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Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD

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(Tony Wanich, MD)

(422 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery, General Practice and Sports Medicine

Tufts University School of Medicine (2002)

Professional interests include: rotator cuff repair, golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis), knee problems, and more.

610 West 58th Street 3rd Floor HSS Sports Medicine Institute West Side
New York, NY 10019

(212) 606-1392

Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD is an orthopedist in New York, NY specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, general practice and sports medicine. He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD is affiliated with Hospital for Special Surgery.

Office Locations

610 West 58th Street 3rd Floor HSS Sports Medicine Institute West Side
New York, NY 10019

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Midland Avenue Suite 1A HSS Paramus
Paramus, NJ 07652

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"There is a very close correlation between mental health and the physical ability to return to play," says Dr Tony Wanich, a sports medicine surgeon at HSS Sports Medicine Institute specialising in...”—"Inside Tyrone Mings' 445-day road to recovery: Severe ACL injury, global rehab and muscle atrophy", New York Times, October 2024

“Tony Wanich, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at the HSS Sports Medicine Institute in New York, said getting back full range of motion and giving the knee enough time to adapt are emphasized for...”—"Magic training camp countdown: Where do they stand healthwise?", The Denver Post, September 2022

“Tony Wanich, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the HSS Sports Medicine Institute, told the Orlando Sentinel an arthroscopic meniscectomy isn't an invasive procedure and involves "removing the torn or...”—"3 storylines to monitor with Orlando Magic's wing options ahead of training camp", The Denver Post, September 2022

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

arthroscopic acromioplasty

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

arthroscopic shoulder debridement

arthroscopic surgery

joint surgery

shoulder surgery

subacromial decompression

In 2023, Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD performed more arthroscopic acromioplasty, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic shoulder debridement, arthroscopic surgery, joint surgery, shoulder surgery, and subacromial decompression procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Top 10%

By Volume:

surgical debridement

In 2023, Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD performed more surgical debridement procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Top 25%

By Volume:

biceps tenodesis

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

By Affordability:

open biceps tenodesis

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD performed more biceps tenodesis, major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for open biceps tenodesis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	152
doctor visit	384
injections	152
musculoskeletal imaging	67
X-rays	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2013 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	194
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	494
injections	194
joint surgery	34
minimally invasive procedures	34
musculoskeletal imaging	29
upper extremity surgery	34
X-rays	29

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	101
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	42
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2014 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	241
doctor visit	485
fracture surgery	12
injections	241
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	33
X-rays	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	108
Hispanic	90
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	43
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2015 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	155
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	439
fracture surgery	22
hip imaging	19
hospital care	34
injections	155
inpatient care	34
joint surgery	25
lower extremity surgery	22
minimally invasive procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	41
upper extremity surgery	25
X-rays	41

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	500

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	170
Hispanic	160
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	100
Less than 65	180

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2016 were aspiration, injections, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	84
doctor visit	286
fracture surgery	36
hospital care	19
injections	84
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	23
lower extremity surgery	36
musculoskeletal imaging	18
open surgery	23
reconstructive surgery	23
X-rays	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	19
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	56
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2017 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	154
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	386
fracture surgery	27
hospital care	32
injections	154
inpatient care	32
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	27
minimally invasive procedures	26
musculoskeletal imaging	15
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	59
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2018 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	221
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	16
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	368
fracture surgery	22
hospital care	13
injections	221
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	54
lower extremity surgery	22
minimally invasive procedures	54
synovectomy	11
upper extremity surgery	54

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	64
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2019 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	294
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
doctor visit	539
fracture surgery	15
hospital care	14
injections	294
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	26
upper extremity surgery	26

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	23
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	66
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2020 were aspiration, injections, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	223
doctor visit	429
fracture surgery	13
injections	223
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	11
synovectomy	11
upper extremity surgery	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	17
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	64
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2021 were aspiration, injections, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	259
doctor visit	409
fracture surgery	12
injections	259
lower extremity surgery	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	20
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	68
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	207
doctor visit	350
injections	207

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	27
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2023 were upper extremity surgery, joint surgery, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	183
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	53
decompression surgery	55
doctor visit	553
injections	183
joint surgery	210
lower extremity surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	170
open surgery	22
reconstructive surgery	40
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	218

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	17
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD in 2023

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY were aspiration, injections, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

aspiration	197
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	28
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	426
fracture surgery	19
hip imaging	19
hospital care	22
injections	197
inpatient care	22
joint surgery	51
lower extremity surgery	19
minimally invasive procedures	49
musculoskeletal imaging	33
open surgery	22
reconstructive surgery	31
synovectomy	11
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	56
X-rays	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD.

**Gender**
Female	231
Male	124

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	29
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	245
Hispanic	49
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	50
75 to 84	96
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	159

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2002. He completed residency at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is certified by the Sports Medicine - Board Certified and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (2002)

Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery (2008)

Board Certification: Sports Medicine - Board Certified

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Hospital for Special Surgery

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 422 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Tony S Wanich, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$12,517 Sports Med Shoulder $5,747	Sports Med Hip $2,748	Bioraptor $2,283	Sports Med Knee $624	Other Endoscopy $416	Other $699
Linvatec Corporation	$10,102 BioBrace 23mm $10,005	Linvatec Shoulder Arthroscopy $97
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$7,928 Sports Medicine $7,200	KNEES $728
Arthrex, Inc.	$3,945 $3,945
Stryker Corporation	$2,660 PIVOT $1,494	JOINT PRESERVATION $264	Hip Arthroscopy Access & Instrumentation Set $192	INSPACE $155	AEQUALIS PERFORM $143	Other $411
Other	$5,294 Early Intervention $505	BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM $269	TAPESTRY $251	BioBrace 23mm $237	ROSA $221	Other $3,811

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$13,775
Travel and Lodging	$12,588
Food and Beverage	$10,281
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$5,750
Education	$51

Biography

Dr. Tony Wanich works as a general practice, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine. These areas are among Dr. Wanich's clinical interests: knee problems, total shoulder replacement, and ACL reconstruction. He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Hospital for Special Surgery. His distinctions include: Outstanding Educator Award Montefiore Medical Center; Castle Connolly Top Doctors New York Metro, 2016-2022; and NJ Monthly Top Doctor, 2021-2022. Dr. Wanich is professionally affiliated with Hospital for Special Surgery. His practice in New York, NY is open to new patients as reported by Yext.