In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Vermont, Dr. William Lighthart, MD performed more ankle MRI, hip MRI, joint imaging, joint reconstruction, knee MRI, knee X-ray, land-based therapeutic exercise, lower extremity surgery, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, manual therapy, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), reconstructive surgery, rehabilitation, spine X-ray, total hip replacement, total knee replacement, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for therapeutic activities, and therapeutic exercise that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	304
doctor visit	916
hip imaging	344
hospital care	32
injections	304
inpatient care	32
joint surgery	86
lower extremity surgery	86
musculoskeletal imaging	954
pelvic imaging	242
reconstructive surgery	86
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	1212

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	303
doctor visit	848
hip imaging	288
hospital care	31
injections	303
inpatient care	31
joint surgery	83
lower extremity surgery	83
musculoskeletal imaging	625
reconstructive surgery	83
spinal procedures	18
X-rays	643

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	688
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	87
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	398
doctor visit	944
hip imaging	300
hospital care	32
injections	398
inpatient care	32
joint surgery	90
lower extremity surgery	90
musculoskeletal imaging	639
pelvic imaging	219
reconstructive surgery	90
spinal procedures	24
X-rays	907

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	485

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	726
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	100
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	475
doctor visit	992
hip imaging	311
hospital care	32
injections	475
inpatient care	32
joint surgery	114
lower extremity surgery	114
musculoskeletal imaging	682
pelvic imaging	292
reconstructive surgery	114
spinal procedures	22
X-rays	1010

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD.

**Gender**
Male	568
Female	1010

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1522
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	714
From 75 to 84	484
85 and over	184
Less than 65	196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	457
doctor visit	1020
injections	457
joint surgery	117
lower extremity surgery	117
musculoskeletal imaging	357
pelvic imaging	17
reconstructive surgery	117
X-rays	374

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	487

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	756
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	86
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	473
doctor visit	1077
hospital care	29
injections	473
inpatient care	29
joint surgery	146
lower extremity surgery	146
musculoskeletal imaging	421
pelvic imaging	13
reconstructive surgery	146
X-rays	434

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD.

**Gender**
Male	333
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	805
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	86
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	407
doctor visit	1043
hospital care	11
injections	407
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	142
lower extremity surgery	142
musculoskeletal imaging	402
reconstructive surgery	142
X-rays	402

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD.

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	782
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	269
85 and over	77
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2018

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	424
doctor visit	983
hospital care	14
injections	424
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	156
lower extremity surgery	156
musculoskeletal imaging	404
pelvic imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	156
X-rays	418

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	525

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	829
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	84
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2019

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT during 2020 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	379
doctor visit	709
hospital care	26
injections	379
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	103
lower extremity surgery	103
musculoskeletal imaging	299
pelvic imaging	21
reconstructive surgery	103
X-rays	320

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	437

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	668
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	77
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2020

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT during 2021 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	219
doctor visit	697
injections	219
joint surgery	130
lower extremity surgery	130
manual therapy	255
musculoskeletal imaging	76
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	130
rehabilitation	595
X-rays	88

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	479
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	32
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2021

Hypertension	39
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	11
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT during 2022 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	283
doctor visit	842
injections	283
joint surgery	153
lower extremity surgery	153
manual therapy	388
musculoskeletal imaging	30
reconstructive surgery	153
rehabilitation	1367
spinal procedures	28
X-rays	58

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	347

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	535
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	353
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2022

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	7
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	12
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT during 2023 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	283
doctor visit	949
hip imaging	12
injections	283
joint surgery	166
lower extremity surgery	166
manual therapy	233
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
musculoskeletal imaging	32
reconstructive surgery	166
rehabilitation	1038
spinal procedures	19
X-rays	39

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD.

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	594
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2023

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	7
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	11
Dementia	3
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT during 2024 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	242
doctor visit	956
hip imaging	23
injections	242
joint surgery	155
lower extremity surgery	155
manual therapy	231
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	23
musculoskeletal imaging	101
reconstructive surgery	155
rehabilitation	651
spinal procedures	30
X-rays	108

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	613
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2024

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	8
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	12
Dementia	3
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Rutland, VT were rehabilitation, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

aspiration	357
doctor visit	921
hip imaging	213
hospital care	25
injections	357
inpatient care	25
joint surgery	126
lower extremity surgery	126
manual therapy	276
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	386
pelvic imaging	103
reconstructive surgery	126
rehabilitation	912
spinal procedures	22
X-rays	462

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD.

**Gender**
Female	447
Male	282

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	692
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	232
85 and over	62
Less than 65	63
65 to 74	362

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Lighthart, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William Lighthart, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William Lighthart, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Rutland, VT.

Overall Rating

(2 Ratings)

Leave a Review

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$15,171 Sports Medicine $10,858	Tissue Management $649	HIPS $514	$3,150
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$734 Persona $304	mymobility Platform $198	G7 $33	$199
ORTHALIGN INC	$154 ORTHALIGN PLUS $154
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$74 Sports Medicine $56	MONOVISC $18
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$15 Journey II $15

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$13,550
Travel and Lodging	$1,621
Food and Beverage	$591
Education	$386

Biography

Dr. William Lighthart works as an adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. He is especially interested in replacement arthroplasty (joint replacement). He is affiliated with St. John's Health. Before performing his residency at Union Memorial Hospital, Dr. Lighthart attended SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences for medical school.

Select Year:

Dr. William Lighthart, MD

Office Locations

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2024

By Volume:

By Affordability:

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD in 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Lighthart, MD From 2012 - 2024

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

Other Providers in Rutland, VT