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Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD

Accepting New Patients

(321 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1988)

Professional interests include: spinal injection, neck pain, herniated disc, and more.

120 E Carver Street
Durham, NC 27704

(919) 470-1000

Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD is a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD is affiliated with Duke Health.

Office Locations

101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

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Duke Health

120 E Carver Street
Durham, NC 27704

(919) 470-1000

(919) 470-1053

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Duke Health

3609 Sw Durham Drive
Durham, NC 27707

(919) 471-9622

(919) 477-1929

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Duke Health

3643 N Roxboro Street
Durham, NC 27704

(919) 470-4000

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	581
hip imaging	12
injections	34
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve block	34
pain management	34
pelvic imaging	11
spinal procedures	114
X-rays	103

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	522
injections	34
nerve block	34
pain management	34
spinal procedures	115
X-rays	81

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	32
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	534
hip imaging	12
injections	43
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve block	43
nerve procedures	12
pain management	43
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	130
X-rays	101

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	22
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	610
hip imaging	13
injections	49
musculoskeletal imaging	13
nerve block	49
nerve procedures	11
pain management	49
pelvic imaging	16
spinal procedures	217
X-rays	186

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	532
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	60
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	602
injections	43
nerve block	43
nerve procedures	14
pain management	43
spinal procedures	184
X-rays	127

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	36
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	469
injections	36
nerve block	36
pain management	36
spinal procedures	118
X-rays	82

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	30
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	398
injections	24
nerve block	24
pain management	24
spinal procedures	113
X-rays	89

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	22
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	370
injections	30
nerve block	30
pain management	30
spinal procedures	90
X-rays	60

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	19
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	286
injections	27
nerve block	27
pain management	27
spinal procedures	96
X-rays	69

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	16
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	281
injections	30
nerve block	30
pain management	30
spinal procedures	90
X-rays	60

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	88

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2022 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	300
injections	22
nerve block	22
pain management	22
spinal procedures	60
X-rays	38

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	11
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	450
hip imaging	12
injections	33
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve block	33
nerve procedures	12
pain management	33
pelvic imaging	13
spinal procedures	120
X-rays	90

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	25
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	201
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	78
85 and over	22
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	113

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1988. He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1988)

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals (1989)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke 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. Joe T. Minchew, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, United Healthcare, Aetna Open Choice PPO, TRICARE Prime Remote, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Alliance Health (*Beginning January 2026), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Duke Employee Plans, Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS), Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II, Duke Advantage (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO), Blue Advantage (*Available in select counties only), Duke Options (*Beginning January 2026), Duke Basic, Duke USA (*Beginning January 2026), Ambetter, Experience Health, Aetna Select HMO, Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO, Vaya Health (*Beginning January 2026), Healthy Blue, Trillium (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option, All Savers Fully Insured, Blue Value (*Duke Health Lake Norman and Kernodle Clinics only), First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP), Aetna/CVS Health, Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice, Partners (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan, Duke Select, Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

United Healthcare

Aetna Open Choice PPO

TRICARE Prime Remote

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Alliance Health (*Beginning January 2026)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Duke Employee Plans

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)

Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II

Duke Advantage (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)

Blue Advantage (*Available in select counties only)

Duke Options (*Beginning January 2026)

Duke Basic

Duke USA (*Beginning January 2026)

Ambetter

Experience Health

Aetna Select HMO

Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO

Vaya Health (*Beginning January 2026)

Healthy Blue

Trillium (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option

All Savers Fully Insured

Blue Value (*Duke Health Lake Norman and Kernodle Clinics only)

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)

Aetna/CVS Health

Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice

Partners (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan

Duke Select

Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joe T. Minchew, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.68 out of 5 stars based on 321 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joe T. Minchew, 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. Joe T. Minchew, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
NUVASIVE, INC.	$2,355 Pulse $2,355
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,544 Neuro-Chronic Pain $1,147	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $294	IsoFlex Optim Pacing Lead $88	S-Series $15
Globus Medical, Inc.	$629 Spine $338	Excelsius - GPS $212	Altera $78
MML US, Inc.	$576 ReActiv8 $576
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$518 Interventional Therapies $228	Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $161	Thoracolumbar Therapies $109	Cervical /Trauma Therapies $20
Other	$2,721 Spine $273	Osteogenesis Stimulators $173	Mazor X Stealth Edition $160	AQUAMANTYS $151	Da Vinci Surgical System $149	Other $1,815

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,590
Travel and Lodging	$2,632
Education	$109
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. Joe Minchew is a specialist in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He works in Chapel Hill, NC and Durham, NC. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Dr. Minchew attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Minchew has indicated that his clinical interests include spinal injection, neck pain, and herniated disc. His average patient rating is 4.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Minchew appears to be in-network for Blue California, CIGNA Plans, TRICARE, and more. He is affiliated with Duke Health. His practice in Durham, NC is open to new patients as reported by Duke Health.