In 2023, Dr. William E. Carlson, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Top 25%

By Volume:

arthroscopic acromioplasty

arthroscopic shoulder debridement

arthroscopic surgery

joint surgery

shoulder surgery

subacromial decompression

In 2012, Dr. William E. Carlson, MD performed more arthroscopic acromioplasty, arthroscopic shoulder debridement, arthroscopic surgery, joint surgery, shoulder surgery, and subacromial decompression procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Stuart, FL during 2012 were rehabilitation, injections, aspiration and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	663
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	46
decompression surgery	52
diagnostic evaluation	150
doctor visit	1714
excision	34
hip imaging	197
injections	685
joint surgery	249
lower extremity surgery	63
manual therapy	418
minimally invasive procedures	154
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	34
musculoskeletal imaging	286
reconstructive surgery	95
rehabilitation	2710
spinal procedures	49
upper extremity surgery	186
X-rays	301

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Stuart, FL during 2013 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	676
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	29
decompression surgery	81
diagnostic evaluation	153
doctor visit	1611
excision	29
hip imaging	157
injections	676
joint surgery	239
lower extremity surgery	52
manual therapy	258
minimally invasive procedures	188
musculoskeletal imaging	224
nerve procedures	15
reconstructive surgery	66
rehabilitation	2827
spinal procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	202
X-rays	235

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	417
Female	599

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	981
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	407
From 75 to 84	391
85 and over	170
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Stuart, FL during 2014 were rehabilitation, injections, aspiration and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	758
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	40
decompression surgery	66
diagnostic evaluation	130
doctor visit	1527
excision	13
hip imaging	178
injections	776
joint surgery	216
lower extremity surgery	63
manual therapy	287
minimally invasive procedures	155
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	274
nerve procedures	17
reconstructive surgery	78
rehabilitation	1927
spinal procedures	15
upper extremity surgery	170
X-rays	274

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	563
Female	782

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1285
Black	20
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	579
From 75 to 84	520
85 and over	196
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Stuart, FL during 2015 were rehabilitation, injections, aspiration and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	726
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	55
decompression surgery	57
diagnostic evaluation	98
doctor visit	1517
excision	23
hip imaging	153
injections	739
joint surgery	245
lower extremity surgery	53
manual therapy	191
minimally invasive procedures	182
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	25
musculoskeletal imaging	235
reconstructive surgery	63
rehabilitation	1781
spinal procedures	28
upper extremity surgery	192
X-rays	238

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1182
Female	1632

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2686
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1250
From 75 to 84	1084
85 and over	384
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Stuart, FL during 2016 were rehabilitation, injections, aspiration and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	955
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	48
decompression surgery	44
diagnostic evaluation	106
doctor visit	1681
excision	22
hip imaging	34
injections	972
joint surgery	234
lower extremity surgery	69
manual therapy	149
minimally invasive procedures	169
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	105
musculoskeletal imaging	161
reconstructive surgery	65
rehabilitation	1562
spinal procedures	62
upper extremity surgery	165
X-rays	118

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	592
Female	905

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1410
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	657
From 75 to 84	576
85 and over	205
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Stuart, FL during 2017 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	818
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	64
decompression surgery	60
doctor visit	1594
excision	30
hip imaging	28
injections	818
joint surgery	274
lower extremity surgery	65
manual therapy	36
minimally invasive procedures	201
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	106
musculoskeletal imaging	140
reconstructive surgery	73
rehabilitation	171
spinal procedures	75
upper extremity surgery	209
X-rays	109

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	520
Female	675

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1128
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	489
From 75 to 84	459
85 and over	193
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Stuart, FL during 2018 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and rehabilitation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	857
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	56
decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	1622
excision	28
hip imaging	38
injections	857
joint surgery	250
lower extremity surgery	52
manual therapy	61
minimally invasive procedures	178
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	149
musculoskeletal imaging	170
reconstructive surgery	72
rehabilitation	215
spinal procedures	133
upper extremity surgery	198
X-rays	154

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	582
Female	739

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1229
Black	28
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	550
From 75 to 84	516
85 and over	195
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	21
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Stuart, FL during 2019 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	916
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	43
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	1868
excision	23
hip imaging	38
injections	916
joint surgery	205
lower extremity surgery	34
minimally invasive procedures	128
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	128
musculoskeletal imaging	166
reconstructive surgery	77
spinal procedures	107
upper extremity surgery	171
X-rays	145

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	598
Female	803

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1295
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	584
From 75 to 84	511
85 and over	228
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Stuart, FL during 2020 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	832
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	44
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	1690
excision	24
hip imaging	18
injections	832
joint surgery	211
lower extremity surgery	39
minimally invasive procedures	157
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	85
musculoskeletal imaging	122
reconstructive surgery	54
rehabilitation	69
spinal procedures	68
upper extremity surgery	172
X-rays	105

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	492
Female	663

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1044
Black	35
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	487
From 75 to 84	443
85 and over	154
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Stuart, FL during 2021 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	730
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	41
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	1632
excision	33
hip imaging	25
injections	730
joint surgery	221
lower extremity surgery	44
manual therapy	13
minimally invasive procedures	157
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	92
musculoskeletal imaging	97
reconstructive surgery	64
rehabilitation	122
spinal procedures	97
upper extremity surgery	177
X-rays	102

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	493
Female	628

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1023
Black	33
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	505
From 75 to 84	430
85 and over	141
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Stuart, FL during 2022 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	688
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	43
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	1489
hip imaging	18
injections	688
joint surgery	171
lower extremity surgery	19
minimally invasive procedures	106
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	79
musculoskeletal imaging	142
reconstructive surgery	65
spinal procedures	64
upper extremity surgery	152
X-rays	127

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	435
Female	536

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	884
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	411
From 75 to 84	394
85 and over	132
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William E. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Stuart, FL during 2023 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	665
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	33
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	1506
hip imaging	11
injections	665
joint surgery	150
lower extremity surgery	22
minimally invasive procedures	90
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	36
musculoskeletal imaging	57
reconstructive surgery	60
spinal procedures	25
upper extremity surgery	128
X-rays	46

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	407
Female	539

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	864
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	401
From 75 to 84	372
85 and over	134
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William E. Carlson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Stuart, FL were rehabilitation, injections, aspiration and joint surgery.

aspiration	773
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	45
decompression surgery	52
diagnostic evaluation	127
doctor visit	1620
excision	25
hip imaging	74
injections	779
joint surgery	222
lower extremity surgery	47
manual therapy	176
minimally invasive procedures	155
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	77
musculoskeletal imaging	172
nerve procedures	16
reconstructive surgery	69
rehabilitation	1264
spinal procedures	61
upper extremity surgery	176
X-rays	162

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	523
Female	708

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1152
Hispanic	24
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	474
85 and over	177
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	526

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William E. Carlson, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	13
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Florida.

Licensed In: Florida

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Corin USA	$6,741 $6,741
FX Shoulder USA, Inc	$813 $813
Stryker Corporation	$273 Mako $99	TRIATHLON $62	Insignia $59	NA $30	AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX $23
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$184 Early Intervention $103	ORTHOVISC $51	MONOVISC $30
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$155 Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $155
Other	$470 Joint Implants $129	Trauma $90	GELSYN 3 $55	Journey II $31	Samples Biologics $25	Other $139

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$5,500
Food and Beverage	$1,520
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,000
Travel and Lodging	$616

Biography

Dr. William Carlson is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He works in Stuart, FL and Port Saint Lucie, FL. Dr. Carlson obtained a license to practice in Florida.