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Dr. David Gay, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of South Carolina School of Medicine

3 AdventHealth Way Suite 250
Palm Coast, FL 32137

(386) 232-9487

Dr. David Gay, MD is an orthopedist in Palm Coast, FL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Office Locations

3 AdventHealth Way Suite 250
Palm Coast, FL 32137

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

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

decompression surgery

minimally invasive surgery

upper extremity surgery

By Affordability:

carpal tunnel surgery

decompression surgery

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

peripheral nerve surgery

shoulder surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Florida, Dr. David Gay, MD performed more decompression surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for carpal tunnel surgery, decompression surgery, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, peripheral nerve decompression surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, and shoulder surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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. David Gay, MD treated as an orthopedist in Palm Coast, FL during 2012 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and decompression surgery.

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

aspiration	107
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	704
hospital care	39
immobilization	11
injections	170
inpatient care	39
joint surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve procedures	26
open surgery	26
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Gay, MD treated as an orthopedist in Palm Coast, FL during 2013 were injections, aspiration, inpatient care and hospital care.

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

aspiration	159
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	25
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	892
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	85
immobilization	12
injections	231
inpatient care	85
joint surgery	65
lower extremity surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	65
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	81

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Gay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	460
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	52
Less than 65	51

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Gay, MD treated as an orthopedist in Palm Coast, FL during 2014 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

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

aspiration	168
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	34
decompression surgery	72
doctor visit	846
excision	12
hospital care	64
injections	250
inpatient care	64
joint surgery	109
minimally invasive procedures	109
nerve procedures	36
open surgery	36
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	156

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Gay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	481
Black	32
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	63
Less than 65	34

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Gay, MD treated as an orthopedist in Palm Coast, FL during 2015 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and decompression surgery.

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

aspiration	235
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	935
hospital care	27
injections	347
inpatient care	27
joint surgery	47
minimally invasive procedures	47
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	21
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	89

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Gay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	674

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1052
Black	66
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	684
From 75 to 84	352
85 and over	90
Less than 65	64

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Gay, MD treated as an orthopedist in Palm Coast, FL during 2016 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	197
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	24
decompression surgery	69
doctor visit	927
excision	14
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	13
injections	272
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	100
minimally invasive procedures	88
nerve procedures	41
open surgery	52
reconstructive surgery	12
tendon surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	175

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Gay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	32
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	45
Less than 65	41

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Gay, MD treated as an orthopedist in Palm Coast, FL during 2017 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	215
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	25
decompression surgery	88
doctor visit	1031
excision	19
hospital care	15
injections	300
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	123
minimally invasive procedures	107
nerve procedures	56
open surgery	70
reconstructive surgery	16
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	193

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Gay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	653
Black	37
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	53
Less than 65	59

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Gay, MD treated as an orthopedist in Palm Coast, FL during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and decompression surgery.

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

aspiration	155
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	72
doctor visit	957
injections	242
joint surgery	71
minimally invasive procedures	51
nerve procedures	50
open surgery	65
reconstructive surgery	20
tendon surgery	42
upper extremity surgery	163

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Gay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	603
Black	30
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	369
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	42
Less than 65	44

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Gay, MD treated as an orthopedist in Palm Coast, FL during 2019 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	213
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	18
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	901
excision	15
injections	287
joint surgery	102
minimally invasive procedures	81
nerve procedures	23
open surgery	36
reconstructive surgery	21
tendon surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	165

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Gay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	34
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	44
Less than 65	36

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Gay, MD treated as an orthopedist in Palm Coast, FL during 2020 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	146
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	629
excision	16
injections	178
joint surgery	78
minimally invasive procedures	64
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	16
reconstructive surgery	14
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	115

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Gay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	33
Less than 65	33

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Gay, MD treated as an orthopedist in Palm Coast, FL during 2021 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	198
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	665
excision	24
injections	246
joint surgery	111
minimally invasive procedures	94
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
reconstructive surgery	17
tendon surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	126

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Gay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	446
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	44
Less than 65	22

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Gay, MD treated as an orthopedist in Palm Coast, FL during 2022 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	161
decompression surgery	43
doctor visit	653
excision	13
injections	197
joint surgery	117
minimally invasive procedures	102
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	15
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	130

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Gay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	29
Less than 65	35

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Gay, MD treated as an orthopedist in Palm Coast, FL were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

aspiration	177
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	22
decompression surgery	55
doctor visit	830
excision	16
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	40
immobilization	11
injections	247
inpatient care	40
joint surgery	85
lower extremity surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	74
nerve procedures	28
open surgery	33
reconstructive surgery	16
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	132

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Gay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	22
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	511
Hispanic	18
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	182
85 and over	45
Less than 65	38
65 to 74	310

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

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	10
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. David Gay, MD graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Florida

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David Gay, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David Gay, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Palm Coast, FL.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2018-05-12

Had some left over damage from an old injury aggravated by a slight tear in my shoulder. I'd been in pain for years. By the time my insurance approved surgery, the tear had healed but Dr. Gay cleaned up the joint and I was out of my sling within two weeks.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$5,273 ARTHREX $150	$5,123
Exactech, Inc.	$2,979 Equinoxe $2,979
TEAM 1, LLC	$697 $697
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$452 XIAFLEX $452
Stryker Corporation	$198 Variax $45	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $45	Mako $38	Anato $37	INSPACE $19	Other $14
Other	$958 XIAFLEX $169	REGENETEN Shoulder $120	STRIDE Implant $90	Proclaim IPG $68	Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $64	Other $446

**Types of Payments**
Education	$4,014
Food and Beverage	$3,406
Travel and Lodging	$3,136

Biography

Dr. David Gay sees patients in Palm Coast, FL. His medical specialty is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Palm Coast, FL.