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Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD

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(Dr. Robert C Knowles, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Wound Care and General Surgery

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

390 S. Main Street Suite 302
Rocky Mount, VA 24151

(540) 489-6348

Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD is a wound care provider in Rocky Mount, VA specializing in wound care and general surgery. He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD is affiliated with Carilion Medical Center, Carilion New River Valley Medical Center and Carilion Clinic.

Office Locations

390 S. Main Street Suite 302
Rocky Mount, VA 24151

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101 Elm Avenue 1st Floor
Roanoke, VA 24013

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2900 Lamb Circle 1st Floor
Christiansburg, VA 24073

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

skin substitute grafting

By Affordability:

chemical cautery

chemical cautery for granulation tissue

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD performed more skin substitute grafting procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for chemical cautery, and chemical cautery for granulation tissue that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

excision

inpatient hospital care

surgical debridement

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD performed more excision, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and surgical debridement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	121

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD treated as a wound care provider in Rocky Mount, VA during 2013 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
doctor visit	233

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	120

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	36
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD in 2013

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	280

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	137

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	30
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD in 2014

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD treated as a wound care provider in Rocky Mount, VA during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram), breast procedures, women's imaging and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
breast procedures	24
doctor visit	309
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
open surgery	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	24
women's imaging	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	258

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	72
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD in 2015

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD treated as a wound care provider in Rocky Mount, VA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	13
doctor visit	319
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
women's imaging	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	147

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	38
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD treated as a wound care provider in Rocky Mount, VA during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram), breast procedures and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	25
doctor visit	194
ultrasound (sonogram)	25
women's imaging	25

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	103

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	28
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	21
Dementia	13
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	134

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	13
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD treated as a wound care provider in Rocky Mount, VA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	87
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	61

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	23
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	23
Dementia	14
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD treated as a wound care provider in Rocky Mount, VA during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	92
doctor visit	276
excision	92

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	30
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD treated as a wound care provider in Rocky Mount, VA during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	211
doctor visit	732
excision	211
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
minor procedures	46
plastic surgery procedures	78
reconstructive surgery	78
tissue transfer	78
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	78

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	62
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	49
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD treated as a wound care provider in Rocky Mount, VA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	158
doctor visit	502
excision	158
hospital care	259
inpatient care	259
plastic surgery procedures	59
reconstructive surgery	59
tissue transfer	59
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	59

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	69
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	45
Dementia	24
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD treated as a wound care provider in Rocky Mount, VA were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, inpatient care and hospital care.

abdominal surgery	12
breast procedures	20
catheterization	14
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	153
doctor visit	289
excision	153
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85
minor procedures	46
open surgery	12
plastic surgery procedures	68
reconstructive surgery	68
tissue transfer	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
women's imaging	20
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	68

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	59
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	58
85 and over	36
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	72

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Cancer	19
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He completed residency at MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Allegheny University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Residency: MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Allegheny University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert C. Knowles, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Carilion Medical Center

Carilion New River Valley Medical Center

Carilion Clinic

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Covidien Sales LLC	$2,249 Synthetic Mesh $1,406	Tacker $588	ProGrip $199	Parietex $40	Soft Tissue Mechanical $16
KCI USA, Inc.	$1,455 V.A.C. VERAFLO $1,007	PREVENA $272	V.A.C. DERMATAC $74	PROMOGRAN PRISMA $44	ACTIV.A.C. $23	Other $36
KCI USA, Inc	$485 VAC THERAPY $485
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$382 GRAFIX PL $207	GRAFIX $54	Regranex $31	Iodoflex $23	PICO 7 $19	Other $49
Next Science LLC	$218 BlastX $218
Other	$515 PuraPly $86	CUTIMED $85	Hollister $34	AMNIOEXCEL $31	Da Vinci Surgical System $26	Other $255

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,579
Food and Beverage	$1,726

Biography

Dr. Robert Knowles practices general surgery and wound care. Dr. Knowles is professionally affiliated with Carilion Medical Center and Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. He has an open panel in Rocky Mount, VA according to Doctor.com. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Eastern Virginia Medical School. His residency was performed at Hahnemann University Hospital and a hospital affiliated with MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Allegheny University.