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Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD

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Specializes in: Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist) and Family Medicine

2313 Us Highway 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778

(828) 407-2400

Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD is a hospitalist in Swannanoa, NC specializing in hospital medicine (hospitalist) and family medicine. Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD is affiliated with Mission Hospital and Mission Health.

Office Locations

2313 Us Highway 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778

(828) 407-2400

(828) 407-2870

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Mission Health

84 Coxe Avenue Suite #240
Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 552-5757

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In The News

“Ben Aiken, MD, a family physician and founder of the direct primary care practice Lantern Health in Asheville, has remained a proponent of changing the way that healthcare is delivered, he said...”—"What's Changed Since HCA's Takeover of Mission Health?", MedPage Today, June 2023

“Dr. Ben Aiken, a primary care physician employed by Mission until January 2020, said many patients are skeptical "that HCA has their best interests in mind as a for-profit company."”—"From Asheville Watchdog: How many doctors have left Mission? HCA won't say", Mountain Xpress, April 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD treated as a hospitalist in Swannanoa, NC during 2016 were blood draw, preventive care, lab tests and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	24
doctor visit	67
lab tests	11
preventive care	22
vaccines	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD treated as a hospitalist in Swannanoa, NC during 2017 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	44
diabetes management	20
doctor visit	178
lab tests	38
preventive care	38

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	15
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, depression, chronic kidney disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	42

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD treated during 2019 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	61
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD treated as a hospitalist in Swannanoa, NC were blood draw, preventive care, lab tests and diabetes management.

blood draw	34
diabetes management	20
doctor visit	95
lab tests	24
preventive care	30
vaccines	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	54
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	5
85 and over	5
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	24

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD From 2016 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	3
Dementia	4

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Benjamin Abernathy Aiken, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mission Hospital

Mission Health

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Biography

Dr. Benjamin Aiken sees patients in Swannanoa, NC and Asheville, NC. His medical specialties are family medicine and hospital medicine (hospitalist). His hospital/clinic affiliations include Mission Health and Mission Hospital.