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Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

8735 S Merrion Lane
Hometown, IL 60456

(708) 425-1150

Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD is an orthopedist in Hometown, IL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

8735 S Merrion Lane
Hometown, IL 60456

(708) 425-1150

(708) 425-9454

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hometown, IL during 2012 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

amputation	13
aspiration	280
doctor visit	763
fracture surgery	14
hip imaging	68
hospital care	57
injections	280
inpatient care	57
joint surgery	69
lower extremity surgery	82
musculoskeletal imaging	155
open surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	69
X-rays	155

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hometown, IL during 2013 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

amputation	13
aspiration	254
diagnostic evaluation	13
doctor visit	757
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	68
hospital care	46
injections	254
inpatient care	46
joint surgery	64
lower extremity surgery	77
manual therapy	66
musculoskeletal imaging	132
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	64
rehabilitation	298
X-rays	132

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	360

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	235
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	73
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hometown, IL during 2014 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	219
diagnostic evaluation	12
doctor visit	704
fracture surgery	26
hip imaging	88
hospital care	38
injections	219
inpatient care	38
joint surgery	79
lower extremity surgery	94
manual therapy	103
musculoskeletal imaging	152
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	79
rehabilitation	334
X-rays	152

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	218
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	66
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hometown, IL during 2015 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	209
diagnostic evaluation	12
doctor visit	673
hip imaging	91
hospital care	54
injections	209
inpatient care	54
joint surgery	71
lower extremity surgery	71
manual therapy	81
musculoskeletal imaging	166
reconstructive surgery	71
rehabilitation	317
X-rays	166

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	670

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	466
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	126
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hometown, IL during 2016 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	211
doctor visit	648
hospital care	66
injections	211
inpatient care	66
joint surgery	80
lower extremity surgery	80
musculoskeletal imaging	74
reconstructive surgery	80
X-rays	74

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	248
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	47
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hometown, IL during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	173
doctor visit	472
injections	173
musculoskeletal imaging	35
X-rays	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	148
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	34
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hometown, IL during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	173
doctor visit	391
injections	173

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	111
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	28
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hometown, IL were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

amputation	13
aspiration	217
diagnostic evaluation	12
doctor visit	629
fracture surgery	17
hip imaging	78
hospital care	52
injections	217
inpatient care	52
joint surgery	72
lower extremity surgery	80
manual therapy	83
musculoskeletal imaging	119
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	72
rehabilitation	316
X-rays	119

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Female	290
Male	125

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	203
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	160
Hispanic	32
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	53
75 to 84	133
Less than 65	53
65 to 74	175

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Dirk Nelson, MD From 2012 - 2018

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$208 KNEES $208
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$132 Knee $132
Orthofix International N.V.	$41 Physio-Stim $41
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$18 VOLTAREN Gel $18
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$18 MOVANTIK $18
Other	$26 PENNSAID $15	HYSINGLA ER $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$382
Education	$60

Biography

Dr. Douglas Nelson specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and practices in Hometown, IL. Dr. Nelson obtained a license to practice in Illinois.