In 2012, Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Sylva, NC during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	79
cardiac procedures	1191
cardioversion	12
catheterization	348
diagnostic procedures	216
doctor visit	242
hospital care	570
inpatient care	468
lab tests	197
minimally invasive procedures	414
outpatient care	102
stent placement (stenting)	179
stress testing	220
ultrasound (sonogram)	685
vascular procedures	385

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Sylva, NC during 2013 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	308
blood draw	100
cardiac procedures	1202
catheterization	637
diagnostic procedures	175
doctor visit	419
hospital care	637
inpatient care	498
lab tests	197
minimally invasive procedures	648
outpatient care	139
stent placement (stenting)	308
stress testing	123
ultrasound (sonogram)	480
vascular procedures	227

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	691
Female	666

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1078
Black	256
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	484
From 75 to 84	470
85 and over	209
Less than 65	194

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	47
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Sylva, NC during 2014 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	270
blood draw	157
cardiac procedures	1068
catheterization	568
diagnostic procedures	163
doctor visit	790
hospital care	370
inpatient care	295
lab tests	388
minimally invasive procedures	610
outpatient care	75
preventive care	19
stent placement (stenting)	312
stress testing	78
ultrasound (sonogram)	435
vascular procedures	245

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	732
Female	727

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1174
Black	256
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	511
From 75 to 84	504
85 and over	272
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	46
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Sylva, NC during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	70
blood draw	139
cardiac procedures	710
catheterization	205
diagnostic procedures	100
doctor visit	1036
hospital care	312
inpatient care	286
lab tests	328
minimally invasive procedures	205
outpatient care	26
preventive care	19
stent placement (stenting)	70
stress testing	104
ultrasound (sonogram)	419
vascular procedures	123

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1398
Female	1248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2126
Black	472
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	912
From 75 to 84	948
85 and over	478
Less than 65	308

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Sylva, NC during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	30
blood draw	50
cardiac procedures	192
catheterization	61
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	333
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85
lab tests	79
minimally invasive procedures	61
stent placement (stenting)	30
stress testing	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	120
vascular procedures	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	127
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	115
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Sylva, NC during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	444
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87
stress testing	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	401

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	492
Female	633

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1033
Black	12
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	57

**Age**
From 65 to 74	428
From 75 to 84	329
85 and over	175
Less than 65	193

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Sylva, NC during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	504
doctor visit	378
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
stress testing	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	480

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	649
Female	925

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1434
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	96

**Age**
From 65 to 74	589
From 75 to 84	481
85 and over	248
Less than 65	256

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Sylva, NC during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	621
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	720
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
minimally invasive procedures	15
stress testing	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	569
vascular procedures	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	821
Female	1017

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1692
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	103

**Age**
From 65 to 74	693
From 75 to 84	606
85 and over	261
Less than 65	278

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Sylva, NC during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	479
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	643
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
minimally invasive procedures	17
stress testing	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	436
vascular procedures	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	519
Female	614

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1021
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	75

**Age**
From 65 to 74	435
From 75 to 84	397
85 and over	181
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Sylva, NC during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	346
doctor visit	665
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	346

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	615
Female	761

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1266
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	75

**Age**
From 65 to 74	531
From 75 to 84	471
85 and over	211
Less than 65	163

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	37
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Sylva, NC during 2022 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	35
doctor visit	95
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	35

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	29
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD treated as a cardiologist in Sylva, NC were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

angioplasty	169
blood draw	105
cardiac procedures	617
cardioversion	12
catheterization	264
diagnostic procedures	100
doctor visit	532
hospital care	220
inpatient care	189
lab tests	237
minimally invasive procedures	281
outpatient care	85
preventive care	19
stent placement (stenting)	179
stress testing	80
ultrasound (sonogram)	400
vascular procedures	146

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	579
Female	638

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	103
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1051
Native American / Alaskan Native	36
Hispanic	5
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	409
85 and over	198
Less than 65	162
65 to 74	447

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Frederick Alexander Dressler, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Cancer	12
Dementia	15

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
The Spectranetics Corporation	$31,558 CVX-300CVX-300P $31,518	TURBO-TANDEM $37	TURBOELITE $4
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.	$1,682 Atherectomy Device $1,508	Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System $130	Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System $28	$15
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$1,270 VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PRO $842	TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $429
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$706 STENTS $360	Leads $94	PTA $27	Plaque Excision $19	Reveal LINQ $16	Other $189
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$675 BRILINTA $411	CRESTOR $148	SYMBICORT $16	$100
Other	$2,644 Bradycardia products $284	Pradaxa $196	ENTRESTO $157	LifeVest $145	XARELTO $136	Other $1,725

**Types of Payments**
Education	$31,712
Food and Beverage	$4,630
Travel and Lodging	$2,182
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$11

Biography

Dr. Frederick Dressler specializes in adult cardiology and practices in Sylva, NC. Dr. Dressler obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.

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