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Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD

Accepting New Patients

(296 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Professional interests include: total shoulder replacement, reverse total shoulder replacement, elbow problems, and more.

1760 Nicholasville Road Suite 101
Lexington, KY 40503

(859) 899-7950

Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD is an orthopedist in Lexington, KY specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health.

Office Locations

1760 Nicholasville Road Suite 101
Lexington, KY 40503

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3000 Baptist Health Boulevard Suite 310
Lexington, KY 40509

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

arm X-ray

By Affordability:

X-rays

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Kentucky, Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD performed more arm X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for X-rays 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 Affordability:

arm X-ray

shoulder X-ray

In 2023, Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD had a list price for arm X-ray, and shoulder X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky. 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 Affordability:

arthroscopic acromioplasty

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

arthroscopic subacromial decompression

decompression surgery

In 2012, Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD had a list price for arthroscopic acromioplasty, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic subacromial decompression, and decompression surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky. 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

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lexington, KY during 2014 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
doctor visit	155
hospital care	11
injections	31
inpatient care	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	88

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	18
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lexington, KY during 2015 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	83
doctor visit	493
hospital care	20
injections	83
inpatient care	20
joint surgery	17
reconstructive surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	494
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	92
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lexington, KY during 2016 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	78
doctor visit	543
hospital care	32
injections	78
inpatient care	32
joint surgery	28
reconstructive surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	42
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lexington, KY during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	42
doctor visit	484
injections	42
joint surgery	20
musculoskeletal imaging	39
reconstructive surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	20
X-rays	39

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	27
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lexington, KY during 2018 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	656
injections	27
joint surgery	85
minimally invasive procedures	55
musculoskeletal imaging	218
reconstructive surgery	30
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	85
X-rays	218

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	27
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	25
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lexington, KY during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	815
injections	39
joint surgery	140
minimally invasive procedures	90
musculoskeletal imaging	212
reconstructive surgery	50
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	140
X-rays	212

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	22
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	33
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lexington, KY during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	320
injections	28
joint surgery	44
minimally invasive procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	72
reconstructive surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	44
X-rays	72

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	22
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lexington, KY during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	430
hospital care	13
injections	49
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	32
minimally invasive procedures	32
musculoskeletal imaging	80
upper extremity surgery	32
X-rays	80

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	26
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lexington, KY during 2022 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	74
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	452
hospital care	20
injections	91
inpatient care	20
joint surgery	52
minimally invasive procedures	32
musculoskeletal imaging	64
reconstructive surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	52
X-rays	64

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	43
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lexington, KY were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

aspiration	50
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	483
hospital care	19
injections	52
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	52
minimally invasive procedures	47
musculoskeletal imaging	114
reconstructive surgery	25
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	52
X-rays	114

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	287
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	97
85 and over	36
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	159

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD From 2014 - 2022

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He completed residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 296 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lexington, KY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$431,828 AEQUALIS PERFORM $155,850	AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX $141,057	BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION $72,736	TORNIER PERFORM ANATOMIC AUGMENTED GLENOID $16,968	TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID $11,793	Other $33,423
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$269,302 BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM $102,563	AEQUALIS $83,675	SIMPLICITI $29,841	R&D UPPER EXT $26,193	APPROACH $11,512	Other $15,517
Tornier, Inc.	$41,409 UE - Aequalis Ascend Flex $36,071	UE - Aequalis PerForm $2,090	UE - Simpliciti $1,499	UE - Aequalis Ascend Sys $466	UE - Ascend Flex $355	Other $927
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$6,250 Other NA $6,250
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP	$5,340 DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse $3,279	DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System $1,901	DJO Surgical Alians Proximal Humerus Fracture Plate $92	DJO Surgical Discovery Elbow System $68
Other	$3,656 Sports Med Hip $1,122	Proximal Humerus Locking Plate $162	Sports Med Shoulder $139	WATCHMAN $120	IM NAILS $106	Other $2,005

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$523,865
Royalty or License	$119,909
Travel and Lodging	$47,198
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$41,189
Food and Beverage	$15,343
Other	$10,281

Research Payments

Dr. Brent Joseph Morris, MD has received 16 research payments totaling $30,609.

Biography

Dr. Brent Morris is a Lexington, KY physician who specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Morris's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). These areas are among his clinical interests: reverse total shoulder replacement, shoulder problems, and elbow problems. He attended medical school at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Morris trained at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Morris's hospital/clinic affiliations include Baptist Health Lexington and Baptist Health. According to Baptist Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Lexington, KY.