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Dr. Joshua William Long, MD

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Specializes in: Bariatric Surgery and General Surgery

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Professional interests include: weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery)

5351 S Roslyn Street Suite 101
Greenwood Village, CO 80111

(303) 649-3115

Dr. Joshua William Long, MD is a bariatric surgeon in Greenwood Village, CO specializing in bariatric surgery and general surgery. He graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Joshua William Long, MD is affiliated with HealthOne, CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region and HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge.

Office Locations

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

5351 S Roslyn Street Suite 101
Greenwood Village, CO 80111

(303) 649-3115

(303) 649-4371

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9800 Mount Pyramid Court Suite 300
Lone Tree, CO 80112

(303) 269-4370

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9800 Mt Pyramid Court Suite 300
Englewood, CO 80112

(303) 269-4370

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17011 Lincoln Avenue Suite 552
Parker, CO 80134

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619 19th Street S
Birmingham, AL 35249

(205) 934-5038

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Weight Loss Surgery (Bariatric Surgery)

Bariatric or weight-loss surgery is a surgical procedure performed to help significantly obese patients lose weight when more traditional methods, such as dieting and exercise, have not helped. Depending on the type, these surgeries change the gastrointestinal tract to limit how much food can be eaten and also change how food is absorbed by the body. Of the various bariatric surgeries available, the most common is gastric bypass.

By far the most common of the gastric bypass surgeries is called Roux-en-Y. During this surgery, part of the stomach and small intestine are detached from the gastrointestinal tract, in order to make the tract smaller. The surgeon divides the stomach into two parts. The working stomach, at the end of the esophagus, is now tiny - only the size of a walnut. This makes patients feel full after eating a small amount of food. Then the small intestine is also divided, and after bypassing a section of the small intestine to reduce food absorption, the intestine is attached to the small stomach pouch. The patient now has a working stomach and intestine like before, only much smaller.

Because gastric bypass is used to treat extreme obesity, it can reduce the risk of some of the problems associated with obesity. Gastric bypass can help treat or reduce the risk for such conditions as heart disease, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and type 2 diabetes. However, it is a major surgery and also carries risks itself. Any surgery can lead to infection, bleeding, or blood clots, and weight loss surgery in particular carries risks of leaks in the gastrointestinal system, malnutrition, bowel obstructions, and vomiting.

Typically patients are considered candidates for gastric bypass surgery if they have a BMI greater than 40, or sometimes if they have a BMI between 35 and 40 but are suffering from obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes. The outlook is generally good, with most patients losing between 50-75% of their excess weight in 1-2 years. However, patients must follow strict diet guidelines so that the stomach can heal, starting with no food at all, then followed by a liquid diet for some time. For many severely obese patients who have tried strict diets before without success, gastric bypass surgery is the tool that allows them to finally achieve their weight loss and health goals.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua William Long, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Greenwood Village, CO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	17
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua William Long, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Greenwood Village, CO during 2013 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19
mental health therapy	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	46

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	37

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	58
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	46

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	97

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	113

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	92

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	53

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	56

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	50

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	62
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	20

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	62
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joshua William Long, MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Greenwood Village, CO were hospital care, inpatient care and mental health therapy.

doctor visit	48
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
mental health therapy	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD.

**Gender**
Male	10
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	19
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13
65 to 74	14

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua William Long, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joshua William Long, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Joshua William Long, MD graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He completed residency at University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Colorado.

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Residency: University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Colorado

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$12,167 DAVINCI XI $8,500	Da Vinci Surgical System $3,667
Medtronic, Inc.	$310 Signia $219	MINIMED 780G $65	Endo GIA $26
Novo Nordisk Inc	$140 Wegovy $96	Ozempic $15	Saxenda $10	$18
Boston Scientific Corporation	$96 $96
Lilly USA, LLC	$71 JARDIANCE $55	ZEPBOUND $16
Other	$570 CeQur Simplicity $71	MYCAPSSA $55	XYOSTED $46	NALMEFENE HYDROCHLORIDE $37	TITAN SGS STANDARD GASTRIC STAPLER $33	Other $329

**Types of Payments**
Education	$8,565
Travel and Lodging	$3,137
Food and Beverage	$1,644
Gift	$9

Biography

Dr. Joshua Long is a specialist in general surgery and bariatric surgery in Greenwood Village, CO and Lone Tree, CO. Areas of expertise for Dr. Long include weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery). His professional affiliations include CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region and HealthOne. Dr. Long studied medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. His residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with the University of Alabama.