Dr. Julian McClees Aldridge III, MD

Dr. Aldridge practices at Southpoint Surgery Center LLC in Rougemont, North Carolina.

Dr. Aldridge's NPI, 1720175458, was assigned on October 6, 2006. Dr. Aldridge graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Aldridge holds North Carolina license 2002-01215.

Dr. Aldridge's primary practice is Southpoint Surgery Center LLC, at 7810 Nc, Rougemont, NC 27572 in Durham County. The practice phone is (984) 312-7997.

Dr. Aldridge's primary practice is Southpoint Surgery Center LLC in Rougemont, North Carolina. Dr. Aldridge is also affiliated with Duke University Hospital. The medical group on file is EmergeOrtho. Dmand AI also links Dr. Aldridge to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Aldridge practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hand surgery is Dr. Aldridge's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Aldridge is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Aldridge is licensed in North Carolina.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint cyst and minor injury to a limb among the conditions Dr. Aldridge treats.

CMS data shows 2,045 Medicare services from Dr. Aldridge across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 657 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $141,694 for them.

CMS counts 657 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Aldridge in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 334 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Aldridge's median patient age at 67, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Aldridge wrote 919 Medicare Part D claims for 349 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 854 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,044 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 793 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Aldridge for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Aldridge accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 21 papers to Dr. Aldridge, published from 2014 to 2018. The most frequent topics are Bone Transplantation, Elbow Joint and Femur Head Necrosis. Dr. Aldridge has published most often in J Bone Joint Surg Am. Dr. Aldridge's most frequent co-authors are Marc Joseph Richard, MD, David S. Ruch, MD and Fraser J. Leversedge, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 34 general payments to Dr. Aldridge from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Skeletal Dynamics LLC paid the most, $562.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Aldridge, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Dr. Aldridge graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Aldridge is a member of AAOS and ASSH.

Dr. Aldridge is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.