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Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD

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(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

600 PLEASANT AVENUE
PARK RAPIDS, MN 56470

(218) 616-3700

Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD is an orthopedist in PARK RAPIDS, MN specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

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600 PLEASANT AVENUE
PARK RAPIDS, MN 56470

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD treated as an orthopedist in PARK RAPIDS, MN during 2012 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	71
doctor visit	248
injections	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD treated as an orthopedist in PARK RAPIDS, MN during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	81
doctor visit	241
injections	81

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	43
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD treated as an orthopedist in PARK RAPIDS, MN during 2014 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	94
doctor visit	273
hospital care	18
injections	94
inpatient care	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	48
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD treated as an orthopedist in PARK RAPIDS, MN during 2015 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	111
doctor visit	328
hospital care	35
injections	111
inpatient care	35
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	350

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	118
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD treated as an orthopedist in PARK RAPIDS, MN during 2016 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
doctor visit	65
injections	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	21
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	19
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD.

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD.

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD.

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD treated as an orthopedist in PARK RAPIDS, MN were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

aspiration	75
doctor visit	231
hospital care	26
injections	75
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	126
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	38
85 and over	28
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	34

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	11
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	6
Cancer	3

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Nevada.

Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Nevada

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Vern John Prochaska, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in PARK RAPIDS, MN.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-27

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Always very good experience. No difficulty.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-05-16

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I really like Dr. Prochaska

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$405 KNEES $207	DeNovo NT $126	Extremities $47	HIPS $25
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$178 Trauma $80	FMS $40	Sports Medicine $31	HEALIX $14	RIGIDFIX $14
Stryker Corporation	$138 Mako $59	HIPS $40	ICONIX $39
Zimmer Holding Inc	$124 Knee $124
RTI Surgical, Inc.	$44 MAP3 $44
Other	$38 HemiCAP Knee $38

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$926
Travel and Lodging	$2

Biography

Dr. Vern Prochaska is a medical specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. His medical residency was performed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Prochaska's practice in PARK RAPIDS, MN is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.