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Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD

Accepting New Patients

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Georgetown University School of Medicine (1983)

1010 W La Veta Avenue Suite 475
Orange, CA 92868

(714) 565-0166

Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD is a general surgeon in Orange, CA specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1983 and has 43 years of experience.

Office Locations

1010 W La Veta Avenue Suite 475
Orange, CA 92868

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Michele Carpenter, the breast program director of the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange County, California says that stage 0 breast cancer...”—"What Are the Stages of Breast Cancer?", Washington Top News, March 2022

“"Needle biopsies are the first line of diagnosis," for breast cancer, says Dr. Michele Carpenter, the breast program director at the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at Providence St....”—"What Are the Types of Biopsy for Breast Cancer?", Washington Top News, February 2022

“Michele Carpenter, MD, is an Orange County breast cancer surgeon and is current chief of staff of St. Joseph Hospital, Orange.”—"Preventive care must remain a priority", The Orange County Register, March 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD treated as a general surgeon in Orange, CA during 2012 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	15
cancer surgery	15
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	270
excision	26
lymph node procedures	11
open surgery	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD treated as a general surgeon in Orange, CA during 2013 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	36
cancer surgery	22
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	272
excision	41
lymph node procedures	19
open surgery	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
women's imaging	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	12
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD in 2013

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD treated as a general surgeon in Orange, CA during 2014 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	24
cancer surgery	24
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	287
excision	37
lymph node procedures	13
open surgery	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	15
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD in 2014

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD treated as a general surgeon in Orange, CA during 2015 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	28
cancer surgery	28
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	341
excision	52
lymph node procedures	24
open surgery	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	48
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	32
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD treated as a general surgeon in Orange, CA during 2016 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	32
cancer surgery	32
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	313
excision	50
lymph node procedures	18
open surgery	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	13
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD treated as a general surgeon in Orange, CA during 2017 were excision, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	19
cancer surgery	19
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	334
excision	41
lymph node procedures	22
open surgery	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	20
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Dementia	4
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD treated as a general surgeon in Orange, CA during 2018 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	44
cancer surgery	33
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	358
excision	66
lymph node procedures	37
open surgery	33

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	14
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD treated as a general surgeon in Orange, CA during 2019 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	47
cancer surgery	47
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	374
excision	76
lymph node procedures	58
open surgery	29

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	12
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD treated as a general surgeon in Orange, CA during 2020 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	36
cancer surgery	36
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	206
excision	60
lymph node procedures	48
open surgery	24

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD treated as a general surgeon in Orange, CA during 2021 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	34
cancer surgery	34
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	316
excision	52
lymph node procedures	38
open surgery	18

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	4
Cancer	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD treated as a general surgeon in Orange, CA during 2022 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	45
cancer surgery	45
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	337
excision	69
lymph node procedures	51
open surgery	24

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD treated as a general surgeon in Orange, CA were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

breast procedures	32
cancer surgery	30
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	309
excision	51
lymph node procedures	30
open surgery	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
women's imaging	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD.

**Gender**
Female	120
Male	0

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	27
Non-Hispanic White	211
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	10
75 to 84	81
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	157

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD treated were cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	1
Cancer	66

Education & Training

Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1983. She completed residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1983)

Residency: Naval Medical Center San Diego (1983)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michele M. Carpenter, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Orange, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
HOLOGIC INC	$5,649 tomosynthesis $3,156	Selenia $2,059	Suros $434
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$4,729 Advanced Energy Cutting Device $3,989	Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $740
Biom'Up France SAS	$700 HEMOBLAST Bellows $700
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$475 BioZorb $475
Genentech USA, Inc.	$352 TECENTRIQ $130	Perjeta $59	Herceptin $22	$141
Other	$1,681 Magtrace $213	Surg - Neptune $149	SAVI/SAVI SCOUT $147	ZAP-X RADIOSURGERY SYSTEM $109	EVARREST $56	Other $1,007

**Types of Payments**
Honoraria	$5,759
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,700
Food and Beverage	$2,606
Consulting Fee	$740
Travel and Lodging	$477
Other	$303

Biography

Dr. Michele Carpenter is a specialist in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). After completing medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine, she performed her residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego. The average patient rating for Dr. Carpenter is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Carpenter welcomes new patients at her office inOrange, CA as reported by Doctor.com.