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Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD

Accepting New Patients

(365 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (1988)

3811 VALLEY CENTRE DRIVE
San Diego, CA 92130

(858) 682-0164

Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD is an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA specializing in adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 1988 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD is affiliated with Scripps Health and Scripps Green Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

3811 VALLEY CENTRE DRIVE
San Diego, CA 92130

Address:

10710 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Arthritis sufferers need to be realistic about what stem cells can do, said Dr. William Bugbee, an orthopedic surgeon who practices at Scripps Health.”—"Baby Boomers turn to stem cells for help with painful joints", The San Diego Union-Tribune, July 2017

“After doing some research, Ventura found Dr. William Bugbee, and the San Diego-based surgeon performed an ankle transplant in November 2005.”—"White Sox manager has a lot in common with Schwarber", Daily Herald, April 2016

“Luckily for Ventura, who played his last 1 1/2 seasons with the Dodgers, it never got to that point because he found in William Bugbee of San Diego an orthopedic surgeon who offered an uncommon...”—"Big step forward for Ventura", San Luis Obispo Tribune, June 2011

aspiration	220
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	57
doctor visit	734
injections	220
joint surgery	112
lower extremity surgery	112
reconstructive surgery	112

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	44
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	14
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

aspiration	228
doctor visit	718
injections	228
joint surgery	101
lower extremity surgery	101
reconstructive surgery	101

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	465
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	53
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	16
Dementia	2
Cancer	13

aspiration	228
doctor visit	722
injections	228
joint surgery	133
lower extremity surgery	133
reconstructive surgery	133

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	724

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1006
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	644
From 75 to 84	326
85 and over	114
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

aspiration	208
doctor visit	697
injections	208
joint surgery	120
lower extremity surgery	120
reconstructive surgery	120

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	54
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

aspiration	182
doctor visit	702
injections	182
joint surgery	142
lower extremity surgery	142
manual therapy	22
reconstructive surgery	142
rehabilitation	32

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	398

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	559
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	63
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

aspiration	147
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	17
doctor visit	794
injections	147
joint surgery	152
lower extremity surgery	152
manual therapy	30
reconstructive surgery	152
rehabilitation	48

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	587
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	26
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	59
Less than 65	23

aspiration	136
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	97
doctor visit	768
injections	136
joint surgery	139
lower extremity surgery	139
reconstructive surgery	139

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	423

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	586
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	20
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	46
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

aspiration	93
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	104
doctor visit	601
injections	93
joint surgery	156
lower extremity surgery	156
reconstructive surgery	156

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	447
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	35
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	15
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

aspiration	190
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	111
doctor visit	784
injections	190
joint surgery	136
lower extremity surgery	136
reconstructive surgery	136

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	301
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	50
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	13
Dementia	3
Cancer	12

aspiration	158
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	120
doctor visit	724
injections	158
joint surgery	178
lower extremity surgery	178
reconstructive surgery	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	15
Dementia	2
Cancer	16

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

aspiration	179
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	84
doctor visit	726
injections	179
joint surgery	137
lower extremity surgery	137
manual therapy	26
reconstructive surgery	137
rehabilitation	40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	15
Non-Hispanic White	567
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	20
Other	18

**Age**
75 to 84	215
85 and over	51
Less than 65	23
65 to 74	348

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	11
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 1988. He completed residency at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (1988)

Residency: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals (1994)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery (1997)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Health

Scripps Green Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 365 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.	$245,950 ATTUNE $16,931	ACTIS $7,020	TRUMATCH $1,999	$220,000
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc.	$234,044 $234,044
DePuy Synthes Products LLC	$125,840 TRUMATCH $53,521	Orthopedics $28,976	Orthopaedics $27,550	Knee $13,923	$1,869
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$124,370 Journey II $113,729	JII Unicondylar Knee System $3,152	Journey II XR $446	CORI $36	$7,006
Zimmer Holding Inc	$96,173 DeNovo NT $62,784	Chondrofix $33,389
Other	$339,104 Journey Uni $49,314	ACTIS $42,384	OrthAlign Plus System $36,308	Other Recon $25,488	Chondrofix $17,622	Other $167,988

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$652,459
Consulting Fee	$318,120
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$156,795
Travel and Lodging	$18,883
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$8,271
Other	$10,952

Research Payments

Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD has received 13 research payments totaling $48,736.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. William Dick Bugbee, MD.

Company	Year	Amount	Source of Ownership	Terms of Ownership
Insight Medical Systems, Inc.	2019	$100,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Convertible Promissory Note
Insight Medical Systems, Inc.	2018	$50,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Convertible Promissory Note
ORTHALIGN INC	2022	$27,505.15	Physician Covered Recipient	Series D, and D-1 and Common stock
ORTHALIGN INC	2020	$27,505.15	Physician Covered Recipient	Investment in Company
Insight Medical Systems, Inc.	2017	$25,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Convertible Promissory Note

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Biography

Dr. William Bugbee's area of specialization is adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. Patient ratings for Dr. Bugbee average 5.0 stars (out of 5). He graduated from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. Dr. Bugbee's training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He has received the following distinction: San Diego Super Doctors. Dr. Bugbee speaks Spanish. He is professionally affiliated with Scripps Green Hospital. According to Doctor.com, Dr. Bugbee is currently accepting new patients at his office in San Diego, CA.