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Dr. David M. Heligman, MD

(113 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Michigan Medical School

8350 Riverwalk Park Boulevard Suite 1
Fort Myers, FL 33919

(239) 482-2663

Dr. David M. Heligman, MD is an orthopedist in Estero, FL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. David M. Heligman, MD is affiliated with ORTHOPEDIC CENTER OF FLORIDA, INC and Orthopedic Center of Florida.

Office Locations

10201 Arcos Avenue Suite 206
Estero, FL 33928

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12670 Creekside Lane Suite 202
Fort Myers, FL 33919

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3530 Kraft Road Suite 201
Naples, FL 34105

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8350 Riverwalk Park Boulevard Suite 1
Fort Myers, FL 33919

(239) 482-2663

(239) 482-7585

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2012, Dr. David M. Heligman, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Heligman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Estero, FL during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, rehabilitation and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	574
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	24
decompression surgery	12
diagnostic evaluation	51
doctor visit	981
excision	12
hip imaging	247
hospital care	34
immobilization	23
injections	574
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	120
lower extremity surgery	72
manual therapy	395
minimally invasive procedures	107
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	120
musculoskeletal imaging	852
pelvic imaging	65
reconstructive surgery	13
rehabilitation	708
spinal procedures	66
synovectomy	14
upper extremity surgery	48
X-rays	900

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Heligman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Estero, FL during 2013 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, rehabilitation and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	440
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	25
decompression surgery	16
diagnostic evaluation	52
doctor visit	922
excision	16
fracture surgery	20
hip imaging	233
hospital care	41
injections	440
inpatient care	41
joint surgery	189
lower extremity surgery	152
manual therapy	361
minimally invasive procedures	169
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	175
musculoskeletal imaging	727
pelvic imaging	55
reconstructive surgery	38
rehabilitation	579
spinal procedures	58
synovectomy	47
upper extremity surgery	57
X-rays	688

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	575
Black	16
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	101
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Heligman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Estero, FL during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	326
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	18
diagnostic evaluation	28
doctor visit	747
hip imaging	180
injections	326
joint surgery	106
lower extremity surgery	88
manual therapy	150
minimally invasive procedures	106
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	156
musculoskeletal imaging	486
pelvic imaging	78
reconstructive surgery	16
rehabilitation	242
spinal procedures	87
synovectomy	37
upper extremity surgery	18
X-rays	511

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	461
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	67
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Heligman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Estero, FL during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	525
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
diagnostic evaluation	23
doctor visit	937
excision	12
hip imaging	213
hospital care	19
immobilization	22
injections	539
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	101
lower extremity surgery	87
manual therapy	180
minimally invasive procedures	87
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	130
musculoskeletal imaging	585
open surgery	12
pain management	14
pelvic imaging	98
reconstructive surgery	14
rehabilitation	332
spinal procedures	51
synovectomy	22
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	604

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	416
Female	740

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1090
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	576
From 75 to 84	354
85 and over	172
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Heligman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Estero, FL during 2016 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	630
decompression surgery	12
diagnostic evaluation	23
doctor visit	1162
excision	27
hip imaging	74
hospital care	17
immobilization	57
injections	652
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	88
lower extremity surgery	64
manual therapy	163
minimally invasive procedures	77
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	152
musculoskeletal imaging	476
open surgery	15
pain management	22
pelvic imaging	77
reconstructive surgery	11
rehabilitation	309
spinal procedures	80
synovectomy	15
upper extremity surgery	39
X-rays	481

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	604
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	91
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Heligman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Estero, FL during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	643
doctor visit	1096
fracture surgery	16
hip imaging	66
hospital care	32
immobilization	49
injections	643
inpatient care	32
joint surgery	90
lower extremity surgery	106
minimally invasive procedures	76
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	111
musculoskeletal imaging	451
pelvic imaging	121
reconstructive surgery	14
spinal procedures	49
synovectomy	32
X-rays	510

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	621
Black	14
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	109
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Heligman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Estero, FL during 2018 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	662
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	1066
excision	15
hip imaging	56
hospital care	28
immobilization	34
injections	701
inpatient care	28
joint surgery	54
lower extremity surgery	24
minimally invasive procedures	54
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	100
musculoskeletal imaging	354
pain management	23
pelvic imaging	106
spinal procedures	43
synovectomy	12
upper extremity surgery	30
X-rays	403

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	86
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Heligman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Estero, FL during 2019 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	489
doctor visit	781
hip imaging	49
hospital care	34
immobilization	24
injections	516
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	28
lower extremity surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	94
musculoskeletal imaging	334
pain management	27
pelvic imaging	86
spinal procedures	32
synovectomy	14
X-rays	358

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	441
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	85
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Heligman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Estero, FL during 2020 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	388
doctor visit	487
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	29
hospital care	20
injections	404
inpatient care	20
joint surgery	37
lower extremity surgery	37
minimally invasive procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	48
musculoskeletal imaging	191
open surgery	12
pain management	16
pelvic imaging	65
reconstructive surgery	24
spinal procedures	23
X-rays	231

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	56
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Heligman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Estero, FL during 2021 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	330
doctor visit	541
hip imaging	37
injections	347
joint surgery	71
lower extremity surgery	71
minimally invasive procedures	59
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	65
musculoskeletal imaging	243
pain management	17
pelvic imaging	80
reconstructive surgery	27
spinal procedures	38
synovectomy	17
X-rays	296

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	38
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Heligman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Estero, FL during 2022 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	383
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
doctor visit	620
hip imaging	42
injections	395
joint surgery	52
lower extremity surgery	40
minimally invasive procedures	52
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	67
musculoskeletal imaging	283
pain management	12
pelvic imaging	72
spinal procedures	37
synovectomy	14
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	325

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David M. Heligman, MD treated as an orthopedist in Estero, FL were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	490
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	18
decompression surgery	13
diagnostic evaluation	35
doctor visit	849
excision	16
fracture surgery	16
hip imaging	111
hospital care	28
immobilization	34
injections	503
inpatient care	28
joint surgery	85
lower extremity surgery	69
manual therapy	249
minimally invasive procedures	75
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	110
musculoskeletal imaging	452
open surgery	13
pain management	18
pelvic imaging	82
reconstructive surgery	19
rehabilitation	434
spinal procedures	51
synovectomy	22
upper extremity surgery	32
X-rays	482

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	476
Hispanic	15
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	177
85 and over	73
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	234

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Heligman, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	11
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. David M. Heligman, MD graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. He has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David M. Heligman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

ORTHOPEDIC CENTER OF FLORIDA, INC

Orthopedic Center of Florida

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David M. Heligman, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.46 out of 5 stars based on 113 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David M. Heligman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Estero, FL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$675 Orthopaedics $555	Ortho-Shoulder $121
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$372 Centerpulse Other Knees $125	AccuFill $116	Bone Healing-None $41	Biomet Orthopak $38	Gel One $28	Other $25
Radius Health, Inc.	$324 Tymlos $324
Amgen Inc.	$231 Prolia $216	$15
Egalet US Inc	$202 Sprix $103	ARYMO ER $70	oxaydo $28
Other	$1,870 OFIRMEV $215	DERMABOND Portfolio $194	DVT VENAPRO $175	Knee $140	STRATAFIX $79	Other $1,069

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,015
Travel and Lodging	$534
Education	$116
Consulting Fee	$11

Biography

Dr. David Heligman's medical specialty is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School. Patients gave him an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5).