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Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

3317 Us Highway 98 S Suite 9
Lakeland, FL 33803

(863) 709-8777

Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD is an orthopedist in Lakeland, FL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

3317 Us Highway 98 S Suite 9
Lakeland, FL 33803

(863) 709-8777

(863) 709-1060

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In The News

“Dr. Brian Jurbala, who practices at Highlands Orthopedics, said at a recent commission meeting that there's "mountains of evidence"to support ivermectin.”—"Some want Neil Combee to end his ivermectin crusade. Republican supporters egg him on", The Lakeland Ledger, August 2021

“On the other side of the argument, several speakers, including Dr. Brian Jurbala, who practices at Highlands Orthopedics, pointed to "mountains of evidence" that suggests that ivermectin works...”—"Polk health care leaders push back on commission's letter to DeSantis. Board to revise message", The Lakeland Ledger, October 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

open surgery

In 2023, Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD performed more nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, and open surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Top 10%

By Volume:

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

In 2023, Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD performed more peripheral nerve decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Top 25%

By Volume:

upper extremity surgery

In 2012, Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD performed more upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lakeland, FL during 2012 were X-rays, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	211
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	508
excision	15
hip imaging	31
hospital care	13
injections	258
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	62
lower extremity surgery	32
minimally invasive procedures	62
musculoskeletal imaging	230
pelvic imaging	33
synovectomy	15
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	49
X-rays	263

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lakeland, FL during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	149
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	407
excision	12
hip imaging	37
injections	166
joint surgery	48
lower extremity surgery	24
minimally invasive procedures	48
musculoskeletal imaging	212
pelvic imaging	34
synovectomy	11
tendon surgery	33
upper extremity surgery	57
X-rays	246

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	20
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lakeland, FL during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	70
doctor visit	258
hip imaging	17
injections	70
joint surgery	31
lower extremity surgery	31
minimally invasive procedures	31
musculoskeletal imaging	117
pelvic imaging	17
synovectomy	15
tendon surgery	55
upper extremity surgery	55
X-rays	134

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	12
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lakeland, FL during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	85
doctor visit	320
hip imaging	22
injections	85
joint surgery	31
lower extremity surgery	31
minimally invasive procedures	31
musculoskeletal imaging	204
pelvic imaging	18
synovectomy	14
tendon surgery	51
upper extremity surgery	51
X-rays	222

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	30
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	40
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lakeland, FL during 2016 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, injections and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	85
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	366
injections	119
joint surgery	29
lower extremity surgery	29
minimally invasive procedures	29
musculoskeletal imaging	164
nerve procedures	36
open surgery	36
synovectomy	14
tendon surgery	50
upper extremity surgery	86
X-rays	164

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	12
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lakeland, FL during 2017 were upper extremity surgery, aspiration, injections and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	76
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	332
injections	76
nerve procedures	58
open surgery	58
tendon surgery	46
upper extremity surgery	104

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lakeland, FL during 2018 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
decompression surgery	93
doctor visit	291
injections	64
nerve procedures	93
open surgery	93
tendon surgery	58
upper extremity surgery	151

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	11
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lakeland, FL during 2019 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
decompression surgery	101
doctor visit	232
injections	17
nerve procedures	101
open surgery	101
tendon surgery	101
upper extremity surgery	202

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	14
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lakeland, FL during 2020 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	107
doctor visit	205
nerve procedures	107
open surgery	107
tendon surgery	85
upper extremity surgery	192

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lakeland, FL during 2021 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	108
doctor visit	174
nerve procedures	108
open surgery	108
tendon surgery	70
upper extremity surgery	178

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lakeland, FL during 2022 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	133
doctor visit	145
nerve procedures	133
open surgery	133
tendon surgery	62
upper extremity surgery	195

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lakeland, FL were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, upper extremity surgery and injections.

aspiration	92
decompression surgery	73
doctor visit	294
excision	13
hip imaging	26
hospital care	13
injections	106
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	40
lower extremity surgery	29
minimally invasive procedures	40
musculoskeletal imaging	185
nerve procedures	90
open surgery	90
pelvic imaging	25
synovectomy	13
tendon surgery	57
upper extremity surgery	120
X-rays	205

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	174
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	59
85 and over	9
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	103

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	9
Dementia	3

Education & Training

He has a state license in Florida.

Licensed In: Florida

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lakeland, FL.

3.6

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$118 Journey II XR $40	TRIGEN InterTAN $40	Pico $37
Arthrosurface Incorporated	$77 HemiCAP Wrist $77
NDI Medical, LLC	$29 Checkpoint Stimulator $29
AXOGEN	$28 AxoGuard Nerve Protector $28
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$19 XIAFLEX $19
Other	$34 RESTORE $15	VIMOVO $15	H-WAVE $3

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$303

Biography

Dr. Brian Jurbala is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is a graduate of Temple University School of Medicine. Patient ratings for Dr. Jurbala average 3.5 stars (out of 5).

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Michael Jurbala, MD From 2012 - 2022

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