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Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

5530 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1660
Chevy Chase, MD 20815

(301) 657-9876

Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD is a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

5530 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1660
Chevy Chase, MD 20815

(301) 657-9876

(301) 657-8240

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

360-degree lumbar fusion

In 2023, Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD performed more 360-degree lumbar fusion procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Top 10%

By Volume:

spinal procedures

In 2023, Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD performed more spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Top 25%

By Volume:

pelvis X-ray

spine X-ray

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD performed more pelvis X-ray, spine X-ray, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD during 2012 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
aspiration	63
bone marrow tests	35
decompression surgery	46
diagnostic evaluation	118
doctor visit	846
hip imaging	48
injections	52
manual therapy	788
musculoskeletal imaging	48
neck surgery	26
nerve block	24
nerve procedures	46
pain management	24
pelvic imaging	49
rehabilitation	1955
spinal procedures	586
X-rays	586

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD during 2013 were rehabilitation, X-rays, spinal procedures and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
bone marrow tests	25
decompression surgery	37
diagnostic evaluation	62
doctor visit	899
hip imaging	65
implant removal	11
injections	20
manual therapy	271
musculoskeletal imaging	65
nerve procedures	37
pelvic imaging	51
rehabilitation	754
spinal procedures	606
X-rays	645

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	490
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	103
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
aspiration	51
bone marrow tests	31
decompression surgery	50
doctor visit	755
hip imaging	58
implant removal	17
injections	20
musculoskeletal imaging	58
nerve procedures	50
pelvic imaging	42
spinal procedures	595
X-rays	566

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	432
Black	43
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	89
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	16
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
aspiration	32
bone marrow tests	32
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	765
hip imaging	33
implant removal	14
injections	32
musculoskeletal imaging	33
nerve block	32
nerve procedures	36
pain management	32
pelvic imaging	27
spinal procedures	654
X-rays	580

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	414
Female	642

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	900
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	462
From 75 to 84	396
85 and over	174
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, aspiration and bone marrow tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
aspiration	44
bone marrow tests	44
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	720
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	27
pelvic imaging	29
spinal procedures	552
X-rays	483

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	442
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	82
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	23
aspiration	30
bone marrow tests	30
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	690
nerve procedures	44
pelvic imaging	33
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	521
X-rays	460

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	67
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	31
decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	704
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
nerve procedures	49
pelvic imaging	32
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	543
X-rays	442

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	422
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	627
nerve procedures	23
pelvic imaging	21
spinal procedures	514
X-rays	454

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	61
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	29
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	664
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	24
pelvic imaging	29
spinal procedures	387
X-rays	347

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	41
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	634
nerve procedures	22
pelvic imaging	25
spinal procedures	321
X-rays	274

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD during 2022 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	651
nerve procedures	15
pelvic imaging	57
spinal procedures	292
X-rays	278

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD during 2023 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pelvic imaging and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	27
doctor visit	650
implant removal	13
pelvic imaging	65
spinal procedures	351
X-rays	323

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	348
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD in 2023

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	3
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chevy Chase, MD were rehabilitation, manual therapy, spinal procedures and X-rays.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
aspiration	44
bone marrow tests	32
decompression surgery	33
diagnostic evaluation	90
doctor visit	717
hip imaging	51
hospital care	11
implant removal	13
injections	31
inpatient care	11
manual therapy	529
musculoskeletal imaging	51
neck surgery	18
nerve block	28
nerve procedures	33
pain management	28
pelvic imaging	38
rehabilitation	1354
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	493
X-rays	453

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	48
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	402
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	198
85 and over	51
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	207

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	13
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Maryland.

Licensed In: Maryland

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chevy Chase, MD.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$111,517 MAGNIFY-S $74,837	Magnify-S / Magnify $12,222	Spine $10,723	MAGNIFY $9,624	Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc $1,800	Other $2,311
Amendia, Inc.	$10,831 Spine Implant $6,664	Spinal Implant $4,167
Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$2,658 ZORVOLEX $2,658
NUVASIVE, INC.	$1,050 Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc $1,050
Medtronic, Inc.	$528 AQUAMANTYS(TM) $405	CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM $37	AQUAMANTYS $34	Catalyft $33	Mazor X Stealth Edition $19
Other	$1,422 MazorX - Renaissance $211	NanoMetalene Technology $131	Gel One $83	Spine $78	Tritanium $74	Other $846

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$96,682
Consulting Fee	$22,125
Food and Beverage	$4,135
Travel and Lodging	$2,639
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$2,400
Other	$24

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Michael E. Goldsmith, MD.

Amendia, Inc.	2014	$75,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	37500 Shares
Amendia, Inc.	2017	$72,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock
Amendia, Inc.	2016	$72,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock
Woven Orthopedic Technologies, LLC	2024	$48,944.42	Physician Covered Recipient	Class B Preferred equity units of the Reporting Entity, acquired for cash investment of $48,944.42 in 2018 in an arm's-length transaction on the same terms offered to all investors at the time. Valued at the amount invested. Originally reported for reporting year 2023. .
Woven Orthopedic Technologies, LLC	2023	$48,944.42	Physician Covered Recipient	Class B Preferred equity units of the Reporting Entity, acquired for cash investment in 2018 in an arm's-length transaction on the same terms offered to all investors at the time. Valued at the amount invested.

Biography

Dr. Michael Goldsmith is a specialist in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Chevy Chase, MD. He is rated 4.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. He is a graduate of New York University (NYU) School of Medicine.