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Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

1911 Thomson Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24501

(434) 947-3901

Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD is a general surgeon in Lynchburg, VA specializing in general surgery. Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD is affiliated with CENTRA MEDICAL GROUP LLC.

Office Locations

1911 Thomson Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24501

(434) 947-3901

(434) 947-3907

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

lymph node procedures

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

sentinel lymph node mapping

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD performed more lymph node procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and sentinel lymph node mapping 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:

open lymph node biopsy

In 2023, Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD performed more open lymph node biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

lymph node procedures

total mastectomy

In 2012, Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD had a list price for lymph node procedures, and total (simple) mastectomy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Virginia. 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. Peter J. Ploch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lynchburg, VA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lymph node procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	14
cancer surgery	14
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	265
excision	37
hospital care	183
inpatient care	183
lymph node procedures	47
open surgery	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lynchburg, VA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lymph node procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
breast procedures	16
cancer surgery	16
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	318
excision	33
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	229
inpatient care	229
lymph node procedures	37
open surgery	31

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	43
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lynchburg, VA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	38
breast procedures	30
cancer surgery	30
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	329
excision	53
gastrointestinal procedures	38
hospital care	202
inpatient care	202
lymph node procedures	46
open surgery	61

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	230

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	34
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lynchburg, VA during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, excision and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	18
breast procedures	26
cancer surgery	26
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	303
excision	47
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	212
incision and drainage	13
inpatient care	212
lymph node procedures	41
minor procedures	13
open surgery	39
skin surgery	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	578
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	64
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lynchburg, VA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
breast procedures	47
cancer surgery	36
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	360
excision	79
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	198
inpatient care	198
lymph node procedures	62
open surgery	55

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	263

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	36
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lynchburg, VA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
breast procedures	31
cancer surgery	18
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	387
excision	51
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	179
inpatient care	179
lymph node procedures	40
open surgery	48

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	54
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lynchburg, VA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	65
cancer surgery	50
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	332
excision	101
hospital care	132
inpatient care	132
lymph node procedures	71
open surgery	51

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	43
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lynchburg, VA during 2019 were excision, lymph node procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	50
cancer surgery	50
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	346
excision	90
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73
lymph node procedures	81
open surgery	40

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	48
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lynchburg, VA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	43
cancer surgery	43
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	279
excision	75
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
lymph node procedures	65
open surgery	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	25
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lynchburg, VA during 2021 were excision, lymph node procedures, open surgery and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
breast procedures	45
cancer surgery	45
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	283
excision	87
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
lymph node procedures	81
open surgery	57

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	24
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lynchburg, VA during 2022 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	52
cancer surgery	52
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	296
excision	95
lymph node procedures	86
open surgery	43

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	24
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lynchburg, VA were inpatient care, hospital care, excision and lymph node procedures.

abdominal surgery	18
breast procedures	38
cancer surgery	34
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	318
excision	68
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	152
incision and drainage	13
inpatient care	152
lymph node procedures	59
minor procedures	13
open surgery	43
skin surgery	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	290
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	112
85 and over	35
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	159

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	9
Cancer	44

Education & Training

He has a state license in Virginia.

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Peter J. Ploch, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CENTRA MEDICAL GROUP LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$4,887 DAVINCI XI $2,500	Da Vinci Surgical System $2,387
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$483 Exparel $483
AXOGEN	$194 AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $194
Medtronic, Inc.	$163 Dextile $163
KCI USA, Inc	$135 Surgical Mgmt Therapy $79	VAC VERAFLO $56
Other	$195 BioZorb $101	Biologics $80	ECM $14