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Dr. Douglas Hart Gates, M.D.

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (2006)

80 Healthcare Drive Suite 203
Sylva, NC 28779

(828) 586-5531

Dr. Douglas Hart Gates, M.D. is an orthopedist in Sylva, NC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2006 and has 19 years of experience. Dr. Douglas Hart Gates, M.D. is affiliated with DLP HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL LLC and DLP WESTERN CAROLINA PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

80 Healthcare Drive Suite 203
Sylva, NC 28779

aspiration	30
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	10
decompression surgery	9
doctor visit	140
injections	28
joint surgery	16
minimally invasive procedures	18
musculoskeletal imaging	18
upper extremity surgery	10
X-rays	18

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	18
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

aspiration	76
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	438
hip imaging	38
hospital care	18
injections	102
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	6
musculoskeletal imaging	75
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	8
reconstructive surgery	10
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	75

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	32
Less than 65	57

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

aspiration	110
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	535
hip imaging	29
hospital care	19
injections	135
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	20
lower extremity surgery	9
musculoskeletal imaging	52
nerve procedures	26
open surgery	22
reconstructive surgery	24
tendon surgery	9
upper extremity surgery	44
X-rays	52

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	632
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	94
Less than 65	126

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

aspiration	198
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	712
hospital care	24
injections	232
inpatient care	24
joint surgery	23
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	14
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	57
pain management	35
reconstructive surgery	11
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	79
X-rays	14

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	392
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	40
Less than 65	105

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	5

aspiration	278
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	742
hospital care	24
injections	313
inpatient care	24
joint surgery	23
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	35
nerve procedures	30
open surgery	42
reconstructive surgery	11
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	64
X-rays	35

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	37
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

aspiration	306
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	840
fracture surgery	27
hospital care	11
injections	350
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	16
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nerve procedures	39
open surgery	58
reconstructive surgery	21
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	95
X-rays	29

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	473
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	54
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

aspiration	301
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	881
fracture surgery	16
hospital care	11
injections	338
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	16
musculoskeletal imaging	25
nerve procedures	31
open surgery	27
reconstructive surgery	21
tendon surgery	10
upper extremity surgery	58
X-rays	25

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	56
Less than 65	81

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

aspiration	267
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	793
hospital care	11
injections	332
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	16
musculoskeletal imaging	24
nerve procedures	29
open surgery	25
reconstructive surgery	20
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	66
X-rays	24

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	44
Less than 65	56

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

aspiration	499
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	1480
injections	583
joint surgery	36
minimally invasive procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	52
nerve procedures	47
open surgery	43
reconstructive surgery	15
tendon surgery	58
transplant procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	128
X-rays	52

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Hart Gates, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas Hart Gates, M.D. treated as an orthopedist in Sylva, NC were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and open surgery.

aspiration	230
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	730
fracture surgery	22
hip imaging	33
hospital care	16
injections	269
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	23
lower extremity surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	18
musculoskeletal imaging	36
nerve procedures	29
open surgery	38
pain management	35
reconstructive surgery	17
tendon surgery	25
transplant procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	70
X-rays	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Hart Gates, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	318
Native American / Alaskan Native	13
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	37
75 to 84	101
Less than 65	64
65 to 74	150

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Hart Gates, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas Hart Gates, M.D. treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	9
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Douglas Hart Gates, M.D. graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2006. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (2006)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Douglas Hart Gates, M.D. is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

DLP HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL LLC

DLP WESTERN CAROLINA PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Douglas Hart Gates, M.D.. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$3,988 $3,988
Peerless Surgical Inc.	$2,024 $2,024
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$150 Regeneten $150
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$96 Sports Medicine $83	IM NAILS $13
BIOVENTUS LLC	$84 Durolane $41	Exogen $32	Ultrasound Bone Healing $11
Other	$251 Physio-Stim $33	1688 $31	TAYTULLA $20	Hydrofera Blue $19	R3 $19	Other $128

**Types of Payments**
Education	$2,825
Travel and Lodging	$2,052
Food and Beverage	$1,715

Biography

Dr. Douglas Gates is an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Sylva, NC. Dr. Gates studied medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

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