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Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

2165 Medical Park Drive
Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 324-2800

Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD is an orthopedist in Hickory, NC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery.

Office Locations

2165 Medical Park Drive
Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 324-2800

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

wrist imaging

By Affordability:

joint X-ray

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD performed more wrist imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for joint X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2012 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	77
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	581
hip imaging	22
hospital care	23
injections	204
inpatient care	23
musculoskeletal imaging	111
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	32
X-rays	111

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2013 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	147
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	17
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	748
hip imaging	38
hospital care	26
injections	293
inpatient care	26
musculoskeletal imaging	226
nerve procedures	24
open surgery	24
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	12
upper extremity surgery	24
X-rays	281

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	65
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2014 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	86
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	21
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	616
hip imaging	31
hospital care	25
injections	229
inpatient care	25
musculoskeletal imaging	193
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
spinal procedures	12
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	29
X-rays	205

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	58
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2015 were X-rays, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	92
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	17
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	684
hip imaging	44
hospital care	18
injections	264
inpatient care	18
musculoskeletal imaging	210
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
pelvic imaging	30
spinal procedures	30
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	34
X-rays	270

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	650

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	952
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	488
From 75 to 84	270
85 and over	86
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2016 were X-rays, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	125
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	16
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	835
hospital care	22
injections	262
inpatient care	22
musculoskeletal imaging	234
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
spinal procedures	64
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	298

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	56
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2017 were X-rays, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	149
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	741
injections	244
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	30
musculoskeletal imaging	204
nerve procedures	26
open surgery	26
spinal procedures	55
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	251

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	57
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2018 were X-rays, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	85
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	575
immobilization	18
injections	144
musculoskeletal imaging	122
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
spinal procedures	27
upper extremity surgery	19
X-rays	149

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	49
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2019 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	70
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	640
immobilization	19
injections	224
musculoskeletal imaging	173
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
spinal procedures	11
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	32
X-rays	184

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	43
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2020 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	65
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	525
hospital care	17
immobilization	18
injections	192
inpatient care	17
musculoskeletal imaging	123
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	16
X-rays	123

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	30
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2021 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	552
immobilization	28
injections	164
musculoskeletal imaging	129
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	11
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	24
X-rays	129

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	32
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2022 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	480
immobilization	12
injections	153
musculoskeletal imaging	89
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	17
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	31
X-rays	89

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	46
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

aspiration	89
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	634
hip imaging	33
hospital care	21
immobilization	19
injections	215
inpatient care	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	30
musculoskeletal imaging	164
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
pelvic imaging	22
spinal procedures	30
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	28
X-rays	190

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD.

**Gender**
Female	289
Male	162

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	420
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	47
75 to 84	127
Less than 65	72
65 to 74	205

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Timothy H. Kirkland, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Peerless Surgical Inc.	$250 $250
Nevro Corp.	$35 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $35
Boston Scientific Corporation	$34 GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $14	$21
Abbott Laboratories	$29 SCS leads $29
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$15 Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $15
Other	$33 Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System $13	WOUND THERAPEUTICS $11	DUEXIS-800mg Ibuprofen- 26.6mg Famotidine $9

**Types of Payments**
Education	$250
Food and Beverage	$146

Biography

Dr. Timothy Kirkland's areas of specialization are hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery; he sees patients in Hickory, NC. Dr. Kirkland obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.