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Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine

1662 HIGDON FERRY ROAD SUITE 300
HOT SPRINGS, AR 71913

(501) 321-2663

Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD is a sports medicine doctor in HOT SPRINGS, AR specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. She graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD is affiliated with CHI St. Vincent Medical Group, FANDS PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC and CHI ST VINCENT MEDICAL GROUP HOT SPRINGS.

Office Locations

1662 HIGDON FERRY ROAD SUITE 300
HOT SPRINGS, AR 71913

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

decompression surgery

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

tendon surgery

trigger finger surgery

upper extremity surgery

In 2023, Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD performed more decompression surgery, nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, tendon surgery, trigger finger surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

fracture surgery

ligament injection

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

tendon sheath injection

wrist X-ray

In 2023, Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD had a list price for fracture surgery, ligament injection, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, tendon sheath injection, and wrist X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas. 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 Volume:

arthroscopic acromioplasty

arthroscopic biceps tenodesis

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

minimally invasive surgery

By Affordability:

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

carpal tunnel surgery

joint X-ray

open carpal tunnel surgery

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

peripheral nerve surgery

rotator cuff repair

rotator cuff surgery

shoulder arthroplasty

shoulder replacement

soft tissue injections

tendon sheath incision

total joint replacement

trigger finger surgery

X-rays

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arkansas, Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD performed more arthroscopic acromioplasty, arthroscopic biceps tenodesis, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, and minimally invasive surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, carpal tunnel surgery, joint X-ray, open carpal tunnel surgery, peripheral nerve decompression surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, rotator cuff repair, rotator cuff surgery, shoulder arthroplasty, shoulder replacement, soft tissue injections, tendon sheath incision, total joint replacement, trigger finger surgery, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in HOT SPRINGS, AR during 2012 were injections, upper extremity surgery, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	59
decompression surgery	64
doctor visit	615
hospital care	26
injections	119
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	26
minimally invasive procedures	26
musculoskeletal imaging	76
nerve procedures	52
open surgery	52
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	98
X-rays	76

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in HOT SPRINGS, AR during 2013 were upper extremity surgery, injections, decompression surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	59
decompression surgery	87
doctor visit	636
injections	102
joint surgery	34
minimally invasive procedures	34
musculoskeletal imaging	27
nerve procedures	71
open surgery	71
tendon surgery	35
upper extremity surgery	140
X-rays	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	467
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	36
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in HOT SPRINGS, AR during 2014 were upper extremity surgery, injections, aspiration and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	142
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	39
decompression surgery	135
doctor visit	898
hospital care	24
injections	248
inpatient care	24
joint surgery	110
minimally invasive procedures	110
musculoskeletal imaging	63
nerve procedures	99
open surgery	99
tendon surgery	46
upper extremity surgery	255
X-rays	63

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	623
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	56
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in HOT SPRINGS, AR during 2015 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	129
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	42
decompression surgery	108
doctor visit	843
hospital care	34
injections	266
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	112
minimally invasive procedures	112
musculoskeletal imaging	43
nerve procedures	73
open surgery	73
tendon surgery	43
upper extremity surgery	228
X-rays	43

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	698

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1156
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	572
From 75 to 84	372
85 and over	118
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in HOT SPRINGS, AR during 2016 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	147
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	45
decompression surgery	147
doctor visit	979
injections	310
joint surgery	137
minimally invasive procedures	137
musculoskeletal imaging	82
nerve procedures	106
open surgery	106
tendon surgery	58
upper extremity surgery	287
X-rays	82

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	429

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	673
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	59
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in HOT SPRINGS, AR during 2017 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	182
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	24
decompression surgery	150
doctor visit	934
injections	335
joint surgery	121
minimally invasive procedures	121
musculoskeletal imaging	42
nerve procedures	108
open surgery	108
tendon surgery	60
upper extremity surgery	272
X-rays	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	657
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	367
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	49
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in HOT SPRINGS, AR during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	230
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
decompression surgery	140
doctor visit	881
injections	405
joint surgery	107
minimally invasive procedures	93
musculoskeletal imaging	107
nerve procedures	109
open surgery	109
reconstructive surgery	14
tendon surgery	71
upper extremity surgery	274
X-rays	107

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	666
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	377
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	40
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in HOT SPRINGS, AR during 2019 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	262
decompression surgery	167
doctor visit	708
injections	488
joint surgery	131
minimally invasive procedures	117
musculoskeletal imaging	72
nerve procedures	121
open surgery	121
reconstructive surgery	14
tendon surgery	84
upper extremity surgery	311
X-rays	72

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	429

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	714
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	247
85 and over	58
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in HOT SPRINGS, AR during 2020 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	206
blood draw	16
decompression surgery	114
doctor visit	625
excision	15
fracture surgery	13
injections	362
joint surgery	106
lab tests	27
minimally invasive procedures	91
musculoskeletal imaging	82
nerve procedures	81
open surgery	94
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
tendon surgery	95
upper extremity surgery	242
X-rays	82

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	650
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	58
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in HOT SPRINGS, AR during 2021 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	243
decompression surgery	94
doctor visit	586
fracture surgery	12
injections	439
joint surgery	90
lab tests	12
minimally invasive procedures	79
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nerve procedures	63
open surgery	75
reconstructive surgery	11
tendon surgery	73
upper extremity surgery	218
X-rays	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	603
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	43
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in HOT SPRINGS, AR during 2022 were upper extremity surgery, injections, aspiration and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	133
decompression surgery	122
doctor visit	373
fracture surgery	34
injections	228
joint surgery	104
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	89
musculoskeletal imaging	31
nerve procedures	85
open surgery	104
reconstructive surgery	15
tendon surgery	95
upper extremity surgery	285
X-rays	31

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	508
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	33
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in HOT SPRINGS, AR were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and decompression surgery.

aspiration	162
blood draw	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	33
decompression surgery	120
doctor visit	734
excision	15
fracture surgery	19
hospital care	28
injections	300
inpatient care	28
joint surgery	98
lab tests	19
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	91
musculoskeletal imaging	58
nerve procedures	88
open surgery	92
reconstructive surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
tendon surgery	61
upper extremity surgery	237
X-rays	58

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	610
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	200
85 and over	50
Less than 65	72
65 to 74	319

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	9
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. She completed residency at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in Arkansas.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine

Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHI St. Vincent Medical Group

FANDS PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC

CHI ST VINCENT MEDICAL GROUP HOT SPRINGS

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, MultiPlan, Blue California, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, QualChoice, United Healthcare, Humana, Municipal Health Benefit Fund, VACCN, Summit - PASSE, Devoted Health Plans, MD Save and Empower - Tribute - PASSE.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Cari L. Cordell, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

MultiPlan

Blue California

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

QualChoice

United Healthcare

Humana

Municipal Health Benefit Fund

VACCN

Summit - PASSE

Devoted Health Plans

MD Save

Empower - Tribute - PASSE

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$678 Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $664	External Fixation System $14
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc.	$494 Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $494
Stryker Corporation	$271 CrossFlow $174	JOINT PRESERVATION $43	ARTHROSCOPY $38	Variax $16
Tornier, Inc.	$243 UE - Aequalis Ascend Flex $243
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$159 Duexis $29	KRYSTEXXA $19	PENNSAID $16	$94
Other	$1,032 XIAFLEX $172	Regeneten $144	Identity $125	Knee $73	CMF $61	Other $457

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,755
Travel and Lodging	$1,123

Biography

Dr. Cari Cordell practices orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine in Hot Springs, AR. Dr. Cordell can take MultiPlan, Blue California, QualChoice, and more. She attended the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine and then went on to complete her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact her office in HOT SPRINGS, AR.