In 2023, Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD performed more hand tendon transfer, nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, open surgery, peripheral nerve decompression surgery, tendon surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

carpal tunnel surgery

In 2023, Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD had a list price for carpal tunnel surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

carpometacarpal interposition arthroplasty

injections

joint aspiration

tendon transplant

By Affordability:

open carpal tunnel surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD performed more carpometacarpal (CMC) interposition arthroplasty, injections, joint aspiration, and tendon transplant procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for open carpal tunnel surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Kristin W. Hedge, MD treated as an orthopedist in NEW BERN, NC during 2012 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	98
decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	617
injections	262
joint surgery	13
nerve procedures	51
open surgery	51
reconstructive surgery	13
tendon surgery	36
transplant procedures	21
upper extremity surgery	100

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD treated as an orthopedist in NEW BERN, NC during 2013 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	130
decompression surgery	69
doctor visit	793
injections	321
joint surgery	13
musculoskeletal imaging	40
nerve procedures	69
open surgery	69
reconstructive surgery	13
tendon surgery	81
transplant procedures	24
upper extremity surgery	163
X-rays	40

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	25
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	3
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD treated as an orthopedist in NEW BERN, NC during 2014 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	154
decompression surgery	105
doctor visit	863
excision	15
injections	355
joint surgery	30
musculoskeletal imaging	45
nerve procedures	105
open surgery	105
reconstructive surgery	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
tendon surgery	148
transplant procedures	26
upper extremity surgery	253
X-rays	45

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	475
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	37
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	3
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD treated as an orthopedist in NEW BERN, NC during 2015 were injections, upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	153
decompression surgery	97
doctor visit	907
excision	30
fasciotomy	11
injections	390
joint surgery	51
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	40
nerve procedures	97
open surgery	97
reconstructive surgery	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
tendon surgery	177
transplant procedures	40
upper extremity surgery	304
X-rays	40

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	458
Female	694

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1018
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	618
From 75 to 84	364
85 and over	52
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD treated as an orthopedist in NEW BERN, NC during 2016 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	210
decompression surgery	77
doctor visit	830
excision	17
fasciotomy	11
injections	401
joint surgery	39
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	68
nerve procedures	77
open surgery	77
reconstructive surgery	22
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
tendon surgery	156
transplant procedures	46
upper extremity surgery	249
X-rays	68

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	507
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	42
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD treated as an orthopedist in NEW BERN, NC during 2017 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	217
decompression surgery	115
doctor visit	935
excision	29
injections	396
joint surgery	55
musculoskeletal imaging	88
nerve procedures	115
open surgery	115
reconstructive surgery	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
tendon surgery	168
transplant procedures	57
upper extremity surgery	304
X-rays	88

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	533
Black	63
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	41
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD treated as an orthopedist in NEW BERN, NC during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	175
decompression surgery	104
doctor visit	701
excision	14
injections	291
joint surgery	34
musculoskeletal imaging	54
nerve procedures	104
open surgery	104
reconstructive surgery	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
tendon surgery	149
transplant procedures	38
upper extremity surgery	259
X-rays	54

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	26
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	2
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD treated as an orthopedist in NEW BERN, NC during 2019 were upper extremity surgery, injections, tendon surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	184
decompression surgery	134
doctor visit	776
excision	61
injections	355
joint surgery	74
musculoskeletal imaging	59
nerve procedures	134
open surgery	134
reconstructive surgery	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
tendon surgery	208
transplant procedures	54
upper extremity surgery	376
X-rays	59

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	53
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	29
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD treated as an orthopedist in NEW BERN, NC during 2020 were upper extremity surgery, injections, tendon surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	156
decompression surgery	137
doctor visit	667
excision	23
injections	270
joint surgery	50
musculoskeletal imaging	56
nerve procedures	137
open surgery	137
reconstructive surgery	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
tendon surgery	201
transplant procedures	52
upper extremity surgery	342
X-rays	56

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	500
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	32
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD treated as an orthopedist in NEW BERN, NC during 2021 were upper extremity surgery, injections, tendon surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	168
decompression surgery	108
doctor visit	745
excision	32
injections	280
joint surgery	62
musculoskeletal imaging	50
nerve procedures	108
open surgery	108
reconstructive surgery	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
tendon surgery	192
transplant procedures	30
upper extremity surgery	324
X-rays	50

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	39
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD treated as an orthopedist in NEW BERN, NC during 2022 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	295
decompression surgery	129
doctor visit	1530
excision	29
immobilization	56
injections	538
joint surgery	48
musculoskeletal imaging	60
nerve procedures	129
open surgery	129
reconstructive surgery	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
tendon surgery	186
transplant procedures	19
upper extremity surgery	305
X-rays	60

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	769
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	460
From 75 to 84	290
85 and over	60
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	2
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD treated as an orthopedist in NEW BERN, NC were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

aspiration	176
decompression surgery	102
doctor visit	851
excision	27
fasciotomy	11
immobilization	56
injections	350
joint surgery	42
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	56
nerve procedures	102
open surgery	102
reconstructive surgery	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
tendon surgery	154
transplant procedures	37
upper extremity surgery	270
X-rays	56

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	49
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	522
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	178
85 and over	34
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	318

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kristin W. Hedge, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	9
Dementia	3

Education & Training

She completed residency at Hosp For Special Surg, Orthopedic Surgery; Ny And Presby Hosp, General Surgery. She has a state license in North Carolina.

Residency: Hosp For Special Surg, Orthopedic Surgery; Ny And Presby Hosp, General Surgery

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$12,085 XIAFLEX $12,085
Arthrex, Inc.	$3,550 $3,550
TriMed, Inc.	$1,142 $1,142
Sonex Health, Inc.	$780 ULTRAGUIDETFR $780
Southtech Orthopedics	$305 $305
Other	$740 ANJESO $128	VIMOVO $75	AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $52	Zilretta $49	OFIRMEV $48	Other $387

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$9,360
Travel and Lodging	$4,031
Education	$3,124
Food and Beverage	$2,086

Biography

Dr. Kristin Hedge, who practices in New Bern, NC, is a medical specialist in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. She welcomes new patients at her office inNew Bern, NC as reported by Doctor.com.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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