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Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD

Accepting New Patients

(603 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

479 Swansea Mall Drive
Swansea, MA 02777

(508) 973-2227

Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Providence, RI specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD is affiliated with Southcoast Health and CharterCare.

Office Locations

1076 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02904

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300 C Faunce Corner Road
Dartmouth, MA 02747

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CharterCare

479 Swansea Mall Drive
Swansea, MA 02777

(508) 973-2227

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

arthroscopic meniscectomy

knee surgery

knee X-ray

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

reconstructive surgery

total knee replacement

X-rays

By Affordability:

spine imaging

spine X-ray

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Rhode Island, Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD performed more arthroscopic meniscectomy, knee surgery, knee X-ray, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, reconstructive surgery, total knee replacement, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for spine imaging, and spine X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint surgery

spine X-ray

By Affordability:

joint X-ray

knee X-ray

X-rays

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Rhode Island, Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD performed more joint surgery, and spine X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for joint X-ray, knee X-ray, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Providence, RI during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	90
doctor visit	283
hospital care	16
injections	90
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	17
musculoskeletal imaging	120
reconstructive surgery	17
X-rays	120

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Providence, RI during 2013 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	127
doctor visit	319
hip imaging	19
hospital care	12
injections	127
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	19
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
musculoskeletal imaging	164
reconstructive surgery	19
X-rays	145

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	121

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	32
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Providence, RI during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	123
doctor visit	347
hip imaging	13
hospital care	13
injections	123
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	27
musculoskeletal imaging	171
reconstructive surgery	27
X-rays	171

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	135

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	34
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Providence, RI during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	87
doctor visit	274
injections	87
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	17
musculoskeletal imaging	107
reconstructive surgery	17
X-rays	107

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	246

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	50
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Providence, RI during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	236
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	16
doctor visit	622
injections	236
joint surgery	44
lower extremity surgery	44
minimally invasive procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	214
reconstructive surgery	16
X-rays	214

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	255

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	42
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Providence, RI during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	265
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	26
doctor visit	577
injections	265
joint surgery	37
lower extremity surgery	37
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	209
reconstructive surgery	25
X-rays	209

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	39
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Providence, RI during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	326
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	24
doctor visit	572
injections	326
joint surgery	23
lower extremity surgery	23
musculoskeletal imaging	236
reconstructive surgery	23
X-rays	236

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	39
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Providence, RI during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	306
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	28
doctor visit	652
injections	306
joint surgery	40
lower extremity surgery	40
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	281
reconstructive surgery	28
X-rays	281

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	27
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Providence, RI during 2020 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	315
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	24
doctor visit	572
injections	315
joint surgery	37
lower extremity surgery	37
minimally invasive procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	281
reconstructive surgery	24
X-rays	281

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	26
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Providence, RI during 2021 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	400
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	13
doctor visit	660
injections	400
joint surgery	45
lower extremity surgery	45
minimally invasive procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	241
reconstructive surgery	32
X-rays	241

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	43
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Providence, RI during 2022 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	483
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	14
doctor visit	749
injections	483
joint surgery	65
lower extremity surgery	65
minimally invasive procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	404
reconstructive surgery	44
spinal procedures	17
X-rays	421

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	725
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	66
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Providence, RI were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	250
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	20
doctor visit	511
hip imaging	16
hospital care	13
injections	250
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	33
lower extremity surgery	33
minimally invasive procedures	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
musculoskeletal imaging	220
reconstructive surgery	24
spinal procedures	17
X-rays	220

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	349
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	13
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	119
85 and over	36
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	198

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	10
Dementia	4

Education & Training

He completed residency at Rhode Island Hospital. He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Residency: Rhode Island Hospital

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Southcoast Health

CharterCare

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 603 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joseph Timothy Lifrak, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Providence, RI.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Kairos Surgical Inc	$2,414 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $498	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $389	ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $99	$1,428
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$1,472 EUFLEXXA $1,472
Stryker Corporation	$821 Mako $286	ICONIX $195	Formula Cutters And Burs $108	INSPACE $80	KNEES $70	Other $82
Arthrex, Inc.	$739 $739
Blue Belt Technologies, Inc.	$468 Navio PFS System $468
Other	$1,987 FLECTOR PATCH $218	FORTEO $171	XARTEMIS XR $168	Irrisept $138	CELEBREX $132	Other $1,160

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,466
Education	$1,947
Consulting Fee	$1,350
Travel and Lodging	$1,139

Biography

Dr. Joseph Lifrak works as an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Dr. Lifrak's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He attended medical school at Brown University, Alpert Medical School. For his residency, Dr. Lifrak trained at Rhode Island Hospital. Dr. Lifrak's professional affiliations include CharterCare and Southcoast Health. Southcoast Health reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Dartmouth, MA.

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