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Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

1504 MADISON AVENUE
FORT ATKINSON, WI 53538

(920) 563-7888

Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD is an orthopedist in FORT ATKINSON, WI specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD is affiliated with Fort HealthCare.

Office Locations

1504 MADISON AVENUE
FORT ATKINSON, WI 53538

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

adjacent tissue transfer

carpometacarpal interposition arthroplasty

hand tendon transfer

reconstructive surgery

tendon surgery

tendon transplant

upper extremity surgery

In 2023, Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD performed more adjacent tissue transfer, carpometacarpal (CMC) interposition arthroplasty, hand tendon transfer, reconstructive surgery, tendon surgery, tendon transplant, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Wisconsin.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nerve decompression surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

trigger finger surgery

In 2012, Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD performed more nerve decompression surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, and trigger finger surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Wisconsin.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD treated as an orthopedist in FORT ATKINSON, WI during 2012 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, open surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	154
excision	12
fracture surgery	20
joint surgery	67
nerve procedures	31
open surgery	71
reconstructive surgery	20
synovectomy	53
tendon surgery	135
transplant procedures	46
upper extremity surgery	218

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD treated as an orthopedist in FORT ATKINSON, WI during 2013 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, joint surgery and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	170
excision	25
fracture surgery	12
joint surgery	82
nerve procedures	22
open surgery	34
reconstructive surgery	20
synovectomy	37
tendon surgery	92
transplant procedures	39
upper extremity surgery	171

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	22
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD treated as an orthopedist in FORT ATKINSON, WI during 2014 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, joint surgery and synovectomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	149
fracture surgery	20
joint surgery	65
nerve procedures	33
open surgery	53
plastic surgery procedures	27
reconstructive surgery	48
synovectomy	60
tendon surgery	121
tissue transfer	27
transplant procedures	44
upper extremity surgery	195
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	18
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD in 2014

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD treated as an orthopedist in FORT ATKINSON, WI during 2015 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, synovectomy and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	137
fracture surgery	18
joint surgery	54
nerve procedures	25
open surgery	43
plastic surgery procedures	35
reconstructive surgery	53
synovectomy	82
tendon surgery	126
tissue transfer	35
transplant procedures	31
upper extremity surgery	187
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	20

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	288

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	44
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD treated as an orthopedist in FORT ATKINSON, WI during 2016 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, synovectomy and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	103
excision	14
fracture surgery	23
joint surgery	87
nerve procedures	31
open surgery	54
reconstructive surgery	19
synovectomy	126
tendon surgery	180
transplant procedures	36
upper extremity surgery	267

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	18
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD treated as an orthopedist in FORT ATKINSON, WI during 2017 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, synovectomy and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	46
excision	31
fracture surgery	18
joint surgery	77
nerve procedures	22
open surgery	40
plastic surgery procedures	12
reconstructive surgery	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
synovectomy	83
tendon surgery	153
tissue transfer	12
transplant procedures	41
upper extremity surgery	222
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	15
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD treated as an orthopedist in FORT ATKINSON, WI during 2018 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	120
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	11
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	81

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD treated as an orthopedist in FORT ATKINSON, WI during 2019 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, transplant procedures and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	339
excision	12
joint surgery	24
nerve procedures	33
open surgery	33
plastic surgery procedures	20
reconstructive surgery	44
synovectomy	36
tendon surgery	117
tissue transfer	20
transplant procedures	47
upper extremity surgery	186
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	25
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD treated as an orthopedist in FORT ATKINSON, WI during 2020 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, transplant procedures and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	255
joint surgery	27
nerve procedures	26
open surgery	26
plastic surgery procedures	15
reconstructive surgery	42
tendon surgery	70
tissue transfer	15
transplant procedures	51
upper extremity surgery	123
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	231
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	31
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD treated as an orthopedist in FORT ATKINSON, WI during 2021 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, transplant procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	43
doctor visit	300
excision	16
joint surgery	41
nerve procedures	43
open surgery	43
plastic surgery procedures	13
reconstructive surgery	38
tendon surgery	71
tissue transfer	13
transplant procedures	48
upper extremity surgery	155
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	30
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD treated as an orthopedist in FORT ATKINSON, WI during 2022 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	297
injections	13
joint surgery	20
nerve procedures	48
open surgery	48
reconstructive surgery	20
tendon surgery	75
transplant procedures	39
upper extremity surgery	143

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	34
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD treated as an orthopedist in FORT ATKINSON, WI were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, synovectomy and joint surgery.

aspiration	13
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	188
excision	18
fracture surgery	18
injections	13
joint surgery	54
nerve procedures	29
open surgery	41
plastic surgery procedures	20
reconstructive surgery	33
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
synovectomy	68
tendon surgery	104
tissue transfer	20
transplant procedures	42
upper extremity surgery	172
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	179
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	59
85 and over	21
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	122

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is certified by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Board Certification: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Matthew S. Bliss, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Fort HealthCare

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Great Lakes Orthopedics	$1,896 $1,896
ACUMED LLC	$1,430 Polarus 3 Solution $872	Hand Fracture System $543	Acu-Loc Wrist Plating System $16
Stryker Corporation	$292 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $145	Variax $75	T2 $44	Gamma $28
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC	$246 Extremities $143	ORTHO - KNEES $103
Biomet Trauma, LLC	$101 ORTHO - TRAUMA $101
Other	$160 External Fixation System $42	PIP $18	AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA $16	VLP MINI MOD $16	MCP $15	Other $53

**Types of Payments**
Education	$1,871
Travel and Lodging	$1,336
Food and Beverage	$919

Biography

Dr. Matthew Bliss is a Fort Atkinson, WI physician who specializes in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He attended the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. In addition to English, Dr. Bliss speaks Spanish. He is affiliated with Fort HealthCare. He welcomes new patients at his office inFort Atkinson, WI as reported by Fort HealthCare.

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