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Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD

(Dr. Mark W. Burton, MD)

(74 Ratings)

Specializes in: Primary Care and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (1986)

2293 Sugar Hill Road
Marion, NC 28752

(828) 652-8727

Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD is a primary care doctor in Marion, NC specializing in primary care and internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD is affiliated with UNC Health, BLUE RIDGE HEALTHCARE MEDICAL GROUP INC and UNC Health Blue Ridge.

Office Locations

UNC Health Blue Ridge

2293 Sugar Hill Road
Marion, NC 28752

(828) 652-8727

(828) 652-8793

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

blood tests

In 2023, Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD had a list price for blood tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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 10%

By Affordability:

coagulation tests

prothrombin time test

In 2023, Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD had a list price for coagulation (blood clotting) tests, and prothrombin time (PT) test 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:

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

lab tests

prothrombin time test

ultrasound

By Affordability:

creatinine test

kidney function tests

lab tests

liver function tests

urine tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD performed more Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), lab tests, prothrombin time (PT) test, and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for creatinine test, kidney function tests, lab tests, liver function tests (LFTs), and urine tests 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. Mark Wesley Burton, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Marion, NC during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	780
doctor visit	1879
ear procedures	11
hospital care	524
injections	21
inpatient care	459
lab tests	535
outpatient care	65
preventive care	368
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
skin procedures	25
stress testing	400
ultrasound (sonogram)	579
vaccines	277

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Marion, NC during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	647
hospital care	502
inpatient care	451
lab tests	578
outpatient care	51
preventive care	274
stress testing	269
ultrasound (sonogram)	590
vaccines	180

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	397
Female	557

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	912
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	311
85 and over	159
Less than 65	150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Marion, NC during 2014 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	595
hospital care	384
inpatient care	348
lab tests	539
outpatient care	36
preventive care	84
stress testing	170
ultrasound (sonogram)	595

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	384
Female	555

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	891
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	166
Less than 65	161

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Marion, NC during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	22
cardiac procedures	504
doctor visit	26
hospital care	276
inpatient care	248
lab tests	299
outpatient care	28
preventive care	23
stress testing	155
ultrasound (sonogram)	504

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	756
Female	986

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1662
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	596
From 75 to 84	474
85 and over	300
Less than 65	372

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Marion, NC during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	23
cardiac procedures	497
doctor visit	34
hospital care	352
inpatient care	306
outpatient care	46
stress testing	120
ultrasound (sonogram)	497

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	339
Female	515

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	821
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	137
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Marion, NC during 2017 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	218
cardiac procedures	347
diabetes management	65
doctor visit	434
hospital care	274
inpatient care	239
lab tests	771
outpatient care	35
preventive care	210
stress testing	114
thyroid function tests	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	299
vaccines	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	341
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	745
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	143
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Marion, NC during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	32
ambulatory monitoring	29
blood draw	1546
cardiac procedures	125
counseling services	15
diabetes management	447
doctor visit	2591
lab tests	5381
preventive care	1567
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	44
skin procedures	44
stress testing	33
thyroid function tests	348
ultrasound (sonogram)	173
vaccines	327
vascular procedures	45

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	114
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Marion, NC during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	56
ambulatory monitoring	20
blood draw	1484
cardiac procedures	114
counseling services	24
diabetes management	425
doctor visit	2296
ear procedures	12
lab tests	5159
neck imaging	15
preventive care	1534
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	32
skin procedures	32
stress testing	29
thyroid function tests	341
ultrasound (sonogram)	242
vaccines	265
vascular procedures	77

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	110
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Marion, NC during 2020 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	15
blood draw	707
cardiac procedures	79
doctor visit	1378
lab tests	502
preventive care	106
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	95
vaccines	106
vascular procedures	31

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	109
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Marion, NC during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	18
blood draw	165
cardiac procedures	108
doctor visit	1423
lab tests	385
preventive care	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
stress testing	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	119
vaccines	30
vascular procedures	29

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	100
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Marion, NC during 2022 were lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	13
cardiac procedures	105
doctor visit	1370
lab tests	382
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
stress testing	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	113
vascular procedures	21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	415
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	99
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD treated as a primary care doctor in Marion, NC were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	44
ambulatory monitoring	19
blood draw	595
cardiac procedures	354
counseling services	19
diabetes management	312
doctor visit	1270
ear procedures	11
hospital care	385
injections	21
inpatient care	341
lab tests	1453
neck imaging	15
outpatient care	43
preventive care	466
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24
skin procedures	24
stress testing	131
thyroid function tests	243
ultrasound (sonogram)	346
vaccines	175
vascular procedures	40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	301
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	677
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	216
85 and over	130
Less than 65	104
65 to 74	256

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1986. He completed residency at University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (1986)

Residency: University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

BLUE RIDGE HEALTHCARE MEDICAL GROUP INC

UNC Health Blue Ridge

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), MedCost PPO, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), CVS Health Individual and Exchange Plans (HIX and ACA), DirectNet, BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Ambetter of North Carolina, Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

MedCost PPO

North Carolina State Health Plan

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

CVS Health Individual and Exchange Plans (HIX and ACA)

DirectNet

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Ambetter of North Carolina

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars based on 74 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Mark Wesley Burton, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Marion, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$458 Pacemakers $162	Assurity Pacemaker $157	Confirm Rx $104	Merlin Connectivity and Remote $16	Accent Pacemaker $13	Other $6
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$272 Structural Heart $170	Microny ll SR plus Pacemaker $70	Vascular $33
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$120 LINZESS $56	VIIBRYD $29	DALIRESP $27	NAMENDA XR $8
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$110 SYMBICORT $48	ONGLYZA $18	BYDUREON $15	FARXIGA $14	BYDUREON WEEKLY $14
Pfizer Inc.	$108 LYRICA $55	ELIQUIS $28	VIAGRA $25
Other	$267 Victoza $77	INVOKANA $29	Brintellix $23	LANTUS $20	NovoLog $16	Other $101

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,326
Education	$10

Biography

Dr. Mark Burton's specialty is primary care. He is affiliated with UNC Health. Dr. Burton attended the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine for medical school and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Alabama for residency. He is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. He usually is in-network for Coventry, Cigna, and Centene, as well as other insurance carriers.