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Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD

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Specializes in: Surgery

3513 Graystone Place
Conover, NC 28613

(828) 322-8485

Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD is a surgeon in Conover, NC specializing in surgery.

Office Locations

3513 Graystone Place
Conover, NC 28613

(828) 322-8485

(828) 322-5039

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD treated as a surgeon in Conover, NC during 2012 were hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy, plastic surgery procedures, wound repair (e.g. stitches) and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	20
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	510
gastrointestinal procedures	29
hospital care	25
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	116
inpatient care	25
minimally invasive procedures	29
plastic surgery procedures	40
preventive care	17
reconstructive surgery	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
tissue transfer	40
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD treated as a surgeon in Conover, NC during 2013 were hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy, hospital care, inpatient care and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	583
gastrointestinal procedures	20
hospital care	57
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	87
inpatient care	57
minimally invasive procedures	20
plastic surgery procedures	37
preventive care	20
reconstructive surgery	37
tissue transfer	37
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	37

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	33
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD treated as a surgeon in Conover, NC during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, preventive care and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	389
gastrointestinal procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
preventive care	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	32
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	45
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2015

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD treated as a surgeon in Conover, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	20
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	494
gastrointestinal procedures	20
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
minimally invasive procedures	20
plastic surgery procedures	38
preventive care	16
reconstructive surgery	38
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
tissue transfer	38
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2015

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	116
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	34
85 and over	16
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	56

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD From 2012 - 2015

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Dwight Melvin Fitzgerald, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Spiracur Inc.	$97 SNaP $97
Derma Sciences, Inc.	$31 $31
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$24 Wound Matrix $14	Santyl $11
Pfizer Inc.	$19 ELIQUIS $19
KCI USA, Inc	$14 Surgical Mgmt Therapy $14
Other	$34 Vessel Sealing $12	SURGICAL $10	$12