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Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

1520 San Pablo Street
Los Angeles, CA 90033

(323) 442-5860

Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD is a sports medicine doctor in Los Angeles, CA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

1520 San Pablo Street
Los Angeles, CA 90033

(323) 442-5860

(323) 442-6990

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Los Angeles, CA during 2012 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	88
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	298
injections	88
joint surgery	46
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	46
upper extremity surgery	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Los Angeles, CA during 2013 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	63
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	310
injections	63
joint surgery	46
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	46
upper extremity surgery	31

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Los Angeles, CA during 2014 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	100
doctor visit	374
injections	100

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	12
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Los Angeles, CA during 2015 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	64
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	315
injections	64
joint surgery	39
lower extremity surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	39
upper extremity surgery	27

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	26
Hispanic	98
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	28
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Los Angeles, CA during 2016 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
doctor visit	379
injections	45

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Los Angeles, CA during 2017 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
doctor visit	458
injections	45
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	26
minimally invasive procedures	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	62
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Los Angeles, CA during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
doctor visit	192
injections	31

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	12
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Los Angeles, CA during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
doctor visit	165
injections	30

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Los Angeles, CA were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

aspiration	58
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	311
injections	58
joint surgery	39
lower extremity surgery	17
minimally invasive procedures	39
upper extremity surgery	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	8
Non-Hispanic White	110
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	41
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	47
85 and over	5
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	92

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	2
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.17 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Los Angeles, CA.

4.17

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.	$871,349 $871,349
Osiris Therapeutics Inc.	$29,598 $29,598
BIOVENTUS LLC	$700 $700
Stryker Corporation	$608 MAKOplasty $150	ROBOTICS $149	None $112	Reunion $103	Hip Arthroscopy Access & Instrumentation Set $95
Baxter Healthcare	$311 TISSEEL $311
Other	$1,973 Sports Medicine $271	CARTICEL $124	Healicoil $117	BTB $114	Pyro MCP $108	Other $1,238

**Types of Payments**
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$770,478
Acquisitions	$100,871
Consulting Fee	$21,408
Honoraria	$8,890
Food and Beverage	$2,569
Other	$323

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Carleton Thomas Vangsness JR., MD.

Parcus Medical, LLC

2019

$1,938,714.77

Physician Covered Recipient

Stock Ownership

Biography

Dr. C. Vangsness is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He works in Los Angeles, CA. Patients rated Dr. Vangsness highly, giving him an average of 4.0 stars (out of 5).