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Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD

(Dr. Charles E. Wilhite, MD)

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Georgetown University School of Medicine (1978)

131 Raley Boulevard
Chico, CA 95928

(530) 891-6375

Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD is an orthopedist in Chico, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1978 and has 48 years of experience. Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD is affiliated with ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA A MEDICAL GROUP and ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER.

Office Locations

131 Raley Boulevard
Chico, CA 95928

(530) 891-6375

(530) 891-6952

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

injections

In 2023, Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint imaging

joint MRI

knee X-ray

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

nerve block

nerve block for pain

In 2012, Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD performed more joint imaging, joint MRI, knee X-ray, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, nerve block, and nerve block for pain procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chico, CA during 2012 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	285
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	754
excision	18
hip imaging	84
injections	285
joint surgery	134
lower extremity surgery	82
minimally invasive procedures	106
musculoskeletal imaging	242
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	67
reconstructive surgery	28
synovectomy	29
upper extremity surgery	64
X-rays	309

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chico, CA during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	236
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	774
hip imaging	120
injections	236
joint surgery	109
lower extremity surgery	98
minimally invasive procedures	75
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	37
musculoskeletal imaging	375
open surgery	18
pelvic imaging	89
reconstructive surgery	34
synovectomy	27
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	29
X-rays	427

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	37
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chico, CA during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	281
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	850
excision	13
hip imaging	152
injections	281
joint surgery	161
lower extremity surgery	123
minimally invasive procedures	121
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	71
musculoskeletal imaging	387
open surgery	17
pelvic imaging	107
reconstructive surgery	40
synovectomy	39
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	55
X-rays	423

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	447
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	48
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chico, CA during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	219
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	22
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	918
excision	21
hip imaging	146
injections	219
joint surgery	193
lower extremity surgery	116
minimally invasive procedures	134
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	81
musculoskeletal imaging	378
open surgery	25
pelvic imaging	102
reconstructive surgery	59
synovectomy	35
tendon surgery	25
upper extremity surgery	102
X-rays	399

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	584

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	842
Black	0
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	474
From 75 to 84	290
85 and over	88
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chico, CA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	314
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	20
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	960
excision	25
hip imaging	50
injections	314
joint surgery	161
lower extremity surgery	68
minimally invasive procedures	107
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	88
musculoskeletal imaging	306
open surgery	53
reconstructive surgery	54
synovectomy	13
tendon surgery	50
upper extremity surgery	158
X-rays	218

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	467
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	51
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chico, CA during 2017 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	227
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	974
excision	24
hip imaging	49
injections	227
joint surgery	156
lower extremity surgery	94
minimally invasive procedures	107
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	72
musculoskeletal imaging	319
open surgery	38
reconstructive surgery	49
synovectomy	12
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	100
X-rays	247

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	42
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chico, CA during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	309
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	943
excision	16
hip imaging	39
injections	309
joint surgery	111
lower extremity surgery	72
minimally invasive procedures	58
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	68
musculoskeletal imaging	372
open surgery	25
reconstructive surgery	53
tendon surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	76
X-rays	304

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	39
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chico, CA during 2019 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	311
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	917
excision	15
hip imaging	33
injections	485
joint surgery	84
lower extremity surgery	44
minimally invasive procedures	39
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	75
musculoskeletal imaging	336
nerve block	174
open surgery	12
pain management	174
reconstructive surgery	45
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	68
X-rays	261

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	41
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chico, CA during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, injections, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	255
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	902
excision	14
hip imaging	41
injections	270
joint surgery	73
lower extremity surgery	44
minimally invasive procedures	55
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	71
musculoskeletal imaging	296
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	225

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	35
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chico, CA during 2021 were musculoskeletal imaging, injections, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	248
doctor visit	955
hip imaging	31
injections	267
joint surgery	61
lower extremity surgery	61
minimally invasive procedures	27
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	64
musculoskeletal imaging	286
reconstructive surgery	34
X-rays	222

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	40
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chico, CA during 2022 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	400
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	1187
excision	12
hip imaging	73
injections	400
joint surgery	72
lower extremity surgery	48
minimally invasive procedures	23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	110
musculoskeletal imaging	378
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	49
tendon surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	48
X-rays	268

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	44
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	3
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chico, CA were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, injections and aspiration.

aspiration	280
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	921
excision	17
hip imaging	74
injections	299
joint surgery	119
lower extremity surgery	77
minimally invasive procedures	77
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	73
musculoskeletal imaging	334
nerve block	174
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	22
pain management	174
pelvic imaging	91
reconstructive surgery	42
synovectomy	25
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	74
X-rays	300

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	428
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	31
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	147
85 and over	42
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	249

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

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1978. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1978)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Charles Edward Wilhite, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA A MEDICAL GROUP

ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$1,434 JOINT PRESERVATION $1,434
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$1,191 Oxford $645	Oxford-Knees $472	AccuFill $74
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$233 XARELTO $233
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$110 Recon Knees $103	Other Endoscopy $7
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$89 Exparel $48	Zilretta $21	Iovera $20
Other	$200 Knee $89	OFIRMEV $21	EUFLEXXA $14	Orthopedic Stimulation $12	$64

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,925
Food and Beverage	$1,274
Education	$58

Biography

Dr. Charles Wilhite specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and practices in Chico, CA. He attended medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine.

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

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