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Dr. John S. Clapp, MD

(Dr. John Simpson Clapp, M.D.)

(92 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

811 13th Street Suite 20
Augusta, GA 30901

(706) 722-3401

Dr. John S. Clapp, MD is an orthopedist in Augusta, GA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. John S. Clapp, MD is affiliated with AUGUSTA ORTHOPEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE SPECIALISTS, PC and Georgia Carolina Orthopedics.

Office Locations

3650 J Dewey Gray Circle
Augusta, GA 30909

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811 13th Street Suite 20
Augusta, GA 30901

(706) 722-3401

(706) 724-6540

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

spine X-ray

In 2023, Dr. John S. Clapp, MD had a list price for spine X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. 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 10%

By Volume:

spinal procedures

X-rays

By Affordability:

neck X-ray

pelvis X-ray

posterior spinal fusion

X-rays

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. John S. Clapp, MD performed more spinal procedures, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for neck X-ray, pelvis X-ray, posterior spinal fusion, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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:

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

pelvis X-ray

spinal decompression surgery

spine MRI

By Affordability:

lumbar interbody fusion

MRI

spinal decompression

spinal decompression surgery

spinal fusion

spine MRI

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. John S. Clapp, MD performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy, laminectomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, pelvis X-ray, spinal decompression surgery, and spine MRI procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), interbody fusion, lumbar decompression, lumbar fusion, lumbar interbody fusion, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), spinal decompression, spinal decompression surgery, spinal fusion, and spine MRI 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. John S. Clapp, MD treated as an orthopedist in Augusta, GA during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	233
hip imaging	15
injections	15
musculoskeletal imaging	32
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	88
X-rays	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Clapp, MD treated as an orthopedist in Augusta, GA during 2013 were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	56
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	846
fracture surgery	28
hip imaging	54
hospital care	38
injections	122
inpatient care	38
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	79
nerve block	66
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	13
pain management	66
pelvic imaging	30
reconstructive surgery	13
spinal procedures	274
X-rays	275

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	46
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Clapp, MD treated as an orthopedist in Augusta, GA during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, injections and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	75
decompression surgery	23
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	1037
hip imaging	22
hospital care	24
injections	150
inpatient care	24
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	49
musculoskeletal imaging	47
nerve block	75
nerve procedures	23
pain management	75
pelvic imaging	82
spinal procedures	485
X-rays	440

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	53
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Clapp, MD treated as an orthopedist in Augusta, GA during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	27
aspiration	44
decompression surgery	54
doctor visit	896
hip imaging	28
hospital care	12
injections	100
inpatient care	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	37
musculoskeletal imaging	43
neck surgery	12
nerve block	56
nerve procedures	54
pain management	56
pelvic imaging	112
spinal procedures	609
X-rays	572

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	384
Female	724

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	904
Black	180
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	576
From 75 to 84	314
85 and over	120
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Clapp, MD treated as an orthopedist in Augusta, GA during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	57
aspiration	23
bone surgery	48
decompression surgery	43
doctor visit	967
injections	63
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
musculoskeletal imaging	16
neck surgery	16
nerve block	40
nerve procedures	43
pain management	40
pelvic imaging	104
spinal procedures	807
X-rays	700

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	514
Black	95
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	54
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Clapp, MD treated as an orthopedist in Augusta, GA during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	51
aspiration	19
bone surgery	32
decompression surgery	62
doctor visit	1230
injections	79
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	20
neck surgery	16
nerve block	49
nerve procedures	62
pain management	60
pelvic imaging	109
spinal procedures	924
X-rays	810

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	409

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	570
Black	101
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	70
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Clapp, MD treated as an orthopedist in Augusta, GA during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	50
aspiration	35
bone surgery	32
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	1152
injections	68
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	50
musculoskeletal imaging	23
neck surgery	17
nerve block	33
nerve procedures	48
pain management	33
pelvic imaging	106
spinal procedures	895
X-rays	770

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	522
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	320
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	58
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Clapp, MD treated as an orthopedist in Augusta, GA during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	42
aspiration	38
bone surgery	26
decompression surgery	61
doctor visit	1279
hospital care	12
injections	65
inpatient care	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	117
musculoskeletal imaging	19
neck surgery	16
nerve block	27
nerve procedures	61
pain management	27
pelvic imaging	163
spinal procedures	974
X-rays	844

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	437

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	603
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	267
85 and over	69
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Clapp, MD treated as an orthopedist in Augusta, GA during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	49
aspiration	25
bone surgery	28
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	1109
hospital care	13
injections	39
inpatient care	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	132
neck surgery	19
nerve block	14
nerve procedures	45
pain management	14
pelvic imaging	160
spinal procedures	935
X-rays	796

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	565
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	53
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Clapp, MD treated as an orthopedist in Augusta, GA during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	43
bone surgery	19
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	1139
injections	22
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	118
musculoskeletal imaging	12
neck surgery	22
nerve block	22
nerve procedures	48
pain management	22
pelvic imaging	150
spinal procedures	906
X-rays	800

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	349

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	55
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Clapp, MD treated as an orthopedist in Augusta, GA during 2022 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	36
bone surgery	19
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	1043
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	115
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	36
pelvic imaging	104
spinal procedures	788
X-rays	658

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	532
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	271
85 and over	55
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John S. Clapp, MD treated as an orthopedist in Augusta, GA were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and injections.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	40
aspiration	36
bone surgery	29
decompression surgery	41
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	993
fracture surgery	28
hip imaging	29
hospital care	19
injections	72
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	68
musculoskeletal imaging	32
neck surgery	16
nerve block	42
nerve procedures	41
open surgery	13
pain management	43
pelvic imaging	112
reconstructive surgery	13
spinal procedures	698
X-rays	612

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Clapp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	77
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	497
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	197
85 and over	57
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	302

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	10
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Georgia.

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John S. Clapp, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

AUGUSTA ORTHOPEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE SPECIALISTS, PC

Georgia Carolina Orthopedics

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John S. Clapp, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 92 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John S. Clapp, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Augusta, GA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$3,147 Spine $2,390	MIS $300	NAVIGATION $112	Vivigen MIS Delivery System $87	VIPER $64	Other $195
Globus Medical, Inc.	$2,251 Excelsius Robotics System $1,539	ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System $379	Excelsius GPS $132	CREO $126	Anthem $62	Other $12
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$1,497 TPAL $1,497
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$1,400 VIPER $1,400
NUVASIVE, INC.	$379 XLIF $198	TLIF $181
Other	$1,936 Airo $318	SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM $239	Duexis $197	SYNCHROMED $125	Palisade Pedicle Screw System $103	Other $953

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,318
Food and Beverage	$3,449
Consulting Fee	$2,823
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$16
Education	$3

Biography

Dr. John Clapp's medical specialty is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5).

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

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