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Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2004)

1001 Newman Road
New Bern, NC 28562

(252) 635-6777

Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD is a cardiologist in New Bern, NC specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience.

Office Locations

1001 Newman Road
New Bern, NC 28562

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

In 2023, Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD performed more cardiac procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 10%

By Volume:

cardiac stress testing

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

ultrasound

In 2023, Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

stress EKG

In 2012, Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, and stress EKG procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Bern, NC during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	1506
cardioversion	22
catheterization	49
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	915
hospital care	526
inpatient care	482
lab tests	266
minimally invasive procedures	100
nuclear scan	179
outpatient care	44
stress testing	525
ultrasound (sonogram)	937
vascular procedures	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Bern, NC during 2013 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1127
cardioversion	20
catheterization	52
diagnostic procedures	52
doctor visit	1783
hospital care	460
inpatient care	423
lab tests	959
minimally invasive procedures	93
nuclear scan	120
outpatient care	37
stress testing	339
ultrasound (sonogram)	750
vascular procedures	52

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1212
Female	1160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1875
Black	460
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	930
From 75 to 84	803
85 and over	304
Less than 65	335

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Bern, NC during 2014 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	23
cardiac procedures	1099
cardioversion	20
catheterization	65
diagnostic procedures	65
doctor visit	1978
hospital care	439
inpatient care	410
lab tests	1058
minimally invasive procedures	93
nuclear scan	128
outpatient care	29
preventive care	13
stress testing	374
ultrasound (sonogram)	649
vascular procedures	76

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1083
Female	919

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1630
Black	323
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	773
From 75 to 84	712
85 and over	245
Less than 65	272

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Bern, NC during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	26
cardiac procedures	1249
cardioversion	19
catheterization	66
diagnostic procedures	66
doctor visit	1616
hospital care	522
inpatient care	489
lab tests	625
minimally invasive procedures	104
nuclear scan	133
outpatient care	33
stress testing	416
ultrasound (sonogram)	767
vascular procedures	66

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1996
Female	1654

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2960
Black	600
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1482
From 75 to 84	1296
85 and over	436
Less than 65	436

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	45
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Bern, NC during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	14
cardiac procedures	1391
cardioversion	24
catheterization	51
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	1263
hospital care	546
inpatient care	491
lab tests	293
minimally invasive procedures	84
nuclear scan	130
outpatient care	55
stress testing	434
ultrasound (sonogram)	917
vascular procedures	51

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1088
Female	869

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1613
Black	298
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	773
From 75 to 84	679
85 and over	263
Less than 65	242

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Bern, NC during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	16
cardiac procedures	1462
cardioversion	22
catheterization	43
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	1014
hospital care	525
inpatient care	484
lab tests	219
minimally invasive procedures	82
nuclear scan	181
outpatient care	41
stress testing	441
ultrasound (sonogram)	963
vascular procedures	58

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1077
Female	863

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1565
Black	324
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	798
From 75 to 84	672
85 and over	233
Less than 65	237

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Bern, NC during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	13
cardiac procedures	1357
cardioversion	18
catheterization	49
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	730
hospital care	634
inpatient care	597
lab tests	61
minimally invasive procedures	77
nuclear scan	160
outpatient care	37
stress testing	409
ultrasound (sonogram)	884
vascular procedures	64

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1003
Female	769

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1427
Black	298
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	740
From 75 to 84	618
85 and over	211
Less than 65	203

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Bern, NC during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1182
cardioversion	13
catheterization	46
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	751
hospital care	552
inpatient care	522
lab tests	153
minimally invasive procedures	82
nuclear scan	185
outpatient care	30
stress testing	451
ultrasound (sonogram)	685
vascular procedures	46

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	882
Female	771

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1327
Black	270
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	667
From 75 to 84	583
85 and over	209
Less than 65	194

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Bern, NC during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	21
cardiac procedures	1155
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	769
hospital care	354
inpatient care	325
lab tests	181
minimally invasive procedures	45
nuclear scan	156
outpatient care	29
stress testing	324
ultrasound (sonogram)	806
vascular procedures	25

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	891
Female	699

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1312
Black	221
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	698
From 75 to 84	529
85 and over	202
Less than 65	161

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Bern, NC during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
cardiac procedures	1290
catheterization	23
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	616
hospital care	393
inpatient care	367
lab tests	122
minimally invasive procedures	49
nuclear scan	152
outpatient care	26
stress testing	334
ultrasound (sonogram)	915
vascular procedures	41

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	961
Female	710

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1373
Black	219
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	699
From 75 to 84	600
85 and over	217
Less than 65	155

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Bern, NC during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	18
cardiac procedures	950
cardioversion	11
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	710
hospital care	195
inpatient care	195
lab tests	14
minimally invasive procedures	31
nuclear scan	129
stress testing	258
ultrasound (sonogram)	664
vascular procedures	28

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	722
Female	583

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1090
Black	161
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	539
From 75 to 84	487
85 and over	187
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated as a cardiologist in New Bern, NC were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	11
blood draw	18
cardiac procedures	1251
cardioversion	18
catheterization	44
diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	1104
hospital care	467
inpatient care	435
lab tests	359
minimally invasive procedures	76
nuclear scan	150
outpatient care	36
preventive care	13
stress testing	391
ultrasound (sonogram)	812
vascular procedures	50

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	992
Female	817

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	288
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1470
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	11
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	634
85 and over	227
Less than 65	211
65 to 74	736

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2004. He completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2004)

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$527 AMPLATZER AMULET $345	MitraClip $80	CardioMEMS $49	CardioMEMS HF System $19	Perclose ProStyle $18	Other $17
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$213 3F $102	STENTS $68	Micra $29	Percepta $14
AbbVie Inc.	$200 VRAYLAR $148	UBRELVY $52
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$187 PRALUENT $161	MULTAQ $26
ABIOMED	$166 Impella $166
Other	$1,138 HeartMate II $121	LifeVest $103	ABILIFY MAINTENA $95	INVOKANA $52	XARELTO $48	Other $719

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,432

Biography

Dr. Laurance Farmer's specialty is adult cardiology. Dr. Farmer graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in New Bern, NC.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laurance David Farmer, MD From 2012 - 2022

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