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Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD

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(61 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Professional interests include: shoulder surgery, total knee replacement, arthroscopic ACL reconstruction, and more.

9352 Park West Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37923

(865) 373-1000

Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD is affiliated with Covenant Health and Parkwest Medical Center.

Office Locations

260 Fort Sanders West Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37922

(865) 558-4400

(865) 769-4557

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381 Kuhn Lane
Morristown, TN 37813

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7750 Bannaher Drive
Powell, TN 37849

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9352 Park West Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37923

(865) 373-1000

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2012 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	441
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	651
hip imaging	44
hospital care	18
injections	441
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	84
lower extremity surgery	62
minimally invasive procedures	53
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	264
reconstructive surgery	31
upper extremity surgery	22
X-rays	246

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2013 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	461
doctor visit	675
hip imaging	47
hospital care	17
injections	461
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	77
lower extremity surgery	77
minimally invasive procedures	33
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
musculoskeletal imaging	288
reconstructive surgery	44
X-rays	274

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	33
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2014 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	394
doctor visit	580
hip imaging	51
hospital care	16
injections	394
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	75
lower extremity surgery	75
minimally invasive procedures	34
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	24
musculoskeletal imaging	247
reconstructive surgery	41
X-rays	223

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	34
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2015 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	359
doctor visit	497
hip imaging	31
injections	359
joint surgery	48
lower extremity surgery	48
minimally invasive procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	208
reconstructive surgery	33
X-rays	193

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	768
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	436
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	60
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2016 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	304
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	375
hip imaging	19
injections	304
joint surgery	97
lower extremity surgery	74
minimally invasive procedures	60
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
musculoskeletal imaging	199
reconstructive surgery	37
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	180

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	29
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2017 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	278
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	347
hip imaging	14
injections	278
joint surgery	83
lower extremity surgery	59
minimally invasive procedures	43
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
musculoskeletal imaging	214
reconstructive surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	24
X-rays	200

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	28
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2018 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	294
doctor visit	342
hip imaging	17
hospital care	12
injections	294
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	86
lower extremity surgery	86
minimally invasive procedures	22
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	245
reconstructive surgery	64
X-rays	228

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	29
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2019 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	274
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	416
hip imaging	11
injections	274
joint surgery	55
lower extremity surgery	44
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	232
reconstructive surgery	44
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	221

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	16
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2020 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	312
doctor visit	434
hip imaging	15
injections	312
joint surgery	98
lower extremity surgery	87
minimally invasive procedures	46
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	211
reconstructive surgery	52
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	196

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	23
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2021 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	299
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	378
hip imaging	19
injections	299
joint surgery	87
lower extremity surgery	75
minimally invasive procedures	40
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
musculoskeletal imaging	245
reconstructive surgery	47
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	226

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	18
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2022 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	250
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	412
hip imaging	17
injections	250
joint surgery	116
lower extremity surgery	83
minimally invasive procedures	57
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	222
reconstructive surgery	59
upper extremity surgery	33
X-rays	205

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	348
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	23
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2023 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	200
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	276
injections	200
joint surgery	102
lower extremity surgery	77
minimally invasive procedures	44
musculoskeletal imaging	164
reconstructive surgery	58
upper extremity surgery	25
X-rays	164

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2024 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	129
doctor visit	269
hip imaging	17
injections	129
joint surgery	98
lower extremity surgery	85
minimally invasive procedures	27
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	158
reconstructive surgery	71
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	141

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	181

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	29
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	307
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	434
hip imaging	25
hospital care	15
injections	307
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	85
lower extremity surgery	71
minimally invasive procedures	37
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
musculoskeletal imaging	222
reconstructive surgery	47
upper extremity surgery	19
X-rays	207

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	347
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	24
75 to 84	109
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	216

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	10
Dementia	4

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Orthopedic Surgery Sports Medicine and has a state license in Tennessee.

Residency: University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals (1999)

Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery Sports Medicine

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Covenant Health

Parkwest Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.93 out of 5 stars based on 61 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Paul L. Becker, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Knoxville, TN.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alpha Orthopedic Systems	$888 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE BIOLOGICS $548	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE ARTHROPLASTY $340
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$462 TAPESTRY $124	Gel One $114	Persona $95	Gel One-Knees $68	AccuFill $31	Other $30
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$40 EUFLEXXA $40
BIOVENTUS LLC	$23 Durolane $23
CONMED Corporation	$19 ESU Generators $19
Other	$49 Sports Med Shoulder $18	ETERNA $17	Zilretta $14

**Types of Payments**
Education	$1,096
Food and Beverage	$354
Travel and Lodging	$30

Biography

Dr. Paul Becker's specialties are orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. On average, patients gave Dr. Becker a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). In his practice, Dr. Becker focuses on arthroscopic ACL reconstruction, total knee replacement, and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. He is affiliated with Covenant Health. He welcomes new patients at his office inKnoxville, TN as reported by Covenant Health. Dr. Becker trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Tennessee for residency.