Medicare Procedure and Patient Information
2013 Medicare Procedure Volume
The top procedures that Dr. Orvis H. Chitwood III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Dothan, AL during 2013 were upper extremity surgery, injections, X-rays and aspiration.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Orvis H. Chitwood III, MD for Medicare patients.
| aspiration | 177 |
|---|---|
| decompression surgery | 150 |
| doctor visit | 1114 |
| excision | 31 |
| fasciotomy | 12 |
| fracture surgery | 26 |
| hip imaging | 23 |
| hospital care | 84 |
| immobilization | 48 |
| injections | 252 |
| inpatient care | 84 |
| joint surgery | 81 |
| lower extremity surgery | 26 |
| minimally invasive procedures | 73 |
| MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) | 12 |
| musculoskeletal imaging | 177 |
| nerve procedures | 125 |
| open surgery | 125 |
| removal of lesion (e.g. growth) | 20 |
| spinal procedures | 13 |
| tendon surgery | 108 |
| upper extremity surgery | 286 |
| X-rays | 236 |
2013 Medicare Patient Data
Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orvis H. Chitwood III, MD.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Female |
| Non-Hispanic White | |
|---|---|
| Black | |
| Hispanic | |
| Asian | |
| Other | |
| Native American |
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Orvis H. Chitwood III, MD in 2013
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Orvis H. Chitwood III, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |