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Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Professional interests include: shoulder surgery, knee replacement

310 North 9th Street
Bismarck, ND 58501

(701) 946-7500

Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD is affiliated with CHI St. Alexius Health.

Office Locations

CHI St. Alexius Health

310 North 9th Street
Bismarck, ND 58501

(701) 946-7500

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

arthroscopic shoulder debridement

knee surgery

knee X-ray

In 2023, Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD performed more arthroscopic shoulder debridement, knee surgery, and knee X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Dakota.

Top 10%

By Volume:

total knee replacement

In 2023, Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD performed more total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Dakota.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint surgery

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2012, Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD performed more joint surgery, major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Dakota.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	317
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	646
hospital care	11
injections	317
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	130
lower extremity surgery	104
minimally invasive procedures	37
musculoskeletal imaging	365
reconstructive surgery	93
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	365

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND during 2013 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	321
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	651
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	21
hospital care	32
injections	321
inpatient care	32
joint surgery	119
lower extremity surgery	86
minimally invasive procedures	46
musculoskeletal imaging	388
reconstructive surgery	73
upper extremity surgery	46
X-rays	388

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	519
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	70
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND during 2014 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	300
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	756
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	19
hospital care	26
injections	300
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	150
lower extremity surgery	112
minimally invasive procedures	50
musculoskeletal imaging	373
reconstructive surgery	100
upper extremity surgery	50
X-rays	373

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	76
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND during 2015 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	440
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	16
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	992
hospital care	12
injections	440
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	151
lower extremity surgery	92
minimally invasive procedures	59
musculoskeletal imaging	380
reconstructive surgery	92
upper extremity surgery	59
X-rays	380

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	774

**Age**
From 65 to 74	624
From 75 to 84	376
85 and over	160
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	390
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	860
hospital care	20
injections	390
inpatient care	20
joint surgery	112
lower extremity surgery	80
minimally invasive procedures	32
musculoskeletal imaging	301
reconstructive surgery	80
upper extremity surgery	32
X-rays	301

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	532
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	68
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND during 2017 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	446
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	959
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	34
injections	446
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	153
lower extremity surgery	112
minimally invasive procedures	41
musculoskeletal imaging	357
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	112
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	357

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	371

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	576
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	100
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND during 2018 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	372
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	836
hospital care	14
injections	372
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	145
lower extremity surgery	101
minimally invasive procedures	58
musculoskeletal imaging	302
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	87
upper extremity surgery	55
X-rays	302

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	301
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	59
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	335
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	881
hospital care	21
injections	335
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	151
lower extremity surgery	126
minimally invasive procedures	37
musculoskeletal imaging	378
reconstructive surgery	114
upper extremity surgery	25
X-rays	378

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	597
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	70
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND during 2020 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	292
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	672
hospital care	17
injections	292
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	113
lower extremity surgery	102
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	257
reconstructive surgery	102
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	257

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	51
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	279
doctor visit	745
hospital care	27
injections	279
inpatient care	27
joint surgery	130
lower extremity surgery	130
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	312
reconstructive surgery	107
X-rays	312

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	538
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	57
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND during 2022 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	242
doctor visit	685
hospital care	24
injections	242
inpatient care	24
joint surgery	102
lower extremity surgery	102
musculoskeletal imaging	310
reconstructive surgery	102
X-rays	310

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	56
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND during 2023 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	251
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
doctor visit	629
hospital care	22
injections	251
inpatient care	22
joint surgery	108
lower extremity surgery	96
minimally invasive procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	233
reconstructive surgery	83
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	233

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	40
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD in 2023

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Bismarck, ND were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	332
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	776
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	20
hospital care	21
injections	332
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	130
lower extremity surgery	103
minimally invasive procedures	38
musculoskeletal imaging	329
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	95
upper extremity surgery	35
X-rays	329

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Female	335
Male	215

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	435
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	67
75 to 84	174
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	289

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

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He completed residency at Akron General Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in North Dakota.

Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Residency: Akron General Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: North Dakota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph W. Carlson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHI St. Alexius Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$438 Gryphon $93	RIGIDLOOP $84	LCP PLATES & SCREWS $76	Ortho-Knee $38	INTRAFIX $36	Other $111
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$123 Persona $89	Mirror Partial Knee System $35
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$108 EVOS $56	STRAVIX $22	Pico $15	PICO 7 $15
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.	$89 Zynrelef $89
BIOVENTUS LLC	$89 Durolane $69	GELSYN 3 $20
Other	$426 NURTEC ODT $52	Zilretta $51	Osteoarthritis of the knee $49	Easy Clip $35	SYNVISC-ONE $32	Other $208

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,129
Education	$89
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$56

Biography

Dr. Joseph Carlson, who practices in Bismarck, ND, is a medical specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Dr. Carlson's areas of expertise consist of knee replacement and shoulder surgery. He is affiliated with CHI St. Alexius Health. After attending the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences for medical school, he completed his residency training at Akron General Medical Center.