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Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD

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(Dr. Kirsten Kerr, M.D.)

(422 Ratings)

Specializes in: Legal Medicine, Adolescent Medicine and Family Medicine

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1998)

1771 Tate Boulevard Se. Suite 103
Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 322-1128

Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD is a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC specializing in legal medicine, adolescent medicine and family medicine. She graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1998 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD is affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and Frye Regional Medical Center.

Office Locations

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

1771 Tate Boulevard Se. Suite 103
Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 322-1128

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Frye Regional Medical Center

One Trade Street
Granite Falls, NC 28630

(828) 396-3136

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2012, Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	243
diabetes management	59
doctor visit	497
lab tests	1318
preventive care	537
thoracic (chest) imaging	43
thyroid function tests	168
vaccines	61
X-rays	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	223
diabetes management	55
doctor visit	475
lab tests	1159
preventive care	500
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
thyroid function tests	151
vaccines	69
X-rays	37

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	128

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	24
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD in 2013

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	225
diabetes management	62
doctor visit	470
lab tests	971
preventive care	426
thoracic (chest) imaging	35
thyroid function tests	160
vaccines	56
X-rays	35

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	120

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	19
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	253
diabetes management	59
doctor visit	468
lab tests	1082
preventive care	436
thoracic (chest) imaging	32
thyroid function tests	181
vaccines	79
X-rays	32

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	236

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	36
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	208
diabetes management	62
doctor visit	435
lab tests	952
preventive care	387
thoracic (chest) imaging	24
thyroid function tests	191
vaccines	53
X-rays	24

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	100

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	14
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	207
diabetes management	62
doctor visit	467
lab tests	848
preventive care	309
thyroid function tests	186
vaccines	89

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	117

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	14
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	198
diabetes management	63
doctor visit	425
lab tests	715
preventive care	297
thyroid function tests	145
vaccines	86

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	105

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	14
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	202
diabetes management	61
doctor visit	419
lab tests	667
preventive care	283
thyroid function tests	124
vaccines	71

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	105

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	17
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	186
diabetes management	47
doctor visit	327
lab tests	477
preventive care	238
thyroid function tests	84
vaccines	81

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	108

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	15
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2021 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	167
doctor visit	289
preventive care	55
vaccines	55

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	92

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	17
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2022 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	169
doctor visit	330
lab tests	24
preventive care	49
vaccines	49

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	81

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	15
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2023 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	174
doctor visit	320
preventive care	39
vaccines	39

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	96

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	15
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD in 2023

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

blood draw	204
diabetes management	58
doctor visit	410
lab tests	821
preventive care	296
thoracic (chest) imaging	34
thyroid function tests	154
vaccines	65
X-rays	34

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	107

**Age**
75 to 84	49
85 and over	16
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	74

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	4
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1998. She completed residency at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1998)

Residency: Spartanburg Regional Medical Center (2001)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Frye Regional Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 422 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kirsten Kerr, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Hickory, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$3,656 FARXIGA $2,089	BYDUREON $531	SYMBICORT $414	BREZTRI $242	AIRSUPRA $111	Other $268
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$499 TOUJEO $233	LANTUS $153	PRALUENT $77	SOLIQUA $36
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$394 XARELTO $256	INVOKANA $110	$29
Novo Nordisk Inc	$391 Victoza $104	NovoLog $83	Tresiba $74	Saxenda $38	Levemir $14	Other $78
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$320 BYDUREON $128	ONGLYZA $16	$175
Other	$1,157 JARDIANCE $92	Cologuard Collection Kit $90	TRULICITY $80	MYDAYIS $68	BASAGLAR $65	Other $762

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,406
Education	$11

Biography

Dr. Kirsten Kerr's specialties are legal medicine, family medicine, and adolescent medicine. She practices in Granite Falls, NC and Hickory, NC. Her average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). She obtained her medical school training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine and performed her residency at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Dr. Kerr is professionally affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. She welcomes new patients at her office inHickory, NC as reported by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.