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Carlyle Peters Hamsher, MD
- Pain Management Spine Musculoskeletal Therapy

Carlyle Peters Hamsher, MD
- Pain Management Spine Musculoskeletal Therapy
Conditions and Treatments
- Interventional Therapy
- Vertebral Augmentation
- Bursa Injections (Bursitis)
- Botulinum Toxin (Botox)
- Biaculoplasty
- Facet Joint Injections
- Discography
- Epidural Injections
- Trigger Point Injections
- Joint Injections
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks
- Sympathetic Nerve Ablation
- Neuromodulation Therapy
- Vertebroplasty
- Neck Pain
- Spinal Headache
- Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
- Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Chronic Muscle and Joint Pain
- Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
- Spondylosis
- Pain from Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Fracture
- Functional Anesthetic Discography
- Sympathetic Nerve Blocks
- Pulsed Radiofrequency Interventions
- Plasma Disc Decompression
- Back Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Coccydynia
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Cancer Pain
- Sciatica
- Chronic Post Surgical Pain
- Post Herpetic Neuralgia
- Spondylolisthesis
- Pudendal Neuralgia
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Kyphoplasty
- Occipital Nerve Pulsed Radiofrequency Stimulation
- Intravenous Infusion Therapy
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Herniated Disk
- Cervicalgia/Cervicogenic Headache
- Low Back Pain
- Thoracic Back Pain
- Discogenic Pain
- Intercostal Neuralgia
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS or RSD)
- Vertebral Compression Fractures
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Spine Facet Joint Disease
Ratings and Reviews
4.860 Ratings 8 Comments |
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CP concern for questions/worries | 4.9 |
CP efforts to include in decisions | 4.8 |
CP explanations of prob/condition | 4.8 |
CP spoke using clear language | 4.9 |
Friendliness/courtesy of CP | 4.9 |
Likelihood of recommending CP | 4.8 |
Patients' confidence in CP | 4.8 |
Time CP spent with patient | 4.8 |
Wait time at clinic | 4.3 |
The overall Patient Rating score is the average of responses to the nine questions listed below. The questions are from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey. Responses are measured on a 1 to 5 scale, where 1 represents "very poor" and 5 represents "very good.
Patient Comments
- June 25, 2021Great.
- May 24, 2021Very friendly, knowledgeable, and took enough time with me!
- May 19, 2021*Dr. Hamsher is outstanding! Highly recommend!
- April 30, 2021GOOD
- February 15, 2021Everything very good. Thanks.
- January 22, 2021Dr. was very approachable, concerned, honest, frank, and helpful. Look forward to working with him when I'm able.
- January 5, 2021Very pleased with *Dr. Hamsher. Went back to him when I had another problem.
- December 29, 2020He was aware of my medical history and had a plan for the two of us to consider. I was treated as part of the team
Locations
Spine Center - Clemmons
at Medical Plaza - Clemmons
Hours of Operation
Mon - Fri: 8 am - 5 pm
Pain Center - Lexington
at Lexington Medical Center
Credentials
Education
- MD, Georgetown University, 2011
Residency
- Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 2015
Fellowship
- Pain Medicine, Brigham and Womens Hospital, 2016
Board Certifications
- American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine
Positions
- Physician
- Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Insurance
This chart is a list of the most common health insurance plans we accept. This list is subject to change. Please check your individual plan to confirm their participation and the coverage allowed.
Due to the different physician groups and hospitals within the Wake Forest Baptist system, physician services and hospital services are billed separately. Please remember that health insurance coverage varies, so some services may not be covered.
If you don’t see your plan or you have questions, please call our Customer Service Center at 877-938-7497. We will do our best to work with you and your plan.
Key
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
HPR- High Point Regional
N/A - Not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC
NC - Not Contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC
Wake Forest Baptist Health Managed Care/MA Contracts - January 2019
AETNA (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
AETNA MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH: Accepted at all locations
BCBSNC (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
BLUE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
BLUE VALUE: Accepted at all locations
CAROLINA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
CIGNA: Accepted at all locations
CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at NCBH and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC and Wilkes)
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Wilkes and High Point)
CIGNA LIFESOURCE (TRANSPLANTS): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
COVENTRY/WELLPATH: Accepted at all locations
CRESCENT PPO (ASHEVILLE): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
DIRECT NET: Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
FIRST HEALTH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations
FIRSTCAROLINACARE (PINEHURST, NC): Accepted at NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for WFUHS, Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
GATEWAY HEALTH ALLIANCE (VIRGINIA): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
GOLDEN RULE INS (UNITED): Accepted at all locations
HEALTHGRAM (formerly PRIMARY PHYSICIAN CARE): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and LMC (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
HEALTHTEAM ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
HUMANA CHOICECARE: Accepted at all locations
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
LIBERTY ADVANTAGE (MEDICARE ADVANTAGE): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
MAGELLAN (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
MEDCOST: Accepted at all locations
MEDCOST ULTRA: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point (not applicable at CHC)
OPTUMHEALTH (TRANSPLANTS - APPLICABLE TO NCBH/WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
PREFERRED CARE OF VA INC: Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
SOUTHERN HEALTH SVCS (COVENTRY-PPO ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie and CHC (not contracted, very low to no volume for LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
TWIN COUNTY (VIRGINIA): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, CHC and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC and Wilkes)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS (not applicable for services provided at NCBH, Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED HEALTHCARE: Accepted at all locations
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
WELLPATH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations
LMC ONLY - Contracts specific to support Lexington employer groups, low volume
BEECHSTREET PPO
NATIONAL PROVIDER NETWORK/MEDICAL RESOURCES
PHCS/MULTIPLAN
CHC ONLY - contracts specific to support CHC
AETNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (limited providers)
THN-TRIAD HEALTH NETWORK MA Plans only (Humana Medicare and Healthteam Advantage)
TRICARE
Key
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
HPR- High Point Regional
N/A - Not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC
NC - Not Contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC
Research
- Preoperative QTc Interval is Not Associated With Intraoperative Cardiac Events or Mortality in Liver Transplantation Patients. Flaherty D, Kim S, Zerillo J, Park C, Joseph T, Hill B, Lin HM, Li J, Hamsher C, Weiner MM, DeMaria S. J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 2019 04; 33(4):961-966.
- Randomised, double-blind, parallel group, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of VVZ-149 injections for postoperative pain following laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Nedeljkovic SS, Correll DJ, Bao X, Zamor N, Zeballos JL, Zhang Y, Young MJ, Ledley J, Sorace J, Eng K, Hamsher CP, Maniam R, Chin JW, Tsui B, Cho S, Lee DH. BMJ Open. 2017 02; 7(2):e011035.
- Buprenorphine/naloxone therapy for opioid refractory neuropathic pain following traumatic amputation: a case series. Licina L, Hamsher C, Lautenschager K, Dhanjal S, Williams N, Spevak C. Mil Med. 2013 Jul; 178(7):e858-61.
- The clinical significance of QT interval prolongation in anesthesia and pain management: what you should and should not worry about. Spevak C, Hamsher C, Brown CQ, Wedam EF, Haigney MC. Pain Med. 2012 Aug; 13(8):1072-80.
- Pattern of serum immunoreactivity against breast cancer cell lysates may predict severity of disease in breast cancer patients. Hamsher C, Smith AM, Dehqanzada ZA, Khoo S, Ponniah S, Peoples GE, Moroni M. Cancer Immunol. Immunother. 2007 Nov; 56(11):1711-21.