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Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD

Accepting New Patients
(Dr. Alex T. Burton)
Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
Penn State College of Medicine (2014)
Professional interests include: gait abnormalities, ankle problems, bone spurs, and more.
8900 W. Doyne Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD is an orthopedist in Milwaukee, WI specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 2014 and has 11 years of experience. Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD is affiliated with Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Regional Health Network, FROEDTERT ANDTHE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC, Froedtert West Bend Hospital - West Bend, Froedtert Hospital - Milwaukee, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital - Menomonee Falls, Froedtert West Bend Hospital, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital and THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC.

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Office Locations

Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital - Menomonee Falls

8900 W. Doyne Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 777-7700
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7901 SOUTH 6TH STREET
OAK CREEK, WI 53154
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5000 W. National Avenue Milwaukee Vamc (695)
Milwaukee, WI 53295
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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, depression and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 57
High Cholesterol 46
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 Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 33

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD.

Gender
Male 13
Female 37
Age
From 65 to 74 23
From 75 to 84 14
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 38
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 Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Milwaukee, WI during 2021 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 20
doctor visit 220
hospital care 15
injections 20
inpatient care 15
X-rays 19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD.

Gender
Male 58
Female 105
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 139
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 67
From 75 to 84 42
85 and over 29
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD treated during 2021 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 20
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 28
Dementia 13
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Milwaukee, WI during 2022 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 42
doctor visit 175
injections 42
musculoskeletal imaging 12
X-rays 12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD.

Gender
Male 61
Female 111
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 148
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 71
From 75 to 84 48
85 and over 27
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 17
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 28
Dementia 10
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Milwaukee, WI during 2023 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 54
doctor visit 272
injections 54
joint surgery 24
lower extremity surgery 24
reconstructive surgery 24

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD.

Gender
Male 74
Female 139
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 185
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 13
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 88
From 75 to 84 73
85 and over 21
Less than 65 31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and osteoperosis.

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 23
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 24
Dementia 5
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2019 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD treated as an orthopedist in Milwaukee, WI were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

aspiration 38
doctor visit 175
hospital care 15
injections 38
inpatient care 15
joint surgery 24
lower extremity surgery 24
musculoskeletal imaging 12
reconstructive surgery 24
X-rays 15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2019 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD.

Gender
Male 41
Female 78
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 94
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 2
Age
75 to 84 35
85 and over 15
Less than 65 16
65 to 74 49

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD From 2019 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 16
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 14
Asthma 9
Osteoporosis 11
Heart Failure 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 16
Atrial Fibrillation 10
Cancer 9
Dementia 5

Education & Training

Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 2014. He completed residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine (2014)

Residency: Penn State Hershey Medical Center (2019)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Medical College of Wisconsin
Froedtert Hospital
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Regional Health Network
FROEDTERT ANDTHE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC
Froedtert West Bend Hospital - West Bend
Froedtert Hospital - Milwaukee
Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital - Menomonee Falls
Froedtert West Bend Hospital
Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 208 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Milwaukee, WI. 

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-08-20
Patient verified via Press Ganey
Dr Alex Burton and his team are exceptional!!! Very engaged relative to my health care, attentive in our conversations and supportive with communications abour treatment and rehab processes. Overall outstanding team!!! Thank YOU!!
Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-03-19
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Dr Burton is just AMAZING his staff are WONDERFUL and the expertise Dr Burton has been exceptional!!Thank you to Dr Burton and team for doing such a tremendous job getting me back on my foot!!
Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-05-25
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Dr. Burton is great. I always feel comfortable. He has a gift of putting people at ease and listening to their concerns. I am so happy I met him 2 1/2 years ago. He gets a well done from me.
Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-08-15
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5's are not high enough to rank the doctor's attentiveness, expertise and ability to put me at ease from the very first second. He was amazing. Very grateful for the referral to him
Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-05-08
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Dr. Burton was easy to talk to and gave me some options on knee replacement to think about. I ll be doing some research as I start with the round of three shots .
Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-07-31
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I felt like everyone paid 100% to me while talking and even reiterated that while taking notes. I basically had no wait time at all.
Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-10-06
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The very real and authentic care, was just a relief and calm to my nervous system!!! It was so deeply appreciated!!!! Thank You!!
Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-10-11
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I was very pleased with the Dr. And medical staff. Very friendly and professional. All of my questions were answered.
Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-08-02
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Dr Burton was very thorough and answered my questions and actually gave me more information
Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-10-06
Patient verified via Press Ganey
Dr Burton is friendly and thorough. He went over everything and answered all my questions.

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Stryker Corporation $5,675 Mako
$2,668 		Star
$593 		Variax
$575 		HOFFMANN
$418 		Anchorage
$395 		Other
$1,027
EnduroMEd, LLC $1,245
$1,245
Great Lakes Orthopedics $1,200
$1,200
Arthrex, Inc. $1,064
$1,064
Paragon 28, Inc. $1,014
$1,014
Other $400 Alps Plates and Instruments
$125 		NA
$88 		VANTAGE
$33 		Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System
$17
$137
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $4,849
Travel and Lodging $4,549
Education $1,200

Research Payments

Dr. Alex Thomas Burton, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $2,937.

Biography

Dr. Alex Burton is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Milwaukee, WI, Menomonee Falls, WI, and Oak Creek, WI. Clinical interests for Dr. Burton include hammer toe, bunionette (tailor's bunion), and ankle arthroplasty. His professional affiliations include Froedtert Hospital, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Medical College of Wisconsin. After completing medical school at Penn State College of Medicine, he performed his residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Patient ratings for Dr. Burton average 5.0 stars (out of 5). Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Oak Creek, WI.

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