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Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

1 Doctors Park
Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 253-5314

Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD is an urologist in Asheville, NC specializing in urology (urinary tract disease).

Office Locations

1 Doctors Park
Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 253-5314

(828) 254-5216

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD treated as an urologist in Asheville, NC during 2012 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	19
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	99
catheterization	66
chemotherapy	99
cytology	22
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	1951
hormone therapy	83
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
lab tests	2068
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	12
minimally invasive procedures	323
minor procedures	23
potassium test	32
stent placement (stenting)	32
urologic procedures	840

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD treated as an urologist in Asheville, NC during 2013 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	16
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	71
catheterization	72
chemotherapy	71
diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	2046
foreign body removal	18
hormone therapy	86
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
lab tests	2140
laser treatment	19
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	31
minimally invasive procedures	375
minor procedures	34
potassium test	45
stent placement (stenting)	40
urologic procedures	826

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1001
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1239
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	523
From 75 to 84	469
85 and over	219
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD treated as an urologist in Asheville, NC during 2014 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	17
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	68
catheterization	82
chemotherapy	68
cytology	95
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	1813
hormone therapy	77
hospital care	12
lab tests	1885
minimally invasive procedures	253
minor procedures	36
outpatient care	12
potassium test	59
stent placement (stenting)	19
urologic procedures	715

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	925
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1145
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	480
From 75 to 84	446
85 and over	191
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD treated as an urologist in Asheville, NC during 2015 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	18
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	56
catheterization	73
chemotherapy	56
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	1887
hormone therapy	70
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
lab tests	1960
laser treatment	12
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	12
marker placement for prostate radiation therapy	12
minimally invasive procedures	253
minor procedures	32
potassium test	69
stent placement (stenting)	29
urologic procedures	826

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1972
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2346
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	54
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1052
From 75 to 84	872
85 and over	394
Less than 65	166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD treated as an urologist in Asheville, NC during 2016 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and potassium test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	12
anorectal procedures	13
catheterization	42
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	1860
hormone therapy	57
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
lab tests	1916
minimally invasive procedures	200
minor procedures	12
potassium test	64
stent placement (stenting)	19
urologic procedures	713

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	951
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1171
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	496
From 75 to 84	446
85 and over	186
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD treated as an urologist in Asheville, NC during 2017 were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	20
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	838
hormone therapy	27
lab tests	852
minimally invasive procedures	77
minor procedures	15
potassium test	26
urologic procedures	252

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	548
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	675
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	285
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	103
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2017

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD treated as an urologist in Asheville, NC were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

ablation	16
anorectal procedures	13
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	73
catheterization	59
chemotherapy	73
cytology	58
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	1732
foreign body removal	18
hormone therapy	66
hospital care	17
inpatient care	18
lab tests	1803
laser treatment	15
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	18
minimally invasive procedures	246
minor procedures	25
outpatient care	12
potassium test	49
stent placement (stenting)	27
urologic procedures	695

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2017

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD.

**Gender**
Male	899
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1096
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	20

**Age**
75 to 84	418
85 and over	182
Less than 65	82
65 to 74	472

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD From 2012 - 2017

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	19
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Asheville, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$505 Vesicare $260	Myrbetriq $142	XTANDI $53	$50
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$216 XIAFLEX $161	STENDRA $27	ERECAID $15	TESTOPEL $12
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$208 TESTOPEL $58	XIAFLEX $55	FORTESTA $38	Aveed $30	STENDRA $27
AbbVie, Inc.	$151 Lupron $86	Androgel $65
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$142 FIRMAGON $142
Other	$838 Xofigo $87	VIAGRA $85	OFIRMEV $63	XGEVA $62	XTANDI $56	Other $484

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,009
Education	$50

Biography

Dr. Bruce Armstrong works as an urology (urinary tract disease) specialist in Asheville, NC. Dr. Armstrong obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.