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Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1981)

1321 N Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621

(336) 530-4491

Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD is a nephrologist in Elkin, NC specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1981 and has 45 years of experience. Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD is affiliated with BLUE RIDGE CARDIOLOGY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE PA.

Office Locations

1321 N Bridge Street
Elkin, NC 28621

(336) 530-4491

(949) 561-5143

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD in 2023

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By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

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

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated during 2015 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated during 2016 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated during 2017 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated during 2018 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated during 2019 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated during 2020 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated during 2021 were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and hypertension.

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated during 2022 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

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

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated as a nephrologist in Elkin, NC during 2023 were blood draw.

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

blood draw	42
doctor visit	174

2023 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	15
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD treated during 2023 were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

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 dialysis.

blood draw	50
dialysis	73
doctor visit	193
emergency care	49
hospital care	263
inpatient care	247
lab tests	46
nursing home care	183
outpatient care	65

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

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

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	119

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

**Age**
75 to 84	70
85 and over	31
Less than 65	68
65 to 74	82

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD From 2013 - 2023

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	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	53
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	10
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1981. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1981)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

BLUE RIDGE CARDIOLOGY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE PA

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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 an adult nephrology specialist. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

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

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

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

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

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD in 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Everett Qualheim, MD From 2013 - 2023

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