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Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD

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Specializes in: Hospice and Palliative Medicine (End-of-Life Care and Serious Illness) and Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin (1968 - 1972)

426 Hospital Road
Smithfield, NC 27577

(919) 209-5100

Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Smithfield, NC specializing in hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and surgery. He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1972 and has 54 years of experience. Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Health Johnston.

Office Locations

131 E Market Street
Smithfield, NC 27577

(919) 934-5441

(919) 934-0152

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UNC Health Johnston

426 Hospital Road
Smithfield, NC 27577

(919) 209-5100

(919) 209-5150

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In The News

“With them are Ruth Marler, the hospital's chief nursing officer and chief operating officer; Kyle Mobley, clinical manager of hospice services; and Dr. Dennis Koffer, medical director of hospice...”—"Hospice volunteer coordinator named Ambassador of the Month - Restoration NewsMedia", Restoration NewsMedia, March 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Smithfield, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	118
doctor visit	604
excision	118
hospital care	125
incision and drainage	11
inpatient care	125
minor procedures	11
skin surgery	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Smithfield, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	95
doctor visit	508
excision	95
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	39
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	48
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Smithfield, NC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	69
doctor visit	437
excision	69
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	25
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Smithfield, NC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	70
doctor visit	380
excision	70
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	52
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	46
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Smithfield, NC during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	149
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	19
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	46
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2016

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Smithfield, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

abscess drainage	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	88
doctor visit	415
excision	88
hospital care	110
incision and drainage	11
inpatient care	110
minor procedures	11
skin surgery	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2016

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	213
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	74
85 and over	27
Less than 65	74
65 to 74	92

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD From 2012 - 2016

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	12
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1972. He completed residency at VA Wadsworth Medical Center. He is certified by the Surgery, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin (1972)

Residency: VA Wadsworth Medical Center (1976)

Board Certification: Surgery, Board Certified (2010)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Dennis Shelly Koffer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Health Johnston

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC	$859 Hill-Rom Heart and Respiration Rate Monitoring System powered by EarlySense $859
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$80 Santyl $56	Wound Matrix $13	Infection Management $11
Ethicon US, LLC	$35 Endoscopy: Endocutters $22	Energy Enseal $13
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$28 BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement $28
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$18 Advanced Energy Cutting Device $18
Other	$24 SEPRAFILM ADHESION BARRIER $12	$12

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$722
Food and Beverage	$322

Biography

Dr. Dennis Koffer is a hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and surgery specialist in Smithfield, NC. After attending Medical College of Wisconsin for medical school, Dr. Koffer completed his residency training at VA Wadsworth Medical Center. He is affiliated with UNC Health.