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Dr. William M. Pekman, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

214 18th Street Se
Hickory, NC 28602

(704) 323-2000

Dr. William M. Pekman, MD is an orthopedist in Hickory, NC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery.

Office Locations

214 18th Street Se
Hickory, NC 28602

(704) 323-2000

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Pekman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, injections, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	107
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	24
decompression surgery	76
diagnostic procedures	266
doctor visit	692
hip imaging	20
immobilization	15
injections	264
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	39
musculoskeletal imaging	104
nerve procedures	76
open surgery	60
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	94
X-rays	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Pekman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2013 were injections, upper extremity surgery, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	109
decompression surgery	80
diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	709
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	43
hospital care	22
injections	258
inpatient care	22
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	29
musculoskeletal imaging	122
nerve procedures	80
open surgery	78
tendon surgery	38
upper extremity surgery	129
X-rays	93

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	475
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	52
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Pekman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2014 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	95
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	68
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	729
hip imaging	19
hospital care	11
injections	236
inpatient care	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	37
musculoskeletal imaging	107
nerve procedures	68
open surgery	67
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	104
X-rays	70

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	49
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Pekman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2015 were injections, upper extremity surgery, open surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	71
decompression surgery	76
diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	668
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	21
hospital care	11
injections	187
inpatient care	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	27
musculoskeletal imaging	87
nerve procedures	76
open surgery	89
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	113
X-rays	60

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	524

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	830
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	418
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	78
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Pekman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2016 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	83
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	77
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	708
injections	240
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
musculoskeletal imaging	75
nerve procedures	77
open surgery	77
tendon surgery	37
upper extremity surgery	114
X-rays	54

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	442
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	47
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Pekman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2017 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	132
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	61
doctor visit	661
injections	304
joint surgery	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	23
musculoskeletal imaging	57
nerve procedures	61
open surgery	61
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	97
X-rays	34

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	267

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	43
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William M. Pekman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	433
injections	205
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	40
nerve procedures	51
open surgery	51
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	75
X-rays	27

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	29
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William M. Pekman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and diagnostic procedures.

aspiration	94
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	69
diagnostic procedures	93
doctor visit	657
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	25
hospital care	14
immobilization	15
injections	242
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	27
musculoskeletal imaging	84
nerve procedures	69
open surgery	69
tendon surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	103
X-rays	57

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	415
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	125
85 and over	42
Less than 65	55
65 to 74	211

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William M. Pekman, MD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William M. Pekman, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	7
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. William M. Pekman, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$112 Extremities $104	Trauma $8
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$18 XIAFLEX $18
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$17 SYNVISC-ONE $17
DJO, LLC	$12 CMF OL1000 $12
Galen US Inc	$12 SYNERA $12
Other	$12 XIAFLEX $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$132
Travel and Lodging	$51

Biography

Dr. William Pekman is a specialist in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He works in Hickory, NC. Dr. Pekman has obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.