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Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD

(Dr. Michael David Pleacher, MD)

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Specializes in: Pediatric Sports Medicine, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and General Pediatrics

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (2001)

47 Watson Drive
Brunswick, ME 04011

(207) 274-0285

Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD is a pediatric sports medicine specialist in Brunswick, ME specializing in pediatric sports medicine, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and general pediatrics. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD is affiliated with MaineHealth, MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center and MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization.

Office Locations

MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization

430 Bath Road Suite 102
Brunswick, ME 04011

(207) 442-0350

(207) 618-5668

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47 Watson Drive
Brunswick, ME 04011

(207) 274-0285

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119 Gannett Drive
South Portland, ME 04106

(207) 773-0040

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2023, Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Maine.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD treated as a pediatric sports medicine specialist in Brunswick, ME during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	105
doctor visit	304
injections	105
musculoskeletal imaging	48
X-rays	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD treated as a pediatric sports medicine specialist in Brunswick, ME during 2013 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	234
doctor visit	435
hip imaging	14
injections	255
musculoskeletal imaging	53
pelvic imaging	26
X-rays	79

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	150

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	21
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD treated as a pediatric sports medicine specialist in Brunswick, ME during 2014 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	263
doctor visit	478
hip imaging	28
injections	280
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	51
pelvic imaging	22
X-rays	60

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	168

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	25
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD in 2014

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD treated as a pediatric sports medicine specialist in Brunswick, ME during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	275
doctor visit	393
hip imaging	20
injections	275
musculoskeletal imaging	20
pelvic imaging	28
spinal procedures	20
X-rays	68

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	484
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	36
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD in 2015

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD treated as a pediatric sports medicine specialist in Brunswick, ME during 2016 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	369
doctor visit	457
hip imaging	14
injections	382
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
musculoskeletal imaging	33
X-rays	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	207

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	20
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD in 2016

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD treated as a pediatric sports medicine specialist in Brunswick, ME during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	335
doctor visit	414
injections	335
musculoskeletal imaging	19
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	193

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	30
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD in 2017

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD treated as a pediatric sports medicine specialist in Brunswick, ME during 2018 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	331
doctor visit	337
injections	343
musculoskeletal imaging	17
spinal procedures	13
X-rays	30

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	23
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD in 2018

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD treated as a pediatric sports medicine specialist in Brunswick, ME during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	321
doctor visit	414
injections	321
spinal procedures	22
X-rays	22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	25
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD in 2019

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD treated as a pediatric sports medicine specialist in Brunswick, ME during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
doctor visit	41
injections	37

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	30

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD in 2020

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD treated as a pediatric sports medicine specialist in Brunswick, ME during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	106
doctor visit	194
injections	106

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	108

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	19
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD treated as a pediatric sports medicine specialist in Brunswick, ME were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	237
doctor visit	346
hip imaging	19
injections	243
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	34
pelvic imaging	25
spinal procedures	17
X-rays	45

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	98
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	72
85 and over	19
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	115

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

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

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	14
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	1
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 2001. He completed residency at Maine Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Pediatrics and has a state license in Maine.

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (2001)

Residency: Maine Medical Center (2004)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Pediatrics (2004)

Licensed In: Maine

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael D. Pleacher, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MaineHealth

MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization

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Biography

Dr. Michael Pleacher sees patients in South Portland, ME and Brunswick, ME. His medical specialties are pediatric sports medicine, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and general pediatrics. Dr. Pleacher attended Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Maine Medical Center. He is professionally affiliated with MaineHealth.