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Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Professional interests include: knee injury, Dupuytren's contracture, overuse injuries, and more.

300 W Ottley Avenue 2nd Floor
Fruita, CO 81521

(970) 858-2705

Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson, MD is an orthopedist in Fruita, CO specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery.

Office Locations

Address:

300 W Ottley Avenue 2nd Floor
Fruita, CO 81521

Some issues Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson, MD can help you with:

Skin Grafting

When a large area of skin is too damaged to heal, a skin graft may be used to protect the tissue underneath and reduce scarring. A layer of healthy skin is taken and moved to the injured area, where it is fixed in place. Skin grafts are used to treat burns, infections, large wounds, ulcers, and other significant problems that affect the skin.

There are several different types of skin graft, depending on where the donor skin is taken from:

Autografts, where healthy skin is taken from another place on the patient's body
Allografts, where the donor skin is taken from another person or cadaver
Xenografts, which are harvested from animals and are used temporarily like a dressing to cover a wound
Synthetic grafts, which are made from non-biological materials, like silicone

In all cases, the skin graft may either be full-thickness or partial-thickness. While thicker grafts make recovery more difficult for the donor site, they heal more easily than thinner grafts.

Before skin graft surgery, patients are given anesthesia so they cannot feel any pain. If using an autograft, the surgeon carefully measures and removes the skin from the donor site. Sometimes the graft is cut in a mesh-like pattern, to allow a small piece of donated skin to stretch and cover a larger area. This also helps oxygen pass through the graft. The site where the skin graft will go is cleaned well to remove any dirt, bacteria, or dead skin cells. Then the skin graft is placed and attached with stitches or staples. It is often covered with antibacterial ointment and supportive bandages for the first few days.

As the skin graft heals into its new position, new blood vessels grow to reach and support the skin. Depending on the thickness of the graft, oil glands, sweat glands, and hair follicles may also regrow. Recovery time depends on the thickness of the graft and the overall health of the skin in the grafted area, but it generally takes from two to four weeks.

doctor visit	54
injections	17

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	44

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

aspiration	29
doctor visit	239
hospital care	17
injections	98
inpatient care	17

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	244

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	24
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

aspiration	24
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	276
hospital care	23
immobilization	10
injections	71
inpatient care	23
nerve procedures	33
open surgery	33
upper extremity surgery	33

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	21
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	5

aspiration	31
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	247
injections	77
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	19

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	14
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	24
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	19
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

aspiration	25
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	218
hospital care	12
immobilization	14
injections	64
inpatient care	12
nerve procedures	37
open surgery	37
upper extremity surgery	37

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	20
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

aspiration	24
doctor visit	220
immobilization	35
injections	48

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	15
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

aspiration	17
doctor visit	180
injections	47

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	82

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

aspiration	41
doctor visit	384
injections	97

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fruita, CO were injections, nerve procedures, open surgery and upper extremity surgery.

aspiration	28
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	227
hospital care	17
immobilization	20
injections	66
inpatient care	17
nerve procedures	29
open surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson, MD.

**Gender**
Female	87
Male	52

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	109
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	9
75 to 84	36
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	69

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Michael Ackerson, MD From 2014 - 2021

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

Hypertension	33
High Cholesterol	22
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	5
Cancer	3

Education & Training

He has a state license in Colorado.

Licensed In: Colorado

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ACUMED LLC	$1,349 Screw & Pin $1,264	ACUMED $86
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,158 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $1,120	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY HANDWRISTFOOTANKLE $38
GEMINI MOUNTAIN MEDICAL, LLC	$1,081 $1,081
Stryker Corporation	$296 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $147	EVOLVE PROLINE $93	TRIATHLON $32	T2 $24
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$39 XIAFLEX $39
Other	$59 HemiCAP $27	External Fixation System $18	Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System $15

**Types of Payments**
Education	$2,181
Travel and Lodging	$1,018
Food and Beverage	$784

Biography

Dr. Richard Ackerson sees patients in Fruita, CO. His medical specialties are hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Ackerson's clinical interests include knee injury, hand injury, and dupuytren's contracture.

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