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Stephen John Free, PA, ATC-L

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Professional interests include: neck problems, back problems, spine problems

1168 E. Cutlar Crossing
Leland, NC 28451

(910) 332-3828

Stephen John Free, PA, ATC-L is in Leland, NC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Stephen John Free, PA, ATC-L is affiliated with UNC Health, EmergeOrtho, UNC Health Alliance and EMERGEORTHO PA.

Office Locations

Address:

1168 E. Cutlar Crossing
Leland, NC 28451

Address:

2716 Ashton Drive
Wilmington, NC 28412

Address:

3787 Shipyard Boulevard
Wilmington, NC 28403

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	48
aspiration	24
decompression surgery	69
doctor visit	586
hip imaging	10
injections	59
musculoskeletal imaging	10
neck surgery	22
nerve procedures	69
pain management	35
pelvic imaging	13
spinal procedures	428
X-rays	291

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	83
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	33
Less than 65	129

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	37
aspiration	27
decompression surgery	55
doctor visit	673
hospital care	16
injections	70
inpatient care	16
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	55
pain management	43
pelvic imaging	16
spinal procedures	400
X-rays	294

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	432
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	48
Less than 65	131

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	34
aspiration	13
decompression surgery	50
doctor visit	644
hospital care	26
injections	38
inpatient care	26
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	50
pain management	25
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	415
X-rays	319

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	614

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	804
Black	156
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	92
Less than 65	218

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	9
aspiration	14
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	533
hospital care	18
injections	45
inpatient care	18
neck surgery	10
nerve procedures	36
pain management	31
spinal procedures	325
X-rays	252

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	34
Less than 65	91

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	564
injections	19
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	24
pain management	20
spinal procedures	273
X-rays	234

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	27
Less than 65	102

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

aspiration	28
doctor visit	1055
injections	63
pain management	35
spinal procedures	421
X-rays	426

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	598
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	356
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	63
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

doctor visit	980
injections	24
pain management	25
spinal procedures	419
X-rays	424

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	50
Less than 65	98

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

aspiration	14
doctor visit	629
injections	13
spinal procedures	254
X-rays	259

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	37
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

aspiration	42
doctor visit	1367
injections	41
spinal procedures	394
X-rays	399

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Stephen John Free, PA, ATC-L for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Stephen John Free, PA, ATC-L treated as in Leland, NC were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
aspiration	23
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	783
hip imaging	10
hospital care	20
injections	41
inpatient care	20
musculoskeletal imaging	10
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	47
pain management	30
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	373
X-rays	323

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Stephen John Free, PA, ATC-L.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	54
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	382
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	38
75 to 84	127
Less than 65	88
65 to 74	210

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Stephen John Free, PA, ATC-L From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Stephen John Free, PA, ATC-L treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He is certified by the Physician Assistant, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Board Certification: Physician Assistant, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Stephen John Free, PA, ATC-L is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

EmergeOrtho

UNC Health Alliance

EMERGEORTHO PA

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Stephen John Free, PA, ATC-L. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$45 NAVLOCK $45
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$35 CONDUIT $35

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$80

Biography

Areas of expertise for Mr. Stephen Free include spine problems and neck problems. He is affiliated with EmergeOrtho.

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