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Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Professional interests include: arthroscopic surgery, sports health, shoulder arthroscopy, and more.

2950 Elmwood Avenue
Kenmore, NY 14217

(716) 447-6100

Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS is a sports medicine doctor in Williamsville, NY specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS is affiliated with Catholic Health System, University at Buffalo - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Kaleida Health, UBMD Physicians' Group, UBMD Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, St Joseph Campus and UNIVERSITY ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES INC..

Office Locations

University at Buffalo - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

111 N. Maplemere Road Suite 100, 716 Health
Williamsville, NY 14221

(716) 204-9463

(716) 204-4337

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St Joseph Campus

2605 Harlem Road
Buffalo, NY 14225

(716) 891-2400

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St Joseph Campus

2950 Elmwood Avenue
Kenmore, NY 14217

(716) 447-6100

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4949 Harlem Road
Amherst, NY 14226

(716) 204-9463

(716) 204-3269

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Kaleida Health

5959 Big Tree Road Suite 100
Williamsville, NY 14127

(716) 740-8330

(716) 740-8418

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5959 Big Tree Road Suite 108
Orchard Park, NY 14127

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6934 Williams Road Suite 600
Niagara Falls, NY 14304

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

"What type of injuries do sports medicine specialists treat", UBMD Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

"Research being done in sports medicine", UBMD Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

"What is Sports Medicine?", UBMD Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS treated as a sports medicine doctor in Williamsville, NY during 2012 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	184
injections	28
joint surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS treated as a sports medicine doctor in Williamsville, NY during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	212
injections	39
joint surgery	39
lower extremity surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	39
upper extremity surgery	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS treated as a sports medicine doctor in Williamsville, NY during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	124
injections	17
joint surgery	26
minimally invasive procedures	26
upper extremity surgery	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	82

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS treated as a sports medicine doctor in Williamsville, NY during 2015 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	90
injections	12
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	86

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS in 2016

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	36

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS in 2017

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS treated as a sports medicine doctor in Williamsville, NY during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
doctor visit	83
injections	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS treated as a sports medicine doctor in Williamsville, NY during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	89
injections	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS in 2019

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS treated as a sports medicine doctor in Williamsville, NY during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
doctor visit	89
injections	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS in 2020

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS treated as a sports medicine doctor in Williamsville, NY during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	106
injections	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS in 2021

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS treated as a sports medicine doctor in Williamsville, NY during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
doctor visit	82
injections	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS treated as a sports medicine doctor in Williamsville, NY were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

aspiration	18
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	107
injections	18
joint surgery	22
lower extremity surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	22
upper extremity surgery	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	107
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	2
85 and over	0
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	64

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Cancer	2
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. He completed residency at SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Residency: SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Catholic Health System

University at Buffalo - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Kaleida Health

UBMD Physicians' Group

UBMD Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

St Joseph Campus

UNIVERSITY ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES INC.

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS appears to accept the following insurance providers: Group Health Incorporated (GHI), MVP Health Care, WellCare, Aetna, Railroad Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, MagnaCare, United Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid, Cigna, Workers' Compensation, Veterans Administration, Fidelis Care, Molina Healthcare, TRICARE, Coventry, Lifetime Benefit Solutions / RMSCO, Independent Health Medisource, Community Blue (HMO), Sisters Health Care, Better Health Plan, Inc. (HMO), Univera Community Health, North American Administrators, Sisters Health Care Empire Plan, Empire, Martin's Point Healthcare, Todays Options, Nofault, YourCare, Kalos Health, Independent Health Association (HMO), Nova, Preferred Care, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of WNY Inc, Univera Health Care (HMO) and Community Blue Advantage.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS accepts the following insurance providers:

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

MVP Health Care

WellCare

Aetna

Railroad Medicare

UnitedHealthcare

MagnaCare

United Healthcare

Medicare

Medicaid

Cigna

Workers' Compensation

Veterans Administration

Fidelis Care

Molina Healthcare

TRICARE

Coventry

Lifetime Benefit Solutions / RMSCO

Independent Health Medisource

Community Blue (HMO)

Sisters Health Care

Better Health Plan, Inc. (HMO)

Univera Community Health

North American Administrators

Sisters Health Care Empire Plan

Empire

Martin's Point Healthcare

Todays Options

Nofault

YourCare

Kalos Health

Independent Health Association (HMO)

Nova

Preferred Care

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of WNY Inc

Univera Health Care (HMO)

Community Blue Advantage

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$94,212 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $17,709	$76,503
Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc.	$9,540 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $3,223	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $691	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE ARTHROPLASTY $224	$5,403
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$4,630 Healicoil $1,523	Journey II XR $643	Regeneten $555	Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium $368	SPATIAL FRAME $279	Other $1,261
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$704 Osteoarthritis of the knee $129	$575
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$490 EUFLEXXA $490
Other	$2,012 Regeneten $214	Sports Med Shoulder $145	Orthopedic Surgery $142	Zilretta $131	Early Intervention $126	Other $1,254

**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	$88,696
Travel and Lodging	$12,489
Food and Beverage	$7,526
Education	$2,302
Consulting Fee	$575

Research Payments

Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS has received 1 research payments totaling $575.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. William Michael Wind Jr., MD, FAAOS.

Lazurite Holdings LLC

2022

$53,345.21

Physician Covered Recipient

Convertible Note

Biography

Dr. William Wind is an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine specialist in Amherst, NY, Kenmore, NY, and Orchard Park, NY. Dr. Wind's areas of expertise include sports health, knee arthroscopy, and orthopedic surgery. His professional affiliations include Kaleida Health, Catholic Health System, and UBMD Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. He seems to be an in-network provider for UnitedHealthcare, Coventry, and Fidelis Care, as well as other insurance carriers. He has an open panel in Williamsville, NY according to UBMD Physicians' Group. Dr. Wind graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with SUNY, University at Buffalo. He has received professional recognition including the following: Castle Connolly's Top Doctor 15 years; NY Top Doctor; and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.