In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Dakota, Scott A. McPherson performed more joint capsule lesion excision, nerve surgery, open surgery, and tendon sheath lesion excision from hand procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for Dupuytren's contracture surgery, fasciectomy (fascia removal), palmar fasciectomy, and palmar fasciectomy without proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint release 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

upper extremity surgery

By Affordability:

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

tendon sheath incision

trigger finger surgery

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Dakota, Scott A. McPherson performed more peripheral nerve decompression surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, tendon sheath incision, and trigger finger surgery 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:

open carpal tunnel surgery

tendon surgery

trigger finger surgery

By Affordability:

carpal tunnel surgery

decompression surgery

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

peripheral nerve surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Dakota, Scott A. McPherson performed more open carpal tunnel surgery, tendon surgery, and trigger finger surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for carpal tunnel surgery, decompression surgery, peripheral nerve decompression surgery, and peripheral nerve surgery 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 Scott A. McPherson treated as an orthopedist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Scott A. McPherson for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	120
musculoskeletal imaging	18
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Scott A. McPherson treated as an orthopedist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2013 were upper extremity surgery, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Scott A. McPherson for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	326
hip imaging	15
joint surgery	13
musculoskeletal imaging	81
nerve procedures	42
open surgery	42
reconstructive surgery	13
tendon surgery	36
upper extremity surgery	91
X-rays	81

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	35
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Scott A. McPherson treated as an orthopedist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2014 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Scott A. McPherson for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	328
injections	16
joint surgery	19
musculoskeletal imaging	47
nerve procedures	52
open surgery	52
reconstructive surgery	19
tendon surgery	60
transplant procedures	18
upper extremity surgery	131
X-rays	47

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	191

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	33
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Scott A. McPherson treated as an orthopedist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2015 were upper extremity surgery, injections, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Scott A. McPherson for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	210
hospital care	14
injections	53
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	16
nerve procedures	48
open surgery	48
reconstructive surgery	16
tendon surgery	47
transplant procedures	18
upper extremity surgery	111

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	632
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	82
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson in 2015

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Scott A. McPherson treated as an orthopedist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2016 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Scott A. McPherson for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	208
injections	35
joint surgery	22
nerve procedures	37
open surgery	37
reconstructive surgery	11
synovectomy	11
tendon surgery	64
upper extremity surgery	112

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	37
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson in 2016

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Scott A. McPherson treated as an orthopedist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2017 were upper extremity surgery, injections, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Scott A. McPherson for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	200
injections	57
nerve procedures	39
open surgery	39
tendon surgery	31
upper extremity surgery	70

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	127

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	19
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Scott A. McPherson treated as an orthopedist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2018 were upper extremity surgery, injections, tendon surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Scott A. McPherson for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	120
injections	34
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
tendon surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	44

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	84

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson in 2018

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Scott A. McPherson treated as an orthopedist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2019 were upper extremity surgery, injections, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Scott A. McPherson for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	155
injections	35
joint surgery	11
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
reconstructive surgery	11
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	45

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	75

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson in 2019

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Scott A. McPherson treated as an orthopedist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2020 were nerve procedures, open surgery, upper extremity surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Scott A. McPherson for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	78
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson in 2020

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Scott A. McPherson treated as an orthopedist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2021 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Scott A. McPherson for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	158
injections	50
nerve procedures	22
open surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	22

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	94

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson in 2021

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Scott A. McPherson treated as an orthopedist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2022 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Scott A. McPherson for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	64
doctor visit	191
injections	17
nerve procedures	64
open surgery	64
tendon surgery	31
upper extremity surgery	95

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	21
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Scott A. McPherson treated as an orthopedist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2023 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Scott A. McPherson for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
decompression surgery	80
doctor visit	237
excision	28
injections	35
joint surgery	16
nerve procedures	80
open surgery	80
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
tendon surgery	61
upper extremity surgery	137

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	17
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson in 2023

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Scott A. McPherson for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Scott A. McPherson treated as an orthopedist in Sioux Falls, SD were upper extremity surgery, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and tendon surgery.

aspiration	26
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	194
excision	28
hip imaging	15
hospital care	14
injections	36
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	16
musculoskeletal imaging	48
nerve procedures	37
open surgery	37
reconstructive surgery	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
synovectomy	11
tendon surgery	41
transplant procedures	18
upper extremity surgery	73
X-rays	48

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	165
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	56
85 and over	20
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	120

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Scott A. McPherson From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Scott A. McPherson treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	6
Dementia	3

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Dakota.

Licensed In: South Dakota

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Scott A. McPherson. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Arthrosurface Incorporated	$6,596 HemiCAP Wrist $5,610	HemiCAP Knee $568	HemiCAP Shoulder $318	SpeedSpiral $100
ACell, Inc.	$5,260 $5,260
TriMed, Inc.	$2,433 $2,433
AXOGEN	$2,309 AxoGuard Nerve Connector $1,624	AxoGuard Nerve Protector $685
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$183 NA $95	Extremities $65	SPEED $24
Other	$363 Implate $90	Total Anika $76	CONEXTIONS TR TENDON REPAIR SYSTEM-IMPLANT MECHANISM $57	WristMotion $35	STRAVIX PL $33	Other $71

**Types of Payments**
Honoraria	$5,440
Education	$5,260
Travel and Lodging	$3,301
Food and Beverage	$3,143

Research Payments

Scott A. McPherson has received 1 research payments totaling $1,950.

Biography

Dr. Scott McPherson is a hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Sioux Falls, SD. Dr. McPherson is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School.