Medicare Procedure and Patient Information
2013 Medicare Procedure Volume
The top procedures that Dr. Donald Craig Wheeler, MD, Kern treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Eureka, CA during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Craig Wheeler, MD, Kern for Medicare patients.
| abdominal imaging | 932 |
|---|---|
| aspiration | 78 |
| brain imaging (neuroimaging) | 323 |
| breast procedures | 537 |
| cardiac procedures | 11 |
| CT scan | 1075 |
| diagnostic imaging | 135 |
| gastrointestinal procedures | 35 |
| hip imaging | 234 |
| MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) | 183 |
| musculoskeletal imaging | 378 |
| neck imaging | 28 |
| nuclear scan | 46 |
| pelvic imaging | 570 |
| pleural drainage | 48 |
| preventive care | 375 |
| spinal procedures | 348 |
| stress testing | 11 |
| thoracic (chest) imaging | 2245 |
| ultrasound (sonogram) | 733 |
| vascular procedures | 272 |
| women's imaging | 566 |
| X-rays | 3203 |
2013 Medicare Patient Data
Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Craig Wheeler, MD, Kern.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Female |
| Non-Hispanic White | |
|---|---|
| Black | |
| Hispanic | |
| Asian | |
| Other | |
| Native American |
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Craig Wheeler, MD, Kern in 2013
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald Craig Wheeler, MD, Kern treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |