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Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD

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(Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD)

(54 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and General Practice

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (1999 - 2003)

Professional interests include: sports health

6118 Farrington Road Suite A
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

(984) 974-9977

Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in sports medicine, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and general practice. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Hospitals.

Office Locations

6118 Farrington Road Suite A
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, NC during 2012 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	125
doctor visit	405
injections	125

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, NC during 2013 were aspiration, injections, upper extremity surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	117
doctor visit	411
injections	117
joint surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	12
tendon surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	26

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	24
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, NC during 2014 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	68
doctor visit	265
injections	68

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	18
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, NC during 2015 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
doctor visit	341
hospital care	33
injections	91
inpatient care	33

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	38
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, NC during 2016 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	80
doctor visit	313
injections	80
joint surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	18
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, NC during 2017 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	64
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
doctor visit	289
injections	64
joint surgery	33
minimally invasive procedures	13
reconstructive surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	33

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	26
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, NC during 2018 were upper extremity surgery, aspiration, injections and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	16
doctor visit	290
injections	53
joint surgery	45
minimally invasive procedures	33
open surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	12
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	58

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	13
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, NC during 2019 were joint surgery, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
doctor visit	290
injections	39
joint surgery	46
minimally invasive procedures	23
reconstructive surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	46

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	13
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, NC during 2020 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
doctor visit	177
injections	35
joint surgery	16
reconstructive surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	11
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, NC during 2021 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	52
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
doctor visit	219
injections	52
joint surgery	43
minimally invasive procedures	26
reconstructive surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	43

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, NC during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
doctor visit	232
injections	37

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Chapel Hill, NC were aspiration, injections, upper extremity surgery and hospital care.

aspiration	69
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
doctor visit	293
hospital care	33
injections	69
inpatient care	33
joint surgery	30
minimally invasive procedures	20
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	17
tendon surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	147
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	41
85 and over	14
Less than 65	55
65 to 74	85

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 2003. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery-Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2003)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery-Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Hospitals

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. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, AmeriHealth Caritas, Aetna, Humana, Cigna, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), MedCost, UnitedHealthcare, Carolina Complete Health, Liberty Advantage, Contigo Health, Veterans Affairs, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Medicaid, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), HealthTeam Advantage, MedCost PPO, FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct, Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

AmeriHealth Caritas

Aetna

Humana

Cigna

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)

MedCost

UnitedHealthcare

Carolina Complete Health

Liberty Advantage

Contigo Health

Veterans Affairs

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Medicaid

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

HealthTeam Advantage

MedCost PPO

FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans

North Carolina State Health Plan

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.93 out of 5 stars based on 54 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chapel Hill, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$11,317 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $449	ARTHREX $63	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $28	$10,777
Stryker Corporation	$6,328 Hip Arthroscopy Access & Instrumentation Set $3,749	Pivot Portal Entry Kit $816	ICONIX $612	Nano Tact Flex $312	BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION $277	Other $564
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$2,829 SUTUREFIX $2,647	Hipstruments $118	Hip Positioning System $41	LENS Surgical Imaging System $23
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,958 KNEES $991	Orthopaedics $817	MILAGRO $116	GLOBAL $14	Ortho-Knee $13	Other $7
Southtech Orthopedics	$1,904 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $756	$1,148
Other	$3,349 Sports Medicine $800	DELTA $722	BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM $203	Healicoil $130	SIMPLICITI $125	Other $1,369

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$13,018
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$7,750
Food and Beverage	$4,063
Education	$1,638
Consulting Fee	$800
Other	$416

Research Payments

Dr. Ganesh M.V. Kamath, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $5,400.

Biography

Dr. Ganesh Kamath sees patients in Chapel Hill, NC. His medical specialties are general practice, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine. He has a special interest in sports health. Dr. Kamath's average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He appears to be in-network for Coventry, Group Health Plan (GHP), CHAMPVA, and more. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Dr. Kamath is affiliated with UNC Hospitals. His practice in Chapel Hill, NC is open to new patients as reported by UNC Health.