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Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

165 Natchez Trace Avenue
Bowling Green, KY 42103

(270) 782-7800

Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD is an orthopedist in Bowling Green, KY specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

165 Natchez Trace Avenue
Bowling Green, KY 42103

(270) 782-7800

(270) 843-0779

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In The News

“We also echo the comments of Dr. Craig Beard of Western Kentucky Orthopaedic Neurosurgical Associates.”—"Kentucky editorial roundup", The Washington Times, January 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bowling Green, KY during 2012 were rehabilitation, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	543
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	85
decompression surgery	14
diagnostic evaluation	70
diagnostic procedures	126
doctor visit	1994
hip imaging	406
hospital care	26
injections	645
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	155
lower extremity surgery	155
manual therapy	317
minimally invasive procedures	40
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	180
musculoskeletal imaging	1283
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
pelvic imaging	77
reconstructive surgery	115
rehabilitation	1546
spinal procedures	238
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	1418

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bowling Green, KY during 2013 were rehabilitation, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	584
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	73
diagnostic evaluation	90
doctor visit	2062
hip imaging	352
hospital care	18
injections	720
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	145
lower extremity surgery	145
manual therapy	533
minimally invasive procedures	36
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	197
musculoskeletal imaging	1092
pelvic imaging	52
reconstructive surgery	109
rehabilitation	1568
spinal procedures	209
X-rays	1156

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	621

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	931
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	463
From 75 to 84	279
85 and over	93
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bowling Green, KY during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, rehabilitation and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	571
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	98
diagnostic evaluation	66
doctor visit	1878
hip imaging	295
injections	653
joint surgery	163
lower extremity surgery	152
manual therapy	366
minimally invasive procedures	31
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	193
musculoskeletal imaging	1005
pelvic imaging	62
reconstructive surgery	132
rehabilitation	979
spinal procedures	193
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	1067

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	325
Female	599

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	889
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	413
From 75 to 84	273
85 and over	93
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bowling Green, KY during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	276
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	84
doctor visit	820
hip imaging	202
injections	320
joint surgery	114
lower extremity surgery	114
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	139
musculoskeletal imaging	860
pelvic imaging	58
reconstructive surgery	103
spinal procedures	210
X-rays	989

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	504
Female	1016

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1464
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	678
From 75 to 84	482
85 and over	154
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bowling Green, KY during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	216
blood draw	14
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	616
hip imaging	28
hospital care	16
injections	237
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	67
lower extremity surgery	67
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	91
musculoskeletal imaging	401
pelvic imaging	29
reconstructive surgery	67
spinal procedures	125
X-rays	464

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	592
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	79
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bowling Green, KY during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	111
blood draw	31
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	607
hip imaging	32
injections	111
joint surgery	96
lab tests	58
lower extremity surgery	96
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	67
musculoskeletal imaging	273
pelvic imaging	16
reconstructive surgery	96
spinal procedures	85
X-rays	307

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	561
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	70
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bowling Green, KY during 2018 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	111
blood draw	54
doctor visit	575
hip imaging	33
injections	111
joint surgery	55
lab tests	85
lower extremity surgery	55
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	90
musculoskeletal imaging	287
pelvic imaging	28
reconstructive surgery	55
spinal procedures	115
X-rays	340

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	510
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	71
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bowling Green, KY during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	64
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	363
hip imaging	28
injections	64
joint surgery	37
lab tests	69
lower extremity surgery	37
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	88
musculoskeletal imaging	255
pelvic imaging	21
reconstructive surgery	37
spinal procedures	109
X-rays	297

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	457
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	55
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bowling Green, KY during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	89
doctor visit	384
hip imaging	43
injections	89
joint surgery	83
lab tests	81
lower extremity surgery	83
minimally invasive procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	78
musculoskeletal imaging	345
pelvic imaging	35
reconstructive surgery	70
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	86
X-rays	388

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	470
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	52
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bowling Green, KY during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	78
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	34
doctor visit	330
hip imaging	46
injections	78
joint surgery	62
lab tests	89
lower extremity surgery	62
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	108
musculoskeletal imaging	366
pelvic imaging	33
reconstructive surgery	62
spinal procedures	97
X-rays	388

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	46
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bowling Green, KY were rehabilitation, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and manual therapy.

aspiration	264
blood draw	33
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	74
decompression surgery	14
diagnostic evaluation	75
diagnostic procedures	45
doctor visit	962
hip imaging	146
hospital care	20
injections	302
inpatient care	20
joint surgery	97
lab tests	76
lower extremity surgery	96
manual therapy	405
minimally invasive procedures	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	123
musculoskeletal imaging	616
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
pelvic imaging	41
reconstructive surgery	84
rehabilitation	1364
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	146
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	681

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	576
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	183
85 and over	64
Less than 65	71
65 to 74	278

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	5
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Kentucky.

Licensed In: Kentucky

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$894 GLOBAL $846	ATTUNE $47
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$456 CORAIL $97	Knee $90	JOINTPOINT $85	Shoulder $79	Velys $47	Other $59
Zimmer Holding Inc	$360 Knee $360
Amgen Inc.	$138 Prolia $138
Lilly USA, LLC	$81 FORTEO $81
Other	$148 Zilretta $65	Duexis $18	NO_PRODUCT $16	Exparel $15	ORBACTIV $13	Other $21

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$922
Travel and Lodging	$787
Education	$369

Biography

Dr. Craig Beard is a Bowling Green, KY physician who specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Beard obtained a license to practice in Kentucky.

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig A. Beard, MD From 2012 - 2022

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Biography

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