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Dr. Walter H. Short, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

5000 W Seneca Turnpike
Syracuse, NY 13215

(315) 251-3100

Dr. Walter H. Short, MD is an orthopedist in Syracuse, NY specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery.

Office Locations

5000 W Seneca Turnpike
Syracuse, NY 13215

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5719 Widewaters Parkway
De Witt, NY 13214

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter H. Short, MD treated as an orthopedist in Syracuse, NY during 2012 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, injections and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
decompression surgery	79
doctor visit	792
fasciotomy	13
immobilization	77
implant removal	15
injections	150
joint surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	66
musculoskeletal imaging	254
nerve procedures	79
open surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	12
tendon surgery	35
transplant procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	126
X-rays	254

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter H. Short, MD treated as an orthopedist in Syracuse, NY during 2013 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, injections and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	693
fasciotomy	35
immobilization	60
implant removal	13
injections	128
joint surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	45
musculoskeletal imaging	209
nerve procedures	45
reconstructive surgery	14
tendon surgery	57
transplant procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	116
X-rays	209

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	427
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	38
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter H. Short, MD treated as an orthopedist in Syracuse, NY during 2014 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, injections and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	71
decompression surgery	59
doctor visit	659
fasciotomy	35
immobilization	61
injections	160
joint surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	59
musculoskeletal imaging	177
nerve procedures	59
reconstructive surgery	12
tendon surgery	47
transplant procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	118
X-rays	177

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	413
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	50
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	3
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter H. Short, MD treated as an orthopedist in Syracuse, NY during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	78
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	636
hip imaging	14
immobilization	46
injections	171
joint surgery	18
minimally invasive procedures	46
musculoskeletal imaging	203
nerve procedures	46
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	18
tendon surgery	62
transplant procedures	18
upper extremity surgery	126
X-rays	215

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	598

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	876
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	418
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	98
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter H. Short, MD treated as an orthopedist in Syracuse, NY during 2016 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, injections and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	567
immobilization	36
injections	143
joint surgery	16
minimally invasive procedures	39
musculoskeletal imaging	182
nerve procedures	52
open surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	16
tendon surgery	44
transplant procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	112
X-rays	182

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	427
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	57
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter H. Short, MD treated as an orthopedist in Syracuse, NY during 2017 were X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	52
musculoskeletal imaging	13
X-rays	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2017

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter H. Short, MD treated as an orthopedist in Syracuse, NY were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and upper extremity surgery.

aspiration	64
decompression surgery	56
doctor visit	566
fasciotomy	27
hip imaging	14
immobilization	56
implant removal	14
injections	150
joint surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	51
musculoskeletal imaging	173
nerve procedures	56
open surgery	13
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	14
tendon surgery	49
transplant procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	119
X-rays	175

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2017

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	370
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	107
85 and over	40
Less than 65	76
65 to 74	178

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter H. Short, MD From 2012 - 2017

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

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	3
Cancer	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$626 XIAFLEX $626
Stryker Corporation	$267 TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $79	neuromatrix $67	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $55	Tissue Mend $35	Variax $31
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$80 Trauma $80
BIOVENTUS LLC	$21 Joint Fluid Therapy $21
Mallinckrodt LLC	$16 OFIRMEV $16

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$600
Food and Beverage	$409

Biography

Dr. Walter Short sees patients in De Witt, NY. His medical specialties are hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Short has obtained a license to practice in New York.