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Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

800 West Avenue S
La Crosse, WI 54601

(608) 785-0940

Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD is an orthopedist in Rochester, MN specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

(507) 284-2511

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800 West Avenue S
La Crosse, WI 54601

(608) 785-0940

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rochester, MN during 2012 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	210
fracture surgery	30
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	18
lower extremity surgery	30
open surgery	18
reconstructive surgery	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rochester, MN during 2013 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	201
fracture surgery	31
joint surgery	18
lower extremity surgery	31
open surgery	18
reconstructive surgery	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	129

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	59
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rochester, MN during 2014 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	54
fracture surgery	37
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	37
open surgery	16
reconstructive surgery	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	104

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	44
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rochester, MN during 2015 were fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	105
fracture surgery	18
lower extremity surgery	18

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	204

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	78
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rochester, MN during 2016 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	134
fracture surgery	33
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	33
open surgery	17
reconstructive surgery	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	122

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	52
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rochester, MN during 2017 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	162
fracture surgery	37
joint surgery	23
lower extremity surgery	37
open surgery	23
reconstructive surgery	23

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	125

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	58
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rochester, MN during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
doctor visit	120
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
joint surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	15
pelvic surgery	15
spinal procedures	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	42
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	27
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	59

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	81

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	30
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rochester, MN during 2020 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17
fracture surgery	23
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	23
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	77

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	22
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	36
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	24
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rochester, MN during 2021 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, joint surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
doctor visit	104
fracture surgery	48
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	45
lower extremity surgery	48
minimally invasive procedures	25
open surgery	20
pelvic surgery	25
reconstructive surgery	20
spinal procedures	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	126

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	45
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	23
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rochester, MN during 2022 were fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, joint surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	20
doctor visit	155
fracture surgery	41
joint surgery	39
lower extremity surgery	41
minimally invasive procedures	20
open surgery	19
pelvic surgery	20
reconstructive surgery	19
spinal procedures	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	51
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	42
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rochester, MN during 2023 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	44
doctor visit	177
fracture surgery	11
joint surgery	44
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	44
pelvic surgery	44
spinal procedures	44

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	29
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2023

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	40
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rochester, MN during 2024 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	48
doctor visit	151
joint surgery	48
minimally invasive procedures	48
pelvic surgery	48
spinal procedures	48

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	22
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2024

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	40
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rochester, MN were minimally invasive procedures, fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
doctor visit	126
fracture surgery	30
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	30
minimally invasive procedures	30
open surgery	17
pelvic surgery	30
reconstructive surgery	17
spinal procedures	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	64
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	56
85 and over	40
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	66

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	30
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	12
Dementia	17

Education & Training

He has a state license in Wisconsin.

Licensed In: Wisconsin

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Holding Inc	$32,998 Trauma $31,569	Knee $1,429
Zyga Technology Inc	$25,218 SImmetry Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System $18,696	SImmetry Sacroliac Joint Fusion System $6,523
OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc.	$19,351 OsteoCentric 4.0 x 130mm LOCKING BONE SCREW FASTENER ST $16,482	12 x 105mm SI Fusion Fastener Cann $2,490	Unifi Technology $379
Synthes GmbH	$13,446 $13,446
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$11,018 Trauma $8,385	KNEES $2,000	mymobility Platform $133	NCB Instruments/Plates/Screws $120	Opps Proximal/Tib Plates $97	Other $284
Other	$30,422 General K2M Product Discussion $6,700	Trauma $6,619	IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM $5,980	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $3,760	I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT $1,892	Other $5,471

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$64,510
Travel and Lodging	$33,825
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$11,500
Food and Beverage	$10,243
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program	$7,875
Other	$4,500

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD.

OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc.	2025	$249,996.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Privately Held Company-Non Marketable Ownership
OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc.	2024	$249,996.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Privately Held Company-Non Marketable Ownership
OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc.	2023	$149,999.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Privately Held Company-Non Marketable Ownership
OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc.	2022	$149,999.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Privately Held Company-Non Marketable Ownership

Biography

Dr. William Cross practices pediatric orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. These areas are among his clinical interests: sports hernia (athletic pubalgia), pseudarthrosis (non-union), and sacroiliac (SI) joint pain. Dr. Cross is professionally affiliated with Mayo Clinic. His education and training includes medical school at the University of Minnesota Medical School and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota. Awards and/or distinctions he has received include Howard Rosen Teaching Award from AO Trauma - AO North America Trauma; Teacher of the Year Award - Mayo Clinic Department of Orthopedic Surgery; and Richard C. Horns Memorial Award - University of Minnesota.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2017

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2022

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2023

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2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD in 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Wood Cross III, MD From 2012 - 2024

Education & Training

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General Payments

Ownership and Interest Payments

Biography

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