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Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Medical College of Georgia (1975)

100 N Macon Street
Macon, GA 31210

(478) 200-6970

Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD is an orthopedist in Macon, GA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1975 and has 51 years of experience.

Office Locations

100 N Macon Street
Macon, GA 31210

(478) 200-6970

(478) 216-5976

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117 Oakland Parkway
Leesburg, GA 31763

(229) 420-1839

(229) 483-0601

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512 N Shady Lane
Dothan, AL 36303

(334) 699-5747

(334) 699-5750

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6262 Veterans Parkway
Columbus, GA 31909

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“John Waldrop, 76, of Georgia, amassed a staggering collection of 1,401 taxidermy mounts and 2,594 eggs, most of them through smuggling or unauthorized means, before federal authorities raided his...”—"'Obsessive' stuffed endangered bird collector ducks jail, must pay $900K", New York Daily News, April 2025

“The Uruguayan bird, dead and stuffed, perched in front of prosecutors as its former owner, John Waldrop, was sentenced to three years of probation for illegally importing it along with hundreds of...”—"Georgia Man Sentenced for a Cache of Taxidermy Birds and Rare Eggs", New York Times, April 2025

“In addition to the fine - one of the largest-ever in an Endangered Species Act case - Dr. John Waldrop of Cataula was ordered to serve three years on probation, the DOJ said.”—"Georgia doctor fined for trafficking taxidermy birds and rare eggs.", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , April 2025

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

revision knee arthroplasty

In 2023, Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD performed more revision knee arthroplasty procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Top 10%

By Volume:

joint reconstruction

reconstructive surgery

In 2023, Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD performed more joint reconstruction, and reconstructive surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lower extremity surgery

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

total knee replacement

In 2012, Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD performed more ankle MRI, hip MRI, joint imaging, knee arthroplasty, knee MRI, knee X-ray, lower extremity MRI, lower extremity surgery, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, and total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD treated as an orthopedist in Macon, GA during 2012 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	703
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	1797
excision	11
hip imaging	417
implant removal	11
injections	703
joint surgery	322
lower extremity surgery	310
minimally invasive procedures	25
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	107
musculoskeletal imaging	1076
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	286
rehabilitation	93
revision surgery	74
spinal procedures	32
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	1001

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD treated as an orthopedist in Macon, GA during 2013 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	734
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
doctor visit	1979
excision	16
hip imaging	552
injections	734
joint surgery	334
lower extremity surgery	321
minimally invasive procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	80
musculoskeletal imaging	1184
open surgery	47
reconstructive surgery	321
revision surgery	92
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	60
X-rays	1104

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD.

**Gender**
Male	436
Female	651

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	891
Black	185
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	539
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	66
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD treated as an orthopedist in Macon, GA during 2014 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	717
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	2121
excision	16
hip imaging	702
injections	717
joint surgery	372
lower extremity surgery	341
minimally invasive procedures	44
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	122
musculoskeletal imaging	1329
open surgery	26
reconstructive surgery	328
revision surgery	90
spinal procedures	54
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	57
X-rays	1279

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD.

**Gender**
Male	461
Female	758

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	980
Black	224
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	584
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	84
Less than 65	215

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD treated as an orthopedist in Macon, GA during 2015 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	720
doctor visit	1888
excision	12
hip imaging	578
implant removal	13
injections	720
joint surgery	265
lower extremity surgery	253
minimally invasive procedures	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	116
musculoskeletal imaging	1135
open surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	253
revision surgery	71
spinal procedures	65
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	1084

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD.

**Gender**
Male	792
Female	1408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1748
Black	416
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1102
From 75 to 84	592
85 and over	150
Less than 65	356

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD treated as an orthopedist in Macon, GA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	878
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	16
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	1997
hip imaging	100
injections	878
joint surgery	332
lower extremity surgery	304
minimally invasive procedures	50
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	165
musculoskeletal imaging	682
open surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	282
revision surgery	66
spinal procedures	62
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	42
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14
X-rays	579

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD.

**Gender**
Male	428
Female	734

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	943
Black	201
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	550
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	88
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD treated as an orthopedist in Macon, GA during 2017 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	825
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	1991
excision	16
hip imaging	70
injections	825
joint surgery	353
lower extremity surgery	296
minimally invasive procedures	72
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	127
musculoskeletal imaging	580
open surgery	17
reconstructive surgery	281
rehabilitation	158
revision surgery	75
spinal procedures	86
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	74
X-rays	539

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD.

**Gender**
Male	445
Female	726

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	933
Black	210
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	584
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	80
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD treated as an orthopedist in Macon, GA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	815
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	1951
excision	16
hip imaging	108
injections	815
joint surgery	343
lower extremity surgery	293
minimally invasive procedures	50
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	175
musculoskeletal imaging	701
open surgery	15
reconstructive surgery	293
revision surgery	74
spinal procedures	106
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	65
X-rays	632

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	740

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	952
Black	194
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	573
From 75 to 84	347
85 and over	98
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD treated as an orthopedist in Macon, GA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	778
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	19
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	2076
excision	20
hip imaging	115
implant removal	16
injections	778
joint surgery	424
lower extremity surgery	364
minimally invasive procedures	87
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	188
musculoskeletal imaging	726
open surgery	18
reconstructive surgery	337
revision surgery	62
spinal procedures	103
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	78
X-rays	641

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD.

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	775

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1003
Black	209
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	635
From 75 to 84	374
85 and over	100
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD treated as an orthopedist in Macon, GA during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	579
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	18
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	1769
excision	17
hip imaging	118
injections	579
joint surgery	360
lower extremity surgery	283
minimally invasive procedures	68
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	171
musculoskeletal imaging	590
open surgery	17
reconstructive surgery	292
revision surgery	59
spinal procedures	52
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	94
X-rays	471

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD.

**Gender**
Male	417
Female	667

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	891
Black	167
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	536
From 75 to 84	345
85 and over	84
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD treated as an orthopedist in Macon, GA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	311
doctor visit	883
hip imaging	62
injections	311
joint surgery	60
lower extremity surgery	60
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	92
musculoskeletal imaging	240
reconstructive surgery	60
spinal procedures	26
X-rays	174

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	110
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	55
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD treated as an orthopedist in Macon, GA during 2022 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	346
doctor visit	915
hip imaging	38
injections	346
joint surgery	53
lower extremity surgery	53
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	38
musculoskeletal imaging	217
reconstructive surgery	53
spinal procedures	28
X-rays	207

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	105
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	52
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD treated as an orthopedist in Macon, GA were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	673
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	16
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	1760
excision	15
hip imaging	260
implant removal	13
injections	673
joint surgery	292
lower extremity surgery	261
minimally invasive procedures	46
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	125
musculoskeletal imaging	769
open surgery	19
reconstructive surgery	253
rehabilitation	125
revision surgery	73
spinal procedures	61
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	57
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14
X-rays	701

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD.

**Gender**
Male	398
Female	655

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	183
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	848
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	310
85 and over	77
Less than 65	149
65 to 74	516

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. John I. Waldrop, MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1975. He has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (1975)

Licensed In: Georgia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$8,368 KNEES $8,193	HIPS $148	Reunion $26
Horizon Pharma plc	$400 VIMOVO $343	Duexis $57
Pfizer Inc.	$320 ELIQUIS $180	CELEBREX $91	FLECTOR PATCH $49
EISAI INC.	$194 Dayvigo $194
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$170 $170
Other	$565 Zilretta $126	MONOVISC $91	VIMOVO $73	HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK $49	OFIRMEV $44	Other $183

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$6,300
Travel and Lodging	$1,893
Food and Beverage	$1,642
Grant	$170
Education	$12

Biography

Dr. John Waldrop works as an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is a graduate of Medical College of Georgia.

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