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Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

1 Hospital Road Caller Box C-268
Cherokee, NC 28719

(828) 497-9163

Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC specializing in family medicine and emergency medicine.

Office Locations

1 Hospital Road Caller Box C-268
Cherokee, NC 28719

(828) 497-9163

(828) 497-5343

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC during 2012 were emergency care, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	244
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
thoracic (chest) imaging	53
X-rays	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC during 2013 were emergency care, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	20
CT scan	20
emergency care	586
thoracic (chest) imaging	114
X-rays	128

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	334

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	26
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	64
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC during 2014 were emergency care, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	18
CT scan	18
emergency care	476
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
thoracic (chest) imaging	75
X-rays	75

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	319

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	23
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	63
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC during 2015 were emergency care, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	24
CT scan	24
emergency care	358
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	70
X-rays	70

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	28
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	516

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	28
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	67
Dementia	18
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC during 2016 were emergency care, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	15
CT scan	15
emergency care	258
thoracic (chest) imaging	74
X-rays	74

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	208

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	67
Dementia	19
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC during 2017 were emergency care, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	22
CT scan	22
emergency care	250
thoracic (chest) imaging	79
X-rays	79

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	195

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	14
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	64
Dementia	23
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC during 2018 were emergency care, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	23
CT scan	23
emergency care	156

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	136

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	65
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC during 2019 were emergency care, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	15
CT scan	15
emergency care	184

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	147

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	70
Dementia	21
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	117

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	90

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	63
Dementia	21
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	71

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	69
Dementia	19
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC during 2022 were emergency care, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	12
CT scan	12
emergency care	121

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	81

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	61
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC were emergency care, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	14
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	18
CT scan	18
emergency care	256
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	77
X-rays	79

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	184
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	34
85 and over	8
Less than 65	60
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	59
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	16
Cancer	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$202 Saxenda $106	Wegovy $49	Ozempic $47
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$34 $34
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$26 PROAIR RESPICLICK $26

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$262

Biography

Dr. Orlando Nieves' areas of specialization are family medicine and emergency medicine; he sees patients in Cherokee, NC. Dr. Nieves obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orlando Nieves, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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