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Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD

Accepting New Patients

(343 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sleep Medicine

University of Massachusetts Medical School

4525 Cameron Valley Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28211

(704) 355-5100

Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD is a sleep medicine doctor in Matthews, NC specializing in sleep medicine. He graduated from University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD is affiliated with Atrium Health.

Office Locations

1100 Healing Way Suite 21d
Matthews, NC 28104

(704) 302-8555

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Atrium Health

1601 Abbey Place Building 2, Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28209

(704) 512-2980

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431 Copperfield Boulevard Ne Suite 100
Concord, NC 28025

(704) 403-9300

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4525 Cameron Valley Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28211

(704) 355-5100

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"Little scientific data exists around the impact of sex and orgasm on sleep quality," Dr. Douglas Kirsch, lead study author and medical director of sleep medicine at Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC,...”—"I'm a doctor - Gen Xers need to do these 3 things to sleep better", New York Post, September 2024

“Newsweek previously discussed the matter with Dr. Douglas Kirsch, a former president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) board of directors.”—"Hysterics over what husband sends people while asleep: "Beige flag"", Newsweek, June 2024

“The findings were presented by Douglas Kirsch, MD, of Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the annual SLEEP meeting here, hosted jointly by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the...”—"For Some, Sex Is Better Sleep Aid Than Pill, Small Survey Finds", MedPage Today, June 2023

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD in 2023

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home polysomnography sleep study

In 2012, Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD performed more home polysomnography (type 2) sleep study procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Matthews, NC during 2012 were airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	161
doctor visit	240

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Matthews, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
sleep study	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	17
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Matthews, NC during 2014 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	18
doctor visit	206
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
sleep study	50

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	16
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Matthews, NC during 2015 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	22
doctor visit	204
sleep study	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Matthews, NC during 2016 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	17
doctor visit	235
sleep study	38

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Matthews, NC during 2017 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	20
doctor visit	223
sleep study	63

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Matthews, NC during 2018 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	51
doctor visit	257
sleep study	130

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Matthews, NC during 2019 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	75
doctor visit	278
sleep study	244

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	15
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Matthews, NC during 2020 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	23
doctor visit	227
sleep study	130

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Matthews, NC during 2021 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	51
doctor visit	284
sleep study	149

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	14
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Matthews, NC during 2022 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	47
doctor visit	267
sleep study	143

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	14
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Matthews, NC were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

airway management	48
doctor visit	233
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
sleep study	100

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	27
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	147
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	36
85 and over	6
Less than 65	38
65 to 74	107

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD graduated from University of Massachusetts Medical School. He completed residency at University of Rochester Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sleep Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School

Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Sleep Medicine American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sleep Medicine

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrium Health

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. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, CIGNA Medicare, Humana ChoiceCare Network, Aetna Medicare, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, Humana Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Aetna, Employers Health Network, Medicare, Medicaid, Cigna, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), MedCost, UnitedHealthcare, Molina Healthcare, Healthgram, Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Blue Essentials and QuikTrip Corporation.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

CIGNA Medicare

Humana ChoiceCare Network

Aetna Medicare

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

Humana Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Aetna

Employers Health Network

Medicare

Medicaid

Cigna

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

MedCost

UnitedHealthcare

Molina Healthcare

Healthgram

Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Blue Essentials

QuikTrip Corporation

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 343 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Matthews, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC	$8,926 QUVIVIQ $8,926
Resmed Corp	$225 Sleep Disorder Breathing $123	AirCurve $102
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$182 Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $150	Inspire $32
EISAI INC.	$105 Dayvigo $105
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc	$41 RAC $41
Other	$33 remede System $28	LifeVest $4

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$8,529
Food and Beverage	$473
Travel and Lodging	$303
Education	$105
Entertainment	$102

Biography

Dr. Douglas Kirsch's specialties are neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and sleep medicine. On average, patients gave him a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is affiliated with Atrium Health. Dr. Kirsch can take several insurance carriers, including UnitedHealthcare, Blue California, and Humana ChoiceCare Network. He has an open panel in Charlotte, NC according to Atrium Health. Before performing his residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Dr. Kirsch attended the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch, MD From 2012 - 2022

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