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Dr. David M. Pope, MD

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(David M. Pope, MD)

(417 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans/ LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans (1993)

10310 The Grove Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70836

(225) 761-5200

Dr. David M. Pope, MD is an orthopedist in Baton Rouge, LA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans/ LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. David M. Pope, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

10310 The Grove Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70836

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David M. Pope, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

scanogram

In 2023, Dr. David M. Pope, MD performed more scanogram (bone length study) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

musculoskeletal imaging

In 2012, Dr. David M. Pope, MD performed more major joint aspiration, major joint injection, and musculoskeletal imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Pope, MD treated as an orthopedist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2012 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Pope, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	309
doctor visit	553
hip imaging	57
injections	343
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
musculoskeletal imaging	280
pelvic imaging	13
reconstructive surgery	13
X-rays	273

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Pope, MD treated as an orthopedist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2013 were injections, X-rays, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Pope, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	368
doctor visit	651
hip imaging	69
injections	387
joint surgery	24
lower extremity surgery	24
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	27
musculoskeletal imaging	366
pain management	19
pelvic imaging	20
reconstructive surgery	24
spinal procedures	12
X-rays	371

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	56
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Pope, MD treated as an orthopedist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2014 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Pope, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	299
doctor visit	561
hip imaging	21
injections	338
joint surgery	21
lower extremity surgery	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
musculoskeletal imaging	267
pain management	16
pelvic imaging	13
reconstructive surgery	21
spinal procedures	25
X-rays	293

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	51
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Pope, MD treated as an orthopedist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2015 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Pope, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	246
doctor visit	493
hip imaging	31
injections	257
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	19
musculoskeletal imaging	256
reconstructive surgery	19
X-rays	256

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	70
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Pope, MD treated as an orthopedist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2016 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Pope, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	246
doctor visit	430
injections	263
joint surgery	28
lower extremity surgery	28
musculoskeletal imaging	199
reconstructive surgery	28
X-rays	199

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	29
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Pope, MD treated as an orthopedist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2017 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Pope, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	300
doctor visit	388
injections	335
joint surgery	22
lower extremity surgery	22
musculoskeletal imaging	137
pain management	15
reconstructive surgery	22
X-rays	137

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	22
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Pope, MD treated as an orthopedist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2018 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Pope, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	331
doctor visit	507
hip imaging	15
injections	348
joint surgery	28
lower extremity surgery	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	219
reconstructive surgery	28
X-rays	182

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	24
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Pope, MD treated as an orthopedist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Pope, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	364
doctor visit	485
injections	364
joint surgery	21
lower extremity surgery	21
musculoskeletal imaging	232
reconstructive surgery	21
X-rays	214

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	26
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Pope, MD treated as an orthopedist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2020 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Pope, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	284
doctor visit	347
injections	303
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	16
musculoskeletal imaging	162
reconstructive surgery	16
X-rays	145

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	19
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Pope, MD treated as an orthopedist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2021 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Pope, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	281
doctor visit	405
injections	294
joint surgery	24
lower extremity surgery	24
musculoskeletal imaging	173
reconstructive surgery	24
X-rays	150

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	21
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Pope, MD treated as an orthopedist in Baton Rouge, LA during 2022 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Pope, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	320
doctor visit	456
hip imaging	11
injections	334
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	17
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	201
reconstructive surgery	17
X-rays	170

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	25
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Pope, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David M. Pope, MD treated as an orthopedist in Baton Rouge, LA were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	304
doctor visit	479
hip imaging	34
injections	324
joint surgery	21
lower extremity surgery	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	226
pain management	16
pelvic imaging	15
reconstructive surgery	21
spinal procedures	18
X-rays	217

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Pope, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	31
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	261
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	90
85 and over	31
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	173

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

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. David M. Pope, MD graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans/ LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1993. He completed residency at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. He is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedics and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans/ LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans (1993)

Residency: Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne (1998)

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedics

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David M. Pope, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David M. Pope, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 417 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David M. Pope, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Baton Rouge, LA.

4.91

Overall Rating

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-03-08

provided a year of shots and information about my options. Shots didn't work and total knee replacement operation required. I spent one night in hospital was able to walk out with some assistance the next morning. The wound/ scar was completely healed within 7 day and required no additional attention. Today is March 8, 2022 or 4 months since operation. I can walk unaided although I do carry a cane for balance and getting better by the day. Thanks Dr. Pope!

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,768 AQUAMANTYS $1,748	PlasmaBlade $21
Arthrex, Inc.	$855 $855
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$431 Recon Hips $292	Q-FIX $14	Sports Med Hip $5	$120
Alon Medical Technology	$401 $401
Lima USA, Inc.	$160 Physica $160
Other	$743 SURGICAL PAIN REGIONAL ANESTHESIA $120	CORI $114	Knee $110	Exparel $73	VERASENSE $71	Other $255

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,016
Travel and Lodging	$1,496
Education	$825
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$22

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. David M. Pope, MD.

OrthoPediatrics Corp.	2013	$56,108.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Common stock
OrthoPediatrics Corp.	2017	$34,733.90	Physician Covered Recipient	Common stock
OrthoPediatrics Corp.	2014	$7,408.96	Physician Covered Recipient	Common stock
OrthoPediatrics Corp.	2015	$3,434.08	Physician Covered Recipient	Common stock
OrthoPediatrics Corp.	2016	$2,379.52	Physician Covered Recipient	Common stock

Biography

Dr. David Pope is an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist. The average patient rating for Dr. Pope is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He studied medicine at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. For his residency, Dr. Pope trained at Fort Wayne Medical Education Program. He is professionally affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. Yext reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Baton Rouge, LA.