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Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Tulane University School of Medicine (1996)

240 N Wickham Road Suite 102
Melbourne, FL 32935

(321) 541-1777

Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD is an orthopedist in Melbourne, FL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD is affiliated with STEWARD MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

240 N Wickham Road Suite 102
Melbourne, FL 32935

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

joint reconstruction

lower extremity surgery

reconstructive surgery

total hip replacement

total knee replacement

By Affordability:

A1C test

diabetes screening

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Florida, Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD performed more joint reconstruction, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery, total hip replacement, and total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for A1C test, and diabetes screening that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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. Kenneth C. Sands, MD treated as an orthopedist in Melbourne, FL during 2012 were lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	84
doctor visit	541
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	33
injections	84
inpatient care	33
joint surgery	97
lower extremity surgery	111
reconstructive surgery	97

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD treated as an orthopedist in Melbourne, FL during 2013 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	110
doctor visit	709
injections	110
joint surgery	150
lower extremity surgery	150
reconstructive surgery	150
revision surgery	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	38
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	57
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD treated as an orthopedist in Melbourne, FL during 2014 were joint surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	106
doctor visit	876
hospital care	12
injections	106
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	206
lower extremity surgery	206
minimally invasive procedures	11
reconstructive surgery	195

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	585
Black	46
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	60
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD treated as an orthopedist in Melbourne, FL during 2015 were rehabilitation, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	80
diagnostic evaluation	38
doctor visit	866
injections	80
joint surgery	276
lower extremity surgery	276
manual therapy	265
minimally invasive procedures	13
reconstructive surgery	263
rehabilitation	697
revision surgery	25

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	602
Female	1046

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1490
Black	88
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	792
From 75 to 84	564
85 and over	148
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD treated as an orthopedist in Melbourne, FL during 2016 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	77
doctor visit	480
injections	77
joint surgery	53
lower extremity surgery	53
musculoskeletal imaging	27
reconstructive surgery	53
X-rays	48

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	27
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD treated as an orthopedist in Melbourne, FL during 2017 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	369
doctor visit	1399
hospital care	12
injections	369
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	214
lower extremity surgery	214
musculoskeletal imaging	111
reconstructive surgery	214
revision surgery	19
X-rays	133

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	492

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	664
Black	62
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	385
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	66
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD treated as an orthopedist in Melbourne, FL during 2018 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	319
diabetes management	12
doctor visit	1367
injections	319
joint surgery	286
lab tests	12
lower extremity surgery	286
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	25
preventive care	12
reconstructive surgery	274
revision surgery	23
X-rays	96

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	567

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	793
Black	70
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	480
From 75 to 84	291
85 and over	68
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD treated as an orthopedist in Melbourne, FL during 2019 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	176
diabetes management	17
doctor visit	854
injections	176
joint surgery	226
lab tests	17
lower extremity surgery	226
musculoskeletal imaging	111
preventive care	17
reconstructive surgery	226
revision surgery	17
X-rays	186

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	493

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	684
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	393
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	74
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD treated as an orthopedist in Melbourne, FL during 2020 were lower extremity surgery, joint surgery, reconstructive surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	76
diabetes management	21
doctor visit	626
injections	76
joint surgery	264
lab tests	21
lower extremity surgery	264
minimally invasive procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	34
pelvic imaging	11
preventive care	21
reconstructive surgery	251
revision surgery	23
spinal procedures	39
X-rays	84

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	547
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	320
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	57
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD treated as an orthopedist in Melbourne, FL during 2021 were joint surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	614
injections	67
joint surgery	239
lab tests	25
lower extremity surgery	239
minimally invasive procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	72
preventive care	25
reconstructive surgery	211
spinal procedures	52
X-rays	140

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	422

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	580
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	345
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	53
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD treated as an orthopedist in Melbourne, FL during 2022 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	47
diabetes management	12
doctor visit	544
injections	47
joint surgery	280
lab tests	12
lower extremity surgery	280
musculoskeletal imaging	100
preventive care	12
reconstructive surgery	280
revision surgery	34
spinal procedures	32
X-rays	132

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	564
Black	55
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	58
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD treated as an orthopedist in Melbourne, FL were rehabilitation, manual therapy, lower extremity surgery and joint surgery.

aspiration	137
diabetes management	17
diagnostic evaluation	38
doctor visit	806
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	19
injections	137
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	208
lab tests	17
lower extremity surgery	209
manual therapy	265
minimally invasive procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	68
pelvic imaging	11
preventive care	17
reconstructive surgery	201
rehabilitation	697
revision surgery	21
spinal procedures	41
X-rays	117

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	438

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	49
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	602
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	13
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	220
85 and over	60
Less than 65	60
65 to 74	346

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1996. He completed residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (1996)

Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kenneth C. Sands, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

STEWARD MEDICAL GROUP INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP	$363,986 DJO SURGICAL $108,019	DJO Surgical Empowr Knee System $85,710	DJO Surgical TaperFill Hip System $77,982	DJO Surgical FMP Acetabular System $23,850	Joint Implants $1,368	Other $67,057
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$72,652 Journey II XR $48,039	Journey II BCS $17,498	Navio Surgical System $2,974	Journey II $2,023	Legion Revision $509	Other $1,608
Stryker Corporation	$61,901 performance solutions $61,217	KNEES $446	RECON CAPITAL $201	Mako $36
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.	$17,230 Freedom Total Knee System $10,806	Freedom Knee $65	$6,359
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$5,588 Journey II XR $1,446	Peri-Loc $17	$4,125
Other	$9,556 AMIStem $1,231	Knee $420	Hip $378	Ortho-Knees $240	GMK Sphere $224	Other $7,064

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$388,768
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$69,020
Royalty or License	$36,940
Travel and Lodging	$25,118
Food and Beverage	$7,705
Other	$3,362

Biography

Dr. Kenneth Sands specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He studied medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Sands has an open panel in Melbourne, FL according to Doctor.com.

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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. Kenneth C. Sands, MD From 2012 - 2022

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