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Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD

(Dr. David Armando Fernandez, MD)

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

5456 15 Mile Road Suite 101
Sterling Heights, MI 48310

(586) 666-2407

Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD is a spine surgeon in Flint, MI specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD is affiliated with Hurley Medical Center.

Office Locations

4466 W Bristol Road
Flint, MI 48507

(810) 733-1200

(810) 733-0688

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Hurley Medical Center

5456 15 Mile Road Suite 101
Sterling Heights, MI 48310

(586) 666-2407

(586) 800-5091

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

In 2012, Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD had a list price for pelvis X-ray, spine imaging, spine X-ray, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Michigan. 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. David A. Fernandez, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Flint, MI during 2012 were X-rays, spinal procedures, musculoskeletal imaging and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	519
hip imaging	38
hospital care	12
injections	14
inpatient care	12
musculoskeletal imaging	38
nerve procedures	22
spinal procedures	278
X-rays	294

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Flint, MI during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	530
hip imaging	26
hospital care	14
injections	11
inpatient care	14
musculoskeletal imaging	26
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	293
X-rays	288

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	76
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	61
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Flint, MI during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
bone marrow tests	11
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	531
hip imaging	17
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
musculoskeletal imaging	17
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	352
X-rays	320

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	60
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Flint, MI during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
bone marrow tests	11
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	406
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	31
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	31
nerve procedures	30
spinal procedures	285
X-rays	268

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	464

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	592
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	116
Less than 65	202

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Flint, MI during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	404
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	277
X-rays	266

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	61
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	54
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Flint, MI during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and fracture surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	416
fracture surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	14
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	248
X-rays	234

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	61
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	67
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	24
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Flint, MI during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	370
fracture surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	14
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	134
X-rays	118

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	49
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Flint, MI during 2019 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and fracture surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	364
fracture surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
pelvic imaging	13
spinal procedures	70
X-rays	83

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	42
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	36
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Flint, MI during 2020 were X-rays, spinal procedures and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	263
pelvic imaging	13
spinal procedures	58
X-rays	71

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	29
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Flint, MI during 2021 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	224
fracture surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
nerve procedures	11
pelvic imaging	32
spinal procedures	56
X-rays	77

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	31
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	21
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Flint, MI during 2022 were X-rays, spinal procedures and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	202
pelvic imaging	34
spinal procedures	55
X-rays	89

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	17
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Flint, MI were X-rays, spinal procedures, musculoskeletal imaging and hip imaging.

aspiration	11
bone marrow tests	11
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	384
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	28
hospital care	12
injections	12
inpatient care	12
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	28
nerve procedures	21
pelvic imaging	23
spinal procedures	191
X-rays	191

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	38
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	258
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	92
85 and over	47
Less than 65	70
65 to 74	112

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	8
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He completed residency at Montefiore Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Residency: Montefiore Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Hurley Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD has an average of 1.0 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David A. Fernandez, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Flint, MI.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC	$11,943 Spine $10,969	activL Artificial Disc $218	ENNOVATE SPINAL SYSTEM $132	Arcadius XP L $124	ARCADIUS XP C $73	Other $428
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$3,731 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $1,796	O-ARM-ST $1,269	OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION $208	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $154	Pain Therapies $114	Other $189
SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation	$3,493 NanoMetalene Technology $1,821	Mariner $68	$1,604
Stryker Corporation	$1,742 EVEREST Spinal System $1,347	Variax $120	ORTHOLOC 3DI $87	CRANIALMAP $74	Mako $59	Other $56
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,632 PAIN MANAGEMENT $1,227	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $112	GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $107	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $81	WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 $32	Other $73
Other	$9,068 PRODISC $684	Pro Link $560	Alps Plates and Instruments $514	KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY $208	LIFENET VIVIGEN $200	Other $6,904

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$13,334
Food and Beverage	$7,813
Consulting Fee	$5,379
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$4,200
Entertainment	$884

Biography

Dr. David Fernandez's areas of specialization are spine surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine. Dr. Fernandez graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and then he performed his residency at Montefiore Medical Center. His average rating from his patients is 1.0 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with Hurley Medical Center.