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Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1988 - 1992)

321 Mulberry Street Sw
Lenoir, NC 28645

(828) 757-5100

Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD is an anesthesiologist in Lenoir, NC specializing in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Health Caldwell.

Office Locations

UNC Health Caldwell

321 Mulberry Street Sw
Lenoir, NC 28645

(828) 757-5100

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415 N Center Street Suite 201
Hickory, NC 28601

(828) 327-8105

(828) 327-4245

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lenoir, NC during 2012 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
doctor visit	492
injections	285
nerve block	243
pain management	269
spinal procedures	243

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lenoir, NC during 2013 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	480
injections	234
nerve block	198
pain management	234
spinal procedures	198

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	544
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	28
Less than 65	230

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lenoir, NC during 2014 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	402
injections	214
nerve block	191
pain management	214
spinal procedures	191

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	421
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	22
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lenoir, NC during 2015 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	255
injections	81
nerve block	63
pain management	81
spinal procedures	63

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	596

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	920
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	64
Less than 65	334

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	203

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	24
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lenoir, NC during 2017 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	11
nerve block	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	19
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	43
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lenoir, NC during 2018 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	12
nerve block	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	25
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	25
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	14
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lenoir, NC were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

aspiration	16
doctor visit	407
injections	139
nerve block	119
pain management	199
spinal procedures	173

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	323
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	89
85 and over	20
Less than 65	95
65 to 74	143

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

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1992. He completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is certified by the Anesthesiology, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1992)

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (1996)

Board Certification: Anesthesiology, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas Herfurth, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Health Caldwell

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$259 LYRICA $190	CELEBREX $53	EMBEDA $15
Depomed, Inc.	$218 Gralise and Zipsor $117	Nucynta $88	Nucynta ER $13
Boston Scientific Corporation	$106 PAIN MANAGEMENT $106
Mallinckrodt LLC	$92 OFIRMEV $80	Exalgo $12
Halyard Health, Inc.	$61 CHRONIC PAIN RADIOFREQ PRODUCTS $61
Other	$167 BUTRANS $39	Ultiva $22	DUEXIS-800mg Ibuprofen- 26.6mg Famotidine $19	Nucynta $18	AMITIZA $14	Other $54

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$903

Biography

Dr. Thomas Herfurth sees patients in Hickory, NC and Lenoir, NC. His medical specialties are anesthesiology and pain medicine. Dr. Herfurth studied medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Herfurth trained at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is professionally affiliated with UNC Health.