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Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Family Medicine

2400 Unser Boulevard Se Suite 8100
Albuquerque, NM 87124

(505) 253-6100

Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Albuquerque, NM specializing in sports medicine and family medicine. Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD is affiliated with TRIA, Presbyterian Healthcare Services and TRIA ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER LLC.

Office Locations

2400 Unser Boulevard Se Suite 8100
Albuquerque, NM 87124

(505) 253-6100

(505) 253-6186

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8100 Northland Drive
Bloomington, MN 55431

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2012, Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New Mexico.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albuquerque, NM during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
doctor visit	198
injections	45
musculoskeletal imaging	30
X-rays	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albuquerque, NM during 2013 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
doctor visit	188
injections	43
musculoskeletal imaging	32
X-rays	32

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	19
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD in 2013

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albuquerque, NM during 2014 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
doctor visit	141
injections	50
musculoskeletal imaging	32
X-rays	32

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	97

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	16
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD in 2014

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albuquerque, NM during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
doctor visit	193
injections	35
musculoskeletal imaging	25
X-rays	25

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	38
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD in 2015

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albuquerque, NM during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	36
doctor visit	196
injections	36
musculoskeletal imaging	20
X-rays	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	17
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD in 2016

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	17
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albuquerque, NM during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	64
doctor visit	210
injections	64
musculoskeletal imaging	26
X-rays	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	22
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD in 2017

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albuquerque, NM during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
doctor visit	252
injections	73
musculoskeletal imaging	32
X-rays	32

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	20
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD in 2018

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albuquerque, NM during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	120
doctor visit	442
injections	120
musculoskeletal imaging	20
X-rays	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	40
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD in 2019

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albuquerque, NM during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	78
doctor visit	278
injections	78

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	150

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	26
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD in 2020

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albuquerque, NM during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	115
doctor visit	416
injections	115

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	40
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD in 2021

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albuquerque, NM during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	119
doctor visit	393
injections	119

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	35
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD in 2022

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	18
Dementia	3
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albuquerque, NM were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	70
doctor visit	264
injections	70
musculoskeletal imaging	27
X-rays	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	189
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	69
85 and over	24
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	99

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	9
Dementia	4

Education & Training

She has a state license in Minnesota.

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Heather D. Thoerner, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

TRIA

Presbyterian Healthcare Services

TRIA ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$23 ULTRA $23

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$23

Biography

Dr. Heather Thoerner's areas of specialization are family medicine and sports medicine. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Presbyterian Healthcare Services and TRIA. Dr. Thoerner has received the following distinctions: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Top Doctors Rising Stars 2017 Edition; Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Top Doctors Rising Stars 2016 Edition; and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Top Doctors Rising Stars 2015 Edition.