In 2023, Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy, laminectomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, and spinal decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New Bern, NC during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
decompression surgery	153
doctor visit	627
neck surgery	39
nerve procedures	153
spinal procedures	190

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New Bern, NC during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
aspiration	42
bone marrow tests	42
decompression surgery	219
doctor visit	703
neck surgery	48
nerve procedures	219
spinal procedures	281

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	13
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New Bern, NC during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	45
aspiration	32
bone marrow tests	32
decompression surgery	183
doctor visit	684
neck surgery	27
nerve procedures	183
spinal procedures	258

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	348
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	12
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New Bern, NC during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	63
aspiration	12
bone marrow tests	12
decompression surgery	289
doctor visit	698
neck surgery	105
nerve procedures	289
spinal procedures	384

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD.

**Gender**
Male	462
Female	504

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	840
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	478
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	38
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New Bern, NC during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	70
decompression surgery	291
doctor visit	892
neck surgery	69
nerve procedures	291
spinal procedures	399

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	283
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	27
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New Bern, NC during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	57
decompression surgery	267
doctor visit	890
implant removal	14
neck surgery	47
nerve procedures	267
spinal procedures	395

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	544
Black	61
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	23
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New Bern, NC during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	66
decompression surgery	223
doctor visit	696
implant removal	13
neck surgery	50
nerve procedures	223
spinal procedures	356

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	433
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	20
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New Bern, NC during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	64
decompression surgery	218
doctor visit	677
implant removal	18
neck surgery	39
nerve procedures	218
spinal procedures	381

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	22
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New Bern, NC during 2020 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	50
doctor visit	442
nerve procedures	50
spinal procedures	50

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	18
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New Bern, NC during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	84
doctor visit	459
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	84
spinal procedures	109

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	20
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New Bern, NC during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	74
doctor visit	455
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
nerve procedures	74
spinal procedures	87

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	13
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in New Bern, NC were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	46
aspiration	28
bone marrow tests	28
decompression surgery	186
doctor visit	656
hospital care	18
implant removal	15
inpatient care	18
neck surgery	48
nerve procedures	186
spinal procedures	262

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Charles Held, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	27
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	386
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	127
85 and over	18
Less than 65	82
65 to 74	213

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

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

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. Mark Charles Held, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Holding Inc	$1,590 Spine $1,590
Providence Medical Technology, Inc.	$1,216 DTRAX Spinal System $777	BIOLOGIX Allograft Bone $234	CAVUX Cervical Cage $131	$74
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$894 Mobi-C $828	Virage $30	Vitality $15	Cellentra $14	ROI C $8
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$407 Spine $197	Thoracolumbar $110	Cervical $75	Biomaterials $15	MIS $11
SI-Bone, Inc.	$337 iFuse Implant $337
Other	$981 Neuro-Chronic Pain $261	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $257	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $163	SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix $92	ENSEAL $72	Other $137

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,162
Travel and Lodging	$2,263

Biography

Dr. Mark Held is a neurosurgery specialist in New Bern, NC. He studied medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine.

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