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Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1989)

2240 E CENTER STREET
POCATELLO, ID 83201

(208) 233-2100

Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD is a sports medicine doctor in POCATELLO, ID specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1989 and has 37 years of experience.

Office Locations

2240 E CENTER STREET
POCATELLO, ID 83201

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

knee X-ray

total joint replacement

In 2012, Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD performed more knee X-ray, and total joint replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Idaho.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in POCATELLO, ID during 2012 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, joint surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	161
excision	12
hip imaging	25
hospital care	11
injections	34
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	84
lower extremity surgery	33
minimally invasive procedures	51
musculoskeletal imaging	121
reconstructive surgery	33
upper extremity surgery	40
X-rays	121

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in POCATELLO, ID during 2013 were joint surgery, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	109
excision	11
injections	30
joint surgery	75
lower extremity surgery	32
minimally invasive procedures	36
musculoskeletal imaging	60
reconstructive surgery	39
upper extremity surgery	43
X-rays	60

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in POCATELLO, ID during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, joint surgery and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	120
excision	11
hip imaging	14
injections	28
joint surgery	51
lower extremity surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	71
reconstructive surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	71

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in POCATELLO, ID during 2015 were joint surgery, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	126
excision	17
hip imaging	11
injections	27
joint surgery	95
lower extremity surgery	23
minimally invasive procedures	56
musculoskeletal imaging	81
reconstructive surgery	39
upper extremity surgery	72
X-rays	81

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	154

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in POCATELLO, ID during 2016 were joint surgery, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	134
excision	13
injections	22
joint surgery	93
lower extremity surgery	33
minimally invasive procedures	48
musculoskeletal imaging	73
reconstructive surgery	45
upper extremity surgery	60
X-rays	73

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in POCATELLO, ID during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	105
hospital care	15
injections	29
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	42
lower extremity surgery	30
musculoskeletal imaging	51
reconstructive surgery	42
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	51

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in POCATELLO, ID during 2018 were joint surgery, reconstructive surgery, upper extremity surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	112
injections	14
joint surgery	81
lower extremity surgery	31
minimally invasive procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	47
reconstructive surgery	53
upper extremity surgery	50
X-rays	47

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	87

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in POCATELLO, ID during 2019 were joint surgery, reconstructive surgery, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	130
hospital care	18
injections	30
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	70
lower extremity surgery	29
minimally invasive procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	44
reconstructive surgery	45
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	44

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	89

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in POCATELLO, ID during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
doctor visit	80
injections	20
joint surgery	55
lower extremity surgery	40
musculoskeletal imaging	59
reconstructive surgery	55
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	59

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in POCATELLO, ID during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, joint surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	15
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	126
injections	32
joint surgery	57
lower extremity surgery	30
minimally invasive procedures	27
musculoskeletal imaging	61
reconstructive surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	27
X-rays	61

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	80

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in POCATELLO, ID during 2022 were joint surgery, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	18
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	117
injections	19
joint surgery	84
lower extremity surgery	35
minimally invasive procedures	35
musculoskeletal imaging	54
reconstructive surgery	49
upper extremity surgery	49
X-rays	54

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in POCATELLO, ID were joint surgery, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and reconstructive surgery.

aspiration	25
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	16
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	120
excision	12
hip imaging	16
hospital care	14
injections	25
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	71
lower extremity surgery	31
minimally invasive procedures	36
musculoskeletal imaging	65
reconstructive surgery	41
upper extremity surgery	39
X-rays	65

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	105
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	94

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	5
Dementia	2

Education & Training

Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1989. He completed residency at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and has a state license in Idaho.

Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1989)

Residency: NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Licensed In: Idaho

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard A. Wathne, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in POCATELLO, ID.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-20

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Wathne Has been an exceptional physician throughout my care. He is knowledgeable, professional, and truly attentive to my needs. During each appointment, he takes the time to listen carefully, explain medical information clearly, and ensure that I fully understand my condition and treatment plan. I especially appreciate his thoroughness and his commitment to making decisions based on what is medically appropriate and in my best interest. His compassionate approach and clear communication have given me confidence and peace of mind during my recovery. I am very grateful for the high level of care, professionalism, and support he has provided.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$3,677 KNEES $1,968	Mako $965	ACCOLADE $321	MAKOplasty $150	RESTORATION $103	Other $169
Arthrex, Inc.	$2,596 $2,596
Active Medical, LLC	$1,970 $1,970
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$644 SIMPLICITI $644
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$295 Orthopaedics $95	ORTHOVISC $77	VAPR $66	PEAK $25	MONOVISC $20	Other $11
Other	$425 Da Vinci Surgical System $142	AxoGuard Nerve Connector $133	Osteoarthritis of the knee $26	Zynrelef $18	KRYSTEXXA $16	Other $90

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,723
Education	$3,632
Food and Beverage	$1,608
Gift	$644

Biography

Dr. Richard Wathne's specialties are orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He practices in Pocatello, ID. He is a graduate of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. For his residency, Dr. Wathne trained at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases. He is not accepting new patients at this time according to Doctor.com.

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