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Dr. David L. Black, MD

(11 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

3105 Mcclelland Boulevard
Joplin, MO 64804

(417) 781-2807

Dr. David L. Black, MD is an orthopedist in Joplin, MO specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

3105 Mcclelland Boulevard
Joplin, MO 64804

(417) 781-2807

(417) 781-3309

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In The News

“Dr. David Black, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri, replaced 171 hips with no complications.”—"Making the cut", Philadelphia Inquirer, July 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

total knee replacement

In 2023, Dr. David L. Black, MD performed more major joint aspiration, major joint injection, and total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Top 10%

By Volume:

joint reconstruction

lower extremity surgery

reconstructive surgery

X-rays

In 2023, Dr. David L. Black, MD performed more joint reconstruction, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint X-ray

In 2012, Dr. David L. Black, MD performed more joint X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Black, MD treated as an orthopedist in Joplin, MO during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	753
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	1813
fracture surgery	14
hip imaging	239
hospital care	13
injections	753
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	178
lower extremity surgery	178
musculoskeletal imaging	1353
nerve procedures	28
open surgery	42
pelvic imaging	252
reconstructive surgery	178
spinal procedures	38
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	1713

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Black, MD treated as an orthopedist in Joplin, MO during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	724
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	1842
fracture surgery	26
hip imaging	244
hospital care	13
injections	754
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	235
lower extremity surgery	235
minimally invasive procedures	22
musculoskeletal imaging	1313
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	43
pelvic imaging	248
reconstructive surgery	213
spinal procedures	20
upper extremity surgery	17
X-rays	1662

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	586

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	901
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	356
85 and over	95
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Black, MD treated as an orthopedist in Joplin, MO during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	649
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	1704
hip imaging	254
hospital care	15
injections	649
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	210
lower extremity surgery	210
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	1255
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
pelvic imaging	263
reconstructive surgery	187
spinal procedures	22
upper extremity surgery	18
X-rays	1540

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	565

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	870
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	347
85 and over	105
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Black, MD treated as an orthopedist in Joplin, MO during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	702
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	1635
hip imaging	231
injections	702
joint surgery	163
lower extremity surgery	163
minimally invasive procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	1194
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	21
pelvic imaging	247
reconstructive surgery	149
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	40
X-rays	1466

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	702
Female	1160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1770
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	50

**Age**
From 65 to 74	808
From 75 to 84	666
85 and over	226
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Black, MD treated as an orthopedist in Joplin, MO during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	837
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	1503
injections	864
joint surgery	184
lower extremity surgery	184
minimally invasive procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	1071
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	21
pelvic imaging	25
reconstructive surgery	165
upper extremity surgery	21
X-rays	1124

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	592

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	892
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	445
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	95
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Black, MD treated as an orthopedist in Joplin, MO during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	770
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	1539
injections	782
joint surgery	181
lower extremity surgery	181
musculoskeletal imaging	1134
nerve procedures	23
open surgery	23
pelvic imaging	26
reconstructive surgery	181
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	1206

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	613

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	907
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	436
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	119
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Black, MD treated as an orthopedist in Joplin, MO during 2018 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	688
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	1412
hospital care	14
injections	705
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	197
lower extremity surgery	197
musculoskeletal imaging	385
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
pelvic imaging	20
reconstructive surgery	197
upper extremity surgery	19
X-rays	427

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	593

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	895
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	436
From 75 to 84	348
85 and over	112
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Black, MD treated as an orthopedist in Joplin, MO during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	747
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	1403
hospital care	19
injections	747
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	171
lower extremity surgery	171
musculoskeletal imaging	302
nerve procedures	28
open surgery	28
pelvic imaging	21
reconstructive surgery	171
upper extremity surgery	28
X-rays	357

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	593

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	896
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	341
85 and over	109
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Black, MD treated as an orthopedist in Joplin, MO during 2020 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	719
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	1156
injections	719
joint surgery	174
lower extremity surgery	174
minimally invasive procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	240
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	16
pelvic imaging	17
reconstructive surgery	161
upper extremity surgery	16
X-rays	309

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	489

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	780
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	396
From 75 to 84	280
85 and over	95
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Black, MD treated as an orthopedist in Joplin, MO during 2021 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	755
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	1249
injections	782
joint surgery	170
lower extremity surgery	170
musculoskeletal imaging	271
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
pelvic imaging	11
reconstructive surgery	170
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	304

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	507

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	792
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	421
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	93
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Black, MD treated as an orthopedist in Joplin, MO during 2022 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	674
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	1001
injections	674
joint surgery	164
lower extremity surgery	164
musculoskeletal imaging	267
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
pelvic imaging	13
reconstructive surgery	164
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	303

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	781
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	314
85 and over	78
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Black, MD treated as an orthopedist in Joplin, MO during 2023 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	753
doctor visit	930
hospital care	29
injections	753
inpatient care	29
joint surgery	141
lower extremity surgery	141
musculoskeletal imaging	241
reconstructive surgery	141
X-rays	292

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	726
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	349
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	85
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Black, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David L. Black, MD treated as an orthopedist in Joplin, MO were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

aspiration	730
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	1432
fracture surgery	20
hip imaging	242
hospital care	17
injections	740
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	180
lower extremity surgery	180
minimally invasive procedures	18
musculoskeletal imaging	752
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	23
pelvic imaging	103
reconstructive surgery	173
spinal procedures	26
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	22
X-rays	891

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD.

**Gender**
Female	553
Male	344

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	850
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	25
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	101
75 to 84	324
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	411

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Black, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David L. Black, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.45 out of 5 stars based on 11 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David L. Black, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Joplin, MO.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$396 REDAPT Revision Hip System $170	NAVIO $117	REAL INTELLIGENCE $109
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$174 Legion Revision $86	$87
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$76 XARELTO $76
EBI MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC	$36 BGS-BHS Stimulators $19	BSBHT - BGS BHS STIMULATORS $18
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$14 EUFLEXXA $14
Other	$6 DUEXIS-800mg Ibuprofen- 26.6mg Famotidine $6

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$606
Education	$96

Biography

Dr. David Black is a medical specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He attended medical school at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Dr. Black is affiliated with Freeman Health System.