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Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

St. Louis University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: arthroscopic surgery

5725 W Las Positas Boulevard Suite 200
Pleasanton, CA 94588

(925) 272-2860

Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD is affiliated with Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305

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Stanford Health Care

5725 W Las Positas Boulevard Suite 200
Pleasanton, CA 94588

(925) 272-2860

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In The News

“Dr. Joseph Donnelly has repaired numerous torn ACLs in female high school soccer players in the Bay Area where most high school athletes play on artificial turf.”—"What does the science say about the grass vs. turf debate in sports?", Republican American, October 2023

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD in 2023

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minimally invasive surgery

In 2012, Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD performed more minimally invasive surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	202
doctor visit	546
hip imaging	57
hospital care	15
injections	202
inpatient care	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	33
musculoskeletal imaging	212
pelvic imaging	36
X-rays	215

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	266
doctor visit	655
hip imaging	46
hospital care	20
injections	266
inpatient care	20
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	40
musculoskeletal imaging	377
pelvic imaging	30
X-rays	367

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	44
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2014 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	317
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	761
hip imaging	54
hospital care	13
injections	317
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	69
musculoskeletal imaging	400
pelvic imaging	23
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	354

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	54
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2015 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	318
doctor visit	844
emergency care	11
hip imaging	87
hospital care	19
injections	318
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	28
lower extremity surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	79
musculoskeletal imaging	498
pelvic imaging	38
reconstructive surgery	14
X-rays	457

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	632

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	780
Black	30
Hispanic	58
Asian	72
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	490
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	140
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2016 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	287
doctor visit	799
hip imaging	41
hospital care	15
injections	287
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	15
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	69
musculoskeletal imaging	526
pelvic imaging	11
X-rays	468

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	28
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	70
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2017 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	317
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	763
hip imaging	39
hospital care	21
injections	317
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	38
lower extremity surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	66
musculoskeletal imaging	475
pelvic imaging	25
reconstructive surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	434

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	381
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	71
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	281
doctor visit	848
hip imaging	52
hospital care	20
injections	281
inpatient care	20
joint surgery	28
lower extremity surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	85
musculoskeletal imaging	503
reconstructive surgery	12
X-rays	418

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	39
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	62
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2019 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	316
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	1026
hip imaging	67
hospital care	15
injections	316
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	50
lower extremity surgery	22
minimally invasive procedures	50
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	104
musculoskeletal imaging	488
upper extremity surgery	28
X-rays	384

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	38
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	59
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	239
doctor visit	771
hip imaging	28
injections	239
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	52
musculoskeletal imaging	292
X-rays	240

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	24
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	43
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	159
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	636
injections	159
joint surgery	26
minimally invasive procedures	26
upper extremity surgery	26

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	29
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2022 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	128
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	795
injections	128
joint surgery	37
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	37
upper extremity surgery	26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	33
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	42
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	3
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA during 2023 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	89
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	810
hospital care	11
injections	89
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	52
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	52
upper extremity surgery	37

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	48
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	42
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD in 2023

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	5
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Palo Alto, CA were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	243
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	771
emergency care	11
hip imaging	52
hospital care	16
injections	243
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	31
lower extremity surgery	18
minimally invasive procedures	27
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	66
musculoskeletal imaging	419
pelvic imaging	27
reconstructive surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	370

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	31
Non-Hispanic White	347
Hispanic	26
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	142
85 and over	54
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	214

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	11
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. He completed residency at St Marys Medical Center Orthopedic Residency. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine

Residency: St Marys Medical Center Orthopedic Residency

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stanford Health Care

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joseph Robert Donnelly, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Palo Alto, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$705 ENSITE PRECISION $705
Pacific Medical, Inc	$424 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $424
Stryker Corporation	$69 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $39	KNEES $29
ConforMIS, Inc.	$27 itotal CR $27
BIOVENTUS LLC	$26 Ultrasound Bone Healing $14	GELSYN 3 $12
Other	$99 SYNVISC-ONE $23	ORTHOVISC $21	Orthopedic Surgery $15	XARELTO $13	Duexis $11	Other $16

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$705
Education	$424
Food and Beverage	$221

Biography

Dr. Joseph Donnelly specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Donnelly include arthroscopic surgery and orthopedic surgery. He is rated highly by his patients. Dr. Donnelly graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Donnelly is professionally affiliated with Stanford Health Care.

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