In 2023, Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated as a nephrologist in Elkin, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	89
doctor visit	597
hospital care	468
inpatient care	444
lab tests	285
outpatient care	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated as a nephrologist in Elkin, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	60
doctor visit	310
hospital care	533
inpatient care	433
lab tests	88
outpatient care	100

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	460
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	79
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	51
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated as a nephrologist in Elkin, NC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	33
doctor visit	298
emergency care	49
hospital care	310
inpatient care	279
lab tests	52
outpatient care	31

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	377
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	59
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	53
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated as a nephrologist in Elkin, NC during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	41
doctor visit	171
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	40
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	64
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated as a nephrologist in Elkin, NC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	62
doctor visit	178
hospital care	131
inpatient care	131
lab tests	33

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	17
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	60
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated as a nephrologist in Elkin, NC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	65
doctor visit	193
hospital care	188
inpatient care	188
lab tests	30
nursing home care	183

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	59
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	59
Dementia	31
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated as a nephrologist in Elkin, NC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	121
doctor visit	228
hospital care	313
inpatient care	313
lab tests	29

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	28
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	64
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated as a nephrologist in Elkin, NC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	129
doctor visit	202
hospital care	276
inpatient care	276

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	23
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	70
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated as a nephrologist in Elkin, NC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	74
doctor visit	199
hospital care	212
inpatient care	212

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	20
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	65
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	26

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD.

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated as a nephrologist in Elkin, NC during 2022 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	58
doctor visit	147

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	11
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated as a nephrologist in Elkin, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

blood draw	58
dialysis	74
doctor visit	231
emergency care	49
hospital care	286
inpatient care	269
lab tests	86
nursing home care	183
outpatient care	51

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD.

**Gender**
Female	115
Male	133

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	224
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	30
75 to 84	66
Less than 65	68
65 to 74	82

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

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. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.	$453 Auryxia $453
Mallinckrodt LLC	$297 ACTHAR $297
Relypsa, Inc.	$240 VELTASSA $240
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$232 FARXIGA $116	LOKELMA $44	BRILINTA $41	$31
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$168 SAMSCA $100	JYNARQUE $67
Other	$1,099 ACTHAR $187	Sensipar $98	RENVELA $75	Victoza $59	Rayaldee $54	Other $627

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,217
Education	$272

Biography

Dr. Robert Qualheim is a specialist in emergency medicine and adult nephrology. He works in Elkin, NC. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

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