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Dr. David L. Wassell, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (2001)

1703 N Buerkle Street
Stuttgart, AR 72160

(870) 673-2511

Dr. David L. Wassell, MD is an orthopedist in Stuttgart, AR specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. David L. Wassell, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Baptist Health of Arkansas and Arkansas Health Group (AHG).

Office Locations

1703 N Buerkle Street
Stuttgart, AR 72160

(870) 673-2511

(870) 673-2518

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4300 West 7th Street Central Arkansas Vhcs (598)
Little Rock, AR 72205

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Wassell, MD treated as an orthopedist in Stuttgart, AR during 2012 were rehabilitation, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	153
blood draw	14
diagnostic evaluation	26
doctor visit	703
hip imaging	57
hospital care	47
injections	153
inpatient care	47
joint surgery	49
lab tests	13
lower extremity surgery	49
manual therapy	72
minimally invasive procedures	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	198
reconstructive surgery	28
rehabilitation	760
X-rays	181

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Wassell, MD treated as an orthopedist in Stuttgart, AR during 2013 were rehabilitation, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	107
blood draw	34
diagnostic evaluation	28
doctor visit	615
hip imaging	40
hospital care	23
injections	107
inpatient care	23
joint surgery	36
lab tests	84
lower extremity surgery	36
minimally invasive procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	201
reconstructive surgery	22
rehabilitation	609
X-rays	201

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	55
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Wassell, MD treated as an orthopedist in Stuttgart, AR during 2014 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	158
diagnostic evaluation	21
doctor visit	714
hip imaging	24
hospital care	31
injections	158
inpatient care	31
joint surgery	21
lower extremity surgery	21
musculoskeletal imaging	97
reconstructive surgery	21
rehabilitation	526
X-rays	97

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	69
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Wassell, MD treated as an orthopedist in Stuttgart, AR during 2015 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	154
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	634
hospital care	16
injections	154
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	20
lower extremity surgery	20
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	538

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	676
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	104
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Wassell, MD treated as an orthopedist in Stuttgart, AR during 2016 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	148
doctor visit	526
hospital care	21
injections	148
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	21
lower extremity surgery	21
reconstructive surgery	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	52
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Wassell, MD treated as an orthopedist in Stuttgart, AR during 2017 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	187
doctor visit	559
hospital care	14
injections	187
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	24
lower extremity surgery	24
reconstructive surgery	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	326
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	42
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Wassell, MD treated as an orthopedist in Stuttgart, AR during 2018 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	142
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	536
hospital care	14
injections	142
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	35
lower extremity surgery	35
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	35
upper extremity surgery	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	48
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Wassell, MD treated as an orthopedist in Stuttgart, AR during 2019 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	143
doctor visit	581
injections	143
joint surgery	32
lower extremity surgery	32
reconstructive surgery	32

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	50
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Wassell, MD treated as an orthopedist in Stuttgart, AR during 2020 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	141
doctor visit	537
injections	141
joint surgery	15
lower extremity surgery	15
reconstructive surgery	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	32
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Wassell, MD treated as an orthopedist in Stuttgart, AR during 2021 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	153
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	586
injections	153
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	17
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	37
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Wassell, MD treated as an orthopedist in Stuttgart, AR during 2022 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	154
doctor visit	508
injections	154
joint surgery	20
lower extremity surgery	20
reconstructive surgery	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	39
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David L. Wassell, MD treated as an orthopedist in Stuttgart, AR were rehabilitation, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

aspiration	149
blood draw	24
decompression surgery	13
diagnostic evaluation	25
doctor visit	590
hip imaging	40
hospital care	23
injections	149
inpatient care	23
joint surgery	26
lab tests	48
lower extremity surgery	26
manual therapy	72
minimally invasive procedures	17
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	165
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	23
rehabilitation	631
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	159

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	316
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	109
85 and over	48
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	157

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Wassell, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. David L. Wassell, MD graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 2001. He has a state license in Arkansas.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (2001)

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David L. Wassell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Baptist Health of Arkansas

Arkansas Health Group (AHG)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$3,585 Comprehensive Primary Stem $1,634	HIPS $1,622	Comprehensive Shoulder System $135	Persona Revision $117	Comprehensive Shoulder $51	Other $26
KCI USA, Inc	$1,120 PREVENA $1,000	VAC THERAPY $12	$109
Stryker Corporation	$114 HIPS $114
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$96 XIAFLEX $96
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$81 Trauma $81
Other	$152 Sports Medicine $80	Osteoarthritis of the knee $48	$24

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,005
Food and Beverage	$1,143
Consulting Fee	$1,000

Biography

Dr. David Wassell is an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Stuttgart, AR and Little Rock, AR. He is professionally affiliated with Arkansas Health Group (AHG) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He attended medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. Dr. Wassell's practice in is open to new patients as reported by Baptist Health of Arkansas.