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Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Professional interests include: pain, coronary artery disease, vascular disease, and more.

1001 NEWMAN ROAD
New Bern, NC 28562

(252) 635-6777

Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD is a cardiologist in New Bern, NC specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD is affiliated with CAROLINAEAST PHYSICIANS.

Office Locations

Address:

1001 NEWMAN ROAD
New Bern, NC 28562

Some issues Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

cardiac procedures	1117
cardioversion	19
catheterization	50
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	1777
hospital care	458
inpatient care	422
lab tests	955
minimally invasive procedures	90
nuclear scan	119
outpatient care	36
stress testing	335
ultrasound (sonogram)	746
vascular procedures	49

**Gender**
Male	1212
Female	1160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1875
Black	460
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	930
From 75 to 84	803
85 and over	304
Less than 65	335

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

blood draw	22
cardiac procedures	1089
cardioversion	19
catheterization	63
diagnostic procedures	63
doctor visit	1972
hospital care	437
inpatient care	409
lab tests	1054
minimally invasive procedures	90
nuclear scan	127
outpatient care	28
preventive care	12
stress testing	370
ultrasound (sonogram)	645
vascular procedures	73

**Gender**
Male	1083
Female	919

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1630
Black	323
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	773
From 75 to 84	712
85 and over	245
Less than 65	272

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

blood draw	25
cardiac procedures	1239
cardioversion	18
catheterization	64
diagnostic procedures	64
doctor visit	1610
hospital care	520
inpatient care	488
lab tests	621
minimally invasive procedures	101
nuclear scan	132
outpatient care	32
stress testing	412
ultrasound (sonogram)	763
vascular procedures	63

**Gender**
Male	1996
Female	1654

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2960
Black	600
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1482
From 75 to 84	1296
85 and over	436
Less than 65	436

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	45
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

blood draw	13
cardiac procedures	1381
cardioversion	23
catheterization	49
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	1257
hospital care	544
inpatient care	490
lab tests	289
minimally invasive procedures	81
nuclear scan	129
outpatient care	54
stress testing	430
ultrasound (sonogram)	913
vascular procedures	48

**Gender**
Male	1088
Female	869

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1613
Black	298
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	773
From 75 to 84	679
85 and over	263
Less than 65	242

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

blood draw	15
cardiac procedures	1452
cardioversion	21
catheterization	41
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	1008
hospital care	523
inpatient care	483
lab tests	215
minimally invasive procedures	79
nuclear scan	180
outpatient care	40
stress testing	437
ultrasound (sonogram)	959
vascular procedures	55

**Gender**
Male	1077
Female	863

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1565
Black	324
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	798
From 75 to 84	672
85 and over	233
Less than 65	237

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

blood draw	12
cardiac procedures	1347
cardioversion	17
catheterization	47
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	724
hospital care	632
inpatient care	596
lab tests	57
minimally invasive procedures	74
nuclear scan	159
outpatient care	36
stress testing	405
ultrasound (sonogram)	880
vascular procedures	61

**Gender**
Male	1003
Female	769

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1427
Black	298
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	740
From 75 to 84	618
85 and over	211
Less than 65	203

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	1172
cardioversion	12
catheterization	44
diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	745
hospital care	550
inpatient care	521
lab tests	149
minimally invasive procedures	79
nuclear scan	184
outpatient care	29
stress testing	447
ultrasound (sonogram)	681
vascular procedures	43

**Gender**
Male	882
Female	771

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1327
Black	270
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	667
From 75 to 84	583
85 and over	209
Less than 65	194

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

blood draw	20
cardiac procedures	1145
catheterization	23
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	763
hospital care	352
inpatient care	324
lab tests	177
minimally invasive procedures	42
nuclear scan	155
outpatient care	28
stress testing	320
ultrasound (sonogram)	802
vascular procedures	22

**Gender**
Male	891
Female	699

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1312
Black	221
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	698
From 75 to 84	529
85 and over	202
Less than 65	161

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

blood draw	32
cardiac procedures	2230
cardioversion	10
catheterization	37
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	1320
hospital care	586
inpatient care	561
lab tests	132
minimally invasive procedures	77
nuclear scan	280
outpatient care	25
stress testing	588
ultrasound (sonogram)	1575
vascular procedures	66

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Bern, NC were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

blood draw	19
cardiac procedures	1355
cardioversion	17
catheterization	47
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	1242
hospital care	511
inpatient care	477
lab tests	407
minimally invasive procedures	80
nuclear scan	162
outpatient care	34
preventive care	12
stress testing	416
ultrasound (sonogram)	886
vascular procedures	54

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	923
Female	770

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	279
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1370
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	10

**Age**
85 and over	210
75 to 84	589
Less than 65	208
65 to 74	686

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CAROLINAEAST PHYSICIANS

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$527 AMPLATZER AMULET $345	MitraClip $80	CardioMEMS $49	CardioMEMS HF System $19	Perclose ProStyle $18	Other $17
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$213 3F $102	STENTS $68	Micra $29	Percepta $14
AbbVie Inc.	$200 VRAYLAR $148	UBRELVY $52
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$187 PRALUENT $161	MULTAQ $26
ABIOMED	$166 Impella $166
Other	$1,138 HeartMate II $121	LifeVest $103	ABILIFY MAINTENA $95	INVOKANA $52	XARELTO $48	Other $719

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,432

Biography

Dr. Laurance Farmer is an adult cardiology specialist in New Bern, NC. Dr. Farmer has indicated that his clinical interests include pain, cardiomyopathy, and coronary artery disease. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in New Bern, NC.

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Biography

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