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Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD

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(Dr. Carole C. Vetter, MD)

(163 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin (1993)

Professional interests include: ACL injury, meniscus tear, injuries, and more.

8700 W WATERTOWN PLANK ROAD
MILWAUKEE, WI 53226

(414) 805-7100

Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD is a sports medicine doctor in MILWAUKEE, WI specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. She graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD is affiliated with Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Regional Health Network.

Office Locations

8700 W WATERTOWN PLANK ROAD
MILWAUKEE, WI 53226

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	120

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in MILWAUKEE, WI during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	129
injections	29

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD in 2013

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	152

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD in 2014

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in MILWAUKEE, WI during 2015 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
doctor visit	201
injections	34

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD in 2015

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	107

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	31

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD in 2016

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	93

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	32

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD in 2017

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	148

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD in 2018

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in MILWAUKEE, WI during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
doctor visit	161
injections	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD in 2019

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
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

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	59

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD in 2020

Hypertension	33
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD in 2021

Hypertension	33
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD in 2022

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	62

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD in 2023

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	71

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD in 2024

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in MILWAUKEE, WI were aspiration and injections.

aspiration	27
doctor visit	106
injections	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	31
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	1
85 and over	0
Less than 65	3
65 to 74	31

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	9
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	5
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	8
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1993. She completed residency at Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certification: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin (1993)

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (1998)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 163 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Carole S. Vetter, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in MILWAUKEE, WI.

4.91

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(163 Ratings)

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-05-15

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Vetter was extremely helpful. She thoroughly answered some questions I had, and explained the procedure she was going fo do both ahead of time and throughout the procedure.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-10-08

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Vetter was thorough and efficient. She explained things in a way I understood, and left me with a concrete plan for moving forward.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-01-29

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Vetter was very nice she thoroughly explained what was going on with my knee pain and went over all of my options for pain relief.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-01-13

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Vetter is amazing and I am glad I chose her to perform my ACL surgery. I'm back to doing what I love and I am thankful!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-12-04

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Carole Vetter was fantastic. The receptionists, medical assistant and all staff were also fantastic. Thank you!!!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-07-22

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I'm pretty enthusiastic when I'm in the examing room. We add a little fun conversation and humor every visit ;)

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-07-04

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Vetter is an exceptional orthopedic provider. Concise, compassionate and I highly recommend her.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-11-22

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Always a great experience Dr Vetter is the best Ortho I always send my friends to her

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-03-01

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Happy she was able to fit us in her busy schedule.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-22

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Vetter and her entire team are outstanding.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Great Lakes Orthopedics	$3,305 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $459	$2,846
Arthrex, Inc.	$636 $636
EnduroMEd, LLC	$482 $482
R&M Distributing, LLC	$218 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $139	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $79
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$99 HIPS $99
Other	$118 Zilretta $80	Biosteon Interference Screws $19	MULTIFIX S $19

**Types of Payments**
Education	$3,595
Travel and Lodging	$846
Food and Beverage	$417

Biography

Dr Carole Vetter is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty certification in orthopaedic sports medicine. She specializes in arthroscopic and open reconstructive procedures of the knee. Dr Vetter has more than two decades of experience performing ACL reconstruction and is one of the highest volume ACL surgeons in the state of Wisconsin. Her surgical expertise also includes patellofemoral reconstruction, meniscal preservation/repair, PCL reconstruction, multi-ligament knee reconstruction and cartilage restoration surgery. Dr Vetter currently serves as Head Team Physician for the Milwaukee Bucks. She is also the Team Physician for US Speed Skating.