Medicare Procedure and Patient Information
2013 Medicare Procedure Volume
The top procedures that Dr. John Ernst Buenting, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Sylva, NC during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and immunotherapy.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Ernst Buenting, MD for Medicare patients.
| allergy testing | 1271 |
|---|---|
| aspiration | 16 |
| debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) | 73 |
| diagnostic procedures | 89 |
| doctor visit | 1064 |
| ear procedures | 131 |
| excision | 85 |
| gynecologic procedures | 73 |
| immunotherapy | 853 |
| injections | 853 |
| laryngeal (voice box) procedures | 163 |
| minimally invasive procedures | 1442 |
| minor procedures | 16 |
| nose surgery | 136 |
| nosebleed treatment | 22 |
| removal of lesion (e.g. growth) | 111 |
| skin procedures | 38 |
| skin testing | 1271 |
| submucous resection (SMR) | 15 |
2013 Medicare Patient Data
Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Ernst Buenting, MD.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Female |
| Non-Hispanic White | |
|---|---|
| Black | |
| Hispanic | |
| Asian | |
| Other | |
| Native American |
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Ernst Buenting, MD in 2013
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Ernst Buenting, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |