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Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD

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(52 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine

University of Vermont College of Medicine

400 E 3RD STREET
DULUTH, MN 55805

(218) 786-8364

Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD is a sports medicine doctor in DULUTH, MN specializing in sports medicine. He graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine. Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD is affiliated with Essentia Health.

Office Locations

400 E 3RD STREET
DULUTH, MN 55805

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In The News

“Using ultrasound allows me to perform TFR procedures in my office under local anesthesia," said Dr. Douglas Hoffman of Essentia Health SMMC in Duluth, Minn., who also participated in the TFR...”—"SONEX HEALTH ANNOUNCES FULL MARKET RELEASE OF ULTRAGUIDETFR(tm) TO TREAT TRIGGER FINGER", Associated Press News, April 2022

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

trigger finger surgery

upper extremity surgery

In 2023, Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD performed more nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, trigger finger surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in DULUTH, MN during 2012 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	346
doctor visit	564
injections	346

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in DULUTH, MN during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	255
doctor visit	225
injections	255

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	30
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in DULUTH, MN during 2014 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	189
doctor visit	165
injections	189

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	34
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in DULUTH, MN during 2015 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	137
doctor visit	116
injections	163

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	44
Less than 65	194

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in DULUTH, MN during 2016 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	117
doctor visit	64
injections	117

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	21
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in DULUTH, MN during 2017 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	59
doctor visit	33
injections	59

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	18
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in DULUTH, MN during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
doctor visit	36
injections	38

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	14
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in DULUTH, MN during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
doctor visit	47
injections	37

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	15
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in DULUTH, MN during 2020 were aspiration, injections, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	31
injections	31
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	17
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in DULUTH, MN during 2021 were nerve procedures, open surgery, upper extremity surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	44
injections	15
nerve procedures	26
open surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	26

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	20
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in DULUTH, MN during 2022 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	53
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	21
tendon surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	50

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	12
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in DULUTH, MN were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

aspiration	122
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	125
injections	125
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
tendon surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	226
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	48
85 and over	20
Less than 65	74
65 to 74	98

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	4
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine. He completed residency at UPMC St. Margaret. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine - Sports Medicine American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine

Residency: UPMC St. Margaret

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine - Sports Medicine American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Essentia Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.81 out of 5 stars based on 52 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Douglas Frederick Hoffman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in DULUTH, MN.

4.81

Overall Rating

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-02

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Hoffman is not only a highly skilled surgeon, he is kind and compassionate and makes everyone in his team and the patient feel at ease and enjoys educating his staff . He is very vigilant about maintaining asepsis with diligent protocols for pre and post care . He gives easy to follow concise verbal instructions along with written material to review .He answers all concerns respectfully with coherent explanations which instills confidence .He tries his best accommodate patients personal time frame in his appointment calendar so as to provide expeditious relief . Dr. Hoffman is an excellent surgeon and a credit to his profession .

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-22

Patient verified via Press Ganey

He is the best doctor in his field. I absolutely love him and have used him over the years.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-11-17

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Good experience- so grateful Dr Hoffman was willing to see me at the end of his busy day.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Sonex Health, Inc.	$9,342 ULTRAGUIDECTR $4,929	Sx-one Microknife $3,981	ULTRAGUIDETFR $432
GE Healthcare	$323 $323
NeuroLogica Corporation, A Subsidiary of Samsung Electronics	$209 $209
Tenex Health Inc.	$62 $62

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$8,850
Food and Beverage	$607
Travel and Lodging	$287
Education	$191

Biography

Dr. Douglas Hoffman specializes in family medicine and sports medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Essentia Health. Before performing his residency at UPMC St. Margaret and Hennepin County Medical Center, Dr. Hoffman attended the University of Vermont College of Medicine for medical school. Dr. Hoffman's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). His practice in Duluth, MN is open to new patients as reported by Essentia Health.

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