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Dr. Joshua Andrew Spencer, MD

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(Joshua Spencer, MD)

(395 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease), General Surgery and General Practice

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (2005)

Professional interests include: hypertension (high blood pressure), cholesterol problems (lipid disorders), heart failure, and more.

3009 Medical Plaza Lane Southeast
Southport, NC 28461

(910) 662-9500

Dr. Joshua Andrew Spencer, MD is a cardiologist in Southport, NC specializing in cardiology (heart disease), general surgery and general practice. He graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 2005 and has 20 years of experience. Dr. Joshua Andrew Spencer, MD is affiliated with Novant Health, Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center, Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute - Southport and NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

3009 Medical Plaza Lane Southeast
Southport, NC 28461

Address:

1415 Physicians Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401

Address:

257 Hospital Drive Ne
Bolivia, NC 28422

Address:

2000 BRABHAM AVENUE
Jacksonville, NC 28546

Address:

800 Jefferson Street
Whiteville, NC 28472

Address:

257 Hospital Drive Ne
Supply, NC 28422

Address:

3009 Medical Plaza Lane Southeast
Saint James, NC 28461

Some issues Dr. Joshua Andrew Spencer, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

angioplasty	22
cardiac procedures	187
catheterization	71
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	213
emergency care	11
hospital care	73
inpatient care	74
minimally invasive procedures	69
nuclear scan	12
stent placement (stenting)	11
stress testing	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	87
vascular procedures	26

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	180

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	32
Less than 65	78

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	44
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

ambulatory monitoring	62
angioplasty	36
cardiac procedures	747
catheterization	155
diagnostic procedures	82
doctor visit	752
emergency care	19
hospital care	221
inpatient care	210
lab tests	170
minimally invasive procedures	153
nuclear scan	95
outpatient care	11
stent placement (stenting)	18
stress testing	225
ultrasound (sonogram)	348
vascular procedures	110

**Gender**
Male	606
Female	709

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1277
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	545
From 75 to 84	385
85 and over	134
Less than 65	251

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

ambulatory monitoring	27
angioplasty	52
blood draw	13
cardiac procedures	788
catheterization	113
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	657
hospital care	210
inpatient care	211
lab tests	307
minimally invasive procedures	122
nuclear scan	170
stent placement (stenting)	26
stress testing	301
ultrasound (sonogram)	364
vascular procedures	54

**Gender**
Male	1424
Female	1382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2584
Black	164
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1256
From 75 to 84	876
85 and over	294
Less than 65	380

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

ambulatory monitoring	17
blood draw	31
cardiac procedures	1658
cardioversion	32
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	798
hospital care	683
inpatient care	648
lab tests	289
minimally invasive procedures	60
nuclear scan	458
outpatient care	35
stress testing	865
ultrasound (sonogram)	776
vascular procedures	47

**Gender**
Male	1232
Female	1100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1988
Black	281
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1063
From 75 to 84	729
85 and over	302
Less than 65	238

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

ambulatory monitoring	23
blood draw	39
cardiac procedures	1718
cardioversion	29
catheterization	39
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	904
hospital care	598
inpatient care	586
lab tests	302
minimally invasive procedures	69
nuclear scan	447
outpatient care	12
stress testing	838
ultrasound (sonogram)	864
vascular procedures	90

**Gender**
Male	1467
Female	1308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2386
Black	313
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1180
From 75 to 84	933
85 and over	360
Less than 65	302

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

ambulatory monitoring	30
blood draw	55
cardiac procedures	1424
cardioversion	39
catheterization	30
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	720
hospital care	453
inpatient care	454
lab tests	255
minimally invasive procedures	69
nuclear scan	363
stress testing	640
ultrasound (sonogram)	782
vascular procedures	93

**Gender**
Male	1353
Female	1107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2119
Black	275
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1022
From 75 to 84	830
85 and over	370
Less than 65	238

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	57
blood draw	93
cardiac procedures	1318
cardioversion	28
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	880
hospital care	315
inpatient care	316
lab tests	407
minimally invasive procedures	59
nuclear scan	431
stress testing	690
ultrasound (sonogram)	632
vascular procedures	108

**Gender**
Male	1356
Female	1127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2167
Black	235
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	51
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1050
From 75 to 84	914
85 and over	326
Less than 65	193

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

ambulatory monitoring	27
blood draw	49
cardiac procedures	1207
cardioversion	30
doctor visit	806
hospital care	328
inpatient care	329
lab tests	282
minimally invasive procedures	18
nuclear scan	344
preventive care	11
stress testing	582
ultrasound (sonogram)	669
vascular procedures	51

**Gender**
Male	1358
Female	1099

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2149
Black	218
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	57
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1035
From 75 to 84	929
85 and over	323
Less than 65	170

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

ambulatory monitoring	56
blood draw	110
cardiac procedures	2648
cardioversion	66
doctor visit	1306
hospital care	720
inpatient care	721
lab tests	369
minimally invasive procedures	124
nuclear scan	738
preventive care	12
stress testing	1079
ultrasound (sonogram)	1736
vascular procedures	218

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua Andrew Spencer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joshua Andrew Spencer, MD treated as a cardiologist in Southport, NC were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

ambulatory monitoring	39
angioplasty	36
blood draw	55
cardiac procedures	1307
cardioversion	37
catheterization	66
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	782
emergency care	15
hospital care	400
inpatient care	394
lab tests	300
minimally invasive procedures	86
nuclear scan	339
outpatient care	19
preventive care	11
stent placement (stenting)	18
stress testing	586
ultrasound (sonogram)	697
vascular procedures	88

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua Andrew Spencer, MD.

**Gender**
Female	801
Male	897

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	150
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1467
Hispanic	6
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	21

**Age**
85 and over	214
75 to 84	571
Less than 65	185
65 to 74	728

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua Andrew Spencer, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joshua Andrew Spencer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Joshua Andrew Spencer, MD graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 2005. He completed residency at UNC Hospitals. He is certified by the Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (2005)

Residency: UNC Hospitals (2008)

Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joshua Andrew Spencer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Novant Health

Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute - Southport

NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joshua Andrew Spencer, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 395 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joshua Andrew Spencer, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Southport, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,308 WATCHMAN $1,394	WATCHMAN Access System $830	WATCHMAN FLX $84
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$428 ENTRESTO $428
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$316 BRILINTA $316
ABIOMED	$275 Impella $275
Abbott Laboratories	$260 CardioMEMS HF System $170	Vascular $90
Other	$1,550 XARELTO $204	CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $169	ANGIOMAX $165	LifeVest $160	3F $96	Other $756

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,042
Travel and Lodging	$876
Education	$218

Biography

Dr. Joshua Spencer's specialties are general practice, general surgery, and cardiology (heart disease). He practices in Wilmington, NC, Jacksonville, NC, and Bolivia, NC. Dr. Spencer's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is especially interested in heart failure, hypertension (high blood pressure), and cholesterol problems (lipid disorders). Before completing his residency at UNC Hospitals, Dr. Spencer attended medical school at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. He is affiliated with Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center. According to Novant Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Whiteville, NC.