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Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD

Accepting New Patients

(162 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine and Urgent Care

East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine

280 N Pointe Boulevard
Mount Airy, NC 27030

(336) 786-4133

Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Mount Airy, NC specializing in family medicine and urgent care. He graduated from East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine. Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD is affiliated with WakeMed Health & Hospitals and WAKE SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS LLC.

Office Locations

280 N Pointe Boulevard
Mount Airy, NC 27030

(336) 783-3417

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280 N Pointe Boulevard
Mount Airy, NC 27030

(336) 786-4133

(336) 786-4338

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4530 Fayetteville Road
Raleigh, NC 27603

(919) 235-1930

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WakeMed Health & Hospitals

6800 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27612

(919) 235-1939

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

urinalysis

By Affordability:

lab tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD performed more urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Airy, NC during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	20
ambulatory monitoring	11
aspiration	114
cardiac procedures	26
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	4467
hip imaging	13
injections	114
musculoskeletal imaging	81
preventive care	511
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	52
skin procedures	52
spinal procedures	73
stress testing	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	131
ultrasound (sonogram)	47
vaccines	489
vascular procedures	27
X-rays	285

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Airy, NC during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, X-rays and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	20
aspiration	124
doctor visit	4080
hormone therapy	66
injections	190
musculoskeletal imaging	92
preventive care	526
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	68
skin procedures	68
spinal procedures	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	77
ultrasound (sonogram)	52
vaccines	512
vascular procedures	32
X-rays	190

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	605

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	960
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	424
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	72
Less than 65	276

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	48
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Airy, NC during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	19
aspiration	71
doctor visit	3725
ear procedures	13
hip imaging	12
injections	71
musculoskeletal imaging	86
preventive care	465
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	54
skin procedures	54
spinal procedures	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	40
vaccines	465
vascular procedures	32
X-rays	183

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	544

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	858
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	394
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	73
Less than 65	245

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	47
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Airy, NC during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	85
breathing treatment	24
cardiac procedures	13
doctor visit	3450
ear procedures	24
injections	85
musculoskeletal imaging	42
preventive care	243
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	42
skin procedures	42
spinal procedures	26
stress testing	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vaccines	243
vascular procedures	13
X-rays	136

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	718
Female	1164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1806
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	822
From 75 to 84	430
85 and over	170
Less than 65	460

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	45
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Airy, NC during 2016 were lab tests, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	80
doctor visit	2607
ear procedures	24
injections	80
lab tests	331
musculoskeletal imaging	42
preventive care	64
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
spinal procedures	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	35
vaccines	64
X-rays	97

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	518

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	836
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	83
Less than 65	201

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	46
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Airy, NC during 2017 were aspiration, injections, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
doctor visit	2526
injections	57
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	32
skin procedures	32

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	371
Female	514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	842
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	365
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	90
Less than 65	216

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	47
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Airy, NC during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
doctor visit	1502
injections	34

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	61
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	46
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Airy, NC during 2019 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	1556
injections	26
musculoskeletal imaging	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
skin procedures	26
X-rays	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	58
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Airy, NC during 2020 were chronic care, aspiration, injections and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	41
chronic care	109
doctor visit	1268
injections	41
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	455
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	47
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	44
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Airy, NC during 2021 were chronic care, aspiration, injections and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
chronic care	102
doctor visit	984
injections	33
lab tests	32

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	410
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	56
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	45
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	62

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Mount Airy, NC were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and X-rays.

abdominal imaging	19
ambulatory monitoring	11
aspiration	66
cardiac procedures	19
chronic care	105
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	2384
ear procedures	20
hip imaging	12
hormone therapy	66
injections	73
lab tests	181
musculoskeletal imaging	60
preventive care	361
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	38
skin procedures	38
spinal procedures	33
stress testing	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	76
ultrasound (sonogram)	38
vaccines	354
vascular procedures	26
X-rays	151

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	650
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	172
85 and over	64
Less than 65	152
65 to 74	292

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD graduated from East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine. He completed residency at East Carolina University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine

Residency: East Carolina University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

WakeMed Health & Hospitals

WAKE SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.78 out of 5 stars based on 162 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Mount Airy, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
MannKind Corporation	$172 AFREZZA $172
Novo Nordisk Inc	$170 Victoza $81	Saxenda $55	Wegovy $19	RYBELSUS $15
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$152 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $77	BREO $32	TANZEUM $25	ANORO $18
Pfizer Inc.	$98 SOMAVERT $32	LYRICA $17	EMBEDA $13	ELIQUIS $13	COLOGUARD $11	Other $11
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$81 Myrbetriq $81
Other	$165 Repatha $36	INVOKANA $30	Freestyle Libre 2 $25	QULIPTA $18	DC ACCU-CHEK Expert Kit $16	Other $40

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$839

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD.

The North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company Inc	2015	$13,480.00	Physician Covered Recipient	STOCK
The North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company Inc	2014	$3,340.00	Physician Covered Recipient	STOCK

Biography

Dr. Donald Gardner sees patients in Raleigh, NC and Mount Airy, NC. His medical specialties are family medicine and urgent care. Dr. Gardner graduated from East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine. His residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with East Carolina University. His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with WakeMed Health & Hospitals. According to WakeMed Health & Hospitals, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Raleigh, NC.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Nelson Gardner, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Ownership and Interest Payments

Biography

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