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Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD

(Dr. Todd McMichael Obrien, MD)

(304 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Massachusetts Medical School (1999)

Professional interests include: musculoskeletal problems, frozen shoulder, rotator cuff repair, and more.

104 Endicott Street Suite Ll00
Danvers, MA 01923

(978) 882-6901

Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD is an orthopedist in Danvers, MA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1999 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

Address:

104 Endicott Street Suite Ll00
Danvers, MA 01923

Address:

4 Centennial Drive Suite 201
Peabody, MA 01960

Some issues Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD can help you with:

Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

Shoulder Arthritis

Shoulder arthritis is a very common condition that causes pain, stiffness, or a grinding sensation in the shoulder. Some patients may hear a clicking or popping noise, and all symptoms are more noticeable when moving. Arthritis occurs when the cartilage that cushions joints becomes damaged.

Normally, when two bones come together inside a joint, they are separated by a layer of tough, smooth cartilage. The cartilage allows the bones to glide across each other, which makes movement easier. Cartilage can be damaged by an injury, by an illness such as rheumatoid arthritis, or by simple wear and tear (osteoarthritis). In the shoulder, the two joints most commonly affected are the AC joint (where the shoulder blade and collarbone connect at the outside edge of the shoulder), and the glenohumeral joint (where the arm bone meets the shoulder blade).

Treatment for shoulder arthritis may include:

Ice and rest
Exercise and physical therapy
Over-the-counter pain medications
Corticosteroid injections
Surgery

Surgical treatments include the removal of inflamed tissue and joint reconstruction. The type of arthritis and severity of the damage will determine which treatment is most appropriate.

aspiration	248
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	824
hip imaging	13
hospital care	49
injections	248
inpatient care	49
joint surgery	38
minimally invasive procedures	26
musculoskeletal imaging	49
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	38
X-rays	62

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	90
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

aspiration	242
doctor visit	698
hip imaging	15
hospital care	35
injections	242
inpatient care	35
joint surgery	13
musculoskeletal imaging	55
reconstructive surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	54

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	60
Less than 65	56

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

aspiration	270
doctor visit	768
hospital care	22
injections	270
inpatient care	22
joint surgery	13
musculoskeletal imaging	10
reconstructive surgery	15
spinal procedures	12
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	22

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	554

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	834
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	394
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	136
Less than 65	120

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

aspiration	280
doctor visit	718
hospital care	40
injections	280
inpatient care	40
joint surgery	18
reconstructive surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	18

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	68
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

aspiration	358
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	907
hospital care	44
injections	358
inpatient care	44
joint surgery	45
minimally invasive procedures	22
musculoskeletal imaging	49
reconstructive surgery	23
spinal procedures	15
upper extremity surgery	45
X-rays	64

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	475
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	85
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

aspiration	330
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	914
hospital care	49
injections	330
inpatient care	49
joint surgery	48
minimally invasive procedures	29
musculoskeletal imaging	23
reconstructive surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	48
X-rays	22

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	554
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	86
Less than 65	82

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

aspiration	252
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
doctor visit	798
hospital care	16
injections	252
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	40
minimally invasive procedures	16
reconstructive surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	40

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	454
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	84
Less than 65	57

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	24
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

aspiration	157
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
doctor visit	571
injections	157
joint surgery	25
minimally invasive procedures	10
reconstructive surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	25

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	51
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

aspiration	337
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	20
doctor visit	1200
injections	337
joint surgery	62
minimally invasive procedures	19
reconstructive surgery	43
upper extremity surgery	62

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD treated as an orthopedist in Danvers, MA were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	275
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	823
hip imaging	14
hospital care	36
injections	275
inpatient care	36
joint surgery	34
minimally invasive procedures	20
musculoskeletal imaging	38
reconstructive surgery	20
spinal procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	34
X-rays	46

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD.

**Gender**
Female	257
Male	160

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	388
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	6

**Age**
85 and over	66
75 to 84	126
Less than 65	53
65 to 74	173

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	9
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD graduated from University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1999. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery/General, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School (1999)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery/General, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Massachusetts General Hospital

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION 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. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

Tufts Health Plan

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Maine Community Health Options

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

MassHealth

WellSense NH

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 304 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Danvers, MA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Todd McMichael O'Brien, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Kairos Surgical Inc	$2,674 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $837	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE ARTHROPLASTY $431	$1,406
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,524 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE ARTHROPLASTY $1,524
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$413 Exparel $413
Stryker Corporation	$155 BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION $155
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$109 AEQUALIS $109
Other	$148 GELSYN 3 $32	Osteogenesis Stimulators $30	XARELTO $26	OXYCONTIN $18	AQUAMANTYS $14	Other $27

**Types of Payments**
Education	$4,080
Food and Beverage	$529
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$413

Biography

Dr. Todd O'Brien practices orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Peabody, MA and Danvers, MA. These areas are among Dr. O'Brien's clinical interests: frozen shoulder, pseudarthrosis (non-union), and shoulder fracture. His average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He appears to be an in-network provider for Blue California, Coventry, and Viant, in addition to other insurance carriers. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.

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