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Dr. William R. Sutton, MD

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(633 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Professional interests include: ankle problems, reconstructive surgery, sports health, and more.

209 Us Highway 117 North
Burgaw, NC 28425

(910) 332-3828

Dr. William R. Sutton, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Burgaw, NC specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. William R. Sutton, MD is affiliated with UNC Health, EmergeOrtho, UNC Health Alliance and EmergeOrtho.

Office Locations

EmergeOrtho

209 Us Highway 117 North
Burgaw, NC 28425

(910) 332-3800

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209 Us Highway 117 Suite B
North Burgaw, NC 28425

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EmergeOrtho

2716 Ashton Drive
Wilmington, NC 28412

(910) 251-0421

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

injections

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

By Affordability:

spine imaging

spine X-ray

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. William R. Sutton, MD performed more injections, major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for spine imaging, and spine X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

joint imaging

knee X-ray

In 2023, Dr. William R. Sutton, MD performed more joint imaging, and knee X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

ankle MRI

hip MRI

knee MRI

By Affordability:

X-rays

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. William R. Sutton, MD performed more ankle MRI, hip MRI, and knee MRI procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Sutton, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Burgaw, NC during 2012 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	521
doctor visit	1026
hip imaging	24
hospital care	34
injections	652
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	53
lower extremity surgery	53
minimally invasive procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	282
pain management	43
pelvic imaging	54
reconstructive surgery	40
spinal procedures	47
X-rays	383

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Sutton, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Burgaw, NC during 2013 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	537
doctor visit	1116
hip imaging	97
injections	669
joint surgery	63
lower extremity surgery	63
minimally invasive procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	46
musculoskeletal imaging	443
pain management	43
pelvic imaging	64
reconstructive surgery	48
spinal procedures	61
X-rays	522

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	509

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	689
Black	99
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	93
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Sutton, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Burgaw, NC during 2014 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	510
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	913
excision	11
hip imaging	48
injections	588
joint surgery	101
lower extremity surgery	56
minimally invasive procedures	63
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	367
pain management	30
pelvic imaging	48
reconstructive surgery	38
spinal procedures	36
upper extremity surgery	45
X-rays	425

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	537
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	75
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Sutton, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Burgaw, NC during 2015 were injections, X-rays, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	439
doctor visit	899
excision	11
hip imaging	65
injections	515
joint surgery	84
lower extremity surgery	58
minimally invasive procedures	39
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	35
musculoskeletal imaging	411
pain management	33
pelvic imaging	51
reconstructive surgery	45
spinal procedures	42
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	469

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	490
Female	774

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1096
Black	116
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	602
From 75 to 84	384
85 and over	150
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Sutton, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Burgaw, NC during 2016 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	530
doctor visit	1019
hip imaging	36
injections	611
joint surgery	66
lower extremity surgery	53
minimally invasive procedures	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	36
musculoskeletal imaging	365
pain management	47
reconstructive surgery	37
spinal procedures	28
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	357

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	602
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	77
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Sutton, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Burgaw, NC during 2017 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	603
doctor visit	1052
hip imaging	32
injections	678
joint surgery	60
lower extremity surgery	60
minimally invasive procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	44
musculoskeletal imaging	341
pain management	39
reconstructive surgery	45
spinal procedures	55
X-rays	352

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	429

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	572
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	60
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Sutton, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Burgaw, NC during 2018 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	629
doctor visit	1120
hip imaging	47
injections	705
joint surgery	79
lower extremity surgery	56
minimally invasive procedures	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	47
musculoskeletal imaging	333
pain management	33
reconstructive surgery	50
spinal procedures	20
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	306

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	433

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	609
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	358
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	70
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Sutton, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Burgaw, NC during 2019 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	553
doctor visit	1014
hip imaging	45
injections	610
joint surgery	45
lower extremity surgery	45
minimally invasive procedures	20
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	45
musculoskeletal imaging	345
pain management	25
reconstructive surgery	25
X-rays	300

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	582
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	79
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Sutton, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Burgaw, NC during 2020 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	521
doctor visit	886
hip imaging	32
injections	565
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	32
musculoskeletal imaging	251
pain management	16
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	13
X-rays	232

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	509
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	58
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Sutton, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Burgaw, NC during 2021 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	546
doctor visit	923
hip imaging	41
injections	596
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	41
musculoskeletal imaging	281
pain management	18
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	22
X-rays	262

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	73
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William R. Sutton, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Burgaw, NC during 2022 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	535
doctor visit	866
hip imaging	38
injections	576
joint surgery	50
lower extremity surgery	38
minimally invasive procedures	18
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	38
musculoskeletal imaging	311
pain management	24
reconstructive surgery	32
spinal procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	287

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	513
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	69
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William R. Sutton, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Burgaw, NC were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	538
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	984
excision	11
hip imaging	45
hospital care	34
injections	615
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	56
lower extremity surgery	46
minimally invasive procedures	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	39
musculoskeletal imaging	339
pain management	31
pelvic imaging	54
reconstructive surgery	34
spinal procedures	33
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	354

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William R. Sutton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	398

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	66
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	566
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	214
85 and over	73
Less than 65	53
65 to 74	315

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

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. William R. Sutton, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed residency at Medical University of South Carolina Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery-Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Residency: Medical University of South Carolina Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery-Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Board Certified (2007)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William R. Sutton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

EmergeOrtho

UNC Health Alliance

EmergeOrtho

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William R. Sutton, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 633 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William R. Sutton, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Burgaw, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$10,273 Extremities $6,074	KNEES $1,407	DeNovo NT $980	Juggerknot-Sports Medicine $630	AC Joint Ziptight $317	Other $864
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.	$2,110 $2,110
Arthrex, Inc.	$846 $846
Southtech Orthopedics	$417 $417
Horizon Pharma plc	$342 Duexis $163	PRIMARY CARE - DISEASE STATE $100	PENNSAID $79
Other	$1,648 ARISTA AH FLEXITIP $290	Knee $142	TACTOSET $138	Zilretta $123	SURGICAL PAIN REGIONAL ANESTHESIA $109	Other $847

**Types of Payments**
Education	$6,471
Food and Beverage	$3,663
Travel and Lodging	$3,246
Consulting Fee	$2,110
Gift	$146

Biography

Dr. William Sutton is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine in Wilmington, NC, Burgaw, NC, and North Burgaw, NC. Clinical interests for Dr. Sutton include knee problems, arthroscopic surgery, and foot problems. Patient ratings for Dr. Sutton average 5.0 stars (out of 5). He studied medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Sutton is affiliated with EmergeOrtho and UNC Health. UNC Health reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Wilmington, NC.