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Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD

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(Herbert S. Schwartz, MD)

(225 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Practice and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (1981)

Professional interests include: cancer, musculoskeletal problems, bone tumor, and more.

1215 21st Avenue South Suite 4200
Nashville, TN 37232

(615) 322-5000

Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD is a general practitioner in Nashville, TN specializing in general practice and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1981 and has 45 years of experience. Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD is affiliated with Vanderbilt Health and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

Office Locations

1215 21st Avenue South Suite 4200
Nashville, TN 37232

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Some issues Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD can help you with:

Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	239

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	215
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	12
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and soft tissue surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	188
excision	11
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
soft tissue surgery	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	90

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	11
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	190

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	26
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	184
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	15
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	181
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	232
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	97

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	214
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	173

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	138

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	125

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	43

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD treated as a general practitioner in Nashville, TN were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and soft tissue surgery.

doctor visit	189
excision	11
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
soft tissue surgery	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	124
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	40
85 and over	5
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	72

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	2
Cancer	18

Education & Training

Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1981. He completed residency at University of Chicago Medical Center. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (1981)

Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (1986)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (1989)

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Vanderbilt Health

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 225 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Herbert S. Schwartz, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Nashville, TN.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-01-29

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Very nice explained everything to me & my daughters.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-12-06

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Very pleased!

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.	$38,229 $38,229
BLUEWIND MEDICAL	$1,369 RENOVA $967	$402
Stryker Corporation	$141 None $122	SPY-PHI SYSTEM $19
AXOGEN	$21 AxoGuard Nerve Connector $21

**Types of Payments**
Honoraria	$29,575
Travel and Lodging	$8,847
Food and Beverage	$1,338

Biography

Dr. Herbert Schwartz sees patients in Nashville, TN. His medical specialties are general practice and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Schwartz has indicated that his clinical interests include bone tumor, soft tissue tumor, and bone cancer (osteosarcoma). Patient ratings for Dr. Schwartz average 5.0 stars (out of 5). His education and training includes medical school at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine and the University of Illinois College of Medicine and residency at Mayo Clinic and the University of Chicago Medical Center. Dr. Schwartz is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Nashville, TN.