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Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Adult Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery

680 Guzzi Lane Suite 102
Sonora, CA 95370

(209) 588-1800

Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Sonora, CA specializing in sports medicine and adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery.

Office Locations

680 Guzzi Lane Suite 102
Sonora, CA 95370

(209) 588-1800

(209) 588-1700

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sonora, CA during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	264
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	1134
hip imaging	70
injections	264
joint surgery	134
lower extremity surgery	108
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	201
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
pelvic imaging	39
reconstructive surgery	123
upper extremity surgery	45
X-rays	240

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sonora, CA during 2013 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	337
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	1174
hip imaging	100
injections	337
joint surgery	111
lower extremity surgery	98
minimally invasive procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	261
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
pelvic imaging	17
reconstructive surgery	98
upper extremity surgery	27
X-rays	278

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	633
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	324
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	73
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sonora, CA during 2014 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	265
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	22
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	1108
excision	18
hip imaging	112
injections	265
joint surgery	173
lower extremity surgery	106
minimally invasive procedures	82
musculoskeletal imaging	323
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	25
reconstructive surgery	91
synovectomy	15
upper extremity surgery	92
X-rays	323

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	620
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	64
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sonora, CA during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	369
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	1099
excision	15
hip imaging	142
injections	369
joint surgery	146
lower extremity surgery	84
minimally invasive procedures	51
musculoskeletal imaging	468
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
pelvic imaging	21
reconstructive surgery	95
upper extremity surgery	75
X-rays	489

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	628
Female	724

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1266
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	654
From 75 to 84	432
85 and over	130
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	21
Dementia	3
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sonora, CA during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	245
doctor visit	925
hospital care	17
injections	245
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	61
lower extremity surgery	61
musculoskeletal imaging	253
pelvic imaging	16
reconstructive surgery	61
X-rays	269

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	584
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	296
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	68
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sonora, CA during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	220
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	22
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	885
excision	13
hospital care	21
injections	220
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	123
lower extremity surgery	66
minimally invasive procedures	57
musculoskeletal imaging	242
pelvic imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	66
upper extremity surgery	57
X-rays	256

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	327

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	564
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	57
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sonora, CA during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	167
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	18
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	659
excision	15
hospital care	18
injections	167
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	132
lower extremity surgery	66
minimally invasive procedures	52
musculoskeletal imaging	190
reconstructive surgery	80
upper extremity surgery	66
X-rays	190

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	47
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sonora, CA during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	120
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	663
hospital care	39
injections	120
inpatient care	39
joint surgery	93
lower extremity surgery	64
minimally invasive procedures	29
musculoskeletal imaging	189
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	19
reconstructive surgery	64
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	208

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	61
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sonora, CA during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	83
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	19
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	564
excision	14
hospital care	14
injections	83
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	139
lower extremity surgery	85
minimally invasive procedures	54
musculoskeletal imaging	173
pelvic imaging	13
reconstructive surgery	85
upper extremity surgery	54
X-rays	186

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	420
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	43
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sonora, CA during 2021 were X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	65
musculoskeletal imaging	24
X-rays	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sonora, CA were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	230
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	18
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	827
excision	15
hip imaging	106
hospital care	21
injections	230
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	123
lower extremity surgery	82
minimally invasive procedures	43
musculoskeletal imaging	232
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	16
pelvic imaging	19
reconstructive surgery	84
synovectomy	15
upper extremity surgery	57
X-rays	246

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	502
Hispanic	22
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	186
85 and over	54
Less than 65	48
65 to 74	256

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	8
Dementia	3

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Sonora, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$351 HIPS $125	Ortho-Knee $124	TFN ADVANCED $102
Stryker Corporation	$180 ROBOTICS $120	KNEES $37	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $23
Osiris Therapeutics Inc.	$154 GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX $154
Mallinckrodt LLC	$29 OFIRMEV $29
BIOVENTUS LLC	$15 Durolane $15

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$700
Travel and Lodging	$30

Biography

Dr. Airell Nygaard is an adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery and sports medicine specialist. He is rated 4.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Airell Leighton Nygaard, MD From 2012 - 2021

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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