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Dr. Carl Wierks, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

2144 East Paris Avenue Se Suite 240
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

(616) 949-8945

Dr. Carl Wierks, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Grand Rapids, MI specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Carl Wierks, MD is affiliated with Trinity Health.

Office Locations

2144 East Paris Avenue Se Suite 240
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

total hip replacement

In 2012, Dr. Carl Wierks, MD performed more total hip replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Michigan.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Wierks, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Grand Rapids, MI during 2012 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
doctor visit	115
injections	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Wierks, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Grand Rapids, MI during 2013 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
doctor visit	86
hip imaging	16
injections	30
musculoskeletal imaging	16
X-rays	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	22

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Wierks, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Grand Rapids, MI during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, pelvic imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	70
hip imaging	21
injections	26
musculoskeletal imaging	39
pelvic imaging	28
X-rays	67

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Wierks, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Grand Rapids, MI during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
doctor visit	107
injections	34
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	20
reconstructive surgery	12
X-rays	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	66

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	18
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Wierks, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Grand Rapids, MI during 2017 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
doctor visit	97
injections	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	51

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	12
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD in 2017

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Wierks, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Grand Rapids, MI during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
doctor visit	100
injections	16
musculoskeletal imaging	15
X-rays	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	61

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	15
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Wierks, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Grand Rapids, MI during 2019 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
doctor visit	102
injections	12
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	16
reconstructive surgery	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	61

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	13
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Wierks, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Grand Rapids, MI during 2020 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69
joint surgery	15
lower extremity surgery	15
reconstructive surgery	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Wierks, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Grand Rapids, MI during 2021 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	17
reconstructive surgery	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	44

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD in 2021

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Wierks, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Grand Rapids, MI during 2022 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	71
injections	14
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	26
reconstructive surgery	26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	53

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD in 2022

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carl Wierks, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Grand Rapids, MI during 2023 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	63
joint surgery	36
lower extremity surgery	36
reconstructive surgery	36

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD in 2023

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Carl Wierks, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Grand Rapids, MI were X-rays, pelvic imaging, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	24
doctor visit	78
hip imaging	18
injections	24
joint surgery	20
lower extremity surgery	20
musculoskeletal imaging	22
pelvic imaging	28
reconstructive surgery	20
X-rays	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	6
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	12
85 and over	4
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	36

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Wierks, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Cancer	2
Dementia	1

Education & Training

Dr. Carl Wierks, MD graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Carl Wierks, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Trinity Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$138,802 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $22,978	ARTHREX $5,998	ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $5,408	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE ARTHROPLASTY $4,025	KNEE & HIP IMPLANTS HIP FIBERTAK $82	Other $100,311
Stryker Corporation	$5,339 JOINT PRESERVATION $1,277	Mobile Bearing Hip System $1,204	KNEES $1,183	ACCOLADE $587	ROBOTICS $515	Other $573
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$3,517 Sports Med Hip $3,517
DJO, LLC	$83 $83
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.	$82 Zynrelef $82
Other	$195 Regeneten $77	Ultrasound Bone Healing $26	CrossCHECK $15	$76

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$109,010
Travel and Lodging	$19,582
Consulting Fee	$7,725
Royalty or License	$6,878
Food and Beverage	$4,823

Biography

Dr. Carl Wierks is a Grand Rapids, MI physician who specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Areas of expertise for Dr. Wierks include orthopedic surgery. Dr. Wierks is professionally affiliated with Trinity Health. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Wierks attended medical school at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. According to Trinity Health, Dr. Wierks is currently accepting new patients at his office in Grand Rapids, MI.