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Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

Dartmouth Medical School

72 Washington Street Suite 2700
Taunton, MA 02780

(508) 824-4535

Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD is a general surgeon in Taunton, MA specializing in general surgery. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD is affiliated with Brown University Health and Morton Hospital.

Office Locations

72 Washington Street Suite 2700
Taunton, MA 02780

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In The News

“She began her new role on Oct. 1 and succeeds Dr. Charles Thayer, who retired from his role as chief medical officer but will continue to provide full-time surgical care to patients at his Morton...”—"Five Questions With: Dr. Jill O Brien", Providence Business News, October 2025

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

cardiac pacing procedures

pacemaker implantation

pacemaker replacement

pacemaker system replacement

permanent pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement

In 2023, Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD had a list price for cardiac pacing procedures, pacemaker implantation, pacemaker replacement, pacemaker system replacement, permanent pacemaker implantation, permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation, and permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Taunton, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, abscess drainage and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	15
doctor visit	422
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	86
incision and drainage	15
inpatient care	86
minimally invasive procedures	12
minor procedures	15
preventive care	12
skin surgery	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Taunton, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	380
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
open surgery	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	56
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Taunton, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	348
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	95
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	20
inpatient care	95
minimally invasive procedures	11
preventive care	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	57
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	46
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Taunton, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, abscess drainage and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	19
doctor visit	287
hospital care	57
incision and drainage	19
inpatient care	57
minor procedures	19
skin surgery	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	122
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Taunton, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	193
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
minimally invasive procedures	14
preventive care	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	37
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Taunton, MA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	233
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	35
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Taunton, MA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	115
hospital care	65
inpatient care	65

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	35
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	44
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Taunton, MA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	121
hospital care	34
inpatient care	34

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	31
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	50
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Taunton, MA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	12
doctor visit	17
hospital care	16
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	57

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	19
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Taunton, MA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	15
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Taunton, MA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	146
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	26
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD treated as a general surgeon in Taunton, MA were inpatient care, hospital care, abscess drainage and incision and drainage.

abdominal surgery	14
abscess drainage	17
cardiac procedures	12
doctor visit	211
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	56
implant surgery	12
incision and drainage	17
inpatient care	56
minimally invasive procedures	12
minor procedures	17
open surgery	14
preventive care	12
skin surgery	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	194
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	67
85 and over	39
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	76

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD graduated from Dartmouth Medical School. He completed residency at NYU Langone Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School

Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Charles A. Thayer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Brown University Health

Morton Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$413 COLLAGENASE SANTYL $143	STRAVIX $98	Iodosorb $74	RENASYS TOUCH $40	Allevyn Life $26	Other $32
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$296 Veklury $17	$279
TEI Biosciences Inc	$264 SurgiMend $264
TELA Bio, Inc.	$171 OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) $108	Ovitex $62
AbbVie Inc.	$158 DALVANCE $98	AVYCAZ $30	TEFLARO $30
Other	$2,143 Apligraf $133	Symtuza $111	NUZYRA $102	GATTEX $89	DOVATO $71	Other $1,638

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,413
Education	$31

Biography

Dr. Charles Thayer specializes in general surgery. He is professionally affiliated with Brown University Health and Morton Hospital. Dr. Thayer welcomes new patients at his office inTaunton, MA as reported by Doctor.com. He is a graduate of Dartmouth Medical School. For his professional training, Dr. Thayer completed residency programs at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NYU Langone Medical Center, and Bellevue Hospital Center. He has received the following distinction: Alpha Omega Alpha, ..