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Dr. Martin McCarter, MD

(48 Ratings)

Specializes in: Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

University of Vermont College of Medicine (1992)

Professional interests include: cancer, colorectal cancer, melanoma, and more.

12605 E. 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

1-844-945-2500

Dr. Martin McCarter, MD is a surgical oncologist in Aurora, CO specializing in surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Martin McCarter, MD is affiliated with UCHealth, University of Colorado Medicine, UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED and UCHealth Cancer Care - Anschutz Cancer Pavilion.

Office Locations

12605 E. 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

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UCHealth Cancer Care - Anschutz Cancer Pavilion

1500 Park Central Drive 2nd Level
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

(720) 848-0000

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1665 Aurora Court 3rd Floor
Aurora, CO 80045

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Some issues Dr. Martin McCarter, MD can help you with:

Gastrointestinal Problems (Digestive Disorders)

The gastrointestinal system, or GI tract, is the name given to a collection of organs that work together to digest food. These organs fit together in a long tube, running from the mouth to the anus, and include the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, among others. With so many parts working together, complicated by today's busy lifestyles and diets, digestive problems are common. As many as 1 in 3 Americans have a digestive or GI disorder. There are a huge variety of digestive problems, but the most common are IBS, constipation, GERD, hemorrhoids, and ulcers.

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, happens when the muscles surrounding the colon contract too easily or frequently. The result is abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea or constipation, gas and bloating. IBS attacks can often be brought on by specific triggers, so a key part of treatment is learning which foods trigger IBS attacks and avoiding them. Treatment also includes exercise, avoiding stress, and medications if needed.

Constipation, or large, hard, or infrequent stools, happens to everyone at some point. It can be caused by a disruption in routine or food, or by eating a diet without many fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it is uncomfortable, constipation is common and usually not serious, but it can sometimes become chronic. Adding fiber to the diet, exercising, and taking medications may help.

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a severe form of chronic heartburn where stomach acid spills back up into the esophagus. Left untreated, the acid may even eat away at the esophagus and cause serious damage. Treatment includes changing the diet to avoid trigger foods, losing weight if needed, medications, or even surgery.

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels around the rectum that become irritated, swollen or torn while straining during a bowel movement. They are most often caused by constipation, but can also be caused by pregnancy, diarrhea, or simply a genetic predisposition towards hemorrhoids. Treatment involves first treating any constipation issues, then keeping the area clean and soothed until it has healed. If these measures are ineffective, surgery is sometimes used.

Peptic ulcers are sores or spots of inflammation in the lining of the stomach or close to the stomach in the small intestine. Usually this area is coated with a protective lining that shields the tissue from the strong stomach acid, but a break in the lining can let acid in, causing the sores. It used to be thought that stress caused ulcers, but now it is known that is not the case. Most often, they are caused by an infection by H. pylori bacteria, but ulcers can also be caused by alcohol abuse or overuse of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other NSAIDS. The symptoms of an ulcer are pain, hunger, nausea, and fatigue.

Gastrointestinal problems, perhaps more than any other area, are markedly affected by lifestyle. Many disorders can be prevented or treated at least in part by eating a healthy diet high in fiber, exercising regularly, drinking enough water, and limiting alcohol intake. Still, the frequency of digestive disorders means that even the healthiest person can be affected by them. Anyone who notices blood in their stool, experiences abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, or any significant change in bowel movements should see a doctor.

In The News

“"We refer to it as the granddaddy of all operations," says Dr. Martin McCarter, surgical oncologist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.”—"Killer cancers: Pancreatic and lung cancers difficult to detect early", Boulder Daily Camera, August 2009

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	123

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin McCarter, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Aurora, CO during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	126
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin McCarter, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Aurora, CO during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	139
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	210
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	127

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	114

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	17
Dementia	8
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	105

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	53

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin McCarter, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Aurora, CO during 2019 were lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	126
lymph node procedures	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	21
Dementia	9
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin McCarter, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Aurora, CO during 2020 were lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98
lymph node procedures	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Martin McCarter, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Aurora, CO during 2021 were lymph node procedures, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	127
excision	17
gastrointestinal procedures	13
lymph node procedures	36
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	51

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Martin McCarter, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Aurora, CO were hospital care, inpatient care, lymph node procedures and open surgery.

diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	115
excision	17
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	102
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	68

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Martin McCarter, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Martin McCarter, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	1
Cancer	26

Education & Training

Dr. Martin McCarter, MD graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1992. He completed residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He has a state license in Colorado.

Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine (1992)

Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital (1999)

Licensed In: Colorado

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Martin McCarter, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCHealth

University of Colorado Medicine

UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED

UCHealth Cancer Care - Anschutz Cancer Pavilion

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Martin McCarter, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.96 out of 5 stars based on 48 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Martin McCarter, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Aurora, CO.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$8,781 Da Vinci Surgical System $8,781
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$5,490 KEYTRUDA $5,490
Boston Scientific Corporation	$91 GENERAL - METAL STENTS - G.I. $91

**Types of Payments**
Education	$6,000
Consulting Fee	$5,490
Travel and Lodging	$2,251
Food and Beverage	$621

Research Payments

Dr. Martin McCarter, MD has received 57 research payments totaling $4,684,663.

Biography

Dr. Martin McCarter is a general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery) specialist in Aurora, CO and Highlands Ranch, CO. He has a special interest in cancer surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, and sarcoma (bone and soft tissue cancer). On average, patients gave him a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. McCarter is a graduate of the University of Vermont College of Medicine. His training includes residency programs at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and a hospital affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. McCarter's professional affiliations include UCHealth and the University of Colorado Medicine.