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Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (1993)

1140 N State Street
Saint Ignace, MI 49781

(906) 643-8585

Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD is a spine surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD is affiliated with MACKINAC STRAITS HEALTH SYSTEM INC.

Office Locations

1000 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008

(269) 337-6200

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1140 N State Street
Saint Ignace, MI 49781

(906) 643-8585

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In The News

“"They aren't broken, they aren't more fragile after surgery," orthopedic surgeon and lead author Dr. Joseph K. Weistroffer told Reuters Health.”—"Back Surgery Does Not End Careers for NFL Linemen", Fox News, March 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	268
hospital care	65
image guided procedures	11
injections	11
inpatient care	65
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve procedures	20
pain management	11
spinal procedures	42

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	30
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2014 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	253
hospital care	33
image guided procedures	12
injections	12
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	12
nerve procedures	24
pain management	12
spinal procedures	49

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	29
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2015 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	247
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
nerve procedures	21
spinal procedures	81
X-rays	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	34
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	109
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	17
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and asthma.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	39
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	27
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	80

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	76

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	51

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	30
inpatient care	30

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Kalamazoo, MI were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	129
hospital care	42
image guided procedures	11
injections	11
inpatient care	42
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve procedures	21
pain management	11
spinal procedures	57
X-rays	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD.

**Gender**
Female	74
Male	57

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	86
Hispanic	5
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	10
75 to 84	33
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	47

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	4
Cancer	4

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in 1993. He has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (1993)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MACKINAC STRAITS HEALTH SYSTEM INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$3,768 NEURO SPINE ENT $1,243	NEURO/SPINE/ENT $964	ARIA $807	AVS $243	ES2 $144	Other $367
LDR SPINE USA, INC	$1,194 Spinal Implant $1,194
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$414 KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $129	BRYAN $95	ADAPTIVESTIM $86	OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION $84	CD HORIZON $20
Medtronic, Inc.	$363 UNID_PASS $259	CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM $104
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$346 Interventional Therapies $346
Other	$1,277 Posterior Fusion $197	Construx Mini PTC spacer system $131	SpF XL IIb Implantable Spinal Fusion Stimulator $120	Biomet SpinalPak / OrthoPak $120	Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System $112	Other $597

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,010
Travel and Lodging	$3,350

Biography

Dr. Joseph Weistroffer is a spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Kalamazoo, MI and Saint Ignace, MI. He attended medical school at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Kenneth Weistroffer, MD From 2013 - 2023

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