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Dr. John A. Freeman, DO

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Specializes in: Pain Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (2000)

Professional interests include: spinal injection, sports injuries, neurostimulation, and more.

13400 E Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

(480) 301-8000

Dr. John A. Freeman, DO is a pain medicine specialist in Scottsdale, AZ specializing in pain medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). He graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2000 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. John A. Freeman, DO is affiliated with Mayo Clinic.

Office Locations

13400 E Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

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Phoenix, AZ

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Some issues Dr. John A. Freeman, DO can help you with:

Joint Injections

A joint is any area of the body where two bones connect. Due to injury or disease, the space between the two bones can sometimes become swollen and inflamed, which leads to pain and a loss of mobility. Injection and aspiration are two tools that physicians use to treat joint pain locally without needing to perform surgery.

Both injection and aspiration are techniques that involve inserting a needle connected to a syringe directly into the joint. Aspiration involves the removal of excess fluid, and injection is the placement of medication directly into the joint space via the needle. Both procedures may be performed at the same time. In both cases a local anesthetic may be used, the skin will be cleaned and disinfected, and then the needle will be inserted. In some cases, especially if the injection or aspiration is in a large and deep joint such as the hip or spine, ultrasound may be used to guide the needle to the exact location desired.

In some cases, irritation to the joint can cause fluid to build up so significantly that the joint hurts and can no longer move well. Aspiration removes some of the excess fluid and relieves the pressure. In addition, aspiration can be used to provide a sample of joint fluid if it needs to be examined microscopically for the presence of white blood cells, bacteria, or crystal formations.

Certain injuries and diseases that affect joints are inflammatory in nature, such as rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis or gout. These diseases may be helped by the local injection of anti-inflammatory medications directly into the affected joint. In this case, corticosteroids such as methylprednisone are usually used. Relief from the pain may be felt right away and may last for weeks or even months.

In some cases, such as with osteoarthritis, the cartilage buffer between the two bones wears down and pain comes from bones rubbing against each other. In this case, injection of a lubricating agent such as hyaluronic acid may be beneficial. It provides a slippery cushion between the bones to relieve pain that can last for months.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Freeman, DO treated as a pain medicine specialist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2012 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	148
doctor visit	556
hospital care	82
injections	481
inpatient care	82
minimally invasive procedures	42
nerve block	247
nerve procedures	42
pain management	375
spinal procedures	268

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Freeman, DO treated as a pain medicine specialist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2013 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	146
doctor visit	581
hospital care	85
injections	564
inpatient care	85
minimally invasive procedures	40
nerve block	348
nerve procedures	40
pain management	458
spinal procedures	336

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO.

**Gender**
Male	325
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	85
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Freeman, DO treated as a pain medicine specialist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	154
doctor visit	577
hospital care	106
injections	591
inpatient care	106
minimally invasive procedures	53
nerve block	328
nerve procedures	53
pain management	490
spinal procedures	342

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO.

**Gender**
Male	377
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	717
Black	13
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	299
85 and over	109
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Freeman, DO treated as a pain medicine specialist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2015 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	154
doctor visit	509
hospital care	104
injections	559
inpatient care	104
minimally invasive procedures	55
nerve block	295
nerve procedures	55
pain management	460
spinal procedures	313

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO.

**Gender**
Male	646
Female	682

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1240
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	558
From 75 to 84	478
85 and over	204
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Freeman, DO treated as a pain medicine specialist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	118
doctor visit	320
hospital care	54
injections	664
inpatient care	54
minimally invasive procedures	68
nerve block	417
nerve procedures	51
neurostimulator lead placement	17
pain management	597
spinal procedures	454

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	587
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	102
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Freeman, DO treated as a pain medicine specialist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2017 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	94
doctor visit	273
hospital care	12
injections	278
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	62
nerve block	81
nerve procedures	47
neurostimulator lead placement	15
pain management	231
spinal procedures	103

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	551
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	89
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Freeman, DO treated as a pain medicine specialist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2018 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	80
doctor visit	229
hospital care	21
injections	258
inpatient care	21
minimally invasive procedures	112
nerve block	80
nerve procedures	85
neurostimulator lead placement	27
pain management	263
spinal procedures	139

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	569
Black	11
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	99
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Freeman, DO treated as a pain medicine specialist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2019 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
doctor visit	210
hospital care	31
injections	214
inpatient care	31
minimally invasive procedures	113
nerve block	65
nerve procedures	78
neurostimulator lead placement	35
pain management	230
spinal procedures	121

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO.

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	76
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Freeman, DO treated as a pain medicine specialist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2020 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
doctor visit	174
hospital care	34
injections	209
inpatient care	34
minimally invasive procedures	74
nerve block	69
nerve procedures	74
pain management	221
spinal procedures	92

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	521
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	68
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Freeman, DO treated as a pain medicine specialist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2021 were pain management, injections, minimally invasive procedures and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	78
doctor visit	248
injections	252
minimally invasive procedures	123
nerve block	46
nerve procedures	95
neurostimulator lead placement	28
pain management	269
spinal procedures	104

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	82
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Freeman, DO treated as a pain medicine specialist in Scottsdale, AZ during 2022 were pain management, injections, minimally invasive procedures and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	66
doctor visit	234
injections	222
minimally invasive procedures	133
nerve block	38
nerve procedures	102
neurostimulator lead placement	31
pain management	258
spinal procedures	107

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	75
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	4
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John A. Freeman, DO treated as a pain medicine specialist in Scottsdale, AZ were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration	105
doctor visit	355
hospital care	58
injections	390
inpatient care	58
minimally invasive procedures	79
nerve block	183
nerve procedures	65
neurostimulator lead placement	25
pain management	350
spinal procedures	216

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	583
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	11
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	248
85 and over	89
Less than 65	38
65 to 74	255

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John A. Freeman, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. John A. Freeman, DO graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2000. He completed residency at Stanford University Medical Center. He is certified by the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (2000)

Residency: Stanford University Medical Center (2004)

Board Certification: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2005)

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John A. Freeman, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mayo Clinic

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John A. Freeman, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Vertiflex, Inc.	$1,496 Superion ISS $1,496
Abbott Laboratories	$645 PROCLAIM $181	Proclaim IPG $174	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $158	SCS leads $131
Nevro Corp.	$635 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $246	Omnia $207	Senza $182
Boston Scientific Corporation	$604 GENERAL - THERAPIES $505	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $99
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$297 $297
Other	$370 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $124	QUTENZA $122	PAIN MANAGEMENT $106	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $18

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,140
Travel and Lodging	$1,706
Education	$200

Biography

Dr. John Freeman practices physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and pain medicine in Scottsdale, AZ and Phoenix, AZ. Areas of expertise for Dr. Freeman include spinal injection, pain, and joint injections. Dr. Freeman's education and training includes medical school at Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and residency at Mayo Clinic and Stanford University Medical Center. He is affiliated with Mayo Clinic.