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Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD

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(Dr. Walter Ansun Rho, MD)

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1991)

36 Lincoln Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11570

(516) 536-2800

Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD is an orthopedist in Rockville Centre, NY specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD is affiliated with TRUE NORTH MEDICAL GROUP PC.

Office Locations

36 Lincoln Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11570

(516) 536-2800

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rockville Centre, NY during 2012 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	16
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	536
immobilization	13
injections	196
musculoskeletal imaging	42
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rockville Centre, NY during 2013 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	51
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	673
immobilization	33
injections	203
musculoskeletal imaging	36
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	21
X-rays	36

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	307
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	49
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rockville Centre, NY during 2014 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	56
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
doctor visit	659
immobilization	35
injections	201
musculoskeletal imaging	23
removal of internal scar tissue	30
tendon surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	30
X-rays	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	53
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rockville Centre, NY during 2015 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	74
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	656
immobilization	18
injections	256
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	554
Black	52
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	70
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	43
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rockville Centre, NY during 2016 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	96
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	734
immobilization	20
injections	319
musculoskeletal imaging	20
nerve procedures	25
open surgery	25
removal of internal scar tissue	21
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	46
X-rays	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	48
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rockville Centre, NY during 2017 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	113
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	16
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	761
immobilization	31
injections	295
musculoskeletal imaging	25
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	12
removal of internal scar tissue	35
spinal procedures	11
tendon surgery	35
upper extremity surgery	47
X-rays	36

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	28
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	61
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rockville Centre, NY during 2018 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
doctor visit	343
injections	130

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	24
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rockville Centre, NY during 2019 were injections, aspiration and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
doctor visit	476
immobilization	29
injections	179

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	27
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rockville Centre, NY during 2020 were injections, aspiration and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
doctor visit	325
immobilization	21
injections	123

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	27
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	24
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rockville Centre, NY during 2021 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	598
immobilization	28
injections	228
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	44
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rockville Centre, NY during 2022 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
doctor visit	398
injections	171

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	20
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	23
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rockville Centre, NY were injections, aspiration, removal of internal scar tissue and tendon surgery.

aspiration	58
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	14
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	559
immobilization	25
injections	209
musculoskeletal imaging	26
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	16
removal of internal scar tissue	28
spinal procedures	11
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	25
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	248
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	79
85 and over	38
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	143

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1991. He completed residency at Presbyterian Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1991)

Residency: Presbyterian Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

TRUE NORTH MEDICAL GROUP PC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
BIOVENTUS LLC	$274 Ultrasound Bone Healing $143	Exogen $131

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$274

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Walter A. Rho, MD.

Vertebral Technologies, Inc.	2013	$2,642.40	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock ownership
Vertebral Technologies, Inc.	2016	$2,642.40	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock ownership
Vertebral Technologies, Inc.	2015	$2,246.04	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock ownership
Vertebral Technologies, Inc.	2014	$2,246.04	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock ownership
Vertebral Technologies, Inc.	2017	$66.06	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock ownership
Vertebral Technologies, Inc.	2018	$66.06	Physician Covered Recipient	stock ownership
Vertebral Technologies, Inc.	2020	$0.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock ownership
Vertebral Technologies, Inc.	2019	$0.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock ownership

Biography

Dr. Walter Rho's specialties are hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He studied medicine at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. His residency was performed at Presbyterian Hospital. According to Doctor.com, Dr. Rho is currently accepting new patients at his office in.