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Dr. William D. Hunter, MD

(Dr. William Dean Hunter, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Georgetown University School of Medicine

2555 Court Drive Suite 400
Gastonia, NC 28054

(704) 864-5550

Dr. William D. Hunter, MD is a neurosurgeon in Gastonia, NC specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. William D. Hunter, MD is affiliated with CaroMont Health and WILLIAM D. HUNTER, MD PA.

Office Locations

CaroMont Health

2555 Court Drive Suite 400
Gastonia, NC 28054

(704) 864-5550

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. William D. Hunter, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 10%

By Volume:

360-degree lumbar fusion

In 2023, Dr. William D. Hunter, MD performed more 360-degree lumbar fusion procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

electrodiagnostic testing

spine surgery procedures

In 2012, Dr. William D. Hunter, MD performed more electrodiagnostic testing, and spine surgery procedures 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. William D. Hunter, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Gastonia, NC during 2012 were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	71
decompression surgery	70
doctor visit	757
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
minimally invasive procedures	29
neck surgery	26
nerve procedures	70
spinal procedures	155

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Hunter, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Gastonia, NC during 2013 were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	94
decompression surgery	77
doctor visit	774
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
minimally invasive procedures	38
neck surgery	33
nerve procedures	77
spinal procedures	212

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	34
Less than 65	191

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Hunter, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Gastonia, NC during 2014 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	80
decompression surgery	74
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	663
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122
minimally invasive procedures	33
neck surgery	27
nerve procedures	74
spinal procedures	193

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	364

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	43
Less than 65	212

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Hunter, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Gastonia, NC during 2015 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	77
decompression surgery	82
diagnostic procedures	103
doctor visit	531
hospital care	173
inpatient care	173
minimally invasive procedures	38
neck surgery	27
nerve procedures	82
spinal procedures	209

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	470
Female	664

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	972
Black	128
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	76
Less than 65	398

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Hunter, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Gastonia, NC during 2016 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	81
aspiration	21
bone marrow tests	21
decompression surgery	104
diagnostic procedures	104
doctor visit	687
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
minimally invasive procedures	21
neck surgery	27
nerve procedures	104
spinal procedures	242

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	49
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Hunter, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Gastonia, NC during 2017 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	103
aspiration	49
bone marrow tests	49
decompression surgery	130
diagnostic procedures	88
doctor visit	664
hospital care	151
inpatient care	151
minimally invasive procedures	19
neck surgery	40
nerve procedures	130
spinal procedures	290

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	365

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	518
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	43
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Hunter, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Gastonia, NC during 2018 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	104
decompression surgery	86
diagnostic procedures	130
doctor visit	615
hospital care	204
inpatient care	204
minimally invasive procedures	25
neck surgery	32
nerve procedures	86
spinal procedures	244

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	493
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	35
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Hunter, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Gastonia, NC during 2019 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	75
decompression surgery	57
diagnostic procedures	114
doctor visit	491
hospital care	149
inpatient care	149
minimally invasive procedures	13
neck surgery	24
nerve procedures	57
spinal procedures	182

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	40
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Hunter, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Gastonia, NC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	55
decompression surgery	47
diagnostic procedures	89
doctor visit	411
hospital care	176
inpatient care	176
minimally invasive procedures	16
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	47
spinal procedures	117

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	381
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	45
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Hunter, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Gastonia, NC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	55
decompression surgery	44
diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	322
hospital care	198
inpatient care	198
minimally invasive procedures	13
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	44
spinal procedures	118

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	28
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Hunter, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Gastonia, NC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	40
decompression surgery	45
diagnostic procedures	87
doctor visit	362
emergency care	12
hospital care	215
inpatient care	215
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	45
spinal procedures	100

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	335
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	34
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William D. Hunter, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Gastonia, NC were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	75
aspiration	35
bone marrow tests	35
decompression surgery	74
diagnostic procedures	93
doctor visit	570
emergency care	12
hospital care	149
inpatient care	149
minimally invasive procedures	24
neck surgery	26
nerve procedures	74
spinal procedures	187

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	43
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	453
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	128
85 and over	38
Less than 65	158
65 to 74	198

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Hunter, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William D. Hunter, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	9
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. William D. Hunter, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Georgetown University Medical Center. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency: Georgetown University Medical Center

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William D. Hunter, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CaroMont Health

WILLIAM D. HUNTER, MD PA

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
NUVASIVE, INC.	$939,118 TLX $712,351	XLX $188,438	Thoracolumbar $21,736	XLIF $14,278	ALIF $221	Other $2,096
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$31,932 Other - Miscellaneous $18,715	INVICTUS OPEN $6,993	MULTIPLE PRODUCTS $3,307	KODIAK MIS $1,017	LIF $217	Other $1,683
Globus Medical, Inc.	$22,620 Spine $14,128	Lateral Inline $6,263	MIS InLine Lateral $738	Direct Look Lateral System $525	MIS Lumbar Discectomy Instruments $357	Other $609
Precision Spine, Inc.	$5,177 Lateral Plate $5,000	Vault C $122	Lateral Retractor $56
Intelligent Implant Systems, LLC	$4,005 $4,005
Other	$7,301 Expandable TLIF System $2,000	Gliadel $502	VariLift $248	Spine Devices $224	Neuro-Chronic Pain $193	Other $4,134

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$901,692
Consulting Fee	$61,600
Travel and Lodging	$35,312
Food and Beverage	$10,135
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,225
Other	$191

Biography

Dr. William Hunter, who practices in Gastonia, NC, is a medical specialist in neurosurgery. His clinical interests include neurosurgery. Dr. Hunter is affiliated with CaroMont Health. He obtained his medical school training at Georgetown University School of Medicine and performed his residency at Georgetown University Medical Center.

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