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Dr. Mark Desmond, MD

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(Mark Desmond, MD)

(523 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: hand surgery procedures, arthroscopic surgery, elbow surgery, and more.

7500 Central Avenue Physicians' Office Building, Suite 108
Philadelphia, PA 19111

(215) 728-2273

Dr. Mark Desmond, MD is an orthopedist in Philadelphia, PA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Mark Desmond, MD is affiliated with Temple Health.

Office Locations

7500 Central Avenue Physicians' Office Building, Suite 108
Philadelphia, PA 19111

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515 Pennsylvania Avenue
Fort Washington, PA 19034

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In The News

“To better understand Hoskins' injury, The Inquirer spoke to Mark Desmond, an orthopedic surgeon at Temple University Hospital who has experience with the knee and ACLs.”—"Rhys Hoskins tore his ACL. Here's what to know about the Phillies first baseman's injury.", Philadelphia Inquirer, March 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Desmond, MD treated as an orthopedist in Philadelphia, PA during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	98
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
doctor visit	396
hip imaging	41
hospital care	46
injections	98
inpatient care	46
musculoskeletal imaging	173
pelvic imaging	40
X-rays	213

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Desmond, MD treated as an orthopedist in Philadelphia, PA during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	114
doctor visit	365
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	45
hospital care	67
injections	114
inpatient care	67
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	154
pelvic imaging	34
X-rays	188

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	62
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Desmond, MD treated as an orthopedist in Philadelphia, PA during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	160
doctor visit	433
hip imaging	23
hospital care	44
injections	160
inpatient care	44
musculoskeletal imaging	166
pelvic imaging	21
spinal procedures	13
X-rays	200

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	51
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Desmond, MD treated as an orthopedist in Philadelphia, PA during 2015 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	194
doctor visit	511
fracture surgery	17
hip imaging	33
hospital care	74
injections	194
inpatient care	74
lower extremity surgery	17
musculoskeletal imaging	146
pelvic imaging	36
spinal procedures	13
X-rays	195

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	72
Hispanic	44
Asian	38
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	124
Less than 65	208

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Desmond, MD treated as an orthopedist in Philadelphia, PA during 2016 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	214
doctor visit	513
fracture surgery	25
hospital care	96
injections	225
inpatient care	96
lower extremity surgery	25
musculoskeletal imaging	122
pelvic imaging	13
spinal procedures	11
X-rays	146

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	26
Hispanic	22
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	79
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Desmond, MD treated as an orthopedist in Philadelphia, PA during 2017 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	142
doctor visit	398
fracture surgery	25
hospital care	100
injections	154
inpatient care	100
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	25
musculoskeletal imaging	102
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	11
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	13
X-rays	126

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	36
Hispanic	27
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	73
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Desmond, MD treated as an orthopedist in Philadelphia, PA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	133
doctor visit	351
fracture surgery	34
hospital care	90
injections	133
inpatient care	90
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	34
musculoskeletal imaging	114
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12
X-rays	114

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	33
Hispanic	16
Asian	11
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	55
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Desmond, MD treated as an orthopedist in Philadelphia, PA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	205
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	14
doctor visit	443
hospital care	67
injections	205
inpatient care	67
musculoskeletal imaging	199
X-rays	199

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	39
Hispanic	19
Asian	19
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	50
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Desmond, MD treated as an orthopedist in Philadelphia, PA during 2020 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	152
doctor visit	278
hospital care	36
injections	152
inpatient care	36
musculoskeletal imaging	128
X-rays	128

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	32
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Desmond, MD treated as an orthopedist in Philadelphia, PA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	75
doctor visit	233
injections	75
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	53
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	17
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Desmond, MD treated as an orthopedist in Philadelphia, PA during 2022 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	101
doctor visit	298
hospital care	11
injections	101
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	39
lower extremity surgery	39
reconstructive surgery	39

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	57
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	14
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark Desmond, MD treated as an orthopedist in Philadelphia, PA were X-rays, injections, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	144
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
doctor visit	383
fracture surgery	22
hip imaging	35
hospital care	63
injections	146
inpatient care	63
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	23
musculoskeletal imaging	144
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	25
reconstructive surgery	19
spinal procedures	12
X-rays	167

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	36
Asian / Pacific Islander	13
Non-Hispanic White	263
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	15
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	81
85 and over	50
Less than 65	74
65 to 74	137

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Desmond, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Mark Desmond, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Boston Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency: Boston Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark Desmond, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Temple Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Mark Desmond, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 523 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Mark Desmond, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Philadelphia, PA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$785 ACCOLADE $785
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$91 MONOVISC $57	PEAK $33

**Types of Payments**
Education	$785
Food and Beverage	$91

Biography

Dr. Mark Desmond's specialties are orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Clinical interests for Dr. Desmond include knee replacement, arthroscopic surgery, and hand surgery procedures. Patient ratings for Dr. Desmond average 5.0 stars (out of 5). Before completing his residency at Boston Medical Center, Dr. Desmond attended medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Temple Health. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Desmond's office in Philadelphia, PA.