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Dr. John J. Greco, MD

(3599 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Professional interests include: shoulder arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy

104 Liberty Lane
Scottsboro, AL 35769

(256) 539-2728

Dr. John J. Greco, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Scottsboro, AL specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Dr. John J. Greco, MD is affiliated with Crestwood Medical Center and The Orthopaedic Center.

Office Locations

104 Liberty Lane
Scottsboro, AL 35769

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8415 Wann Drive Nw
Madison, AL 35758

(256) 539-2728

(256) 539-2666

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Crestwood Medical Center

927 Franklin Street
Huntsville, AL 35801

(256) 539-2728

(256) 539-2666

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In The News

“"Hydration is a big issue and has been for a while," said Dr. John Greco of The Orthopaedic Center, and the North Alabama medical adviser for the Alabama High School Athletic Association.”—"Trainers alert to hydration, head injuries concerns in high school athletes", Al.com, August 2011

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John J. Greco, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

arthroscopic acromioplasty

arthroscopic distal clavicle excision

arthroscopic meniscectomy

arthroscopic shoulder debridement

joint surgery

minimally invasive surgery

open rotator cuff repair

shoulder surgery

subacromial decompression

By Affordability:

open rotator cuff repair

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. John J. Greco, MD performed more arthroscopic acromioplasty, arthroscopic distal clavicle excision, arthroscopic meniscectomy, arthroscopic shoulder debridement, joint surgery, minimally invasive surgery, open rotator cuff repair, shoulder surgery, and subacromial decompression procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for open rotator cuff repair 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

surgical debridement

In 2023, Dr. John J. Greco, MD performed more surgical debridement procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint aspiration

joint injections

By Affordability:

arthroscopic meniscectomy

arthroscopic meniscus surgery

distal clavicle excision

meniscectomy

meniscus surgery

partial claviculectomy

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. John J. Greco, MD performed more joint aspiration, and joint injections procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for arthroscopic meniscectomy, arthroscopic meniscus surgery, distal clavicle excision (Mumford procedure), meniscectomy (meniscus removal), meniscus surgery, and partial claviculectomy 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. John J. Greco, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Scottsboro, AL during 2012 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John J. Greco, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	412
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	84
decompression surgery	70
doctor visit	861
excision	82
injections	412
joint surgery	306
lower extremity surgery	70
minimally invasive procedures	263
musculoskeletal imaging	129
open surgery	38
reconstructive surgery	43
upper extremity surgery	274
X-rays	129

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John J. Greco, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Scottsboro, AL during 2013 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John J. Greco, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	420
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	541
excision	70
hip imaging	13
injections	420
joint surgery	182
lower extremity surgery	68
minimally invasive procedures	131
musculoskeletal imaging	189
open surgery	25
reconstructive surgery	51
upper extremity surgery	139
X-rays	189

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	313
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	25
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John J. Greco, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Scottsboro, AL during 2014 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John J. Greco, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	442
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	56
doctor visit	702
excision	85
hip imaging	13
injections	442
joint surgery	236
lower extremity surgery	84
minimally invasive procedures	194
musculoskeletal imaging	213
open surgery	30
reconstructive surgery	42
upper extremity surgery	182
X-rays	213

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	625
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	30
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John J. Greco, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Scottsboro, AL during 2015 were injections, aspiration, joint surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John J. Greco, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	486
decompression surgery	78
doctor visit	801
excision	101
injections	498
joint surgery	270
lower extremity surgery	91
minimally invasive procedures	221
musculoskeletal imaging	173
open surgery	25
reconstructive surgery	49
upper extremity surgery	204
X-rays	173

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	522
Female	876

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1268
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	756
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	76
Less than 65	216

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John J. Greco, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Scottsboro, AL during 2016 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John J. Greco, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	520
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	71
decompression surgery	93
doctor visit	753
excision	123
injections	520
joint surgery	358
lower extremity surgery	71
minimally invasive procedures	315
musculoskeletal imaging	105
open surgery	31
reconstructive surgery	43
upper extremity surgery	318
X-rays	105

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	620
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	365
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	33
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John J. Greco, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Scottsboro, AL during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John J. Greco, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	328
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	131
decompression surgery	95
doctor visit	581
excision	124
injections	328
joint surgery	390
lower extremity surgery	40
minimally invasive procedures	390
musculoskeletal imaging	35
open surgery	33
upper extremity surgery	383
X-rays	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	510
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	301
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	25
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John J. Greco, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Scottsboro, AL during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John J. Greco, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	416
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	141
decompression surgery	99
doctor visit	628
excision	130
injections	416
joint surgery	417
lower extremity surgery	47
minimally invasive procedures	417
musculoskeletal imaging	24
open surgery	34
upper extremity surgery	404
X-rays	24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	507
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	37
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John J. Greco, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Scottsboro, AL during 2019 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John J. Greco, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	345
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	101
decompression surgery	71
doctor visit	584
excision	91
injections	345
joint surgery	299
lower extremity surgery	36
minimally invasive procedures	299
open surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	284

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	401
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	23
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John J. Greco, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Scottsboro, AL during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John J. Greco, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	243
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	100
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	468
excision	94
injections	243
joint surgery	295
lower extremity surgery	34
minimally invasive procedures	295
open surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	287

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	20
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John J. Greco, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Scottsboro, AL during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John J. Greco, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	283
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	131
decompression surgery	109
doctor visit	502
excision	123
injections	283
joint surgery	392
lower extremity surgery	29
minimally invasive procedures	392
open surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	381

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	23
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John J. Greco, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Scottsboro, AL during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John J. Greco, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	287
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	115
decompression surgery	95
doctor visit	495
excision	110
injections	287
joint surgery	345
lower extremity surgery	25
minimally invasive procedures	345
open surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	335

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	26
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John J. Greco, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John J. Greco, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Scottsboro, AL were injections, aspiration, joint surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

aspiration	380
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	98
decompression surgery	79
doctor visit	628
excision	103
hip imaging	13
injections	381
joint surgery	317
lower extremity surgery	54
minimally invasive procedures	296
musculoskeletal imaging	124
open surgery	26
reconstructive surgery	45
upper extremity surgery	290
X-rays	124

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD.

**Gender**
Female	331
Male	222

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	29
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	500
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	28
75 to 84	148
Less than 65	79
65 to 74	297

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. John J. Greco, MD graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John J. Greco, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Crestwood Medical Center

The Orthopaedic Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John J. Greco, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.89 out of 5 stars based on 3599 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John J. Greco, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Scottsboro, AL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$2,073 JOINT PRESERVATION $1,866	1688 $206
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$1,933 560P High Definition Camera System $1,367	LENS Surgical Imaging System $174	Sports Med Shoulder $117	Regeneten $98	660HD Image Management System $91	Other $86
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC	$289 Ortho-Knees $289
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$266 PENNSAID $212	Duexis $54
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$204 Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System $154	PICO 7 $37	Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium $13
Other	$839 AccuFill $105	Zipsor $101	PENNSAID $97	PROCLAIM $80	Exogen $48	Other $408

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,572
Consulting Fee	$1,750
Travel and Lodging	$1,221
Education	$53
Gift	$8

Research Payments

Dr. John J. Greco, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $41,611.

Biography

Dr. John Greco practices orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine in Scottsboro, AL, Huntsville, AL, and Madison, AL. Dr. Greco attended medical school at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. His areas of expertise include knee arthroscopy and shoulder arthroscopy. He is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. He is professionally affiliated with Crestwood Medical Center.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John J. Greco, MD From 2012 - 2022

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