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Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD

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(Brian J. Bear, MD, FAAOS)

(1985 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery and General Practice

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1991)

Professional interests include: hand surgery procedures, elbow problems, wrist problems, and more.

1401 E State Street
Rockford, IL 61104

(779) 696-4400

Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD is a general surgeon in Rockford, IL specializing in general surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, hand surgery and general practice. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD is affiliated with OSF Healthcare, UW Health and OrthoIllinois.

Office Locations

324 Roxbury Road
Rockford, IL 61107

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UW Health

1401 E State Street
Rockford, IL 61104

(779) 696-4400

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In The News

“Dr. Brian Bear of Rockford Orthopedic Associates in Rockford, Ill., said snowblower injuries may be more common when the snow is heavy and...”—"Snowblower safety: Protect your fingers when clearing clogs", Mtshasta News, December 2009

“He'd had good results from surgeries performed on his left hand by Dr. Brian Bear of Rockford Orthopedic Associates in 1997 and 2001 but, when Rockford Orthopedic was among 16 hand centers selected...”—"New procedure offers hope in treating hand contracture", Mtshasta News, October 2008

“He'd had good results from surgeries performed on his left hand by Dr. Brian Bear of Illinois' Rockford Orthopedic Associates in 1997 and 2001 but, when Rockford Orthopedic was among 16 hand...”—"New procedure offers hope in treating hand contracture - Southwest Daily News", Albert Lea Tribune, October 2008

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

arm CT scan

carpal tunnel injection

carpometacarpal interposition arthroplasty

cubital tunnel surgery

hand tendon transfer

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

open cubital tunnel release

open surgery

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

shoulder MRI

tendon transplant

upper extremity surgery

wrist MRI

By Affordability:

arm immobilization

hand arthroplasty

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD performed more arm CT scan, carpal tunnel injection, carpometacarpal (CMC) interposition arthroplasty, cubital tunnel surgery, hand tendon transfer, nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, open cubital tunnel release, open surgery, peripheral nerve decompression surgery, shoulder MRI, tendon transplant, upper extremity surgery, and wrist MRI procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for arm immobilization, and hand arthroplasty 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 25%

By Volume:

By Affordability:

carpometacarpal interposition arthroplasty

cubital tunnel release

cubital tunnel surgery

elbow surgery

open cubital tunnel release

ulnar nerve transposition

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD performed more injections, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), spinal procedures, and tendon surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for carpometacarpal (CMC) interposition arthroplasty, cubital tunnel release (simple decompression), cubital tunnel surgery, elbow surgery, open cubital tunnel release, and ulnar nerve transposition 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. Brian J. Bear, MD treated as a general surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2012 were injections, immobilization, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	58
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	26
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	522
hospital care	13
immobilization	73
injections	117
inpatient care	13
musculoskeletal imaging	45
nerve procedures	39
open surgery	39
upper extremity surgery	39
X-rays	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD treated as a general surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2013 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	74
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	498
hospital care	17
immobilization	60
injections	107
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	27
musculoskeletal imaging	22
nerve procedures	53
open surgery	53
reconstructive surgery	27
upper extremity surgery	80
X-rays	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	48
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD treated as a general surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2014 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	79
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	19
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	550
immobilization	60
injections	138
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
musculoskeletal imaging	21
nerve procedures	67
open surgery	67
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	80

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	327

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	452
Black	19
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	53
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD treated as a general surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2015 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	90
decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	592
immobilization	51
injections	180
joint surgery	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	18
nerve procedures	51
open surgery	51
reconstructive surgery	29
tendon surgery	38
transplant procedures	21
upper extremity surgery	118

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	598

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	864
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	486
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	62
Less than 65	166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD treated as a general surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2016 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	115
CT scan	18
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	562
immobilization	85
injections	199
joint surgery	23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	23
musculoskeletal imaging	41
nerve procedures	39
open surgery	39
reconstructive surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	62

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	49
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD treated as a general surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2017 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	131
CT scan	15
decompression surgery	86
doctor visit	594
immobilization	56
injections	201
joint surgery	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	35
musculoskeletal imaging	50
nerve procedures	86
open surgery	86
reconstructive surgery	13
spinal procedures	12
tendon surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	122
X-rays	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	491
Black	20
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	53
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD treated as a general surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2018 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	181
CT scan	22
decompression surgery	61
doctor visit	706
immobilization	66
injections	273
joint surgery	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	34
musculoskeletal imaging	56
nerve procedures	61
open surgery	61
reconstructive surgery	13
tendon surgery	32
upper extremity surgery	106

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	363

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	539
Black	19
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	46
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD treated as a general surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2019 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	149
CT scan	24
decompression surgery	79
doctor visit	731
immobilization	68
injections	265
joint surgery	31
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	38
musculoskeletal imaging	51
nerve procedures	79
open surgery	79
reconstructive surgery	31
spinal procedures	24
tendon surgery	31
transplant procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	141
X-rays	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	590
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	52
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD treated as a general surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2020 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	131
CT scan	22
decompression surgery	77
doctor visit	656
immobilization	55
injections	237
joint surgery	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	46
musculoskeletal imaging	56
nerve procedures	77
open surgery	77
reconstructive surgery	16
spinal procedures	23
tendon surgery	50
transplant procedures	15
upper extremity surgery	143
X-rays	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	313
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	43
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD treated as a general surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2021 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	165
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
CT scan	18
decompression surgery	78
doctor visit	821
excision	18
immobilization	60
injections	308
joint surgery	33
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	49
musculoskeletal imaging	52
nerve procedures	78
open surgery	78
reconstructive surgery	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
spinal procedures	33
tendon surgery	70
transplant procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	145
X-rays	18

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	617
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	51
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD treated as a general surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2022 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	136
CT scan	14
decompression surgery	70
doctor visit	758
excision	12
immobilization	37
injections	240
joint surgery	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	62
musculoskeletal imaging	76
nerve procedures	70
open surgery	70
reconstructive surgery	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
spinal procedures	18
tendon surgery	55
transplant procedures	16
upper extremity surgery	129
X-rays	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	535
Black	18
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	47
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD treated as a general surgeon in Rockford, IL were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

aspiration	119
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	17
CT scan	19
decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	635
excision	15
hospital care	15
immobilization	61
injections	205
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	36
musculoskeletal imaging	44
nerve procedures	63
open surgery	63
reconstructive surgery	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
spinal procedures	22
tendon surgery	39
transplant procedures	16
upper extremity surgery	105
X-rays	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD.

**Gender**
Female	341
Male	205

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	497
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	11
Other	4

**Age**
85 and over	45
75 to 84	147
Less than 65	76
65 to 74	276

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1991. He completed residency at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is certified by the Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1991)

Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery

Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

OSF Healthcare

UW Health

OrthoIllinois

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.78 out of 5 stars based on 1985 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Rockford, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS, INC.	$15,407 $15,407
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$11,744 XIAFLEX $11,744
AXOGEN	$2,605 AxoGuard Nerve Protector $1,642	AxoGuard Nerve Connector $963
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$2,061 Sports Med Small Joint $1,950	Sports Med Shoulder $111
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$724 SIMPLICITI $644	Ascend Flex $80
Other	$2,962 Trauma $418	Aptus $395	Implate $305	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $284	Exogen $262	Other $1,297

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$27,151
Food and Beverage	$3,518
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,950
Travel and Lodging	$1,767
Gift	$644
Other	$472

Research Payments

Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD has received 78 research payments totaling $81,540.

Biography

Dr. Brian Bear's medical specialty is general practice, hand surgery, and general surgery. Before performing his residency at Hospital for Special Surgery, Dr. Bear attended Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. His areas of expertise include wrist problems, hand surgery procedures, and shoulder problems. Dr. Bear has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Dr. Bear's professional affiliations include UW Health and OSF Healthcare. He has an open panel in Rockford, IL according to Yext.