In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New Mexico, Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD performed more cubital tunnel surgery, and open cubital tunnel release procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for tendon sheath incision, and trigger finger surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

open surgery

In 2023, Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD performed more open surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New Mexico.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

upper extremity surgery

In 2012, Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD performed more nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, peripheral nerve decompression surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New Mexico.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	112

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	64

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	24

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	40

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	0
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

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Cruces, NM during 2017 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	101
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	648
injections	180
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	22
nerve procedures	12
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	26
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Cruces, NM during 2018 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	106
doctor visit	637
immobilization	16
injections	232
musculoskeletal imaging	65
X-rays	65

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	0
Hispanic	80
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	24
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Cruces, NM during 2019 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	133
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	847
immobilization	38
injections	291
minimally invasive procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	102
nerve procedures	17
upper extremity surgery	17
X-rays	102

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	0
Hispanic	125
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	283
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	45
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Cruces, NM during 2020 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	146
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	817
immobilization	41
injections	331
minimally invasive procedures	32
musculoskeletal imaging	57
nerve procedures	48
open surgery	16
tendon surgery	34
transplant procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	82
X-rays	57

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	0
Hispanic	136
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	47
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Cruces, NM during 2021 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	132
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	856
immobilization	39
injections	318
minimally invasive procedures	37
musculoskeletal imaging	16
nerve procedures	58
open surgery	21
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	82
X-rays	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	129
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	37
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Cruces, NM during 2022 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	100
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	753
immobilization	46
injections	252
nerve procedures	38
open surgery	38
tendon surgery	27
upper extremity surgery	65

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	0
Hispanic	119
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	47
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Cruces, NM during 2023 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	70
decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	391
injections	177
nerve procedures	51
open surgery	51
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	79

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	17
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Las Cruces, NM were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and X-rays.

aspiration	112
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	475
immobilization	36
injections	254
minimally invasive procedures	24
musculoskeletal imaging	52
nerve procedures	37
open surgery	31
tendon surgery	28
transplant procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	56
X-rays	52

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	198
Hispanic	59
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	78
85 and over	20
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	147

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	6
Dementia	3

Education & Training

He has a state license in New Mexico.

Licensed In: New Mexico

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Skeletal Dynamics Inc	$223 Implate $223
Stryker Corporation	$170 neuromatrix $30	IVS - MultiGen 2RF $21	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $15	$104
Skeletal Dynamics LLC	$152 Implate $152
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$119 VA-LCP $30	ACTIS $26	ORTHOVISC $24	MONOVISC $20	HAMMERLOCK $20
DJO, LLC	$76 CMF OL1000 $76
Other	$140 UE - Aequlis Reversed II $41	SYNVISC-ONE $27	Exogen $25	PENNSAID $18	Stimulan $18	Other $10

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$826
Entertainment	$52

Biography

Dr. Charles Metzger, who practices in Las Cruces, NM, is a medical specialist in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Metzger has obtained a license to practice in Texas.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD in 2023

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles Lawrence Metzger, MD From 2012 - 2023

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