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Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Family Medicine

Duke University School of Medicine (2003)

Professional interests include: fractures (broken bones)

272 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101

(207) 874-2466

Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD is a sports medicine doctor in South Portland, ME specializing in sports medicine and family medicine. She graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD is affiliated with MaineHealth, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center and MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization.

Office Locations

MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization

119 Gannett Drive
South Portland, ME 04106

(207) 773-0040

(207) 661-4630

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MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization

272 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101

(207) 874-2466

(207) 774-4625

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Maine Medical Partners, a physician group affiliated with Maine Medical Center, has added Dr. Heather Gillespie to its orthopedics and sports medicine practice.”—"People and Business", Portland Press Herald, March 2015

“If pain is intense in one shin, on one spot, it's worth a visit to the doctor, said Heather Gillespie, a sports medicine physician at UCLA.”—"Shin splints, a nagging injury that doesn't have to sideline exercise", Los Angeles Times, July 2014

“UCLA sports medicine Dr. Heather Gillespie recommends freezing water in a small paper cup, then pressing the cup, still with the ice in it, up and down the front of the shin in an "ice massage."”—"Ways to heal shin splints or avoid getting them in the first place", Los Angeles Times, July 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in South Portland, ME during 2012 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	41
doctor visit	209
injections	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in South Portland, ME during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
doctor visit	273
injections	69

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	21
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	20
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in South Portland, ME during 2014 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
doctor visit	268
injections	76

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	20
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	18
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in South Portland, ME during 2015 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
doctor visit	96
injections	25

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	90

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD in 2015

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in South Portland, ME during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	123
doctor visit	300
injections	123
musculoskeletal imaging	32
X-rays	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	100

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in South Portland, ME during 2017 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	93
doctor visit	212
injections	93

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	80

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD in 2017

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in South Portland, ME during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
doctor visit	136
injections	57
musculoskeletal imaging	11
X-rays	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	55

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in South Portland, ME during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
doctor visit	149
injections	35

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD in 2019

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in South Portland, ME during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	68
doctor visit	106
injections	68

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	49

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD in 2020

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in South Portland, ME during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	78
doctor visit	137
injections	78

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD in 2021

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in South Portland, ME during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
doctor visit	112
injections	57

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in South Portland, ME were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	64
doctor visit	181
injections	65
musculoskeletal imaging	21
X-rays	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	27
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	25
85 and over	3
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	49

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	1
Cancer	2

Education & Training

Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2003. She completed residency at Jefferson University Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certification: Family Medicine and has a state license in Maine.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (2003)

Residency: Jefferson University Hospitals (2006)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Family Medicine (2006)

Licensed In: Maine

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Heather M. Gillespie, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MaineHealth

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization

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Biography

Dr. Heather Gillespie practices family medicine, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine in South Portland, ME and Portland, ME. Clinical interests for Dr. Gillespie include fractures (broken bones). She attended medical school at Duke University School of Medicine. For her residency, Dr. Gillespie trained at Jefferson University Hospitals. Dr. Gillespie is affiliated with MaineHealth.