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Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD

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Specializes in: Emergency Medicine

810 Fairgrove Church Road
Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 326-2025

Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD is an emergency medicine doctor in Hickory, NC specializing in emergency medicine.

Office Locations

810 Fairgrove Church Road
Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 326-2025

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In The News

“Dr. Christopher Geertz said the number of spring break visitors going through the emergency room has dropped the past couple of years due largely to a decline in use of the "date rape" drug...”—"Spring break busy at Florida hospital", Desert News, March 2002

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Hickory, NC during 2012 were emergency care, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	23
doctor visit	63
emergency care	383
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	98

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Hickory, NC during 2013 were emergency care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	68
doctor visit	53
emergency care	380
excision	27
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	50

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	89
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	46
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Hickory, NC during 2014 were emergency care and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	436
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	67

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	100
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	47
Dementia	26
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Hickory, NC during 2015 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	178

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	80
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Hickory, NC during 2016 were emergency care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	270
thoracic (chest) imaging	16
X-rays	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	56
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	48
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	48
Dementia	28
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Hickory, NC during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	19
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Hickory, NC during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	36

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	50
Dementia	30
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Hickory, NC during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	211

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	129

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	38
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	32
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Hickory, NC during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	316

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	79
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Hickory, NC during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	186

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	114

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	47
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	35
Dementia	24
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Hickory, NC were emergency care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and X-rays.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	45
doctor visit	58
emergency care	241
excision	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	16
X-rays	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD.

**Gender**
Female	145
Male	107

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	186
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	48
75 to 84	67
Less than 65	57
65 to 74	77

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

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Florida.

Licensed In: Florida

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Spiracur Inc.	$97 SNaP $97
Boston Scientific Corporation	$17 WATCHMAN Access System $17
KCI USA, Inc	$14 Surgical Mgmt Therapy $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$128

Biography

Dr. Christopher Geertz specializes in emergency medicine. Dr. Geertz graduated from the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine.

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In The News

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Erik Geertz, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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