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Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine (1989)

10 Harris Court Building A Suite A1
Monterey, CA 93940

(831) 643-9788

Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD is an orthopedist in Monterey, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD is affiliated with ATHENA MEDICAL GROUP OF THE CENTRAL COAST INC.

Office Locations

10 Harris Court Building A Suite A1
Monterey, CA 93940

(831) 643-9788

(831) 657-0161

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In The News

“STATEN ISLAND, NY, UNITED STATES, December 21, 2022 / EINPresswire.com / -- Dr. Michael Klassen, MD, FAAOS has demonstrated great philanthropic efforts in his donation to the Tunnel to Towers (T2T)...”—"Dr. Michael Klassen MD Generously Donates to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation", FOX 2, December 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD treated as an orthopedist in Monterey, CA during 2012 were manual therapy, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	187
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	464
injections	187
joint surgery	34
lower extremity surgery	34
manual therapy	486
minimally invasive procedures	34
musculoskeletal imaging	59
spinal procedures	29
synovectomy	17
X-rays	88

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD treated as an orthopedist in Monterey, CA during 2013 were manual therapy, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	171
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	336
injections	171
joint surgery	38
lower extremity surgery	38
manual therapy	382
minimally invasive procedures	38
musculoskeletal imaging	31
spinal procedures	34
synovectomy	13
X-rays	65

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD treated as an orthopedist in Monterey, CA during 2014 were manual therapy, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	142
doctor visit	310
injections	142
manual therapy	678
musculoskeletal imaging	18
X-rays	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD in 2014

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD treated as an orthopedist in Monterey, CA during 2015 were manual therapy, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	198
blood draw	16
doctor visit	816
injections	198
manual therapy	607
musculoskeletal imaging	43
spinal procedures	31
X-rays	74

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	494

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	694
Black	0
Hispanic	84
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	448
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	96
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD treated as an orthopedist in Monterey, CA during 2016 were manual therapy, rehabilitation, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	129
diagnostic evaluation	21
doctor visit	359
injections	129
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	13
manual therapy	366
minimally invasive procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	36
rehabilitation	210
synovectomy	13
X-rays	36

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	16
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD treated as an orthopedist in Monterey, CA during 2017 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	296
doctor visit	617
injections	296
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	17
manual therapy	207
minimally invasive procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	49
rehabilitation	616
spinal procedures	17
synovectomy	17
X-rays	66

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	23
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD treated as an orthopedist in Monterey, CA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, rehabilitation and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	92
doctor visit	227
injections	92
musculoskeletal imaging	20
rehabilitation	38
X-rays	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	13
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD in 2021

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	25

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	11

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD treated as an orthopedist in Monterey, CA were manual therapy, rehabilitation, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	173
blood draw	16
diagnostic evaluation	21
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	352
injections	173
joint surgery	25
lower extremity surgery	25
manual therapy	454
minimally invasive procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	36
rehabilitation	288
spinal procedures	27
synovectomy	15
X-rays	52

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	159
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	24
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	51
85 and over	16
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	110

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	2
Cancer	4

Education & Training

Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine in 1989. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine (1989)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

ATHENA MEDICAL GROUP OF THE CENTRAL COAST INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Monterey, CA.

3.4

Overall Rating

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael G. Klassen, FAAOS, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC	$264 Ortho-Knees $264
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.	$260 H-WAVE $99	$162
Mallinckrodt LLC	$150 XARTEMIS XR $93	Pennsaid Topical Solution $43	Pennsaid 2 percent Topical Solution $15
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$150 XIAFLEX $150
Stryker Corporation	$134 ROBOTICS $59	KNEES $51	Variax $25
Other	$902 SUTUREFIX $111	Occluders $91	ZORVOLEX $68	WOUND THERAPEUTICS $58	AccuFill $46	Other $528

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,627
Travel and Lodging	$234

Biography

Dr. Michael Klassen is an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine specialist. Dr. Klassen's average rating from his patients is 3.5 stars (out of 5). He studied medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine.