpups.”
Evelyn Minton, Director of Nursing
Evelyn Minton, Director of Nursing, has over 50 years of clinical nursing experience. She began her career at Holston Valley Hospital in the laboratory and as time progressed she focused her career on the Intensive and Cardiac Care Units. She has received numerous awards throughout her career due to her professionalism, knowledge, care, encouragement and Love which she embraces her patients with while they are in her care.
Evelyn relies on God as her source of faith, Love and strength. She has led Medication Management Center LLC as Director of Nursing since her daughter, Dr. Minton, first opened the practice. She volunteers Monday through Friday at the office and is usually the first person to arrive and the last person to leave each day.
Evelyn enjoys her family, patients, feeding birds and rock music. She has a mini workout area behind the front desk which includes a ball chair to sit on, light weights, a bicycle pedal machine and an exercise chair with resistance bands on it. She is filled with Love, laughter, intelligence, compassion and has lots of energy. She never seems to age and seems to be refined by time. She is supportive to everyone and is always there to help them.
Some of Evelyn’s most enjoyable hobbies are decorating for holidays, especially Christmas. Her Christmas lights are so stunning that people all over Kingsport, TN tell us that they look forward to seeing her lights each year. She also enjoys feeding the birds at work and home. Everyone around her offers to help feed the birds outside. Evelyn literally sits at the front desk and looks through the window with a lovely smile on her face because she is watching the birds eat. One of Evelyn’s personal quotes, “you can Love all animals even if you don’t own one yourself.”
