Medicare Procedure and Patient Information
2012 Medicare Procedure Volume
The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Frank Messina, MD treated as an orthopedist in Wilmington, NC during 2012 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Frank Messina, MD for Medicare patients.
| aspiration | 588 |
|---|---|
| debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) | 25 |
| decompression surgery | 23 |
| doctor visit | 1017 |
| hip imaging | 71 |
| hospital care | 16 |
| injections | 603 |
| inpatient care | 16 |
| joint surgery | 119 |
| lower extremity surgery | 46 |
| minimally invasive procedures | 59 |
| musculoskeletal imaging | 346 |
| pelvic imaging | 47 |
| reconstructive surgery | 60 |
| spinal procedures | 39 |
| upper extremity surgery | 62 |
| X-rays | 432 |