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Dr. John David Okun, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Professional interests include: musculoskeletal problems, fractures (broken bones), shoulder problems, and more.

1901 Haverford Avenue Suite 107
Sun City Center, FL 33573

(813) 633-0286

Dr. John David Okun, MD is an orthopedist in Sun City Center, FL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. John David Okun, MD is affiliated with HCA Florida Healthcare and HCA Florida South Shore Hospital.

Office Locations

1901 Haverford Avenue Suite 107
Sun City Center, FL 33573

(813) 633-0286

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721 West Robertson Street Suite 102
Brandon, FL 33511

(813) 684-3707

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Some issues Dr. John David Okun, 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.

Replacement Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement)

Joint replacement, sometimes also called arthroplasty, is an option when a joint becomes severely damaged by disease or injury. The damaged cartilage of the joint is surgically removed, the ends of the bones in the joint are resurfaced, and a prosthetic is installed. Most prosthetic joints are made of a metal piece that fits into a plastic sleeve so that they glide smoothly. A joint replacement increases stability in the damaged area and decreases pain. The hip and knee are the two joints most commonly replaced, but joint replacement can also be performed on the ankle, shoulder, elbow and even fingers.

Although joint replacement is one of the safest and most reliable medical procedures available, it is still a major surgical procedure. All surgical procedures carry risks, such as infection or blood clots. For this reason, doctors try to help their patients avoid surgery for as long as they can. Taking arthritis medications, losing weight, avoiding high impact sports such as running, taking supplements such as glucosamine or chondroitin, or having joint injections may allow a patient to enjoy life without the need for surgery.

After having joint replacement surgery, patients can expect some pain the first few days as they recover. Physical therapy is an important part of recovery, and it can decrease complications and increase future mobility. As soon as possible, returning to low impact sports such as swimming, walking or biking can stretch and heal the new joint. A prosthetic joint can last 15 - 20 years and cannot be further damaged by degenerative diseases such as arthritis, so once it is done patients should be pain-free for many years.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Okun, MD treated as an orthopedist in Sun City Center, FL during 2012 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Okun, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	198
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	1007
excision	14
hip imaging	188
hospital care	45
injections	198
inpatient care	45
joint surgery	146
lower extremity surgery	117
minimally invasive procedures	108
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	66
musculoskeletal imaging	514
pelvic imaging	27
reconstructive surgery	38
spinal procedures	14
synovectomy	36
upper extremity surgery	29
X-rays	489

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Okun, MD treated as an orthopedist in Sun City Center, FL during 2013 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Okun, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	265
doctor visit	939
hip imaging	173
injections	265
joint surgery	36
lower extremity surgery	36
minimally invasive procedures	17
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	119
musculoskeletal imaging	540
reconstructive surgery	19
X-rays	421

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	62
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Okun, MD treated as an orthopedist in Sun City Center, FL during 2014 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Okun, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	219
doctor visit	677
hip imaging	183
hospital care	11
injections	219
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	23
lower extremity surgery	23
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	83
musculoskeletal imaging	435
pelvic imaging	20
reconstructive surgery	12
X-rays	372

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	15
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	87
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Okun, MD treated as an orthopedist in Sun City Center, FL during 2015 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Okun, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	161
doctor visit	523
hip imaging	156
injections	161
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	78
musculoskeletal imaging	444
reconstructive surgery	13
X-rays	366

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	678
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	110
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Okun, MD treated as an orthopedist in Sun City Center, FL during 2016 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Okun, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	175
doctor visit	622
fracture surgery	11
hip imaging	50
injections	175
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	37
minimally invasive procedures	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	71
musculoskeletal imaging	319
X-rays	248

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	78
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Okun, MD treated as an orthopedist in Sun City Center, FL during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Okun, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	220
doctor visit	479
fracture surgery	14
injections	220
lower extremity surgery	14
musculoskeletal imaging	180
X-rays	180

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	70
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Okun, MD treated as an orthopedist in Sun City Center, FL during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Okun, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	243
doctor visit	509
injections	243
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	177
X-rays	177

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	59
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John David Okun, MD treated as an orthopedist in Sun City Center, FL during 2019 were rehabilitation, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Okun, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
doctor visit	26
injections	38
rehabilitation	226

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	55

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John David Okun, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John David Okun, MD treated as an orthopedist in Sun City Center, FL were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, rehabilitation and aspiration.

aspiration	189
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	597
excision	14
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	150
hospital care	28
injections	189
inpatient care	28
joint surgery	42
lower extremity surgery	36
minimally invasive procedures	34
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	83
musculoskeletal imaging	372
pelvic imaging	23
reconstructive surgery	20
rehabilitation	226
spinal procedures	14
synovectomy	36
upper extremity surgery	29
X-rays	321

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	321
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	14
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	127
85 and over	58
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	152

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John David Okun, MD From 2012 - 2019

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	9
Dementia	10

Education & Training

He completed residency at Montefiore Medical Center. He has a state license in Florida.

Residency: Montefiore Medical Center

Licensed In: Florida

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John David Okun, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.33 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John David Okun, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Sun City Center, FL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$2,000 Recon Hips $566	Recon Knees $380	Other Trauma $126	Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails $84	Sports Med Shoulder $45	Other $798
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$1,785 Oxford $816	AccuFill $592	Persona $291	Trauma $41	Product Portfolio $39	Other $7
TissueTech, Inc.	$445 AmnioGuard $445
ERMI Inc.	$185 $185
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$138 Early Intervention $110	HEALIX $28
Other	$400 CELEBREX $102	Knee $100	GELSYN 3 $42	INTERVENTIONAL SPINE $35	WOUND THERAPEUTICS $25	Other $96

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,060
Food and Beverage	$1,724
Consulting Fee	$96
Education	$39
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$35

Biography

Dr. John Okun is an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Brandon, FL. Dr. Okun's average patient rating is 4.5 stars (out of 5). He has indicated that his clinical interests include knee problems, replacement arthroplasty (joint replacement), and sports health. He trained at Montefiore Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with Albert Einstein College of Medicine for residency. He is conversant in Spanish. He is affiliated with HCA Florida Healthcare.