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Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Brown University, Alpert Medical School (1996)

Professional interests include: arthritis, shoulder dislocation, ACL injury, and more.

901 Boren Avenue Suite 711
Seattle, WA 98104

(206) 257-3350

Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD is an orthopedist in Bellevue, WA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Brown University, Alpert Medical School in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD is affiliated with Providence, Swedish Medical Center, Swedish Issaquah Campus, Swedish Cherry Hill Campus and Swedish First Hill Campus.

Office Locations

Swedish First Hill Campus

1200 112th Avenue Northeast Suite B250
Bellevue, WA 98004

(206) 257-3350

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901 Boren Avenue Suite 711
Seattle, WA 98104

(206) 257-3350

(206) 257-3352

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Some issues Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD can help you with:

Joint Injections

A joint is any area of the body where two bones connect. Due to injury or disease, the space between the two bones can sometimes become swollen and inflamed, which leads to pain and a loss of mobility. Injection and aspiration are two tools that physicians use to treat joint pain locally without needing to perform surgery.

Both injection and aspiration are techniques that involve inserting a needle connected to a syringe directly into the joint. Aspiration involves the removal of excess fluid, and injection is the placement of medication directly into the joint space via the needle. Both procedures may be performed at the same time. In both cases a local anesthetic may be used, the skin will be cleaned and disinfected, and then the needle will be inserted. In some cases, especially if the injection or aspiration is in a large and deep joint such as the hip or spine, ultrasound may be used to guide the needle to the exact location desired.

In some cases, irritation to the joint can cause fluid to build up so significantly that the joint hurts and can no longer move well. Aspiration removes some of the excess fluid and relieves the pressure. In addition, aspiration can be used to provide a sample of joint fluid if it needs to be examined microscopically for the presence of white blood cells, bacteria, or crystal formations.

Certain injuries and diseases that affect joints are inflammatory in nature, such as rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis or gout. These diseases may be helped by the local injection of anti-inflammatory medications directly into the affected joint. In this case, corticosteroids such as methylprednisone are usually used. Relief from the pain may be felt right away and may last for weeks or even months.

In some cases, such as with osteoarthritis, the cartilage buffer between the two bones wears down and pain comes from bones rubbing against each other. In this case, injection of a lubricating agent such as hyaluronic acid may be beneficial. It provides a slippery cushion between the bones to relieve pain that can last for months.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bellevue, WA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	155
hip imaging	19
hospital care	22
injections	22
inpatient care	22
musculoskeletal imaging	19
X-rays	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bellevue, WA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	16
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	35
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

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bellevue, WA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	66
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	15
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bellevue, WA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	26
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
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

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bellevue, WA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	18
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	33

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	14
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bellevue, WA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	86
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	39

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	33

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD in 2018

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
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

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
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

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bellevue, WA during 2020 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
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

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	48

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	32

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD in 2021

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
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

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD in 2022

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD treated as an orthopedist in Bellevue, WA were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and hip imaging.

doctor visit	49
hip imaging	19
hospital care	17
injections	22
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
musculoskeletal imaging	19
reconstructive surgery	11
X-rays	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	20
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	5
85 and over	6
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	14

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	6
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD graduated from Brown University, Alpert Medical School in 1996. He completed residency at University of South Carolina Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Washington.

Medical School: Brown University, Alpert Medical School (1996)

Residency: University of South Carolina Affiliated Hospitals (2001)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rajiv Goel, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Providence

Swedish Medical Center

Swedish Issaquah Campus

Swedish Cherry Hill Campus

Swedish First Hill Campus

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AXOGEN	$2,398 AxoGuard Nerve Connector $1,486	AxoGuard Nerve Protector $898	NERVE CUFF $14
Exactech, Inc.	$1,518 NOVATION HIP $952	Equinoxe $566
Summit Surgical Corp.	$1,200 $1,200
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$312 Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $224	External Fixation System $53	Instruments-Orthopedic $34
Pacific Medical, Inc	$264 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $264
Other	$839 Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $149	ARISTA AH FLEXITIP $132	Other Recon $130	Comp Primary Revision Stem $115	Aptus $56	Other $258

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,581
Food and Beverage	$2,471
Education	$1,478

Biography

Dr. Rajiv Goel is a specialist in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Seattle, WA and Bellevue, WA. His areas of expertise include forearm fracture, frozen shoulder, and elbow pain. He attended Brown University, Alpert Medical School and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of South Carolina. In addition to English, Dr. Goel speaks Spanish. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Providence, Swedish Cherry Hill Campus, and Swedish Issaquah Campus. His practice in Bellevue, WA is open to new patients as reported by Swedish Medical Center.