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Mr. Benjamin R. Proto, DPM, FACFAS

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Specializes in: Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine (1998)

4421 Virginia Beach Boulevard Suite 114
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

(757) 345-5870

Mr. Benjamin R. Proto, DPM, FACFAS is a reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgeon in Virginia Beach, VA specializing in reconstructive rearfoot/ankle surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in 1998 and has 26 years of experience. Mr. Benjamin R. Proto, DPM, FACFAS is affiliated with Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital, Bon Secours, Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital, TIDEWATER PHYSICIANS MULTISPECIALTY GROUP PC and Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group.

Office Locations

Address:

4421 Virginia Beach Boulevard Suite 114
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Address:

5424 Discovery Park Boulevard Building B, Suite 105
Williamsburg, VA 23188

Address:

860 Omni Boulevard Suite 113
Newport News, VA 23606

In The News

“When nothing materialized by September, the Protos rented a home nearby in their Chesapeake Beach neighborhood, and Ben Proto decided that if he wanted his home fixed, he'd have to do it himself.”—"Beach family goes it alone in suit over Chinese drywall", The Virginian-Pilot, February 2010

abscess drainage	26
aspiration	93
compression therapy	38
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	176
doctor visit	1228
excision	140
immobilization	58
implant removal	12
incision and drainage	26
injections	196
lower extremity surgery	35
minor procedures	26
nail avulsion	37
nail procedures	48
nerve block	10
pain management	10
rehabilitation	63
skin surgery	26

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	601
Black	114
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	351
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	104
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

abscess drainage	20
aspiration	97
capsulotomy	27
compression therapy	18
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	273
doctor visit	1197
excision	219
immobilization	16
implant removal	21
incision and drainage	20
injections	169
joint surgery	25
lower extremity surgery	64
minor procedures	20
nail avulsion	70
nail procedures	82
plastic surgery procedures	24
reconstructive surgery	23
skin surgery	20
tissue transfer	24
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	25

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	549
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	320
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	97
Less than 65	82

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

abscess drainage	12
arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	10
aspiration	92
bone surgery	19
capsulotomy	26
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	260
doctor visit	1130
excision	234
immobilization	12
implant removal	12
incision and drainage	12
injections	144
joint surgery	56
lower extremity surgery	84
minor procedures	12
nail avulsion	55
nail procedures	54
reconstructive surgery	18
skin surgery	12

**Gender**
Male	584
Female	870

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1168
Black	244
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	682
From 75 to 84	434
85 and over	178
Less than 65	160

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

abscess drainage	13
aspiration	176
bone surgery	19
capsulotomy	29
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	196
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	1355
excision	184
immobilization	9
implant removal	15
incision and drainage	13
injections	241
joint surgery	27
lab tests	21
lower extremity surgery	75
minor procedures	13
nail avulsion	85
nail procedures	84
skin surgery	13

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	494

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	664
Black	110
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	406
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	83
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

abscess drainage	22
aspiration	113
capsulotomy	35
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	74
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	1260
excision	75
implant removal	14
incision and drainage	22
injections	174
joint surgery	33
lower extremity surgery	64
minor procedures	22
nail avulsion	110
nail procedures	109
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
skin surgery	22

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	614
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	90
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

abscess drainage	22
aspiration	156
capsulotomy	81
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	30
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1205
excision	31
implant removal	13
incision and drainage	22
injections	234
joint surgery	79
lower extremity surgery	114
minor procedures	22
nail avulsion	83
nail procedures	82
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
skin surgery	22

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	552
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	61
Less than 65	55

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

abscess drainage	14
aspiration	183
capsulotomy	85
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	84
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	1327
excision	43
incision and drainage	14
injections	270
joint surgery	83
lab tests	16
lower extremity surgery	129
minor procedures	14
nail avulsion	72
nail procedures	88
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	30
skin procedures	30
skin surgery	14

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	606
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	75
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

abscess drainage	18
arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
aspiration	172
capsulotomy	55
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	92
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	1243
excision	38
immobilization	17
implant removal	26
incision and drainage	18
injections	260
joint surgery	68
lower extremity surgery	125
minor procedures	18
nail avulsion	89
nail procedures	88
plastic surgery procedures	12
reconstructive surgery	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	37
skin procedures	37
skin surgery	18
tissue transfer	12

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	425

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	331
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	68
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

abscess drainage	49
arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
aspiration	448
capsulotomy	95
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	128
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	2907
excision	48
immobilization	46
implant removal	45
incision and drainage	49
injections	623
joint surgery	107
lower extremity surgery	152
minor procedures	49
nail avulsion	189
nail procedures	188
plastic surgery procedures	28
reconstructive surgery	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	38
skin procedures	38
skin surgery	49
tissue transfer	28

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. Benjamin R. Proto, DPM, FACFAS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Mr. Benjamin R. Proto, DPM, FACFAS treated as a reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgeon in Virginia Beach, VA were injections, aspiration, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

abscess drainage	21
arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
aspiration	171
bone surgery	20
capsulotomy	54
compression therapy	29
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	146
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	1429
excision	113
immobilization	29
implant removal	19
incision and drainage	21
injections	259
joint surgery	61
lab tests	18
lower extremity surgery	96
minor procedures	21
nail avulsion	88
nail procedures	92
nerve block	10
pain management	10
plastic surgery procedures	22
reconstructive surgery	21
rehabilitation	63
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
skin procedures	28
skin surgery	21
tissue transfer	22
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. Benjamin R. Proto, DPM, FACFAS.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	95
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	530
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	196
85 and over	75
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	315

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. Benjamin R. Proto, DPM, FACFAS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. Benjamin R. Proto, DPM, FACFAS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Mr. Benjamin R. Proto, DPM, FACFAS graduated from Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in 1998. He completed residency at Bon Secours - New Jersey Health System. He is certified by the American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery (Podiatry, Foot Surgery) American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery (Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery) and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine (1998)

Residency: Bon Secours - New Jersey Health System (2001)

Board Certification: American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery (Podiatry, Foot Surgery) American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery (Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery)

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Mr. Benjamin R. Proto, DPM, FACFAS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital

Bon Secours

Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital

TIDEWATER PHYSICIANS MULTISPECIALTY GROUP PC

Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Mr. Benjamin R. Proto, DPM, FACFAS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$38,778 Ankle Fracture System $26,316	Anthem $7,927	Proximal Humerus Plate $4,050	CALIBER $323	Spine $90	Other $71
Stryker Corporation	$5,228 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $3,420	Variax $521	BONE SUBSTITUTES BIOLOGICS $275	Allograft $202	BONE SUBSTITUTES/BIOLOGICS $133	Other $677
Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC	$735 $735
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$477 Foot and Ankle $246	FOOTANDANKLE $151	Infinity $64	MAX LOCK $16
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$208 Santyl $95	Regranex $84	Pico $14	Wound Matrix $14
Other	$498 CLARIX $119	BMAC $61	Exogen $39	Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System $35	Duexis $26	Other $216

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$17,698
Royalty or License	$16,640
Travel and Lodging	$6,221
Food and Beverage	$4,629
Education	$735

Research Payments

Mr. Benjamin R. Proto, DPM, FACFAS has received 3 research payments totaling $14,889.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Mr. Benjamin R. Proto, DPM, FACFAS.

BioMedical Enterprises Inc	2013	$31,250.00	Physician Covered Recipient	NONE
BioMedical Enterprises Inc	2014	$31,250.00	Physician Covered Recipient	NONE

Biography

Dr. Benjamin Proto specializes in foot & ankle surgery, podiatry (foot & ankle medicine), and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Awards and/or distinctions he has received include Coastal Virginia Magazine "Top Doc"; Virginia Living Magazine "Top Doctor"; and Hampton Roads "Top Doc".