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Dr. James M. Bried, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Arizona College of Medicine

Professional interests include: sports health, reconstructive surgery, general orthopedics

15525 Pomerado Road Suite A-1
Poway, CA 92064

(858) 485-0050

Dr. James M. Bried, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Poway, CA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine. Dr. James M. Bried, MD is affiliated with Palomar Health Medical Group.

Office Locations

15525 Pomerado Road Suite A-1
Poway, CA 92064

(858) 485-0050

(858) 485-9510

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“According to Poway orthopedist Dr. James Bried, rotator cuff damage, the same injury that bedevils Major League pitchers, also visits softball players.”—"HEALTH & FITNESS : Keeping Yourself in the Game", Los Angeles Times, June 2023

“So, in consultation with his wife and a friend in the medical profession, orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Bried, Stewart prepared to return home and get tested.”—"'Take it seriously': A quarantined Dave Stewart awaits test results for COVID-19", New York Times, March 2020

“"Be as fit and as medically healthy and stable as you can before surgery," said Dr. James Bried, medical director of orthopedics at Palomar Health.”—"New joint a good fit?", The San Diego Union-Tribune, February 2013

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James M. Bried, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

knee X-ray

X-rays

By Affordability:

neck X-ray

spine imaging

spine X-ray

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. James M. Bried, MD performed more knee X-ray, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for neck X-ray, spine imaging, and spine X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

By Affordability:

rotator cuff repair

total hip replacement

total joint replacement

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. James M. Bried, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for rotator cuff repair, total hip replacement, and total joint replacement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint surgery

lower extremity surgery

reconstructive surgery

total knee replacement

By Affordability:

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

arthroscopic shoulder debridement

total knee replacement

X-rays

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. James M. Bried, MD performed more joint surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery, and total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic shoulder debridement, hip arthroplasty, hip reconstruction, hip replacement, hip surgery, joint X-ray, knee replacement, knee X-ray, rotator cuff surgery, shoulder arthroscopy, shoulder debridement, shoulder surgery, total knee replacement, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bried, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Poway, CA during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bried, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	314
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	25
decompression surgery	27
diagnostic evaluation	27
doctor visit	1026
hip imaging	120
injections	326
joint surgery	130
lower extremity surgery	56
manual therapy	203
minimally invasive procedures	89
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	45
musculoskeletal imaging	348
pain management	12
reconstructive surgery	41
rehabilitation	118
spinal procedures	55
upper extremity surgery	74
X-rays	358

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bried, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Poway, CA during 2013 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bried, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	356
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	1102
hip imaging	97
injections	356
joint surgery	97
lower extremity surgery	47
minimally invasive procedures	52
musculoskeletal imaging	153
reconstructive surgery	45
spinal procedures	59
upper extremity surgery	50
X-rays	212

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	493
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	84
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bried, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Poway, CA during 2014 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bried, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	346
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	1180
hip imaging	86
injections	361
joint surgery	116
lower extremity surgery	62
minimally invasive procedures	71
musculoskeletal imaging	162
pain management	15
reconstructive surgery	45
spinal procedures	55
upper extremity surgery	54
X-rays	217

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	327

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	527
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	86
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bried, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Poway, CA during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bried, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	333
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	1180
hip imaging	123
injections	333
joint surgery	111
lower extremity surgery	76
minimally invasive procedures	46
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	46
musculoskeletal imaging	352
reconstructive surgery	65
spinal procedures	81
thoracic (chest) imaging	99
upper extremity surgery	35
X-rays	486

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD.

**Gender**
Male	724
Female	1018

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1548
Black	0
Hispanic	72
Asian	60
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	866
From 75 to 84	536
85 and over	256
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bried, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Poway, CA during 2016 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bried, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	326
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	1212
injections	326
joint surgery	161
lower extremity surgery	94
minimally invasive procedures	80
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
musculoskeletal imaging	261
reconstructive surgery	81
spinal procedures	87
thoracic (chest) imaging	200
upper extremity surgery	67
X-rays	532

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD.

**Gender**
Male	474
Female	615

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	940
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	44
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	558
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	143
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bried, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Poway, CA during 2017 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bried, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	399
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	1279
injections	399
joint surgery	145
lower extremity surgery	81
minimally invasive procedures	75
musculoskeletal imaging	114
reconstructive surgery	70
spinal procedures	75
thoracic (chest) imaging	259
upper extremity surgery	64
X-rays	448

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD.

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	589

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	917
Black	0
Hispanic	58
Asian	34
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	511
From 75 to 84	352
85 and over	149
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bried, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Poway, CA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bried, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	368
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	31
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	1213
injections	368
joint surgery	182
lower extremity surgery	100
minimally invasive procedures	111
musculoskeletal imaging	128
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	71
spinal procedures	72
upper extremity surgery	82
X-rays	212

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD.

**Gender**
Male	392
Female	566

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	831
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	36
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	488
From 75 to 84	302
85 and over	121
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bried, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Poway, CA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bried, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	351
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	24
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	1193
injections	351
joint surgery	151
lower extremity surgery	82
minimally invasive procedures	93
musculoskeletal imaging	205
reconstructive surgery	58
spinal procedures	66
upper extremity surgery	69
X-rays	271

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD.

**Gender**
Male	398
Female	531

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	802
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	34
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	121
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bried, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Poway, CA during 2020 were X-rays, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bried, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	303
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	1091
injections	319
joint surgery	150
lower extremity surgery	99
minimally invasive procedures	85
musculoskeletal imaging	305
pain management	16
reconstructive surgery	65
spinal procedures	57
upper extremity surgery	51
X-rays	362

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD.

**Gender**
Male	365
Female	425

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	691
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	413
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	98
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bried, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Poway, CA during 2021 were X-rays, injections, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bried, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	334
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	20
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	1119
injections	364
joint surgery	144
lower extremity surgery	84
minimally invasive procedures	88
musculoskeletal imaging	314
pain management	12
reconstructive surgery	56
spinal procedures	75
upper extremity surgery	60
X-rays	389

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	463

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	697
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	427
From 75 to 84	293
85 and over	85
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James M. Bried, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Poway, CA during 2022 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bried, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	386
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	19
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	1101
injections	400
joint surgery	140
lower extremity surgery	88
minimally invasive procedures	65
musculoskeletal imaging	321
pain management	14
reconstructive surgery	75
spinal procedures	57
upper extremity surgery	52
X-rays	378

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD.

**Gender**
Male	373
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	742
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	39
Other	45
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	420
From 75 to 84	319
85 and over	124
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	3
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James M. Bried, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James M. Bried, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Poway, CA were injections, X-rays, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	346
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	21
decompression surgery	24
diagnostic evaluation	27
doctor visit	1154
hip imaging	106
injections	354
joint surgery	138
lower extremity surgery	79
manual therapy	203
minimally invasive procedures	77
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	35
musculoskeletal imaging	242
pain management	13
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	61
rehabilitation	118
spinal procedures	67
thoracic (chest) imaging	186
upper extremity surgery	59
X-rays	351

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James M. Bried, MD.

**Gender**
Female	485
Male	369

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	31
Non-Hispanic White	744
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	39
Other	16

**Age**
85 and over	115
75 to 84	276
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	427

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

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

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. James M. Bried, MD graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine. He completed residency at University Medical Center, Tucson. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine

Residency: University Medical Center, Tucson

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James M. Bried, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Palomar Health Medical Group

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ImpactOrtho, Inc.	$1,200 $1,200
KCI USA, Inc	$1,128 PREVENA $1,000	$128
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$640 ATTUNE $142	Extremities $115	ACTIS $110	KNEES $101	GLOBAL $64	Other $108
Stryker Corporation	$336 Mako $136	Star $114	TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $49	TRIDENT $21	ACCOLADE $17
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$241 PENNSAID $214	Duexis $26
Other	$1,547 Columbus AS $131	SIMPLICITI $126	Arcos $124	ALL $94	XARTEMIS XR $89	Other $983

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,892
Education	$1,200
Consulting Fee	$1,000

Biography

Dr. James Bried is an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine specialist in Poway, CA. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Bried include general orthopedics, sports health, and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Bried studied medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Bried trained at the University Medical Center, Tucson. He speaks Spanish. Dr. Bried is professionally affiliated with Palomar Health Medical Group. According to Palomar Health Medical Group, new patients are welcome to contact his office in.