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Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD

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(Dr. Harry Douglas Hobson, MD)

(105 Ratings)

Specializes in: Vascular Surgery and General Surgery

200 W. Grover Street
Shelby, NC 28150

(980) 487-1850

Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD is a vascular surgeon in Forest City, NC specializing in vascular surgery and general surgery. Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD is affiliated with Atrium Health.

Office Locations

181 Daniel Road
Forest City, NC 28043

(980) 487-1850

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Atrium Health

200 W. Grover Street
Shelby, NC 28150

(980) 487-1850

(704) 480-9726

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

open inguinal hernia repair

In 2023, Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD performed more open inguinal hernia repair procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Forest City, NC during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, vascular procedures and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	14
angioplasty	48
cardiac procedures	13
catheterization	24
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	111
device removal	11
dialysis access procedures	80
doctor visit	1047
excision	111
hospital care	239
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	201
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	239
minimally invasive procedures	31
stent placement (stenting)	18
vascular procedures	236
X-rays	66

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Forest City, NC during 2013 were vascular procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	34
angioplasty	87
catheterization	38
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	85
device removal	21
dialysis access procedures	183
doctor visit	1079
excision	85
hospital care	218
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	154
inpatient care	218
minimally invasive procedures	16
plastic surgery procedures	98
reconstructive surgery	98
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	16
tissue transfer	98
vascular procedures	326
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	98
X-rays	133

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	361
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	626
Black	163
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	77
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	52
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Forest City, NC during 2014 were vascular procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
anastomosis	26
angioplasty	64
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	155
device removal	11
dialysis access procedures	119
doctor visit	1107
excision	155
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	195
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	119
inpatient care	195
open surgery	11
plastic surgery procedures	70
reconstructive surgery	70
tissue transfer	70
vascular procedures	288
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	70
X-rays	93

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	548
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	75
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	51
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Forest City, NC during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, vascular procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD for Medicare patients.

amputation	15
anastomosis	25
angioplasty	47
catheterization	30
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	367
device removal	15
dialysis access procedures	132
doctor visit	780
excision	367
hospital care	167
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	124
inpatient care	167
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	19
minor procedures	24
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	19
vascular procedures	252
X-rays	88

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	636
Female	698

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1038
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	462
From 75 to 84	396
85 and over	120
Less than 65	356

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	52
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Forest City, NC during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, vascular procedures and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	21
angioplasty	58
cardiac procedures	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	354
device removal	11
dialysis access procedures	116
doctor visit	944
endarterectomy	13
excision	354
hospital care	170
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	176
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	170
minimally invasive procedures	11
neck surgery	13
vascular procedures	277
X-rays	95

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	59
Less than 65	181

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	57
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Forest City, NC during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, vascular procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	35
catheterization	26
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	282
device removal	19
dialysis access procedures	35
doctor visit	1110
endarterectomy	14
excision	282
hospital care	179
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	99
inpatient care	179
minimally invasive procedures	16
minor procedures	30
neck surgery	14
stent placement (stenting)	16
vascular procedures	205

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	548
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	73
Less than 65	173

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	53
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Forest City, NC during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	22
catheterization	15
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	397
device removal	14
dialysis access procedures	22
doctor visit	1210
endarterectomy	16
excision	397
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182
minor procedures	29
neck surgery	16
vascular procedures	177

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	537
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	70
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	53
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Forest City, NC during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, vascular procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD for Medicare patients.

amputation	30
anastomosis	22
catheterization	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	303
device removal	18
dialysis access procedures	22
doctor visit	1096
excision	303
hospital care	156
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	78
inpatient care	156
lower extremity surgery	30
minor procedures	37
vascular procedures	171

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	523
Black	131
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	79
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	58
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Forest City, NC during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	16
catheterization	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	178
device removal	20
dialysis access procedures	16
doctor visit	851
excision	178
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127
minor procedures	18
vascular procedures	93

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	417
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	55
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	58
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Forest City, NC during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
anastomosis	24
catheterization	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	117
device removal	14
dialysis access procedures	24
doctor visit	538
excision	117
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	75
inpatient care	75
open surgery	12
vascular procedures	60

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	337
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	43
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	53
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Forest City, NC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, device removal and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	11
device removal	13
dialysis access procedures	11
doctor visit	212
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58
vascular procedures	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	15
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	58
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Forest City, NC were excision, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), vascular procedures and inpatient care.

abdominal surgery	11
amputation	22
anastomosis	22
angioplasty	60
cardiac procedures	12
catheterization	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	234
device removal	15
dialysis access procedures	69
doctor visit	906
endarterectomy	14
excision	234
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	160
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	160
lower extremity surgery	22
minimally invasive procedures	18
minor procedures	27
neck surgery	14
open surgery	11
plastic surgery procedures	84
reconstructive surgery	84
stent placement (stenting)	17
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	17
tissue transfer	84
vascular procedures	190
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	84
X-rays	95

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD.

**Gender**
Female	311
Male	295

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	26
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	474
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	60
75 to 84	174
Less than 65	153
65 to 74	218

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He completed residency at Good Samaritan Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in North Carolina.

Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrium Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, CIGNA Medicare, Humana ChoiceCare Network, Aetna Medicare, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, United Healthcare, Aetna, Employers Health Network, Medicare, Medicaid, Cigna, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), MedCost, UnitedHealthcare, Molina Healthcare, Healthgram, Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Blue Essentials and QuikTrip Corporation.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

CIGNA Medicare

Humana ChoiceCare Network

Aetna Medicare

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

United Healthcare

Aetna

Employers Health Network

Medicare

Medicaid

Cigna

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

MedCost

UnitedHealthcare

Molina Healthcare

Healthgram

Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Blue Essentials

QuikTrip Corporation

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 105 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. H. Douglas Hobson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Forest City, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$3,094 Da Vinci Surgical System $3,094
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$197 EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis $70	VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis $45	TIGRIS Stent $42	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Hep $25	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PRO $15
Mallinckrodt LLC	$176 OFIRMEV $176
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$138 Wound Matrix $87	Santyl $38	Regranex $12
Covidien Sales LLC	$125 Synthetic Mesh $125
Other	$599 Vascular $52	Endovascular $42	HawkOne $31	EverFlex $28	Endoscopy: Endocutters $28	Other $418

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,639
Food and Beverage	$1,531
Education	$159

Biography

Dr. Harry Hobson's specialties are general surgery and vascular surgery. After completing medical school at Ohio State University College of Medicine, Dr. Hobson performed his residency at Good Samaritan Hospital. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. He takes UnitedHealthcare, Blue California, and Humana ChoiceCare Network, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Hobson is affiliated with Atrium Health. Atrium Health reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Shelby, NC.