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Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD

(350 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and General Pediatrics

St. George's University School of Medicine (2008)

480 Ruin Creek Road
Henderson, NC 27536

(252) 492-3152

Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD is an internist in Henderson, NC specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and general pediatrics. She graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2008 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD is affiliated with Duke Health, CAROLINA PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATES LLC and DUKE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS INC.

Office Locations

Address:

480 Ruin Creek Road
Henderson, NC 27536

blood draw	207
diabetes management	36
doctor visit	683
lab tests	322
preventive care	73
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
vaccines	38
X-rays	37

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	51
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

blood draw	374
diabetes management	112
doctor visit	873
lab tests	650
preventive care	239
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
vaccines	128
X-rays	17

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	66
Less than 65	101

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

blood draw	779
diabetes management	232
doctor visit	987
lab tests	979
preventive care	439
thoracic (chest) imaging	30
vaccines	208
X-rays	30

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	668

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	738
Black	304
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	270
85 and over	144
Less than 65	228

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

blood draw	937
diabetes management	299
doctor visit	1139
lab tests	1268
preventive care	544
thoracic (chest) imaging	51
vaccines	246
X-rays	51

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	67
Less than 65	110

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

blood draw	843
diabetes management	370
doctor visit	1127
lab tests	1661
preventive care	639
thoracic (chest) imaging	38
vaccines	243
X-rays	38

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	507

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	545
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	303
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	108
Less than 65	148

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

blood draw	547
diabetes management	235
doctor visit	833
lab tests	888
preventive care	452
vaccines	218

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	63
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

blood draw	592
diabetes management	194
doctor visit	862
lab tests	687
preventive care	343
vaccines	138

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	41
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

blood draw	660
diabetes management	176
doctor visit	729
lab tests	737
preventive care	308
vaccines	121

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	48
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

blood draw	725
diabetes management	274
doctor visit	989
lab tests	652
preventive care	369
vaccines	96

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD treated as an internist in Henderson, NC were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

blood draw	629
diabetes management	214
doctor visit	915
lab tests	877
preventive care	380
thoracic (chest) imaging	34
vaccines	161
X-rays	34

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	30
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	317
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	121
85 and over	58
Less than 65	89
65 to 74	176

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	8
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2008. She completed residency at Global Health and Underserved Populations, Vidant Medical Center (North Carolina) (Chief Resident, 2011-2012). She has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine (2008)

Residency: Global Health and Underserved Populations, Vidant Medical Center (North Carolina) (Chief Resident, 2011-2012) (2010)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

CAROLINA PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATES LLC

DUKE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Blue Advantage, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, United Healthcare, TRICARE Prime Remote, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Duke Group Plans, *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Duke Basic, Ambetter, Experience Health, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Healthy Blue, All Savers Fully Insured, First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Duke Select, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Blue Advantage

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

United Healthcare

TRICARE Prime Remote

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Duke Group Plans

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Duke Basic

Ambetter

Experience Health

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Healthy Blue

All Savers Fully Insured

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Duke Select

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.89 out of 5 stars based on 350 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Henderson, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Laura Patricia Diefendorf, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$157 $157

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$157

Biography

Dr. Laura Diefendorf's specialty is general pediatrics. Dr. Diefendorf is affiliated with Duke Health.

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