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Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD

(Charles Blitzer, MD)

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Boston University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: shoulder surgery, arthroscopic surgery, trauma, and more.

7 Marsh Brook Drive
Somersworth, NH 03878

(603) 742-2007

Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Somersworth, NH specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD is affiliated with Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.

Office Locations

7 Marsh Brook Drive
Somersworth, NH 03878

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7 Marsh Brook Drive Suite 205
Somersworth, NH 03878

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Somersworth, NH during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	116
doctor visit	444
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	50
hospital care	47
injections	116
inpatient care	47
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	160
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	43
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	19
X-rays	333

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Somersworth, NH during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	89
doctor visit	478
fracture surgery	30
hip imaging	60
hospital care	47
injections	114
inpatient care	47
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	30
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	142
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	23
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	12
X-rays	256

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	75
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Somersworth, NH during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	118
doctor visit	456
fracture surgery	21
hip imaging	71
hospital care	73
immobilization	33
injections	138
inpatient care	73
lower extremity surgery	21
musculoskeletal imaging	258
pelvic imaging	20
X-rays	376

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	90
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Somersworth, NH during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	106
doctor visit	441
hip imaging	50
hospital care	39
immobilization	16
injections	106
inpatient care	39
musculoskeletal imaging	150
pelvic imaging	22
spinal procedures	13
X-rays	259

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	500

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	776
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	134
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Somersworth, NH during 2016 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	84
doctor visit	377
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	61
injections	84
inpatient care	61
lower extremity surgery	13
musculoskeletal imaging	50
pelvic imaging	20
spinal procedures	12
X-rays	102

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	64
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Somersworth, NH during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	78
doctor visit	374
fracture surgery	16
hospital care	65
injections	78
inpatient care	65
lower extremity surgery	16
musculoskeletal imaging	108
pelvic imaging	21
X-rays	169

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	412
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	67
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Somersworth, NH during 2018 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	48
doctor visit	310
hospital care	41
injections	48
inpatient care	41
musculoskeletal imaging	85
pelvic imaging	25
X-rays	148

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	215

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	48
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Somersworth, NH during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	242
hospital care	12
injections	23
inpatient care	12
musculoskeletal imaging	61
pelvic imaging	19
X-rays	138

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	177

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	40
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Somersworth, NH during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	197
injections	19
musculoskeletal imaging	34
pelvic imaging	19
X-rays	103

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	35
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	24
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Somersworth, NH during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
doctor visit	208
hospital care	12
injections	11
inpatient care	12
musculoskeletal imaging	66
X-rays	92

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	135

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	21
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Somersworth, NH during 2022 were X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	218
X-rays	25

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	31
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Somersworth, NH were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

aspiration	69
doctor visit	340
fracture surgery	18
hip imaging	57
hospital care	44
immobilization	24
injections	73
inpatient care	44
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	18
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	111
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	23
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	14
X-rays	181

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	263
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	86
85 and over	55
Less than 65	75
65 to 74	135

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. He completed residency at The Montreal Children's Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery: Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in New Hampshire.

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

Residency: The Montreal Children's Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: New Hampshire

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Charles M. Blitzer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$1,229 Other NA $1,000	Trauma $229
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$798 AccuFill $633	Trauma $119	NCB Instruments/Plates/Screws $45
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$350 NA $105	VAPR $105	Trauma $75	PEAK $66
Stryker Corporation	$346 Variax $150	HIPS $109	TRIATHLON $58	JOINT PRESERVATION $15	HOFFMANN $13
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.	$184 Zilretta $184
Other	$1,291 Linvatec Shoulder Arthroscopy $149	SYNVISC-ONE $120	Knee $116	Clavicle Plating System $115	GELSYN 3 $95	Other $695

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,560
Consulting Fee	$1,000
Travel and Lodging	$633
Education	$4

Biography

Dr. Charles Blitzer's areas of specialization are orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine; he sees patients in Somersworth, NH. He is a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Blitzer completed residency programs at Medical Center Hospital of Vermont and The Montreal Children's Hospital. In his practice, he is particularly interested in arthroscopic surgery, shoulder surgery, and fractures (broken bones). Dr. Blitzer is professionally affiliated with Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.