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Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD

(1951 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Colon & Rectal Surgery

4420 Lake Boone Trail
Raleigh, NC 27607

(919) 784-3100

Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD is a general surgeon in Wake Forest, NC specializing in general surgery and colon & rectal surgery. Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD is affiliated with Saleeby & Wessels Proctology.

Office Locations

Saleeby & Wessels Proctology

10540 Ligon Mill Road Suite 109
Wake Forest, NC 27587

(919) 439-3393

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Saleeby & Wessels Proctology

2308 Wesvill Court
Raleigh, NC 27607

(919) 781-4311

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2406 Blue Ridge Road Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27607

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Saleeby & Wessels Proctology

2601 Lake Drive #201
Raleigh, NC 27607

(919) 783-4888

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Saleeby & Wessels Proctology

3400 Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, NC 27609

(919) 954-3000

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3814 Browning Place Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27609

(919) 787-2542

(919) 783-8225

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Saleeby & Wessels Proctology

4420 Lake Boone Trail
Raleigh, NC 27607

(919) 784-3100

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

anorectal procedures

By Affordability:

sclerotherapy for hemorrhoids

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD performed more anorectal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for sclerotherapy for hemorrhoids that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

sclerotherapy for varicose veins

By Affordability:

anoscopy

diagnostic anoscopy

standard anoscopy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD performed more sclerotherapy for varicose veins procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for anoscopy, diagnostic anoscopy, and standard anoscopy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD treated as a general surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, ablation, anorectal procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	421
anorectal procedures	421
doctor visit	331
gastrointestinal procedures	154
injections	421
minimally invasive procedures	522
vascular procedures	421

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD treated as a general surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, ablation, anorectal procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	429
anorectal procedures	429
doctor visit	306
gastrointestinal procedures	132
injections	429
minimally invasive procedures	517
vascular procedures	429

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	20
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD treated as a general surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, ablation, anorectal procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	330
anorectal procedures	330
doctor visit	259
gastrointestinal procedures	103
injections	330
minimally invasive procedures	403
vascular procedures	330

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	22
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD treated as a general surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, ablation, anorectal procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	291
anorectal procedures	291
doctor visit	240
gastrointestinal procedures	121
injections	291
minimally invasive procedures	363
vascular procedures	291

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	34
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD treated as a general surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, ablation, anorectal procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	343
anorectal procedures	343
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	323
gastrointestinal procedures	163
injections	343
minimally invasive procedures	459
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
vascular procedures	343

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	22
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD treated as a general surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, ablation, anorectal procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	337
anorectal procedures	337
doctor visit	277
gastrointestinal procedures	112
injections	337
minimally invasive procedures	415
vascular procedures	337

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	24
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD treated as a general surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, ablation, anorectal procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	394
anorectal procedures	394
doctor visit	336
gastrointestinal procedures	167
injections	394
minimally invasive procedures	507
vascular procedures	394

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	26
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD treated as a general surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, ablation, anorectal procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	526
anorectal procedures	526
doctor visit	349
gastrointestinal procedures	121
injections	526
minimally invasive procedures	601
vascular procedures	526

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	31
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD treated as a general surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, ablation, anorectal procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	371
anorectal procedures	371
doctor visit	258
gastrointestinal procedures	74
injections	371
minimally invasive procedures	445
vascular procedures	371

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	22
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD treated as a general surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, ablation, anorectal procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	476
anorectal procedures	476
doctor visit	296
gastrointestinal procedures	61
injections	476
minimally invasive procedures	537
vascular procedures	476

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	26
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	17
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD treated as a general surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, ablation, anorectal procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	392
anorectal procedures	392
doctor visit	243
gastrointestinal procedures	49
injections	392
minimally invasive procedures	441
vascular procedures	392

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	20
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD treated as a general surgeon in Wake Forest, NC were minimally invasive procedures, ablation, anorectal procedures and vascular procedures.

ablation	391
anorectal procedures	391
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	292
gastrointestinal procedures	114
injections	391
minimally invasive procedures	473
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
vascular procedures	391

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	211
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	71
85 and over	21
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	133

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Saleeby & Wessels Proctology

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.87 out of 5 stars based on 1951 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Frank J. Wessels, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Wake Forest, NC.

4.87

Overall Rating

(1951 Ratings)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$121 XELJANZ $121
AbbVie, Inc.	$109 $109
Cook Incorporated	$71 SUR - SIS $44	SUR - Gastrostomy $16	Cook Medical Gastrostomy $11
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$56 Cimzia $41	REBYOTA $16
Covidien LP	$56 TA $56
Other	$130 SURGICAL $53	SUPREP BOWEL PREP $27	Injectafer $17	CANASA $12	GATTEX $11	Other $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$516
Gift	$27

Biography

Dr. Frank Wessels specializes in general surgery and colon & rectal surgery and practices in Raleigh, NC and Wake Forest, NC. He attended medical school at Albany Medical College. He is especially interested in colorectal surgery procedures. Patients rated Dr. Wessels highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5).