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Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

617 E Riverside Drive Suite 301
Saint George, UT 84790

(435) 216-7000

Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD is an anesthesiologist in Saint George, UT specializing in anesthesiology and pain medicine.

Office Locations

617 E Riverside Drive Suite 301
Saint George, UT 84790

(435) 216-7000

(435) 216-7001

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In The News

“Just moments before the blast, Mormon missionaries 66-year-old Richard Norby, 20-year-old Joseph Empey and 19-year-old Mason Wells were in the terminal saying goodbye to French missionary,...”—"U.S. Mormons, military family among injured in Brussels", CBS News, March 2016

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

facet rhizotomy injection

selective nerve root block

spinal injection

subarachnoid block with local anesthetic

transforaminal epidural steroid injection

In 2023, Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD performed more facet rhizotomy injection, injections, nerve block, pain management, rhizotomy (nerve ablation), selective nerve root block (SNRB), spinal injection, subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Utah.

Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

sacroiliac joint injection

In 2012, Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and sacroiliac (SI) joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Utah.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Saint George, UT during 2012 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
doctor visit	3235
image guided procedures	14
injections	1362
lab tests	126
minimally invasive procedures	241
nerve block	1205
nerve procedures	202
neurostimulator lead placement	25
pain management	1537
spinal procedures	1329

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Saint George, UT during 2013 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
doctor visit	2578
injections	1272
lab tests	108
minimally invasive procedures	161
nerve block	1165
nerve procedures	137
neurostimulator lead placement	24
pain management	1389
spinal procedures	1257

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	421
Female	586

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	961
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	309
85 and over	102
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Saint George, UT during 2014 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
doctor visit	2559
image guided procedures	25
injections	1156
lab tests	70
minimally invasive procedures	268
nerve block	1010
nerve procedures	243
pain management	1366
spinal procedures	1107

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	459
Female	622

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1038
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	497
From 75 to 84	347
85 and over	107
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Saint George, UT during 2015 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	52
doctor visit	1481
image guided procedures	52
injections	1439
lab tests	513
minimally invasive procedures	410
nerve block	1244
nerve procedures	358
pain management	1745
spinal procedures	1387

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	898
Female	1258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2072
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	904
From 75 to 84	758
85 and over	238
Less than 65	256

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Saint George, UT during 2016 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	59
doctor visit	923
image guided procedures	46
injections	1567
lab tests	114
minimally invasive procedures	472
nerve block	1415
nerve procedures	371
neurostimulator lead placement	55
pain management	1879
spinal procedures	1490

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	601
Female	822

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1355
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	626
From 75 to 84	447
85 and over	128
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Saint George, UT during 2017 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	59
doctor visit	821
image guided procedures	31
injections	1057
lab tests	38
minimally invasive procedures	518
nerve block	921
nerve procedures	415
neurostimulator lead placement	72
pain management	1413
spinal procedures	984

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	571
Female	831

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1344
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	625
From 75 to 84	450
85 and over	135
Less than 65	192

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2017

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Saint George, UT during 2018 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	52
doctor visit	983
image guided procedures	39
injections	1036
lab tests	25
minimally invasive procedures	488
nerve block	899
nerve procedures	394
neurostimulator lead placement	55
pain management	1378
spinal procedures	949

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	443
Female	654

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1056
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	477
From 75 to 84	423
85 and over	115
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Saint George, UT during 2019 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
doctor visit	1040
image guided procedures	35
injections	1076
lab tests	19
minimally invasive procedures	490
nerve block	946
nerve procedures	393
neurostimulator lead placement	62
pain management	1400
spinal procedures	924

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	464
Female	660

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1083
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	434
85 and over	123
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Saint George, UT during 2020 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	94
doctor visit	864
image guided procedures	30
injections	808
lab tests	24
minimally invasive procedures	400
nerve block	565
nerve procedures	338
neurostimulator lead placement	32
pain management	1052
spinal procedures	746

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	475
Female	606

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1046
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	459
From 75 to 84	418
85 and over	138
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Saint George, UT during 2021 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	115
doctor visit	1673
injections	718
lab tests	16
minimally invasive procedures	285
nerve block	506
nerve procedures	251
neurostimulator lead placement	34
pain management	854
spinal procedures	637

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	522
Female	712

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1174
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	539
From 75 to 84	473
85 and over	125
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Saint George, UT during 2022 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	92
doctor visit	506
injections	575
minimally invasive procedures	224
nerve block	383
nerve procedures	196
neurostimulator lead placement	28
pain management	679
spinal procedures	511

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	560

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	932
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	399
From 75 to 84	404
85 and over	109
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Saint George, UT were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration	61
doctor visit	1514
image guided procedures	34
injections	1096
lab tests	105
minimally invasive procedures	359
nerve block	932
nerve procedures	299
neurostimulator lead placement	43
pain management	1335
spinal procedures	1029

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD.

**Gender**
Female	664
Male	478

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1096
Hispanic	24
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	4

**Age**
85 and over	120
75 to 84	405
Less than 65	121
65 to 74	496

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Utah.

Licensed In: Utah

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,622 GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $910	GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $719	PAIN MANAGEMENT $545	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $186	CoverEdge 32 $48	Other $213
Abbott Laboratories	$1,084 Octrode SCS Leads $846	SCS leads $222	PROCLAIM $16
Nevro Corp.	$788 Omnia $370	Senza $317	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $101
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$415 Neuro-Chronic Pain $211	S-Series $108	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $94	NT1100 $1
AbbVie Inc.	$389 BOTOX $224	UBRELVY $129	QULIPTA $36
Other	$3,941 Intracept $336	BOTOX $275	NURTEC ODT $220	Nalu Neurostimulation System $200	VYEPTI $199	Other $2,712

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,176
Gift	$62

Biography

Dr. Joseph Empey is an anesthesiology and pain medicine specialist. He studied medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey, MD From 2012 - 2022

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