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Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

1100 Tunnel Road
Asheville, NC 28805

(828) 298-7911

Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD is an orthopedist in Asheville, NC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

1100 Tunnel Road
Asheville, NC 28805

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508 Fulton Street Durham Vamc (558)
Durham, NC 27705

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In The News

“Who: Dr. Paul Cutting, Orthopaedics.”—"Mountain Xpress", Mountain Xpress, October 2017

“Western Carolina Orthopaedic Specialists also features Dr. Paul Cutting, Dr. Gerald King and Kelly Klein, PA-C.”—"Mountain Xpress", Mountain Xpress, July 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2012 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	150
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	1337
emergency care	14
hip imaging	51
hospital care	31
immobilization	51
injections	301
inpatient care	31
musculoskeletal imaging	114
nerve procedures	46
open surgery	46
upper extremity surgery	46
X-rays	114

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2013 were injections, X-rays, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	135
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	1186
fracture surgery	27
hip imaging	45
hospital care	28
immobilization	35
injections	317
inpatient care	28
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	27
musculoskeletal imaging	123
nerve procedures	53
open surgery	64
pelvic imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	53
X-rays	137

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	695
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	103
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2014 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	82
decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	861
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	38
hospital care	19
immobilization	33
injections	198
inpatient care	19
lower extremity surgery	11
musculoskeletal imaging	109
nerve procedures	49
open surgery	49
upper extremity surgery	49
X-rays	109

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	500
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	58
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2015 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	791
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	22
hospital care	31
immobilization	36
injections	155
inpatient care	31
lower extremity surgery	11
musculoskeletal imaging	105
nerve procedures	45
open surgery	45
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	62
X-rays	105

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	644

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	996
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	488
From 75 to 84	290
85 and over	102
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2016 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	80
decompression surgery	54
doctor visit	738
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	27
immobilization	17
injections	206
inpatient care	27
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	41
nerve procedures	54
open surgery	54
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	75
X-rays	41

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	58
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2017 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	769
hospital care	15
immobilization	32
injections	167
inpatient care	15
musculoskeletal imaging	36
nerve procedures	58
open surgery	58
pain management	13
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	82
X-rays	36

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	46
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2018 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	697
immobilization	44
injections	260
musculoskeletal imaging	34
nerve procedures	49
open surgery	49
upper extremity surgery	49
X-rays	34

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	437
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	33
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC during 2019 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	72
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	641
injections	286
musculoskeletal imaging	17
nerve procedures	39
open surgery	39
upper extremity surgery	39
X-rays	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	417
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	45
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD treated as an orthopedist in Asheville, NC were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	85
decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	877
emergency care	14
fracture surgery	15
hip imaging	39
hospital care	25
immobilization	35
injections	236
inpatient care	25
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	15
musculoskeletal imaging	72
nerve procedures	49
open surgery	50
pain management	13
pelvic imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	11
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	56
X-rays	74

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	499
Native American / Alaskan Native	9
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	141
85 and over	55
Less than 65	76
65 to 74	253

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD From 2012 - 2019

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paul J. Cutting, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$406 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $149	TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $132	HOFFMANN $82	Variax $44
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$262 XIAFLEX $262
Myoscience Inc.	$45 $45
Avanos Medical	$31 COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY $31
Becton, Dickinson and Company	$26 $26
Other	$161 EUFLEXXA $23	SYNVISC-ONE $23	Durolane $21	HYMOVIS $19	EBI Bone Healing System $17	Other $59