In 2023, Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO performed more injections, major joint aspiration, and sacroiliac (SI) joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Michigan.

Top 25%

By Volume:

facet rhizotomy injection

pain management

percutaneous procedures

rhizotomy

spinal injection

In 2012, Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO performed more facet rhizotomy injection, pain management, percutaneous procedures, rhizotomy (nerve ablation), and spinal injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Michigan.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated as an interventional pain specialist in Portage, MI during 2012 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	684
hospital care	13
injections	67
inpatient care	13
nerve block	51
pain management	67
spinal procedures	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated as an interventional pain specialist in Portage, MI during 2013 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	722
injections	164
nerve block	118
pain management	135
spinal procedures	135

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	459
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	54
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated as an interventional pain specialist in Portage, MI during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	108
doctor visit	1831
injections	1053
minimally invasive procedures	17
nerve block	827
nerve procedures	17
pain management	962
spinal procedures	909

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	450
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	47
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated as an interventional pain specialist in Portage, MI during 2015 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	169
doctor visit	1106
injections	1384
minimally invasive procedures	38
nerve block	968
nerve procedures	38
pain management	1253
spinal procedures	1094

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	452
Female	796

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1116
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	114
Less than 65	430

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated as an interventional pain specialist in Portage, MI during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	174
doctor visit	324
injections	1349
minimally invasive procedures	42
nerve block	917
nerve procedures	42
pain management	1217
spinal procedures	1009

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	581
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	62
Less than 65	197

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated as an interventional pain specialist in Portage, MI during 2017 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	161
doctor visit	384
injections	477
minimally invasive procedures	53
nerve block	109
nerve procedures	53
pain management	369
spinal procedures	215

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	547
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	61
Less than 65	191

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated as an interventional pain specialist in Portage, MI during 2018 were injections, pain management, aspiration and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	223
doctor visit	316
injections	525
minimally invasive procedures	58
nerve block	36
nerve procedures	58
pain management	360
spinal procedures	183

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	551
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	54
Less than 65	165

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated as an interventional pain specialist in Portage, MI during 2019 were injections, pain management, aspiration and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	225
doctor visit	357
injections	490
minimally invasive procedures	57
nerve block	53
nerve procedures	57
pain management	322
spinal procedures	139

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	385

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	60
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated as an interventional pain specialist in Portage, MI during 2020 were injections, pain management, aspiration and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	223
chronic care	122
doctor visit	319
injections	481
minimally invasive procedures	37
nerve block	58
nerve procedures	37
pain management	295
spinal procedures	131

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	519
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	60
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated as an interventional pain specialist in Portage, MI during 2021 were injections, pain management, aspiration and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	198
chronic care	65
doctor visit	299
injections	475
minimally invasive procedures	55
nerve block	56
nerve procedures	42
neurostimulator lead placement	13
pain management	319
spinal procedures	145

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	59
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated as an interventional pain specialist in Portage, MI during 2022 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	141
doctor visit	248
injections	327
minimally invasive procedures	129
nerve block	46
nerve procedures	129
pain management	315
spinal procedures	144

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	63
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated as an interventional pain specialist in Portage, MI during 2023 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	108
doctor visit	215
injections	244
minimally invasive procedures	77
nerve block	25
nerve procedures	64
neurostimulator lead placement	13
pain management	200
spinal procedures	149

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	445
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	67
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated as an interventional pain specialist in Portage, MI were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration	159
chronic care	93
doctor visit	567
hospital care	13
injections	586
inpatient care	13
minimally invasive procedures	56
nerve block	272
nerve procedures	53
neurostimulator lead placement	13
pain management	484
spinal procedures	360

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	34
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	515
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	146
85 and over	58
Less than 65	153
65 to 74	214

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	7
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Michigan.

Licensed In: Michigan

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joel Lawrence Bez, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$6,169 Octrode $1,842	Octrode SCS Leads $1,773	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $915	Penta SCS Leads $450	PROCLAIM $313	Other $876
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,779 PRECISION PLUS SCS SYSTEM $1,077	PAIN MANAGEMENT $382	SPECTRA SYSTEM $167	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $110	OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED $25	Other $18
Nevro Corp.	$418 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $174	Senza $164	Omnia $80
Depomed, Inc.	$375 Gralise $225	Gralise Zipsor Cambia $61	Cambia $44	Nucynta $28	Zipsor $17
Purdue Pharma L.P.	$360 BUTRANS $115	OXYCONTIN $113	HYSINGLA ER $72	SYMPROIC $28	INTERMEZZO $16	Other $16
Other	$2,400 TROKENDI XR $171	BOTOX $157	SUBSYS $117	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $102	Aimovig $98	Other $1,754

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,336
Travel and Lodging	$971
Education	$195

Biography

Dr. Joel Bez specializes in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine and practices in Portage, MI. He attended medical school at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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