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Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

209 Hospital Drive
Highlands, NC 28741

(828) 526-4346

Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Highlands, NC specializing in family medicine. She graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD is affiliated with Highlands-Cashiers Hospital and Mission Health.

Office Locations

Mission Health

209 Hospital Drive
Highlands, NC 28741

(828) 526-4346

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In The News

“Mission Health is pleased to announce the addition of Patti Wheeler, MD.”—"Mountain Xpress", Mountain Xpress, May 2015

“From a press release: Mission Health is pleased to announce the addition of Patti Wheeler, MD.”—"Mountain Xpress", Mountain Xpress, May 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

immunization

vaccines

In 2023, Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD had a list price for immunization (preventive vaccines), and vaccines 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:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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:

flu shot

By Affordability:

trigger point injection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD performed more flu shot procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for trigger point injection 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. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Highlands, NC during 2012 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
blood draw	604
breathing treatment	47
cardiac procedures	19
diabetes management	118
doctor visit	1320
ear procedures	23
emergency care	44
hospital care	132
injections	51
inpatient care	62
lab tests	355
minimally invasive procedures	25
nursing home care	12
outpatient care	70
pain management	35
preventive care	211
stress testing	19
vaccines	185

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Highlands, NC during 2013 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
blood draw	697
breathing treatment	56
cardiac procedures	24
cytology	26
diabetes management	126
doctor visit	1329
ear procedures	31
emergency care	66
gynecologic pathology	26
hospital care	220
injections	58
inpatient care	123
lab tests	468
minimally invasive procedures	15
nursing home care	60
outpatient care	97
pain management	40
preventive care	326
stress testing	24
vaccines	225

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	417

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	84
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2013

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Highlands, NC during 2014 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	695
breathing treatment	25
cardiac procedures	12
cytology	30
diabetes management	151
doctor visit	1478
ear procedures	24
emergency care	54
gynecologic pathology	30
hospital care	197
injections	29
inpatient care	127
lab tests	533
nursing home care	54
outpatient care	70
pain management	29
preventive care	324
stress testing	12
vaccines	218

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	88
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2014

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	8
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Highlands, NC during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	237
breathing treatment	13
cytology	12
diabetes management	58
doctor visit	1198
ear procedures	14
gynecologic pathology	12
hospital care	98
injections	32
inpatient care	45
lab tests	305
outpatient care	53
pain management	32
preventive care	207
vaccines	157

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	738

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	568
From 75 to 84	394
85 and over	140
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2015

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Highlands, NC during 2016 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	317
doctor visit	1011
injections	20
lab tests	94
pain management	20
preventive care	22
vaccines	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	360

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	69
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2016

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Highlands, NC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	13
doctor visit	1151
hospital care	32
injections	17
inpatient care	20
outpatient care	12
pain management	17
stress testing	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	561
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	67
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2017

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	944

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	506
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	67
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Highlands, NC during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1072
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	604
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	72
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Highlands, NC during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	908
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	620
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	311
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	67
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2020

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Highlands, NC during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	954
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	728
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	369
From 75 to 84	283
85 and over	84
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Highlands, NC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1084
hospital care	145
injections	19
inpatient care	133
outpatient care	12
pain management	19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	629
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	90
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	7
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	16
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Highlands, NC were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

aspiration	17
blood draw	510
cardiac procedures	17
cytology	22
diabetes management	113
doctor visit	1131
ear procedures	23
emergency care	54
gynecologic pathology	22
hospital care	103
injections	32
inpatient care	68
lab tests	351
minimally invasive procedures	20
nursing home care	42
outpatient care	52
pain management	27
preventive care	218
stress testing	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vaccines	161

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	542
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	219
85 and over	75
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	294

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. She completed residency at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC). She has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Residency: Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Highlands-Cashiers Hospital

Mission Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$623 XARELTO $415	INVOKANA $190	$18
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$307 Brintellix $185	Contrave $34	Kazano $33	Uloric $32	Colcrys $12	Other $10
Pfizer Inc.	$159 CHANTIX $52	ELIQUIS $41	PRISTIQ $27	DUAVEE $20	PREMARIN ORALS $9	Other $10
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$145 BREO $112	ANORO $15	AVODART $10	LOVAZA $9
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$100 ELIQUIS $100
Other	$670 Brovana $99	SYMBICORT $47	ENTRESTO $37	Trintellix $28	NovoLog $27	Other $433

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,830
Education	$176

Biography

Dr. Patti Wheeler practices family medicine. Areas of expertise for Dr. Wheeler include primary care. She studied medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. Wheeler trained at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) for residency. She is affiliated with Highlands-Cashiers Hospital.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patti Beard Wheeler, MD From 2012 - 2022

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