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Dr. Elene Papakostas

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Specializes in: Foot & Ankle Surgery and Podiatry (Foot & Ankle Medicine)

New York College of Podiatric Medicine (2011)

821 S Horner Boulevard
Sanford, NC 27330

(919) 292-1610

Dr. Elene Papakostas is a podiatrist in Sanford, NC specializing in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). She graduated from New York College of Podiatric Medicine in 2011 and has 14 years of experience. Dr. Elene Papakostas is affiliated with HEALTHDRIVE PODIATRY GROUP NC, PC and PREMIER FOOT AND ANKLE PLLC.

Office Locations

821 S Horner Boulevard
Sanford, NC 27330

(919) 292-1610

(919) 292-1613

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Elene Papakostas in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

nail avulsion

nail avulsion procedure

nail avulsion surgery

nail surgery

In 2023, Dr. Elene Papakostas had a list price for nail avulsion, nail avulsion procedure (nail removal), nail avulsion surgery (nail removal surgery), and nail surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

excisional debridement

By Affordability:

excisional debridement

ligament injection

nail debridement

soft tissue injections

tendon sheath injection

In 2013, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Elene Papakostas performed more excisional debridement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for excisional debridement, ligament injection, nail debridement (removal of diseased nail matter), soft tissue injections, and tendon sheath injection 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

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated as a podiatrist in Sanford, NC during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elene Papakostas for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	93
doctor visit	355
excision	74
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	73
nail avulsion	17
nail procedures	36

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	60
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	57
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated as a podiatrist in Sanford, NC during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, nail procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elene Papakostas for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	148
doctor visit	553
excision	132
injections	22
nail avulsion	18
nail procedures	34

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	137
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	56
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	53
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated as a podiatrist in Sanford, NC during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, nail avulsion and nail procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elene Papakostas for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	257
doctor visit	839
excision	239
hospital care	27
injections	47
inpatient care	27
nail avulsion	57
nail procedures	57
nerve block	12
pain management	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	176
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	95
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	55
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated as a podiatrist in Sanford, NC during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, nail procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elene Papakostas for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	254
doctor visit	821
excision	189
hospital care	19
injections	49
inpatient care	19
nail avulsion	39
nail procedures	57
nerve block	18
pain management	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	371

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	134
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	125
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	49
Dementia	24
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated as a podiatrist in Sanford, NC during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elene Papakostas for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	40
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	426
doctor visit	948
excision	306
hospital care	12
immobilization	68
injections	72
inpatient care	12
musculoskeletal imaging	206
nail avulsion	33
nail procedures	82
nerve block	17
pain management	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	121
skin procedures	121
ultrasound (sonogram)	97
vascular procedures	97
X-rays	206

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas.

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	547
Black	159
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	156
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	53
Dementia	23
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated as a podiatrist in Sanford, NC during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, injections and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elene Papakostas for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
compression therapy	33
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	198
doctor visit	705
excision	139
hospital care	18
immobilization	59
injections	89
inpatient care	18
musculoskeletal imaging	23
nail avulsion	31
nail procedures	69
nerve block	27
pain management	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	83
skin procedures	83
ultrasound (sonogram)	68
vascular procedures	68
X-rays	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	499
Black	152
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	136
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	52
Dementia	26
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated as a podiatrist in Sanford, NC during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elene Papakostas for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
compression therapy	31
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	284
doctor visit	812
excision	239
immobilization	53
injections	56
nail avulsion	68
nail procedures	97
nerve block	17
pain management	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	104
skin procedures	104
ultrasound (sonogram)	47
vascular procedures	47

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas.

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	569
Black	165
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	174
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	50
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated as a podiatrist in Sanford, NC during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elene Papakostas for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	321
doctor visit	556
excision	269
injections	30
nail avulsion	17
nail procedures	52
nerve block	13
pain management	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	104
skin procedures	104

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	441
Black	109
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	154
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	55
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated as a podiatrist in Sanford, NC during 2023 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elene Papakostas for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	152
doctor visit	307
excision	128
injections	21
nail avulsion	19
nail procedures	43
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	61
skin procedures	61

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	63
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	104
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	53
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2015 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elene Papakostas for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated as a podiatrist in Sanford, NC were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	13
compression therapy	34
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	237
doctor visit	655
excision	190
hospital care	19
immobilization	60
injections	48
inpatient care	19
musculoskeletal imaging	114
nail avulsion	33
nail procedures	58
nerve block	17
pain management	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	94
skin procedures	94
ultrasound (sonogram)	70
vascular procedures	70
X-rays	114

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2015 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	347

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	121
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	412
Hispanic	12
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	169
85 and over	117
Less than 65	89
65 to 74	209

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas From 2015 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Elene Papakostas treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	53
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Elene Papakostas graduated from New York College of Podiatric Medicine in 2011. She has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: New York College of Podiatric Medicine (2011)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Elene Papakostas is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HEALTHDRIVE PODIATRY GROUP NC, PC

PREMIER FOOT AND ANKLE PLLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$487 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $270	Variax $88	hoffman $70	Star $59
Amniox Medical, Inc.	$483 CLARIX $483
Next Science LLC	$366 BlastX $228	SurgX $138
Organogenesis Inc.	$240 PuraPly $211	NuShield $13	$16
BIOVENTUS LLC	$193 Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System $193
Other	$1,048 INTEGRA FLOWABLE WOUND MATRIX $144	Dermagraft $100	KRYSTEXXA $98	Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System $88	Lapiplasty System $86	Other $533

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,711
Travel and Lodging	$79
Entertainment	$27

Biography

Dr. Elene Papakostas specializes in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine) and practices in Sanford, NC. Dr. Papakostas obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas in 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elene Papakostas From 2015 - 2023

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