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Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

281 E Main Street
Forest City, NC 28043

(828) 245-6400

Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC specializing in family medicine. She graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine.

Office Locations

281 E Main Street
Forest City, NC 28043

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

urinalysis

In 2023, Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD performed more urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

A1C test

blood draw

lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD performed more A1C test, blood draw, lab tests, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	628
breast exam	14
breathing treatment	18
cytology	11
diabetes management	238
doctor visit	1597
gynecologic pathology	11
gynecologic procedures	14
lab tests	787
preventive care	400
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
vaccines	151

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
blood draw	708
breathing treatment	13
diabetes management	256
doctor visit	1508
injections	14
lab tests	837
preventive care	454
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
vaccines	185

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	488
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	36
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	665
diabetes management	257
doctor visit	1297
lab tests	764
preventive care	434
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
vaccines	177

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	42
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	648
diabetes management	254
doctor visit	1193
lab tests	649
preventive care	484
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
skin procedures	22
vaccines	230

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	608

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	800
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	74
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	685
diabetes management	276
doctor visit	1254
lab tests	713
preventive care	561
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
vaccines	285

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	42
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	788
diabetes management	340
doctor visit	1671
lab tests	918
preventive care	596
vaccines	256

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	568
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	46
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	490
diabetes management	262
doctor visit	1157
lab tests	700
preventive care	482
vaccines	220

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	38
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	541
diabetes management	216
doctor visit	952
lab tests	540
preventive care	397
vaccines	181

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	28
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC during 2020 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	427
diabetes management	171
doctor visit	717
lab tests	399
preventive care	351
vaccines	180

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	32
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC during 2021 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	504
diabetes management	156
doctor visit	720
lab tests	311
preventive care	291
vaccines	135

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	31
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	493
diabetes management	167
doctor visit	672
lab tests	303
preventive care	206
vaccines	39

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	31
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	3
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC during 2023 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	378
diabetes management	106
doctor visit	632
lab tests	223
preventive care	121
vaccines	15

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	31
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD in 2023

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest City, NC were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

aspiration	14
blood draw	579
breast exam	14
cytology	11
diabetes management	224
doctor visit	1114
gynecologic pathology	11
gynecologic procedures	14
injections	14
lab tests	595
preventive care	398
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
vaccines	171

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	420
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	124
85 and over	35
Less than 65	67
65 to 74	211

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	7
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine. She completed residency at Spartanburg Regional Family Medicine Residency. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Residency: Spartanburg Regional Family Medicine Residency

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: North Carolina

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Loretta Anne Dickson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Forest City, NC.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-11-08

Dr Dickson has been my PCP for several years. Always shows true concern for her patients well being. Informative and thorough. Making sure all concerns are covered and care plan is understood. Amazing bedside manner. Very knowledgeable and personable doctor who listens.closely!!   Never rushes you or dismisses your concern!

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$447 FARXIGA $271	SYMBICORT $87	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $46	BYDUREON PEN $16	CRESTOR $16	Other $11
Novo Nordisk Inc	$400 Tresiba $126	Ozempic $100	Victoza $82	RYBELSUS $59	Levemir $19	Other $15
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$364 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $139	BREO $81	ANORO $47	TANZEUM $45	FLOVENT $32	Other $20
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$295 INVOKANA $155	XARELTO $114	INVOKAMET $14	$12
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$260 Brintellix $140	Trintellix $96	AMITIZA $12	Colcrys $11
Other	$1,144 Trintellix $133	TOUJEO $131	NURTEC ODT $72	ENTRESTO $72	Myrbetriq $68	Other $667

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,786
Education	$123

Biography

Dr. Loretta Dickson is a physician who specializes in family medicine. Dr. Dickson attended medical school at Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine. She is affiliated with Spartanburg Medical Center. She has an open panel in Forest City, NC according to Doctor.com.