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Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD

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(139 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Wayne State University School of Medicine (1988)

Professional interests include: hand surgery procedures

15004 INNOVATION DRIVE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92128

(858) 240-8974

Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD is an orthopedist in SAN DIEGO, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD is affiliated with Scripps Clinic, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Scripps Health and Scripps Green Hospital.

Office Locations

15004 INNOVATION DRIVE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92128

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10710 N Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037

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150 Muir Road Va Northern California (612)
Martinez, CA 94553

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

joint aspiration

In 2023, Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD performed more joint aspiration procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

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injections

In 2012, Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD treated as an orthopedist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2012 were injections, immobilization and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	55
doctor visit	595
immobilization	108
injections	128

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD treated as an orthopedist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2013 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	130
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	841
immobilization	119
injections	240
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	45
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD treated as an orthopedist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2014 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	207
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	848
immobilization	126
injections	357
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	45
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD treated as an orthopedist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2015 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	193
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	901
immobilization	120
injections	322
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	680
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	112
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	16
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD treated as an orthopedist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2016 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	208
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	741
immobilization	82
injections	280
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	46
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD treated as an orthopedist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2017 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and rehabilitation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	162
doctor visit	694
immobilization	107
injections	248
manual therapy	58
rehabilitation	104

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	45
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD treated as an orthopedist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2018 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and rehabilitation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	259
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	758
immobilization	133
injections	365
manual therapy	66
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
rehabilitation	107
upper extremity surgery	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	42
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD treated as an orthopedist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2019 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	259
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	810
immobilization	150
injections	370
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	36
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	16
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD treated as an orthopedist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2020 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	293
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	695
fracture surgery	13
immobilization	123
injections	403
nerve procedures	24
open surgery	37
upper extremity surgery	37

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	24
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD treated as an orthopedist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2021 were injections, aspiration and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	279
doctor visit	732
immobilization	51
injections	430

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	34
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	17
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD treated as an orthopedist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2022 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	292
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	798
immobilization	50
injections	423
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	19
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD treated as an orthopedist in SAN DIEGO, CA were injections, aspiration, immobilization and rehabilitation.

aspiration	212
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	764
fracture surgery	13
immobilization	106
injections	324
manual therapy	62
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	17
rehabilitation	105
upper extremity surgery	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	10
Non-Hispanic White	314
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	13
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	106
85 and over	39
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	190

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	8
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1988. He completed residency at Naval Flight Surgeon Program. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine (1988)

Residency: Naval Flight Surgeon Program (1990)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery (1998)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Clinic

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Scripps Health

Scripps Green Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 139 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in SAN DIEGO, CA.

4.8

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ImpactOrtho, Inc.	$2,400 $2,400
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,225 $1,225
SportsTek Medical, Inc	$700 $700
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$554 XIAFLEX $554
Medartis Inc.	$518 Aptus $518
Other	$3,705 Implate $500	SPINRAZA $483	External Fixation System $426	Screw & Pin $320	XIAFLEX $303	Other $1,673

**Types of Payments**
Education	$4,733
Food and Beverage	$4,154
Travel and Lodging	$216

Research Payments

Dr. Michael Allen Thompson, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $8,766,351.

Biography

Dr. Michael Thompson is a physician who specializes in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. His areas of clinical interest consist of hand surgery procedures and orthopedic surgery. Dr. Thompson is professionally affiliated with Scripps Clinic, Scripps Green Hospital, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. After completing medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine, he performed his residency at Jefferson University Hospitals. His average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Thompson's practice in San Diego, CA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.

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