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Dr. John Knudsen III, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1988)

Professional interests include: pain management

1515 E 32nd Street Suite 200
Joplin, MO 64804

(417) 624-4277

Dr. John Knudsen III, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Joplin, MO specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology. He graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. John Knudsen III, MD is affiliated with Mercy Hospital Joplin, Mercy Hospital Carthage and Mercy Health System.

Office Locations

Mercy Health System

1515 E 32nd Street Suite 200
Joplin, MO 64804

(417) 624-4277

(417) 624-4297

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Knudsen III, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Joplin, MO during 2012 were injections, spinal procedures, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	2119
injections	639
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve block	625
neurostimulator lead placement	13
pain management	625
spinal procedures	638

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Knudsen III, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Joplin, MO during 2013 were spinal procedures, injections, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	2501
injections	410
minimally invasive procedures	16
nerve block	396
neurostimulator lead placement	16
pain management	396
spinal procedures	412

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	13
Less than 65	269

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Knudsen III, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Joplin, MO during 2014 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2878
injections	328
nerve block	328
pain management	328
spinal procedures	328

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	432
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	14
Less than 65	285

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	58
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Knudsen III, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Joplin, MO during 2015 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	3206
injections	293
nerve block	278
pain management	278
spinal procedures	278

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	398
Female	574

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	878
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	26
Less than 65	612

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Knudsen III, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Joplin, MO during 2016 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	3666
injections	270
nerve block	270
pain management	270
spinal procedures	270

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	314

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	3691

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	421
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	13
Less than 65	269

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	3577

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	265

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	17
Less than 65	250

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	3517

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	12
Less than 65	199

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2895

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	11
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	38
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2568

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	12
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2195

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	147

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	12
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Knudsen III, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Joplin, MO were injections, spinal procedures, nerve block and pain management.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	2983
injections	388
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve block	379
neurostimulator lead placement	14
pain management	379
spinal procedures	385

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	359
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	9
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	43
85 and over	11
Less than 65	232
65 to 74	118

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Knudsen III, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Knudsen III, MD treated were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	5
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. John Knudsen III, MD graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1988. He completed residency at Cleveland Clinic. He is certified by the Board Certification: Amer Bd Anesthesiology (Critical Care Medicine) and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1988)

Residency: Cleveland Clinic

Board Certification: Board Certification: Amer Bd Anesthesiology (Critical Care Medicine)

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Knudsen III, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mercy Hospital Joplin

Mercy Hospital Carthage

Mercy Health System

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Dr. John Knudsen III, MD has an average of 1.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Knudsen III, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Joplin, MO.

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2019-04-16

He told me I needed an injection for my back pain after a cat wreck.  When that hurt more than helped her had me get an MRI.  He got the results - fracture of a vertebra then he sent me to the neuro surgeon and I had surgery.  He is a terrible doctor in my opinion

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$804 Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $223	SCS IPGs $179	Octrode SCS Leads $98	SCS leads $69	Swift-Lock SCS $63	Other $173
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$151 Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $86	Neuro-Chronic Pain $36	Cinch $29
Pfizer Inc.	$148 FLECTOR PATCH $68	EMBEDA $39	LYRICA $24	FLECTOR $17
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$135 XTAMPZA $123	BELBUCA $12
Purdue Pharma L.P.	$126 OXYCONTIN $47	HYSINGLA ER $21	INTERMEZZO $16	SYMPROIC $15	$26
Other	$348 PAIN MANAGEMENT $70	Omnia $64	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $48	WAVEWRITER ALPHA $33	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $27	Other $106

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,700
Education	$12

Biography

Dr. John Knudsen is an anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine specialist. Dr. Knudsen is especially interested in pain management. He is affiliated with Mercy Hospital Joplin and Mercy Hospital Carthage. He attended medical school at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. His medical residency was performed at Cleveland Clinic.

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