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Dr. C. T. Hepper, MD

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(C. Tate Hepper, MD)

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Specializes in: Hand Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: elbow surgery, fasciotomy, elbow problems, and more.

5899 Bremo Road Suite 100a
Richmond, VA 23226

(804) 915-1910

Dr. C. T. Hepper, MD is a hand surgeon in Richmond, VA specializing in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. C. T. Hepper, MD is affiliated with Bon Secours, Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital (Greenville, SC), OrthoVirginia, Henrico Doctors' Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, HCA Virginia, Boulders Ambulatory Surgery Center, ORTHOVIRGINIA INC, Retreat Doctors Hospital Parham Doctors Hospital Henrico Doctors Hospital and OrthoVirginia St. Mary's.

Office Locations

Address:

5899 Bremo Road Suite 100a
Richmond, VA 23226

Some issues Dr. C. T. Hepper, MD can help you with:

Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

Trigger Finger Surgery

"Trigger finger," or stenosing tenosynovitis, is a condition where the tendons at the base of a finger become irritated and swollen. They may develop small lumps similar to scar tissue. As the swollen, bumpy tendons pass through their sheath, a tunnel of connective tissue that holds them in place, they become stuck. The finger gets frozen in a bent, curled position. If forced, the finger can be straightened. When this happens, the stuck tendons slip through all at once, often causing a popping or clicking noise. Many cases of trigger finger respond well to non-surgical treatments such as NSAIDs, splints, or injected steroids. However, in severe cases, surgery may be necessary.

During trigger finger surgery, the tendons at the base of the affected finger are identified and the sheath is opened up, allowing the tendons to move freely without getting stuck. This can be done through a tiny incision in the palm, or even without an incision at all, using the tip of a needle. Most people are able to move their fingers normally, bending and straightening their finger without catching or popping, right away after surgery. Although patients may have some pain and stiffness as they heal, recovery is quick.

doctor visit	105
emergency care	11
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	25
Cancer	0

aspiration	37
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	19
doctor visit	417
emergency care	15
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	42
hospital care	44
immobilization	14
injections	78
inpatient care	44
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	42
X-rays	42

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	79
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

aspiration	53
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	28
doctor visit	402
hip imaging	23
hospital care	28
injections	144
inpatient care	28
musculoskeletal imaging	23
X-rays	23

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	518

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	624
Black	156
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	136
Less than 65	102

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	341
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	56
Less than 65	57

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

aspiration	78
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	38
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	573
hospital care	19
immobilization	18
injections	213
inpatient care	19
manual therapy	23
minimally invasive procedures	19
nerve procedures	19
rehabilitation	25
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	34

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	60
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

aspiration	52
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	29
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	592
excision	10
immobilization	14
injections	196
joint surgery	10
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve procedures	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	10
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	44

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	61
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

aspiration	66
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	18
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	659
excision	13
immobilization	14
injections	222
joint surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	32
nerve procedures	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	47

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	59
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

aspiration	52
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	20
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	588
immobilization	10
injections	211
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	12

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	54
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

aspiration	108
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	51
decompression surgery	61
doctor visit	1309
immobilization	20
injections	391
minimally invasive procedures	61
nerve procedures	61
upper extremity surgery	60

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. C. T. Hepper, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. C. T. Hepper, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Richmond, VA were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	65
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	29
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	567
emergency care	13
excision	11
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	32
hospital care	27
immobilization	15
injections	210
inpatient care	27
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	12
manual therapy	23
minimally invasive procedures	27
musculoskeletal imaging	32
nerve procedures	27
rehabilitation	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
tendon surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	35
X-rays	32

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. C. T. Hepper, MD.

**Gender**
Female	234
Male	127

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	57
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	288
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	50
75 to 84	100
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	169

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. C. T. Hepper, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. C. T. Hepper, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. C. T. Hepper, MD graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery) American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery) and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery) American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery)

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. C. T. Hepper, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Bon Secours

Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital (Greenville, SC)

OrthoVirginia

Henrico Doctors' Hospital

St. Mary's Hospital

HCA Virginia

Boulders Ambulatory Surgery Center

ORTHOVIRGINIA INC

Retreat Doctors Hospital Parham Doctors Hospital Henrico Doctors Hospital

OrthoVirginia St. Mary's

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. C. T. Hepper, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Oscar, Accountable Care Management Group, United Healthcare, Aetna, Medicare, Medicaid of Virginia, Humana, Medicare Railroad, Cigna, Anthem, Humana Gold Plus, Cigna Connect, Prime Health, Anthem Healthkeepers, Piedmont Community Health Plan, Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage, Molina Complete Care, Sentara POS, FAMIS PLUS, Sentara Complete Select, Custom Ink, Sentara Medicare Value, Carefirst, Sentara Medicare Savings, Sentara Community Plan, Sentara Medicare Salute, Sentara Complete, Clear Spring Health, Sentara Plus, Sentara Medicare Prime, SaveATree, Sentara Individual & Family and MedCost/Virginia Health Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. C. T. Hepper, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Oscar

Accountable Care Management Group

United Healthcare

Aetna

Medicare

Medicaid of Virginia

Humana

Medicare Railroad

Cigna

Anthem

Humana Gold Plus

Cigna Connect

Prime Health

Anthem Healthkeepers

Piedmont Community Health Plan

Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage

Molina Complete Care

Sentara POS

FAMIS PLUS

Sentara Complete Select

Custom Ink

Sentara Medicare Value

Carefirst

Sentara Medicare Savings

Sentara Community Plan

Sentara Medicare Salute

Sentara Complete

Clear Spring Health

Sentara Plus

Sentara Medicare Prime

SaveATree

Sentara Individual & Family

MedCost/Virginia Health Network

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$259 Affixus $146	Alps Clavicle $113
ACUMED LLC	$206 Screw & Pin $206
Stryker Corporation	$43 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $43
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC	$25 Extremities $25
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$18 NA $18
Other	$10 $10

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$395
Travel and Lodging	$165

Biography

Dr. C. Hepper specializes in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and practices in Richmond, VA. He is affiliated with HCA Virginia. He attended medical school at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Yext reports that Dr. Hepper is accepting new patients at his office in Richmond, VA.