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Dr. James D. Michelson, MD

Accepting New Patients

(144 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Yale School of Medicine

192 Tilley Drive
South Burlington, VT 05403

(802) 847-6000

Dr. James D. Michelson, MD is an orthopedist in Middlebury, VT specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Yale School of Medicine. Dr. James D. Michelson, MD is affiliated with The University of Vermont Health Network and UVM Medical Group.

Office Locations

UVM Medical Group

1436 Exchange Street
Middlebury, VT 05753

(802) 388-3194

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UVM Medical Group

192 Tilley Drive
South Burlington, VT 05403

(802) 847-6000

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2150 Pennsylvania Avenue Nw 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20037

(202) 741-3300

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115 Porter Drive
Middlebury, VT 05753

(802) 388-4430

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In The News

“The deformity is the result of bad footwear, says James Michelson, an orthopedic surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.”—"WORRY ABOUT EARTH, NOT ROGUE ASTEROIDS", Desert News, February 1993

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	293

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	236

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	104

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James D. Michelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Middlebury, VT during 2014 were lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	291
lower extremity surgery	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	342

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	254

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	337

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	130

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	260

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	133

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James D. Michelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Middlebury, VT during 2018 were lower extremity surgery, removal of internal scar tissue and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	316
lower extremity surgery	12
removal of internal scar tissue	12
tendon surgery	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	151

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	244

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	113

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	186

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	83

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	187

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	84

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	180

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	93

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James D. Michelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Middlebury, VT were lower extremity surgery, removal of internal scar tissue and tendon surgery.

doctor visit	261
lower extremity surgery	14
removal of internal scar tissue	12
tendon surgery	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	18
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	59
65 to 74	82

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James D. Michelson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James D. Michelson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	1
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. James D. Michelson, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine

Residency: University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James D. Michelson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The University of Vermont Health Network

UVM Medical Group

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. James D. Michelson, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), MVP Health Care, CIGNA Lifesource, Medicare Advantage, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, MagnaCare, United Healthcare, Great-West Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Fidelis Care, Community Care Network (CCN), Delta Dental, CHAMPVA, Anthem, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, First Health, Beech Street, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Capital District Physicians' Health Plan (CDPHP), TriCare Martin s Point Health Care, The Vermont Health Plan (TVHP), Optum Rx, Capital District Physicians' Healthcare Network (CDPHN), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) / CBA (includes Dental), TriCare for Life - Skilled Nursing Facility, Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield, Zelis/Stratose, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) / FEP / CBA, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (Medicare), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, Vermont Blue Advantage, Workers' Comp (VT and NY), EBPA, TriCare Martin's Point Health Care (excludes Behavioral Health) and Workers' Comp (VT).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. James D. Michelson, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

MVP Health Care

CIGNA Lifesource

Medicare Advantage

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

Aetna

UnitedHealthcare

MagnaCare

United Healthcare

Great-West Healthcare

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Fidelis Care

Community Care Network (CCN)

Delta Dental

CHAMPVA

Anthem

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

First Health

Beech Street

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

Capital District Physicians' Health Plan (CDPHP)

TriCare Martin s Point Health Care

The Vermont Health Plan (TVHP)

Optum Rx

Capital District Physicians' Healthcare Network (CDPHN)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) / CBA (includes Dental)

TriCare for Life - Skilled Nursing Facility

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield

Zelis/Stratose

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) / FEP / CBA

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (Medicare)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont

Vermont Blue Advantage

Workers' Comp (VT and NY)

EBPA

TriCare Martin's Point Health Care (excludes Behavioral Health)

Workers' Comp (VT)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James D. Michelson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 144 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James D. Michelson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Middlebury, VT.

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Biography

Dr. James Michelson specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. After completing medical school at Yale School of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania. The average patient rating for Dr. Michelson is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Michelson is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California. Dr. Michelson is affiliated with The University of Vermont Health Network. He has an open panel in South Burlington, VT according to The University of Vermont Health Network.