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Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (1975)

5 First Village Drive
Pinehurst, NC 28374

(910) 295-6831

Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD is an orthopedist in Pinehurst, NC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1975 and has 51 years of experience. Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD is affiliated with MCPC-9 LLC and PINEHURST SURGICAL CLINIC PA.

Office Locations

5 First Village Drive
Pinehurst, NC 28374

(910) 295-6831

(910) 295-0244

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

blood count tests

complete blood count

In 2023, Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD had a list price for blood count tests, and complete blood count (CBC) 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

joint imaging

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

X-rays

In 2023, Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD performed more joint imaging, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

knee X-ray

By Affordability:

blood tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD performed more knee X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests 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

The top procedures that Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Pinehurst, NC during 2012 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	1003
blood draw	61
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	1573
hip imaging	63
injections	1238
joint surgery	149
lab tests	110
lower extremity surgery	73
minimally invasive procedures	83
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	161
musculoskeletal imaging	518
nerve block	91
pain management	170
pelvic imaging	49
reconstructive surgery	66
spinal procedures	293
tendon surgery	27
upper extremity surgery	76
X-rays	632

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Pinehurst, NC during 2013 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	943
blood draw	40
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	1517
hip imaging	58
hospital care	44
immobilization	13
injections	1217
inpatient care	44
joint surgery	121
lab tests	60
lower extremity surgery	57
minimally invasive procedures	57
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	169
musculoskeletal imaging	481
nerve block	110
pain management	195
pelvic imaging	56
reconstructive surgery	64
spinal procedures	304
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	64
X-rays	589

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	698

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	841
Black	181
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	436
From 75 to 84	329
85 and over	138
Less than 65	195

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Pinehurst, NC during 2014 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	852
blood draw	28
CT scan	13
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	1300
hip imaging	62
hospital care	47
injections	1049
inpatient care	47
joint surgery	116
lab tests	20
lower extremity surgery	75
minimally invasive procedures	52
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	125
musculoskeletal imaging	498
nerve block	59
pain management	119
pelvic imaging	35
reconstructive surgery	64
spinal procedures	190
tendon surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	541

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	651

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	772
Black	163
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	145
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Pinehurst, NC during 2015 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	900
blood draw	35
CT scan	15
doctor visit	1318
hip imaging	55
hospital care	39
immobilization	24
injections	1107
inpatient care	39
joint surgery	103
lab tests	42
lower extremity surgery	74
minimally invasive procedures	24
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	113
musculoskeletal imaging	546
nerve block	44
pain management	114
pelvic imaging	51
reconstructive surgery	79
spinal procedures	183
tendon surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	29
X-rays	637

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	736
Female	1304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1476
Black	384
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	96

**Age**
From 65 to 74	826
From 75 to 84	614
85 and over	244
Less than 65	356

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Pinehurst, NC during 2016 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	813
blood draw	32
CT scan	16
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	1270
hip imaging	44
hospital care	46
injections	997
inpatient care	46
joint surgery	119
lab tests	35
lower extremity surgery	50
minimally invasive procedures	48
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	158
musculoskeletal imaging	543
nerve block	61
nuclear scan	17
pain management	125
pelvic imaging	35
reconstructive surgery	71
spinal procedures	207
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	69
X-rays	553

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	642

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	724
Black	182
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	55

**Age**
From 65 to 74	409
From 75 to 84	297
85 and over	128
Less than 65	177

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Pinehurst, NC during 2017 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	726
blood draw	18
CT scan	12
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	1104
fracture surgery	23
hip imaging	28
hospital care	52
immobilization	15
injections	845
inpatient care	52
joint surgery	101
lower extremity surgery	56
minimally invasive procedures	40
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	103
musculoskeletal imaging	513
nuclear scan	24
open surgery	12
pain management	56
pelvic imaging	61
reconstructive surgery	61
spinal procedures	119
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	56
X-rays	554

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	355
Female	552

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	640
Black	191
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	356
From 75 to 84	293
85 and over	116
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Pinehurst, NC during 2018 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	664
blood draw	22
doctor visit	933
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	21
hospital care	48
immobilization	12
injections	743
inpatient care	48
joint surgery	48
lab tests	18
lower extremity surgery	46
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	75
musculoskeletal imaging	357
nuclear scan	15
pain management	24
pelvic imaging	55
reconstructive surgery	37
spinal procedures	91
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	413

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	537
Black	154
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	87
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Pinehurst, NC during 2019 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	649
blood draw	12
doctor visit	888
hip imaging	24
hospital care	28
injections	698
inpatient care	28
joint surgery	62
lower extremity surgery	47
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	47
musculoskeletal imaging	338
nuclear scan	13
pain management	18
pelvic imaging	24
reconstructive surgery	62
spinal procedures	51
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	353

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	531
Black	130
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	86
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Pinehurst, NC during 2020 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	528
blood draw	21
doctor visit	709
hip imaging	18
injections	570
joint surgery	27
lab tests	12
lower extremity surgery	27
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	58
musculoskeletal imaging	270
nuclear scan	11
pain management	17
pelvic imaging	17
reconstructive surgery	27
spinal procedures	67
X-rays	285

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	77
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Pinehurst, NC during 2021 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	487
CT scan	11
doctor visit	652
hip imaging	24
injections	515
joint surgery	21
lower extremity surgery	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	50
musculoskeletal imaging	250
pain management	14
pelvic imaging	13
reconstructive surgery	21
spinal procedures	47
X-rays	249

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	62
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Pinehurst, NC during 2022 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	483
blood draw	19
doctor visit	630
hip imaging	29
injections	516
joint surgery	31
lower extremity surgery	31
minimally invasive procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	48
musculoskeletal imaging	261
pelvic imaging	17
reconstructive surgery	18
spinal procedures	13
X-rays	243

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	54
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Pinehurst, NC were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	731
blood draw	28
CT scan	13
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	1081
fracture surgery	17
hip imaging	38
hospital care	43
immobilization	16
injections	863
inpatient care	43
joint surgery	81
lab tests	42
lower extremity surgery	50
minimally invasive procedures	41
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	100
musculoskeletal imaging	415
nerve block	73
nuclear scan	16
open surgery	12
pain management	85
pelvic imaging	37
reconstructive surgery	51
spinal procedures	142
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	45
X-rays	459

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	521

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	149
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	613
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	33
Other	12

**Age**
75 to 84	253
85 and over	103
Less than 65	130
65 to 74	346

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	8
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1975. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (1975)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MCPC-9 LLC

PINEHURST SURGICAL CLINIC PA

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$2,869 Oxford $1,186	Oxford-Knees $1,098	Product Portfolio $162	OSS-Knees $143	Comprehensive Primary Stem $127	Other $154
Southtech Orthopedics	$1,112 $1,112
Peerless Surgical Inc.	$228 $228
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$139 Bioraptor Knotless $139
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$126 Sports Med Shoulder $100	Oasis $14	Coblation Wands $12
Other	$442 Extremities $96	DELTA $64	WOUND THERAPEUTICS $46	HIPS $39	EUFLEXXA $28	Other $171

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,950
Food and Beverage	$1,648
Education	$1,319

Research Payments

Dr. Ward S. Oakley JR., MD has received 1 research payments totaling $6,300.

Biography

Dr. Ward Oakley is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Oakley graduated from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine.