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Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery

2021 K Street Nw Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006

(202) 466-5151

Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD is an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Washington, DC specializing in adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery.

Office Locations

2021 K Street Nw Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006

(202) 466-5151

(202) 466-4072

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In The News

“Anthony Unger, medical director at the Institute of Bone and Joint Health at Sibley Memorial Hospital and a clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at George Washington University Hospital, both...”—"New method makes hip replacement easier", Mercury News, March 2013

“Dr. Anthony Unger, an orthopedic surgeon and director of George Washington University's program for minimally invasive joint-replacement surgery, says the impetus for the new procedure came from...”—"Replacing achy knees", The Washington Times, August 2007

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

spine X-ray

total hip replacement

In 2023, Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD performed more major joint aspiration, major joint injection, spine X-ray, and total hip replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within District of Columbia.

Top 10%

By Volume:

joint reconstruction

knee X-ray

lower extremity surgery

reconstructive surgery

X-rays

In 2023, Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD performed more joint reconstruction, knee X-ray, lower extremity surgery, reconstructive surgery, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within District of Columbia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

total knee replacement

In 2012, Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD performed more total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within District of Columbia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Washington, DC during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	419
doctor visit	1359
hip imaging	437
injections	419
joint surgery	115
lower extremity surgery	115
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	932
reconstructive surgery	115
spinal procedures	91
X-rays	1008

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Washington, DC during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	553
doctor visit	1574
hip imaging	666
injections	553
joint surgery	183
lower extremity surgery	183
minimally invasive procedures	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	1215
reconstructive surgery	171
spinal procedures	97
X-rays	1312

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	297
Female	573

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	701
Black	117
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	431
From 75 to 84	305
85 and over	114
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD in 2013

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Washington, DC during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	555
doctor visit	1498
hip imaging	646
injections	555
joint surgery	197
lower extremity surgery	197
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	29
musculoskeletal imaging	1177
reconstructive surgery	197
revision surgery	11
spinal procedures	111
X-rays	1259

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	325
Female	586

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	734
Black	102
Hispanic	22
Asian	12
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	432
From 75 to 84	323
85 and over	136
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	18
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Washington, DC during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	521
doctor visit	1396
hip imaging	603
injections	521
joint surgery	169
lower extremity surgery	169
musculoskeletal imaging	1237
reconstructive surgery	169
spinal procedures	94
X-rays	1331

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	604
Female	1138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1416
Black	198
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	50
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	802
From 75 to 84	658
85 and over	244
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	15
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Washington, DC during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	600
doctor visit	1428
injections	600
joint surgery	191
lower extremity surgery	191
musculoskeletal imaging	606
reconstructive surgery	191
spinal procedures	81
X-rays	687

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	588

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	746
Black	103
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	385
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD in 2016

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	16
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Washington, DC during 2017 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	632
doctor visit	1624
injections	632
joint surgery	188
lower extremity surgery	188
musculoskeletal imaging	583
reconstructive surgery	188
spinal procedures	75
X-rays	658

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	674

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	805
Black	106
Hispanic	25
Asian	16
Other	45
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	436
From 75 to 84	417
85 and over	131
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD in 2017

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	16
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Washington, DC during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	725
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	1552
injections	725
joint surgery	215
lower extremity surgery	192
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	554
reconstructive surgery	192
spinal procedures	60
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	614

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	628

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	765
Black	100
Hispanic	24
Asian	14
Other	45
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	399
From 75 to 84	406
85 and over	130
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	16
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Washington, DC during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	691
doctor visit	1603
injections	691
joint surgery	231
lower extremity surgery	231
musculoskeletal imaging	724
reconstructive surgery	231
revision surgery	26
spinal procedures	51
X-rays	775

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	357
Female	660

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	816
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	24
Other	51
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	429
From 75 to 84	431
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD in 2019

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	17
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Washington, DC during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	484
doctor visit	1141
injections	484
joint surgery	137
lower extremity surgery	137
musculoskeletal imaging	525
reconstructive surgery	137
spinal procedures	93
X-rays	618

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	590
Black	70
Hispanic	23
Asian	13
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	301
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD in 2020

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	15
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Washington, DC during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	489
doctor visit	1341
injections	489
joint surgery	171
lower extremity surgery	171
musculoskeletal imaging	602
reconstructive surgery	171
spinal procedures	113
X-rays	733

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	527

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	673
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	50
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	396
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD in 2021

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	16
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Washington, DC during 2022 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	470
doctor visit	1358
injections	470
joint surgery	160
lower extremity surgery	160
musculoskeletal imaging	658
reconstructive surgery	160
spinal procedures	77
X-rays	735

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	519

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	665
Black	79
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	51
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	419
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Washington, DC were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and aspiration.

aspiration	558
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	1443
hip imaging	588
injections	558
joint surgery	177
lower extremity surgery	175
minimally invasive procedures	17
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
musculoskeletal imaging	801
reconstructive surgery	174
revision surgery	18
spinal procedures	85
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	884

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	579

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	96
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	719
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	14
Other	39

**Age**
75 to 84	370
85 and over	68
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	381

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anthony Steven Unger, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	14
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in District of Columbia.

Licensed In: District of Columbia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$275,119 HIPS $110,498	KNEES $77,498	ACCOLADE $71,105	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $4,891	TRIATHLON $2,515	Other $8,611
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$132,811 Persona $79,908	ROSA $24,534	Knees Product Portfolio $7,750	KNEES $7,461	Trabecular Metal (TM) Shapes $6,500	Other $6,658
Signature Orthopaedics USA Corp	$42,383 $42,383
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$21,817 Journey II $14,828	CORI $3,697	Legion $625	Journey II BCS $119	VISIONAIRE Cutting Guides $101	Other $2,447
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC	$12,779 Ortho-Knees $6,719	ORTHO - KNEES $6,060
Other	$1,676 RECOTHROM $745	Avance Max Pump $131	WOUND THERAPEUTICS $95	Durolane $72	Exogen $63	Other $569

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$294,012
Royalty or License	$122,238
Travel and Lodging	$57,051
Food and Beverage	$9,782
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,500

Biography

Dr. Anthony Unger, who practices in Washington, DC, is a medical specialist in adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. Dr. Unger attended medical school at SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences.