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Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

18 Medical Park Drive
Asheville, NC 28803

(828) 253-7521

Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD is an orthopedist in Asheville, NC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery.

Office Locations

18 Medical Park Drive
Asheville, NC 28803

(828) 253-7521

(828) 251-5992

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In The News

“Leeches are also extraordinarily sensitive to proper blood flow and so can offer immediate feedback on how well surgery went, said Dr. Bruce Minkin, a hand surgeon in Asheville, N.C. "It won't...”—"Age-Old Cures, Like the Maggot, Get U.S. Hearing", The Gadsden Times, August 2005

“Leeches also are extraordinarily sensitive to proper blood flow and thus can offer immediate feedback on how well surgery went, said Dr. Bruce Minkin, a hand surgeon in Asheville, N.C. "It won't...”—"Suck it up, leeches and maggots: FDA stepping in", Chicago Tribune, August 2005

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2012 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	180
bone surgery	12
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	708
excision	12
fracture surgery	11
immobilization	45
injections	221
musculoskeletal imaging	95
nerve procedures	36
open surgery	47
tendon surgery	62
transplant procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	121
X-rays	95

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2013 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	139
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	713
excision	13
immobilization	35
injections	255
joint surgery	13
musculoskeletal imaging	119
nerve procedures	30
open surgery	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
tendon surgery	52
upper extremity surgery	69
X-rays	119

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	377
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	30
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2014 were injections, X-rays, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	105
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	634
immobilization	47
injections	240
musculoskeletal imaging	105
nerve procedures	33
open surgery	33
tendon surgery	48
upper extremity surgery	81
X-rays	105

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	29
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2015 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	75
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	526
immobilization	50
injections	152
musculoskeletal imaging	107
nerve procedures	26
open surgery	26
tendon surgery	27
upper extremity surgery	53
X-rays	107

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	598
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	44
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2016 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	92
doctor visit	508
immobilization	47
injections	220
musculoskeletal imaging	95
tendon surgery	31
upper extremity surgery	31
X-rays	95

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	26
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2017 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	86
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	492
immobilization	46
injections	181
musculoskeletal imaging	114
nerve procedures	37
open surgery	37
tendon surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	77
X-rays	114

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	32
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2018 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	100
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	492
immobilization	29
injections	172
musculoskeletal imaging	107
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	33
X-rays	107

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	23
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2019 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	90
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	640
excision	11
immobilization	46
injections	195
joint surgery	11
musculoskeletal imaging	146
nerve procedures	39
open surgery	39
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
tendon surgery	58
upper extremity surgery	86
X-rays	146

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	381
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	34
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2020 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	100
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	580
immobilization	21
injections	236
musculoskeletal imaging	115
nerve procedures	40
open surgery	40
tendon surgery	48
upper extremity surgery	88
X-rays	115

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	20
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2021 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	90
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	560
immobilization	31
injections	212
joint surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	124
nerve procedures	27
open surgery	27
reconstructive surgery	12
tendon surgery	54
transplant procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	93
X-rays	124

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	24
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD in 2023

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

aspiration	105
bone surgery	12
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	585
excision	12
fracture surgery	11
immobilization	39
injections	208
joint surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	112
nerve procedures	31
open surgery	32
reconstructive surgery	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
tendon surgery	43
transplant procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	73
X-rays	112

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD.

**Gender**
Female	187
Male	138

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	299
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	81
85 and over	23
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	169

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Bruce Irving Minkin, 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 Irving Minkin, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$445 XIAFLEX $445
Abbott Laboratories	$98 PROCLAIM $98
Skeletal Dynamics LLC	$96 Implate $96
BIOVENTUS LLC	$61 GELSYN 3 $33	Ultrasound Bone Healing $27
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$43 XIAFLEX $43
Other	$54 AxoGuard Nerve Protector $23	X-Porte Ultrasound System $20	Physio-Stim $10

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$795

Biography

Dr. Bruce Minkin is a hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Asheville, NC. Dr. Minkin obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.