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Dr. Kenneth Robert Means, MD

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(Dr. Kenneth R. Means, M.D.)

(1689 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (2000)

Professional interests include: elbow fracture, hand fracture, wrist fracture, and more.

3333 North Calvert Street The Curtis National Hand Center, Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21218

(410) 235-5405

Dr. Kenneth Robert Means, MD is an orthopedist in Baltimore, MD specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in 2000 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Kenneth Robert Means, MD is affiliated with MedStar Health, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MEDSTAR MEDICAL GROUP II LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

3333 North Calvert Street The Curtis National Hand Center, Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21218

Unable to locate address.

Address:

9501 Old Annapolis Road Dorsey Hall Medical Center, Suite 220
Ellicott City, MD 21042

Some issues Dr. Kenneth Robert Means, MD can help you with:

Trigger Finger Surgery

"Trigger finger," or stenosing tenosynovitis, is a condition where the tendons at the base of a finger become irritated and swollen. They may develop small lumps similar to scar tissue. As the swollen, bumpy tendons pass through their sheath, a tunnel of connective tissue that holds them in place, they become stuck. The finger gets frozen in a bent, curled position. If forced, the finger can be straightened. When this happens, the stuck tendons slip through all at once, often causing a popping or clicking noise. Many cases of trigger finger respond well to non-surgical treatments such as NSAIDs, splints, or injected steroids. However, in severe cases, surgery may be necessary.

During trigger finger surgery, the tendons at the base of the affected finger are identified and the sheath is opened up, allowing the tendons to move freely without getting stuck. This can be done through a tiny incision in the palm, or even without an incision at all, using the tip of a needle. Most people are able to move their fingers normally, bending and straightening their finger without catching or popping, right away after surgery. Although patients may have some pain and stiffness as they heal, recovery is quick.

In The News

“"Even light pressure can be magnified five or 10 times at the base of the thumb joint," causing strain, says Dr. Kenneth Means Jr., a hand-surgery specialist at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in...”—"Modern-day health woes, solved", CNN, November 2013

“The second baseman will visit with hand specialist Dr. Ken Means in Baltimore on Wednesday and will have a second MRI taken on his right wrist, as well as his left shoulder.”—"It's moving day at Nationals Park as team makes sweeping changes", The Washington Times, June 2013

aspiration	82
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	424
injections	221
minimally invasive procedures	25
nerve procedures	24
upper extremity surgery	23

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	29
Less than 65	57

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

aspiration	94
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	269
injections	220
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve procedures	10
upper extremity surgery	9

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	20
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

aspiration	146
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	309
injections	318
minimally invasive procedures	27
nerve procedures	38
open surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	37

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	226
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	52
Less than 65	114

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

aspiration	135
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	449
injections	314
minimally invasive procedures	20
nerve procedures	33
open surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	32

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	101
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	23
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

aspiration	112
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	519
injections	269
minimally invasive procedures	31
nerve procedures	30
upper extremity surgery	29

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	93
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	25
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

aspiration	101
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	566
injections	282
minimally invasive procedures	25
nerve procedures	24
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	42

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	107
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	20
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

aspiration	124
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	611
injections	301
minimally invasive procedures	30
nerve procedures	47
open surgery	17
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	63

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	23
Less than 65	53

aspiration	92
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	473
injections	213
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve procedures	25
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	44

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	20
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

aspiration	102
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	408
injections	231
minimally invasive procedures	19
nerve procedures	18
upper extremity surgery	17

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	22
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	109
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	25
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth Robert Means, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kenneth Robert Means, MD treated as an orthopedist in Baltimore, MD were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

aspiration	110
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	454
injections	266
minimally invasive procedures	24
nerve procedures	29
open surgery	13
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Robert Means, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	114
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	299
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	111
85 and over	25
Less than 65	55
65 to 74	246

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth Robert Means, MD From 2013 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	11
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Kenneth Robert Means, MD graduated from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in 2000. He completed residency at Union Memorial Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (2000)

Residency: Union Memorial Hospital (2005)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kenneth Robert Means, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MedStar Health

MedStar Union Memorial Hospital

MEDSTAR MEDICAL GROUP II LLC

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. Kenneth Robert Means, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, MAMSI, First Health PPO, Blue Choice, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, TRICARE Reserve Select, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Beech Street PPO, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Select, Kaiser Permanente, CIGNA EPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, CIGNA Indemnity, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Coventry National Network PPO, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, Virginia Premier Health Plan, WellPoint, CIGNA Network Open Access, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), HealthyBlue PPO, MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice, CareFirst NASCO, CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO, Traditional Medicare Fee for Service, United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO), Innovation Health: Open POS Plus, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families, Carefirst EPO, Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus, Aetna Open Choice (PPO), United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program, CareFirst Administrators, United Student Resources, United Select HMO - EPO/NPP, Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA, Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA, Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA, United MD IPA Preferred (POS), Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II, United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO), Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP), Innovation Health: Network Only Plus, United MD IPA (HMO), United Choice Plus, CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans), Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS), Innovation Health: PPO, HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance, United Choice, United Optimum Choice, Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus), Innovation Health: POS, Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS), Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS), Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network, Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus, Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund), Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS), United Select Plus (POS), CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced, United Erickson Advantage Plans, Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice, Aetna Student Health Insurance, Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN), Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS), Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus, D-SNP), I-SNP, CareFirst MedStar PPO, Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO), CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity, United Core Essential (HMO), Innovation Health: POS Plus, HumanaChoice PPO, United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP, Innovation Health: Open POS II, Innovation Health: Indemnity, United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose, Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, United Navigate, Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO, Police and Fire Clinic, Employee Health Plan (EHP) and CareFirst MedStar Select PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Kenneth Robert Means, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

MAMSI

First Health PPO

Blue Choice

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Coventry

TRICARE Reserve Select

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Beech Street PPO

Aetna HMO

Kaiser Select

Kaiser Permanente

CIGNA EPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

CIGNA Indemnity

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Coventry National Network PPO

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

Virginia Premier Health Plan

WellPoint

CIGNA Network Open Access

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

HealthyBlue PPO

MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

CareFirst NASCO

CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

Carefirst EPO

Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

Aetna Open Choice (PPO)

United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

CareFirst Administrators

United Student Resources

United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA

Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA

Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA

United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II

United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

United MD IPA (HMO)

United Choice Plus

CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)

Innovation Health: PPO

HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

United Choice

United Optimum Choice

Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

Innovation Health: POS

Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)

Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network

Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)

Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)

United Select Plus (POS)

CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

United Erickson Advantage Plans

Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice

Aetna Student Health Insurance

Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus

D-SNP)

I-SNP

CareFirst MedStar PPO

Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)

CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

United Core Essential (HMO)

Innovation Health: POS Plus

HumanaChoice PPO

United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

Innovation Health: Open POS II

Innovation Health: Indemnity

United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

United Navigate

Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

Police and Fire Clinic

Employee Health Plan (EHP)

CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

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Dr. Kenneth Robert Means, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 1689 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kenneth Robert Means, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Baltimore, MD.

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