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Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (1992)

Professional interests include: wrist problems, ankle fracture, elbow fracture, and more.

402 E 2nd Street
Duluth, MN 55805

(218) 786-4000

Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD is an orthopedist in Duluth, MN specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD is affiliated with Essentia Health.

Office Locations

400 E 3rd Street
Duluth, MN 55805

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730 E 34th Street
Hibbing, MN 55746

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Essentia Health

402 E 2nd Street
Duluth, MN 55805

(218) 786-4000

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD treated as an orthopedist in Duluth, MN during 2012 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	52
fracture surgery	45
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	45
open surgery	16
reconstructive surgery	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD treated as an orthopedist in Duluth, MN during 2013 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	72
fracture surgery	51
hospital care	12
implant removal	11
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	24
lower extremity surgery	51
open surgery	24
reconstructive surgery	24

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	40
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	23
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD treated as an orthopedist in Duluth, MN during 2014 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	81
fracture surgery	35
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	35
open surgery	16
reconstructive surgery	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	32
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD treated as an orthopedist in Duluth, MN during 2015 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	80
fracture surgery	30
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
joint surgery	15
lower extremity surgery	30
open surgery	15
reconstructive surgery	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	72
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD treated as an orthopedist in Duluth, MN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	65
fracture surgery	31
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	31
open surgery	17
reconstructive surgery	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	96

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	37
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD treated as an orthopedist in Duluth, MN during 2017 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68
fracture surgery	29
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	29
open surgery	16
reconstructive surgery	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	38
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD treated as an orthopedist in Duluth, MN during 2018 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	57
fracture surgery	33
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	33
open surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	34
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	28
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD treated as an orthopedist in Duluth, MN during 2019 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34
fracture surgery	31
joint surgery	20
lower extremity surgery	31
open surgery	20
reconstructive surgery	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	19
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	16
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD treated as an orthopedist in Duluth, MN during 2021 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15
fracture surgery	34
joint surgery	20
lower extremity surgery	34
open surgery	20
reconstructive surgery	20

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	23
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	39
Dementia	36
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD treated as an orthopedist in Duluth, MN during 2022 were fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD for Medicare patients.

fracture surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD treated as an orthopedist in Duluth, MN were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	54
fracture surgery	33
hospital care	22
implant removal	11
inpatient care	22
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	33
open surgery	17
reconstructive surgery	17
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	94
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	29
85 and over	28
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	42

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	23
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	19
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD graduated from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in 1992. He completed residency at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (1992)

Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paul Kent Kosmatka, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Essentia Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$781 Trauma $294	NA $184	VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS $159	TFN ADVANCED $143
Stryker Corporation	$646 Gamma $214	TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $167	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $117	Mako $85	Axsos $42	Other $20

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,427

Biography

Dr. Paul Kosmatka practices orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Clinical interests for Dr. Kosmatka include dislocation, wrist fracture, and shoulder fracture. He attended UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and then went on to complete his residency at Hospital for Special Surgery and the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Dr. Kosmatka is affiliated with Essentia Health. According to Essentia Health, Dr. Kosmatka is currently accepting new patients at his office in Hibbing, MN.