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Dr. Kristopher Scott Wheeler, MD

Accepting New Patients

(18 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (2008)

247 Adams Drive
Demorest, GA 30535

(706) 839-4096

Dr. Kristopher Scott Wheeler, MD is an orthopedist in Demorest, GA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 2008 and has 17 years of experience. Dr. Kristopher Scott Wheeler, MD is affiliated with NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC and LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.

Office Locations

Address:

247 Adams Drive
Demorest, GA 30535

aspiration	33
doctor visit	206
hip imaging	10
hospital care	14
injections	31
inpatient care	14
musculoskeletal imaging	27
pelvic imaging	24
X-rays	50

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	111

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	25
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

aspiration	178
doctor visit	812
fracture surgery	28
hip imaging	58
hospital care	65
immobilization	11
injections	194
inpatient care	65
joint surgery	10
lower extremity surgery	27
musculoskeletal imaging	95
open surgery	11
pelvic imaging	70
reconstructive surgery	11
spinal procedures	9
X-rays	205

**Gender**
Male	366
Female	648

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	970
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	414
From 75 to 84	324
85 and over	144
Less than 65	132

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

aspiration	195
doctor visit	931
fracture surgery	38
hospital care	96
injections	210
inpatient care	96
joint surgery	31
lower extremity surgery	53
musculoskeletal imaging	62
open surgery	16
pelvic imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	32
X-rays	79

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	479
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	63
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

aspiration	159
doctor visit	789
hospital care	23
injections	157
inpatient care	23
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	9
musculoskeletal imaging	96
pelvic imaging	15
reconstructive surgery	15
X-rays	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	49
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

aspiration	237
doctor visit	968
fracture surgery	17
hip imaging	20
hospital care	71
injections	247
inpatient care	71
joint surgery	10
lower extremity surgery	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	36
musculoskeletal imaging	120
reconstructive surgery	11
spinal procedures	11
X-rays	93

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	508
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	76
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

aspiration	227
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	971
hip imaging	24
hospital care	48
injections	225
inpatient care	48
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	48
musculoskeletal imaging	97
open surgery	10
reconstructive surgery	16
spinal procedures	32
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	22
X-rays	79

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	502
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	64
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

aspiration	149
doctor visit	606
hip imaging	12
hospital care	16
injections	147
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	15
lower extremity surgery	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	28
musculoskeletal imaging	67
reconstructive surgery	16
X-rays	35

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	40
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

aspiration	147
doctor visit	469
fracture surgery	10
hospital care	15
injections	145
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	21
lower extremity surgery	21
musculoskeletal imaging	21
open surgery	10
pelvic imaging	31
reconstructive surgery	22
spinal procedures	11
X-rays	64

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	37
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

aspiration	242
doctor visit	561
fracture surgery	9
hospital care	15
injections	253
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	30
musculoskeletal imaging	72
pelvic imaging	44
reconstructive surgery	20
spinal procedures	9
X-rays	126

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	48
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kristopher Scott Wheeler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kristopher Scott Wheeler, MD treated as an orthopedist in Demorest, GA were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	174
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	701
fracture surgery	21
hip imaging	25
hospital care	40
immobilization	11
injections	180
inpatient care	40
joint surgery	20
lower extremity surgery	26
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	30
musculoskeletal imaging	76
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	33
reconstructive surgery	18
spinal procedures	15
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	22
X-rays	96

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristopher Scott Wheeler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	373
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	133
85 and over	54
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	177

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kristopher Scott Wheeler, MD From 2014 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	9
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Kristopher Scott Wheeler, MD graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 2008. He completed residency at University of Florida Health Science Center and Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (2008)

Residency: University of Florida Health Science Center and Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kristopher Scott Wheeler, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC

LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kristopher Scott Wheeler, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 18 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kristopher Scott Wheeler, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Demorest, GA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-10-06