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Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS

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(S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS)

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

Penn State College of Medicine (1998)

Professional interests include: shoulder problems, sports health, replacement arthroplasty (joint replacement)

125 Akers Farm Road Suite C & D
Christiansburg, VA 24073

(540) 552-7133

Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS is an orthopedist in Blacksburg, VA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1998 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS is affiliated with HCA Virginia, OrthoVirginia, LewisGale Hospital - Montgomery LewisGale Hospital - Pulaski, OrthoVirginia Blacksburg and ORTHOVIRGINIA INC.

Office Locations

Address:

250 South Main Street Suite 224 A
Blacksburg, VA 24060

Address:

125 Akers Farm Road Suite C & D
Christiansburg, VA 24073

Address:

Bluefield, VA

Some issues Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS can help you with:

Replacement Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement)

Joint replacement, sometimes also called arthroplasty, is an option when a joint becomes severely damaged by disease or injury. The damaged cartilage of the joint is surgically removed, the ends of the bones in the joint are resurfaced, and a prosthetic is installed. Most prosthetic joints are made of a metal piece that fits into a plastic sleeve so that they glide smoothly. A joint replacement increases stability in the damaged area and decreases pain. The hip and knee are the two joints most commonly replaced, but joint replacement can also be performed on the ankle, shoulder, elbow and even fingers.

Although joint replacement is one of the safest and most reliable medical procedures available, it is still a major surgical procedure. All surgical procedures carry risks, such as infection or blood clots. For this reason, doctors try to help their patients avoid surgery for as long as they can. Taking arthritis medications, losing weight, avoiding high impact sports such as running, taking supplements such as glucosamine or chondroitin, or having joint injections may allow a patient to enjoy life without the need for surgery.

After having joint replacement surgery, patients can expect some pain the first few days as they recover. Physical therapy is an important part of recovery, and it can decrease complications and increase future mobility. As soon as possible, returning to low impact sports such as swimming, walking or biking can stretch and heal the new joint. A prosthetic joint can last 15 - 20 years and cannot be further damaged by degenerative diseases such as arthritis, so once it is done patients should be pain-free for many years.

aspiration	220
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	787
hip imaging	72
injections	219
joint surgery	100
lower extremity surgery	77
minimally invasive procedures	22
musculoskeletal imaging	435
nerve procedures	22
open surgery	22
pelvic imaging	65
reconstructive surgery	78
upper extremity surgery	45
X-rays	500

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	605
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	41
Less than 65	85

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

aspiration	152
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	456
hip imaging	18
injections	151
joint surgery	53
lower extremity surgery	43
minimally invasive procedures	9
musculoskeletal imaging	163
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	17
pelvic imaging	31
reconstructive surgery	44
upper extremity surgery	27
X-rays	194

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	32
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

aspiration	173
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	521
hip imaging	35
injections	172
joint surgery	87
lower extremity surgery	66
minimally invasive procedures	20
musculoskeletal imaging	194
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
pelvic imaging	29
reconstructive surgery	67
upper extremity surgery	35
X-rays	223

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	630

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	898
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	504
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	54
Less than 65	108

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

aspiration	252
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	609
injections	251
joint surgery	119
lower extremity surgery	89
minimally invasive procedures	29
musculoskeletal imaging	192
nerve procedures	29
open surgery	29
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	90
upper extremity surgery	59
X-rays	204

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	364

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	521
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	39
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

aspiration	229
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	526
injections	228
joint surgery	90
lower extremity surgery	80
minimally invasive procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	168
nerve procedures	26
open surgery	26
reconstructive surgery	69
upper extremity surgery	36
X-rays	167

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	445
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	34
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

aspiration	311
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	768
injections	310
joint surgery	96
lower extremity surgery	64
minimally invasive procedures	31
musculoskeletal imaging	313
nerve procedures	22
open surgery	22
reconstructive surgery	65
upper extremity surgery	54
X-rays	312

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	391

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	52
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

aspiration	307
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	695
injections	306
joint surgery	91
lower extremity surgery	63
minimally invasive procedures	27
musculoskeletal imaging	256
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	21
reconstructive surgery	64
upper extremity surgery	49
X-rays	255

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	42
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

aspiration	379
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	759
injections	378
joint surgery	45
lower extremity surgery	47
musculoskeletal imaging	359
nerve procedures	23
open surgery	23
reconstructive surgery	48
upper extremity surgery	21
X-rays	358

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	534
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	45
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

aspiration	495
doctor visit	1307
hospital care	17
injections	507
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	98
lower extremity surgery	100
musculoskeletal imaging	165
reconstructive surgery	101
X-rays	164

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS treated as an orthopedist in Blacksburg, VA were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	280
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	716
hip imaging	42
hospital care	17
injections	282
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	88
lower extremity surgery	70
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	251
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	21
pelvic imaging	34
reconstructive surgery	69
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	266

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	446
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	135
85 and over	33
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	249

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	6
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1998. He completed residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He has a state license in West Virginia.

Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine (1998)

Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2003)

Licensed In: West Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HCA Virginia

OrthoVirginia

LewisGale Hospital - Montgomery LewisGale Hospital - Pulaski

OrthoVirginia Blacksburg

ORTHOVIRGINIA 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. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS appears to accept the following insurance providers: Anthem Healthkeepers Plus, Medicare Railroad, Molina Complete Care, Custom Ink, Sentara Medicare Prime, Sentara Plus, Sentara Medicare Savings, Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage, Anthem MediBlue, Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Healthkeepers MediBlue, Oscar, Medicare, Aetna, Sentara Individual & Family, Cigna Connect, Sentara Medicare Salute, Sentara Complete Select, Humana Gold Plus, Tricare/Humana Military, United Healthcare, Sentara Medicare Value, Piedmont Community Health Plan, Sentara Community Plan, Medicaid of Virginia, MedCost/Virginia Health Network, Sentara Complete, Humana, Carefirst, Anthem NYC Retiree Health Alliance, SaveATree, Clear Spring Health, Anthem CareMore, Accountable Care Management Group, Anthem, Aetna Better Health, Sentara POS, Cigna, FAMIS PLUS, Anthem Healthkeepers and Prime Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS accepts the following insurance providers:

Anthem Healthkeepers Plus

Medicare Railroad

Molina Complete Care

Custom Ink

Sentara Medicare Prime

Sentara Plus

Sentara Medicare Savings

Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage

Anthem MediBlue

Kaiser Permanente

Anthem Healthkeepers MediBlue

Oscar

Medicare

Aetna

Sentara Individual & Family

Cigna Connect

Sentara Medicare Salute

Sentara Complete Select

Humana Gold Plus

Tricare/Humana Military

United Healthcare

Sentara Medicare Value

Piedmont Community Health Plan

Sentara Community Plan

Medicaid of Virginia

MedCost/Virginia Health Network

Sentara Complete

Humana

Carefirst

Anthem NYC Retiree Health Alliance

SaveATree

Clear Spring Health

Anthem CareMore

Accountable Care Management Group

Anthem

Aetna Better Health

Sentara POS

Cigna

FAMIS PLUS

Anthem Healthkeepers

Prime Health

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS from all over the web to help you find the right in Blacksburg, VA.

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2023-10-24

Walked in an hour late, rushed exam and asked 2 questions that he didn’t bother listening to the answer. He diagnosed without getting a full explanation of the issue and said I will get you a brace and walked out.  Nurse come in with the brace so we ask the cost and she said $350 but you can get it on Amazon for under $40.  Teenage college athlete, away from home with no parent or support with her.  Drove over an hour in pain, waited for an hour in pain, got 5 minutes with a Dr who didnt care because was 5pm and he wanted to go home. Now she is driving an hour to campus in pain and more confused then before and mentally shook from the appointment.  He didn’t even give her time to call her parent at the start of the appointment.  He took an oath to do no harm and clearly that didn’t mean anything to him. She was just a number. He gets to bill insurance and tried to sell a $350 brace to.  Don’t trust him. Find someone else.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-11-21

Dr Whitfield did my shoulder surgery at Pulaski Lewis Gale hospital and everyone was spectacular. Dr Whitfield is the best doc and surgeon I have ever had. He's humble and so well mannered and very informative.  He was very thorough before surgery and after surgery and informed my husband and I about post OP care. If every doctor was like him, I wouldn't be so nervous about going to other Drs. Hes soft spoken and compassionate.  Hes just an all around nice person and makes sure you dont suffer in pain.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$7,542 AccuFill $1,846	ROSA $1,632	Persona $1,589	Comprehensive Reverse $833	Oxford-Knees $443	Other $1,199
Arthrex, Inc.	$5,445 $5,445
ConforMIS, Inc.	$1,218 iTotal PS $1,218
Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC	$1,018 $1,018
SI-Bone, Inc.	$515 iFuse Implant $515
Other	$744 Knee $194	NA $134	TFN-Advance $98	GLOBAL $61	Mako $38	Other $219

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$10,844
Food and Beverage	$3,660
Education	$1,978

Biography

Dr. Stephen Whitfield is a medical specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Areas of expertise for Dr. Whitfield include replacement arthroplasty (joint replacement) and shoulder problems. Dr. Whitfield attended medical school at Penn State College of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with HCA Virginia and OrthoVirginia. Yext reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Blacksburg, VA.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Brett Whitfield, MD, FAAOS From 2013 - 2021

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