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Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

810 E 23rd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

(605) 331-5890

Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD is an orthopedist in Mitchell, SD specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

1204 S Burr Street
Mitchell, SD 57301

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810 E 23rd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

(605) 331-5890

(605) 336-3974

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mitchell, SD during 2012 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	244
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	1049
hip imaging	26
injections	267
joint surgery	51
lower extremity surgery	51
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	178
musculoskeletal imaging	234
nerve procedures	38
pain management	23
pelvic imaging	355
reconstructive surgery	51
spinal procedures	496
X-rays	869

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mitchell, SD during 2013 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	280
bone marrow tests	19
decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	1139
injections	261
joint surgery	45
lower extremity surgery	45
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	198
musculoskeletal imaging	137
nerve procedures	63
pelvic imaging	379
reconstructive surgery	45
spinal procedures	651
X-rays	893

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	100
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mitchell, SD during 2014 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	206
bone marrow tests	25
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	867
injections	205
joint surgery	33
lower extremity surgery	33
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	142
musculoskeletal imaging	89
nerve procedures	46
pain management	24
pelvic imaging	287
reconstructive surgery	33
spinal procedures	550
X-rays	707

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	349

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	518
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	76
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mitchell, SD during 2015 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	188
bone marrow tests	24
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	607
injections	176
joint surgery	43
lower extremity surgery	43
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	87
musculoskeletal imaging	89
nerve procedures	25
pain management	12
pelvic imaging	224
reconstructive surgery	43
spinal procedures	371
X-rays	560

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	616

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	924
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	370
From 75 to 84	360
85 and over	112
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mitchell, SD during 2016 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	174
bone marrow tests	31
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	491
injections	163
joint surgery	34
lower extremity surgery	34
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	139
musculoskeletal imaging	64
nerve procedures	53
pain management	20
pelvic imaging	184
reconstructive surgery	34
spinal procedures	324
X-rays	343

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	467
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	63
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mitchell, SD during 2017 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	136
bone marrow tests	33
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	429
injections	103
joint surgery	33
lower extremity surgery	33
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	67
musculoskeletal imaging	53
nerve procedures	45
pelvic imaging	143
reconstructive surgery	33
spinal procedures	254
X-rays	303

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	405
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	42
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mitchell, SD during 2018 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	390
injections	69
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	19
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	49
musculoskeletal imaging	44
nerve procedures	31
pelvic imaging	130
reconstructive surgery	19
spinal procedures	193
X-rays	265

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	49
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mitchell, SD during 2019 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	92
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	399
injections	92
joint surgery	25
lower extremity surgery	25
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	47
musculoskeletal imaging	63
nerve procedures	15
pelvic imaging	119
reconstructive surgery	25
spinal procedures	133
X-rays	253

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	217

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	44
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Mitchell, SD were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and aspiration.

aspiration	173
bone marrow tests	26
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	671
hip imaging	26
injections	167
joint surgery	35
lower extremity surgery	35
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	113
musculoskeletal imaging	96
nerve procedures	39
pain management	19
pelvic imaging	227
reconstructive surgery	35
spinal procedures	371
X-rays	524

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Female	293
Male	170

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	409
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	60
75 to 84	163
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	193

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD From 2012 - 2019

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	5

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 Dr. Walter O. Carlson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
SpineSmith Holdings, LLC	$7,210 $7,210
Stryker Corporation	$146 MAKOplasty $118	TRIATHLON $28
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$115 ROSA $115
Heraeus Medical, LLC.	$100 Palacos $100
Titan Spine, LLC	$47 Titan Spine Endoskeleton Interbody Device $47
Other	$71 OFIRMEV $32	MazorX - Renaissance $15	MazorX Renaissance $13	SImmetry Sacroliac Joint Fusion System $12

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$6,700
Food and Beverage	$876
Education	$113

Biography

Dr. Walter Carlson sees patients in Sioux Falls, SD. His medical specialty is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Carlson has obtained a license to practice in South Dakota.