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Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Trauma

1290 Summer Street Suite 4400
Stamford, CT 06905

(203) 323-7331

Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Charleston, SC specializing in sports medicine and orthopedic trauma.

Office Locations

1014 Saint Andrews Boulevard
Charleston, SC 29407

(843) 556-5585

(846) 556-5587

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1290 Summer Street Suite 4400
Stamford, CT 06905

(203) 323-7331

(203) 324-7027

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3424 Shelby Ray Court
Charleston, SC 29414

(843) 402-6834

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8050 W Judge Perez Drive
Chalmette, LA 70043

(504) 826-9600

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Charleston, SC during 2012 were X-rays, rehabilitation, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	172
diagnostic evaluation	29
doctor visit	547
hip imaging	88
hospital care	32
injections	172
inpatient care	32
manual therapy	136
musculoskeletal imaging	339
pelvic imaging	83
rehabilitation	405
spinal procedures	54
X-rays	476

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Charleston, SC during 2013 were rehabilitation, X-rays, manual therapy and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	302
diagnostic evaluation	43
doctor visit	611
hip imaging	88
hospital care	12
injections	302
inpatient care	12
manual therapy	415
musculoskeletal imaging	353
pelvic imaging	88
rehabilitation	1017
spinal procedures	48
X-rays	489

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	60
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Charleston, SC during 2014 were rehabilitation, X-rays, manual therapy and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	250
diagnostic evaluation	33
doctor visit	472
hip imaging	79
hospital care	15
injections	250
inpatient care	15
manual therapy	357
musculoskeletal imaging	325
pelvic imaging	71
rehabilitation	743
spinal procedures	28
X-rays	424

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	64
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Charleston, SC during 2015 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	243
diagnostic evaluation	53
doctor visit	429
hip imaging	68
hospital care	15
injections	243
inpatient care	15
manual therapy	461
musculoskeletal imaging	199
pelvic imaging	39
rehabilitation	1050
spinal procedures	31
X-rays	269

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	104
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Charleston, SC during 2016 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	165
diagnostic evaluation	32
doctor visit	487
injections	165
manual therapy	204
musculoskeletal imaging	58
rehabilitation	493
spinal procedures	30
X-rays	88

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Charleston, SC during 2017 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	55
doctor visit	182
injections	55

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Charleston, SC during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
doctor visit	68
injections	31

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Charleston, SC during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
doctor visit	85
injections	39

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	21

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
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

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Charleston, SC were rehabilitation, X-rays, manual therapy and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	157
diagnostic evaluation	38
doctor visit	321
hip imaging	80
hospital care	18
injections	157
inpatient care	18
manual therapy	314
musculoskeletal imaging	254
pelvic imaging	70
rehabilitation	741
spinal procedures	38
X-rays	349

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	155
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	57
85 and over	25
Less than 65	11
65 to 74	73

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

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Charleston, SC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$2,975 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $1,715	$1,260
Stryker Corporation	$1,848 KNEES $530	MAKOplasty $323	Mako $298	Gamma $146	Pivot Portal Entry Kit $143	Other $408
Alon Medical Technology	$1,292 $1,292
ConforMIS, Inc.	$791 ALL $621	itotal CR $155	iTOTAL $14
Horizon Pharma plc	$180 Duexis $152	VIMOVO $28
Other	$464 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $104	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $62	EUFLEXXA $50	EVICEL $49	Knee $48	Other $152

**Types of Payments**
Education	$4,239
Food and Beverage	$2,719
Travel and Lodging	$592

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frank A. Difazio, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

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