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Dr. Donald William Ames, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

3737 Southern Boulevard Suite 2100
Kettering, OH 45429

(937) 433-5309

Dr. Donald William Ames, MD is an orthopedist in Kettering, OH specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

3737 Southern Boulevard Suite 2100
Kettering, OH 45429

(937) 433-5309

(937) 433-1340

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

knee X-ray

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2023, Dr. Donald William Ames, MD performed more knee X-ray, major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Ohio.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint reconstruction

reconstructive surgery

total knee replacement

By Affordability:

joint X-ray

knee X-ray

X-rays

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Ohio, Dr. Donald William Ames, MD performed more joint reconstruction, reconstructive surgery, and total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for joint X-ray, knee X-ray, and X-rays 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. Donald William Ames, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kettering, OH during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	347
doctor visit	648
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	149
injections	347
joint surgery	63
lower extremity surgery	63
musculoskeletal imaging	421
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	63
X-rays	421

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald William Ames, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kettering, OH during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	356
doctor visit	711
hip imaging	121
injections	356
joint surgery	76
lower extremity surgery	76
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	428
reconstructive surgery	64
X-rays	442

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	479
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	87
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald William Ames, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kettering, OH during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	279
doctor visit	622
hip imaging	118
hospital care	15
injections	279
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	57
lower extremity surgery	57
musculoskeletal imaging	385
reconstructive surgery	57
X-rays	385

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	97
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald William Ames, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kettering, OH during 2015 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	325
doctor visit	669
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	106
hospital care	39
injections	325
inpatient care	39
joint surgery	86
lower extremity surgery	86
minimally invasive procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	376
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	73
X-rays	376

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	664

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	956
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	458
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	208
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald William Ames, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kettering, OH during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	419
doctor visit	783
fracture surgery	15
hospital care	19
injections	419
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	75
lower extremity surgery	90
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	323
reconstructive surgery	63
X-rays	323

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	525
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	88
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald William Ames, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kettering, OH during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	404
doctor visit	785
hospital care	17
injections	404
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	60
lower extremity surgery	47
minimally invasive procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	316
reconstructive surgery	47
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	316

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	72
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald William Ames, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kettering, OH during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	385
doctor visit	758
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	22
injections	385
inpatient care	22
joint surgery	71
lower extremity surgery	84
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	318
reconstructive surgery	60
X-rays	318

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	487
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	65
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald William Ames, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kettering, OH during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	404
doctor visit	748
hospital care	17
injections	404
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	65
lower extremity surgery	65
musculoskeletal imaging	297
reconstructive surgery	65
X-rays	297

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	471
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	82
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald William Ames, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kettering, OH during 2020 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	335
doctor visit	614
injections	335
joint surgery	40
lower extremity surgery	40
musculoskeletal imaging	216
reconstructive surgery	40
X-rays	216

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	387
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	57
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald William Ames, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kettering, OH during 2021 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	417
doctor visit	689
injections	417
joint surgery	57
lower extremity surgery	57
musculoskeletal imaging	265
reconstructive surgery	57
X-rays	265

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	41
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald William Ames, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kettering, OH during 2022 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	385
doctor visit	652
injections	385
joint surgery	68
lower extremity surgery	68
musculoskeletal imaging	297
reconstructive surgery	68
X-rays	297

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	51
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	3
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Donald William Ames, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kettering, OH during 2023 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	342
doctor visit	620
injections	342
joint surgery	71
lower extremity surgery	71
musculoskeletal imaging	291
reconstructive surgery	71
X-rays	291

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Donald William Ames, MD treated as an orthopedist in Kettering, OH were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	366
doctor visit	691
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	123
hospital care	21
injections	366
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	65
lower extremity surgery	67
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	327
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	60
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	328

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	451
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	154
85 and over	70
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	241

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	11
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Ohio.

Licensed In: Ohio

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ConforMIS, Inc.	$778 itotal CR $778
Stryker Corporation	$67 KNEES $67
AbbVie Inc.	$37 VRAYLAR $37

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$611
Food and Beverage	$271

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Donald William Ames, MD.

NovoSource, Inc.	2013	$42,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Preferred Series A 10 Percent 5-year dividend
NovoSource, Inc.	2014	$33,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Preferred Series A 10 Percent 5-year dividend