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Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

2208 S 17th Street Suite 201
Wilmington, NC 28401

(910) 763-3333

Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD is a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

2208 S 17th Street Suite 201
Wilmington, NC 28401

(910) 763-3333

(910) 763-3336

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

laminectomy

In 2023, Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD performed more laminectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

decompression surgery

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

spinal cord stimulator implantation

spinal cord stimulator replacement

spinal decompression surgery

In 2012, Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD performed more decompression surgery, decompressive lumbar laminectomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, spinal cord stimulator implantation, spinal cord stimulator replacement, and spinal decompression surgery 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. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	1029
hospital care	165
implant surgery	24
inpatient care	165
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	67
neurostimulator lead placement	22
neurostimulator replacement	24
spinal procedures	136

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	31
decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	1135
hospital care	191
implant surgery	26
inpatient care	191
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	63
neurostimulator lead placement	25
neurostimulator replacement	26
spinal procedures	157

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	361
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	659
Black	107
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	377
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	60
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
decompression surgery	79
doctor visit	1065
hospital care	200
implant surgery	22
inpatient care	200
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	79
neurostimulator lead placement	19
neurostimulator replacement	22
spinal procedures	146

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	661
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	66
Less than 65	150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC during 2015 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
cranial surgery	13
decompression surgery	59
doctor visit	874
hospital care	129
implant surgery	34
inpatient care	129
neck surgery	24
nerve procedures	59
neurostimulator lead placement	27
neurostimulator replacement	34
spinal procedures	145

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	630
Female	702

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1140
Black	152
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	660
From 75 to 84	364
85 and over	84
Less than 65	224

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC during 2016 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
decompression surgery	56
doctor visit	397
hospital care	81
implant surgery	38
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	14
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	56
neurostimulator lead placement	22
neurostimulator replacement	38
spinal procedures	141

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	387
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	31
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC during 2017 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	32
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	349
hospital care	98
implant surgery	28
inpatient care	98
minimally invasive procedures	22
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	67
neurostimulator lead placement	30
neurostimulator replacement	28
spinal procedures	148

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	46
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC during 2018 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	27
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	506
hospital care	54
implant surgery	39
inpatient care	54
minimally invasive procedures	32
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	46
neurostimulator lead placement	42
neurostimulator replacement	39
spinal procedures	153

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	420
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	24
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC during 2019 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and neurostimulator lead placement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	404
hospital care	155
implant surgery	62
inpatient care	155
minimally invasive procedures	47
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	45
neurostimulator lead placement	65
neurostimulator replacement	62
spinal procedures	184

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	401
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	35
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC during 2020 were spinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, neurostimulator lead placement and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	26
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	321
hospital care	40
implant surgery	32
inpatient care	40
minimally invasive procedures	63
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	34
neurostimulator lead placement	50
neurostimulator replacement	32
spinal procedures	129

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	19
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neurostimulator replacement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
decompression surgery	59
doctor visit	200
hospital care	14
implant surgery	28
inpatient care	14
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	59
neurostimulator lead placement	20
neurostimulator replacement	28
spinal procedures	132

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	19
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neurostimulator lead placement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	147
implant surgery	31
minimally invasive procedures	34
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	53
neurostimulator lead placement	34
neurostimulator replacement	31
spinal procedures	118

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	11
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC during 2023 were spinal procedures, neurostimulator replacement, implant surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	183
hospital care	16
implant surgery	42
inpatient care	16
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	37
neurostimulator lead placement	25
neurostimulator replacement	42
spinal procedures	104

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	11
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wilmington, NC were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
cranial surgery	13
decompression surgery	55
doctor visit	550
hospital care	103
implant surgery	33
inpatient care	103
minimally invasive procedures	35
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	55
neurostimulator lead placement	31
neurostimulator replacement	33
spinal procedures	141

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD.

**Gender**
Female	253
Male	232

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	51
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	416
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	33
75 to 84	144
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	214

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

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. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$111,117 MazorX - Renaissance $52,373	CLYDESDALE $15,205	DIVERGENCE-L $9,380	MazorX Renaissance $7,858	PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $6,862	Other $19,440
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$59,472 Alpine XC $45,092	Spine $14,323	Mobi-C $44	Neuro Plating System $14
Medtronic, Inc.	$49,741 MAZOR X SYSTEM $26,138	Mazor X Stealth Edition $7,165	DIVERGENCE-L $2,500	O-ARM $460	UNID_PASS $174	Other $13,305
BIOMET SPINE, LLC	$14,424 Spine $14,424
Baylis Medical Company Inc	$12,161 Anchorknot $10,400	NRG needle $1,432	R&D Product $200	Versacross Access Solution $129
Other	$28,155 Pulse $5,820	PAIN MANAGEMENT $2,324	Thoracolumbar $1,777	WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 $1,336	Spinal Fusion Device $1,200	Other $15,697

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$122,220
Royalty or License	$75,039
Travel and Lodging	$30,135
Consulting Fee	$25,236
Food and Beverage	$22,310
Other	$130

Research Payments

Dr. George Van Buren Huffmon III, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $5,000.

Biography

Dr. George Huffmon is a neurosurgery specialist. Dr. Huffmon is a graduate of East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine.

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