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Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Professional interests include: pain management

1031 Morganton Boulevard Sw Suite B
Lenoir, NC 28645

(828) 757-5906

Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD is an anesthesiologist in Hickory, NC specializing in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine. Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD is affiliated with UNC Health, Frye Regional Medical Center and UNC Health Caldwell.

Office Locations

Frye Regional Medical Center

10 Third Avenue Ne Suite 200
Hickory, NC 28601

(828) 327-8105

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UNC Health Caldwell

1031 Morganton Boulevard Sw Suite B
Lenoir, NC 28645

(828) 757-5906

(828) 757-6108

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415 N Center Street Suite 201
Hickory, NC 28601

(828) 327-8105

(828) 327-4245

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

injections

In 2023, Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

minimally invasive procedures

In 2012, Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and minimally invasive 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. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Hickory, NC during 2012 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
doctor visit	748
injections	611
nerve block	467
pain management	554
spinal procedures	505

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Hickory, NC during 2013 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
doctor visit	673
injections	668
nerve block	512
pain management	601
spinal procedures	541

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	624
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	35
Less than 65	293

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Hickory, NC during 2014 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
doctor visit	646
injections	561
nerve block	487
pain management	516
spinal procedures	467

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	572
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	33
Less than 65	277

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Hickory, NC during 2015 were nerve block, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
doctor visit	691
injections	640
nerve block	656
pain management	605
spinal procedures	441

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	498
Female	880

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1288
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	90
Less than 65	648

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Hickory, NC during 2016 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	47
doctor visit	744
injections	593
nerve block	476
pain management	546
spinal procedures	447

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	475

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	665
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	43
Less than 65	318

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Hickory, NC during 2017 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
doctor visit	479
injections	231
nerve block	142
pain management	169
spinal procedures	97

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	556
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	49
Less than 65	237

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Hickory, NC during 2018 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	68
doctor visit	446
injections	266
nerve block	140
pain management	198
spinal procedures	107

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	569
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	46
Less than 65	194

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Hickory, NC during 2019 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	76
doctor visit	402
injections	249
minimally invasive procedures	30
nerve block	128
neurostimulator lead placement	30
pain management	173
spinal procedures	133

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	477
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	51
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Hickory, NC during 2020 were injections, pain management, aspiration and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	51
doctor visit	350
injections	117
nerve block	31
pain management	66
spinal procedures	51

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	298

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	42
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Hickory, NC during 2021 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
doctor visit	274
injections	100
minimally invasive procedures	21
nerve block	23
nerve procedures	21
pain management	90
spinal procedures	51

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	27
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Hickory, NC during 2022 were injections, pain management, aspiration and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
doctor visit	306
injections	131
minimally invasive procedures	29
nerve block	48
nerve procedures	29
pain management	91
spinal procedures	48

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	26
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	33
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Hickory, NC were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

aspiration	55
doctor visit	523
injections	378
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve block	282
nerve procedures	25
neurostimulator lead placement	30
pain management	328
spinal procedures	262

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	531
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	128
85 and over	40
Less than 65	219
65 to 74	180

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Florida Health Science Center and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Anesthesiology, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Residency: University of Florida Health Science Center and Affiliated Hospitals (1994)

Board Certification: Anesthesiology, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher Loren Hunt, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

Frye Regional Medical Center

UNC Health Caldwell

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$5,805 LYRICA $5,556	FLECTOR PATCH $170	CELEBREX $38	EMBEDA $16	ESTRING $11	Other $14
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3,417 Precision $1,214	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $680	GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $275	GENERAL - THERAPIES $163	PAIN MANAGEMENT $151	Other $934
Nevro Corp.	$1,088 Omnia $484	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $374	Senza $230
Medtronic, Inc.	$785 INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $534	INTELLIS $89	VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM $56	TYRX $33	RF ENHANCR II $31	Other $42
PAINTEQ LLC	$618 PAINTEQ $618
Other	$2,647 XTAMPZA $368	Evzio $183	BELBUCA $136	Zipsor $135	MOVANTIK $119	Other $1,707

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,143
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$5,000
Travel and Lodging	$1,206
Education	$11

Biography

Dr. Christopher Hunt, who practices in Hickory, NC and Lenoir, NC, is a medical specialist in anesthesiology and pain medicine. After completing medical school at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Florida Health Science Center. In his practice, Dr. Hunt focuses on pain management. Dr. Hunt is affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center and UNC Health. Dr. Hunt's practice in Lenoir, NC is open to new patients as reported by UNC Health.

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