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Dr. George Robert Booker, MD

(714 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

4517 Southlake Parkway
Hoover, AL 35244

(205) 985-4111

Dr. George Robert Booker, MD is an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. George Robert Booker, MD is affiliated with Grandview Medical Center and Southlake Orthopaedics.

Office Locations

4517 Southlake Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35244

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Southlake Orthopaedics

4517 Southlake Parkway
Hoover, AL 35244

(205) 985-4111

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

joint imaging

In 2023, Dr. George Robert Booker, MD performed more joint imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 25%

By Volume:

knee X-ray

In 2012, Dr. George Robert Booker, MD performed more knee X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Robert Booker, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	89
doctor visit	321
hip imaging	26
hospital care	16
injections	89
inpatient care	16
musculoskeletal imaging	155
pelvic imaging	30
spinal procedures	20
X-rays	205

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Robert Booker, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	123
doctor visit	360
hip imaging	43
hospital care	28
injections	123
inpatient care	28
musculoskeletal imaging	182
pelvic imaging	36
spinal procedures	22
X-rays	240

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	26
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Robert Booker, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	181
doctor visit	391
hip imaging	36
injections	181
musculoskeletal imaging	210
pelvic imaging	37
spinal procedures	17
X-rays	264

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	20
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Robert Booker, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	205
doctor visit	486
hip imaging	47
hospital care	15
injections	205
inpatient care	15
musculoskeletal imaging	224
pelvic imaging	49
spinal procedures	17
X-rays	290

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	54
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Robert Booker, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	213
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	408
injections	213
joint surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	219
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	219

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	22
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Robert Booker, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	150
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	305
injections	150
joint surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	128
spinal procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	141

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	21
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Robert Booker, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	195
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	421
hospital care	13
injections	195
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	53
lower extremity surgery	29
minimally invasive procedures	35
musculoskeletal imaging	249
reconstructive surgery	18
spinal procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	24
X-rays	262

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	33
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Robert Booker, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	145
doctor visit	356
hospital care	24
injections	145
inpatient care	24
joint surgery	29
lower extremity surgery	29
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	208
reconstructive surgery	18
spinal procedures	11
X-rays	219

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	35
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Robert Booker, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	142
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	370
excision	15
hospital care	15
injections	142
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	41
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	30
musculoskeletal imaging	179
reconstructive surgery	11
spinal procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	30
X-rays	193

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	27
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Robert Booker, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	141
doctor visit	296
injections	141
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	178
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	12
X-rays	190

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	16
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Robert Booker, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	129
doctor visit	284
hip imaging	13
hospital care	12
injections	129
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	23
lower extremity surgery	23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	37
musculoskeletal imaging	253
reconstructive surgery	23
spinal procedures	27
X-rays	243

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	20
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Robert Booker, MD treated as an orthopedist in Birmingham, AL were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	155
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	363
excision	15
hip imaging	33
hospital care	17
injections	155
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	20
minimally invasive procedures	20
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	37
musculoskeletal imaging	198
pelvic imaging	38
reconstructive surgery	16
spinal procedures	16
upper extremity surgery	20
X-rays	224

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	206
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	63
85 and over	24
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	112

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Robert Booker, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. George Robert Booker, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. George Robert Booker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Grandview Medical Center

Southlake Orthopaedics

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. George Robert Booker, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 714 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. George Robert Booker, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Birmingham, AL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$1,100 Firstpass $399	TRUNAV $376	Werewolf System $127	Regeneten $81	SPIDER/2 $47	Other $70
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$320 Knee $277	NA $24	TFN-Advance $19
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.	$262 Zilretta $262
Amniox Medical	$100 CLARIX $100
Pacira Therapeutics, Inc.	$85 Zilretta $85
Other	$448 Mako $66	SYNVISC-ONE $49	ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $39	Video Accessories $36	Palacos $27	Other $232

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,436
Travel and Lodging	$880

Biography

Dr. George Booker is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Dr. Booker is affiliated with Grandview Medical Center. He graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.