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Dr. Joel M. Press, MD

(Dr. Joel Press, MD)

(500 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pain Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

Professional interests include: sports health, spine problems

429 East 75th Street 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10021

(212) 606-1675

Dr. Joel M. Press, MD is a pain medicine specialist in New York, NY specializing in pain medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). Dr. Joel M. Press, MD is affiliated with Hospital for Special Surgery.

Office Locations

Hospital for Special Surgery

429 East 75th Street 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10021

(212) 606-1675

(212) 774-2345

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Joel Press is the physiatrist-in-chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and a professor of rehabilitation medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.”—"Chronic pain is breaking the healthcare system's back", Urbana Daily Citizen, January 2025

“"You need to find a pillow that doesn't crane your neck in any position," Joel Press, MD, physiatrist in chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, told Today.”—"Enjoy better sleep with these pillows rated tops by Consumer Reports", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , March 2022

“"You need to find a pillow that doesn't crane your neck in any position," says Joel Press, MD, physiatrist in chief at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.”—"Best Pillows From Consumer Reports' Tests", Yahoo News, March 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	744

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	758

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	50
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD in 2013

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	14
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	772

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	39
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD in 2014

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	17
Dementia	3
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	460

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	580
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD in 2015

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	262

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD in 2016

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	261

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD in 2017

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	370

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	401

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	148

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD in 2019

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	254

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD in 2020

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	284

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD in 2021

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	303

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD in 2022

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	442

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Press, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	247
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	111
85 and over	8
Less than 65	3
65 to 74	125

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

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

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	1
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He completed residency at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. He is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine Sports Medicine Board Certificatio and has a state license in New York.

Residency: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine Sports Medicine Board Certificatio

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joel M. Press, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Hospital for Special Surgery

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. Joel M. Press, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Aetna, EmblemHealth, Blue California, UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, United Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Medicare (Status: Non-Par using Medicare Limited Fee Schedule) and Connecticare (not through Access Health CT).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Joel M. Press, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

Aetna

EmblemHealth

Blue California

UnitedHealthcare

Anthem

United Healthcare

Oxford Health Plans

Medicare (Status: Non-Par using Medicare Limited Fee Schedule)

Connecticare (not through Access Health CT)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joel M. Press, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 500 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joel M. Press, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

4.9

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$124 EVEREST $124
Boston Scientific Corporation	$113 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $113
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.	$21 Zilretta $21

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$258

Biography

Dr. Joel Press is a specialist in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and pain medicine. He works in New York, NY. He attended medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. His medical residency was performed at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Dr. Press's areas of expertise consist of sports health and spine problems. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Press usually honors Anthem, Blue California, and UnitedHealthcare, in addition to other insurance carriers. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Press include: Chicago Super Doctors; Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 20 Years; and Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors, 2002-2020. He is professionally affiliated with Hospital for Special Surgery.