In 2012, Dr. Sanford Guttler, 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 75% 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. Sanford Guttler, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Granite Falls, NC during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
blood draw	569
diabetes management	89
doctor visit	1029
ear procedures	17
injections	31
lab tests	2178
preventive care	817
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	65
thyroid function tests	273
vaccines	118
X-rays	78

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Granite Falls, NC during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	604
diabetes management	95
doctor visit	1018
ear procedures	14
injections	15
lab tests	2639
preventive care	998
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	47
thyroid function tests	310
vaccines	168
X-rays	47

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	120

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	28
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Granite Falls, NC during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	528
diabetes management	81
doctor visit	846
ear procedures	18
lab tests	2170
preventive care	794
thoracic (chest) imaging	53
thyroid function tests	303
vaccines	124
X-rays	53

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	106

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	24
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Granite Falls, NC during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	450
diabetes management	72
doctor visit	733
lab tests	2090
preventive care	813
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	28
thyroid function tests	318
vaccines	94
X-rays	41

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	190

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	40
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Granite Falls, NC during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
blood draw	404
diabetes management	72
doctor visit	701
injections	13
lab tests	1821
preventive care	800
thoracic (chest) imaging	18
thyroid function tests	280
vaccines	108
X-rays	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	90

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	26
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Granite Falls, NC during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	348
diabetes management	59
doctor visit	569
lab tests	1434
preventive care	454
thyroid function tests	253
vaccines	102

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	69

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	20
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Granite Falls, NC during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	325
diabetes management	65
doctor visit	516
lab tests	1442
preventive care	443
thyroid function tests	235
vaccines	103

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	69

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	14
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Granite Falls, NC during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	287
diabetes management	51
doctor visit	476
lab tests	1203
preventive care	378
thyroid function tests	215
vaccines	97

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	63

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Granite Falls, NC during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	271
diabetes management	36
doctor visit	379
lab tests	927
preventive care	258
thyroid function tests	177
vaccines	67

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	53

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	17
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Granite Falls, NC during 2021 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	262
doctor visit	356
preventive care	49
vaccines	49

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Granite Falls, NC during 2022 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	203
doctor visit	306
preventive care	46
vaccines	46

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	41

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Granite Falls, NC during 2023 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	187
doctor visit	266
preventive care	41
vaccines	41

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Granite Falls, NC were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

aspiration	19
blood draw	369
diabetes management	68
doctor visit	599
ear procedures	16
injections	19
lab tests	1767
preventive care	490
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	42
thyroid function tests	262
vaccines	93
X-rays	47

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	73

**Age**
75 to 84	57
85 and over	12
Less than 65	11
65 to 74	79

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sanford Guttler, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	7
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	7
Dementia	5

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. Sanford Guttler, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$866 FARXIGA $427	SYMBICORT $223	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $48	ONGLYZA $46	CRESTOR $27	Other $95
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$515 XARELTO $371	INVOKANA $115	$29
Novo Nordisk Inc	$503 Tresiba $132	Victoza $109	NovoLog $100	Saxenda $38	Levemir $14	Other $110
Lilly USA, LLC	$286 TRULICITY $93	JARDIANCE $70	BASAGLAR $65	GLYXAMBI $37	TRADJENTA $11	Other $10
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$220 JARDIANCE $52	TRADJENTA $43	STIOLTO $34	Pradaxa $15	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $14	Other $61
Other	$784 TOUJEO $106	MYDAYIS $68	LANTUS $56	TANZEUM $52	VYVANSE $41	Other $460

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,173

Biography

Dr. Sanford Guttler specializes in legal medicine and family medicine and practices in Granite Falls, NC. Dr. Guttler obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.