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Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD

(10 Ratings)

Specializes in: Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (1991)

Professional interests include: hip problems, electromyography (EMG), ankle problems, and more.

1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza Department Orthopaedic Surgery
Saint Louis, MO 63110

(314) 747-2551

Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD is a physiatrist in Saint Louis, MO specializing in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). He graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD is affiliated with WashU Medicine, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Office Locations

1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza Department Orthopaedic Surgery
Saint Louis, MO 63110

(314) 747-2551

(314) 747-2598

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Barnes-Jewish Hospital

1044 North Mason Road Suite: 210
Creve Coeur, MO 63141

(314) 514-3500

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4921 Parkview Place Floor: 12, Suite: A
Saint Louis, MO 63110

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2012, Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD treated as a physiatrist in Saint Louis, MO during 2012 were injections, aspiration, diagnostic procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	347
diagnostic procedures	224
doctor visit	735
injections	573
nerve block	156
pain management	212
spinal procedures	183

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD treated as a physiatrist in Saint Louis, MO during 2013 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	402
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	718
injections	591
nerve block	147
pain management	189
spinal procedures	167

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	445

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	147
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	51
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD treated as a physiatrist in Saint Louis, MO during 2014 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	380
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	712
injections	601
nerve block	152
pain management	221
spinal procedures	177

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	515
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	53
Less than 65	187

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD treated as a physiatrist in Saint Louis, MO during 2015 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	318
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	752
injections	543
nerve block	143
pain management	225
spinal procedures	174

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	386
Female	728

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	784
Black	300
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	454
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	84
Less than 65	310

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD treated as a physiatrist in Saint Louis, MO during 2016 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	334
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	699
injections	516
nerve block	118
pain management	182
spinal procedures	138

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	149
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	57
Less than 65	161

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD treated as a physiatrist in Saint Louis, MO during 2017 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	361
doctor visit	511
injections	515
nerve block	93
pain management	154
spinal procedures	123

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	144
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	33
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD treated as a physiatrist in Saint Louis, MO during 2018 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	317
doctor visit	418
injections	448
nerve block	101
pain management	131
spinal procedures	131

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	135
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	40
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD treated as a physiatrist in Saint Louis, MO during 2019 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	236
diagnostic procedures	45
doctor visit	409
injections	349
nerve block	87
pain management	113
spinal procedures	113

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	25
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD treated as a physiatrist in Saint Louis, MO during 2020 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	216
diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	354
injections	306
nerve block	73
pain management	90
spinal procedures	90

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	100
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	32
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD treated as a physiatrist in Saint Louis, MO during 2021 were injections, aspiration, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	215
diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	372
injections	286
nerve block	71
pain management	71
spinal procedures	71

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	28
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD treated as a physiatrist in Saint Louis, MO during 2022 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	176
diagnostic procedures	45
doctor visit	358
injections	274
nerve block	63
pain management	98
spinal procedures	79

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	27
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD treated as a physiatrist in Saint Louis, MO were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

aspiration	300
diagnostic procedures	54
doctor visit	548
injections	454
nerve block	109
pain management	153
spinal procedures	131

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD.

**Gender**
Female	332
Male	170

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	118
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	360
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	39
75 to 84	129
Less than 65	126
65 to 74	207

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 1991. He completed residency at Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (1991)

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (1999)

Board Certification: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

WashU Medicine

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.84 out of 5 stars based on 10 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Paul Metzler, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Saint Louis, MO.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$106 $106

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$106

Biography

Dr. John Metzler specializes in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and practices in Saint Louis, MO and Creve Coeur, MO. His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Areas of particular interest for Dr. Metzler include knee problems, foot problems, and ankle problems. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, WashU Medicine, and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Anthem, Blue California, and Coventry seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Metzler accepts. His practice in Saint Louis, MO is open to new patients as reported by BJC HealthCare. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with Medical College of Wisconsin, Dr. Metzler attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine.