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Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD

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(Reid Wilson Draeger, MD)

(45 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery and General Practice

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (2008)

Professional interests include: dislocation, elbow arthritis, ganglion cyst, and more.

102 Mason Farm Road Second Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(984) 974-5700

Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD is an orthopedist in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, hand surgery and general practice. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2008 and has 17 years of experience. Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD is affiliated with UNC Health, UNC Hospitals and UNC PHYSICIANS AND ASSOCIATES.

Office Locations

Address:

102 Mason Farm Road Second Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Some issues Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD can help you with:

Debridement (Removal of Unhealthy Tissue)

Debridement is a procedure that removes damaged skin to help the body heal a chronic wound, acute injury, or burn. Several layers of skin surrounding a chronic wound can include foreign debris, dead (necrotic) tissue, infected tissue, and calloused (hyperkeratotic) skin. If left untreated, these damaged skin layers can spread infection to other parts of the body and may aggravate the wound and delay its healing.

Debriding (removing) this damaged and diseased skin encourages the growth of healthy new tissue, impeding infection by triggering the body's natural cycle of tissue renewal. For this reason, debridement functions both as a wound treatment and as a preventative measure against more complex consequences of infected skin, such as sepsis and amputation. In some circumstances, debridement provides additional aesthetic benefits such as decreased scarring. Debridement also permits doctors to retrieve tissue samples for testing, such as to determine whether patients need antibiotic treatment.

Wounds that frequently require debridement include:

Nonhealing diabetic ulcers
Chronic wounds
Severe burns
Contaminated wounds

Debridement can be performed either surgically or nonsurgically; some methods are less invasive than others. Doctors select the appropriate debridement technique by considering the location, cause, and size of a patient's wound and may also weigh the patient's overall wellbeing, age, and risk of infection.

Surgical debridement is performed by cutting away dead, infected, and hyperkeratotic skin with a surgical scalpel. For deep wounds that tear away the skin and go into the muscle, skin from another region of a patient's body may be grafted onto the wound, which may then be periodically assessed and rebandaged until fully healed.

Non-surgical debridement is achieved with water or a dissolvent gel. Water softens the damaged skin and affected tissue, allowing doctors to remove it with wet-to-dry dressing. When wet tissue dries, it adheres to the dry dressing or bandage and comes off when the dressing is pulled away. In contrast, dissolvent gel deconstructs tissue, which can be cleaned off of the wound. Nonsurgical debridement is less invasive than surgical techniques; however, it can entail repeat treatments, slowing wound recovery.

While the prospect of stripping away skin may seem jarring, debridement can be critical to the treatment and healing of wounds which cannot not heal independently.

Trigger Finger Surgery

"Trigger finger," or stenosing tenosynovitis, is a condition where the tendons at the base of a finger become irritated and swollen. They may develop small lumps similar to scar tissue. As the swollen, bumpy tendons pass through their sheath, a tunnel of connective tissue that holds them in place, they become stuck. The finger gets frozen in a bent, curled position. If forced, the finger can be straightened. When this happens, the stuck tendons slip through all at once, often causing a popping or clicking noise. Many cases of trigger finger respond well to non-surgical treatments such as NSAIDs, splints, or injected steroids. However, in severe cases, surgery may be necessary.

During trigger finger surgery, the tendons at the base of the affected finger are identified and the sheath is opened up, allowing the tendons to move freely without getting stuck. This can be done through a tiny incision in the palm, or even without an incision at all, using the tip of a needle. Most people are able to move their fingers normally, bending and straightening their finger without catching or popping, right away after surgery. Although patients may have some pain and stiffness as they heal, recovery is quick.

doctor visit	24

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	223
hospital care	36
injections	11
inpatient care	36

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	76
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	28
Less than 65	82

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	234
hospital care	22
injections	17
inpatient care	22
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	17

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	22
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	246
hospital care	14
immobilization	14
injections	47
inpatient care	14
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	12
tendon surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	24

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	20
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	6

decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	285
hospital care	11
injections	45
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
tendon surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	32

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	12
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	338
hospital care	11
immobilization	21
injections	67
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	29
open surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	28

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	19
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	252
injections	53
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	30

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	645
injections	125
nerve procedures	51
open surgery	51
tendon surgery	53
upper extremity surgery	104

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chapel Hill, NC were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	282
hospital care	18
immobilization	17
injections	53
inpatient care	18
nerve procedures	23
open surgery	23
tendon surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	39

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD.

**Gender**
Female	85
Male	61

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	26
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	106
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	10
75 to 84	28
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	71

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD From 2014 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2008. He completed residency at University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (2008)

Residency: University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals (2013)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Hospitals

UNC PHYSICIANS AND ASSOCIATES

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. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, MedCost, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, WellCare, AmeriHealth Caritas, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), Humana, Contigo Health, Carolina Complete Health, Veterans Affairs and Liberty Advantage.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

MedCost

Aetna

UnitedHealthcare

WellCare

AmeriHealth Caritas

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)

Humana

Contigo Health

Carolina Complete Health

Veterans Affairs

Liberty Advantage

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.81 out of 5 stars based on 45 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Reid Wilson Draeger, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chapel Hill, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$2,236 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $1,742	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY HANDWRISTFOOTANKLE $494
Stryker Corporation	$1,645 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $1,645
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$1,568 Nexel Elbow $1,457	DVR Crosslock Plates/Screws/Pegs $64	Foot and Ankle $48
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$855 Orthopedics $395	$460
Southtech Orthopedics	$275 $275
Other	$267 XIAFLEX $200	Extremities $31	AxoGuard Nerve Connector $25	Ortho-Hips $12

**Types of Payments**
Education	$3,216
Travel and Lodging	$2,893
Food and Beverage	$737

Biography

Dr. Reid Draeger's medical specialty is general practice, hand surgery, and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is in-network for several insurance carriers, including BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California. He has an open panel in Chapel Hill, NC according to Yext. Dr. Draeger graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

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Biography

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