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Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

122 3rd Street Ne
Auburn, WA 98002

(253) 833-7750

Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD is an orthopedist in Auburn, WA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

122 3rd Street Ne
Auburn, WA 98002

(253) 833-7750

(253) 833-7469

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

joint X-ray

knee X-ray

In 2012, Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD had a list price for joint X-ray, and knee X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Washington. 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. Robert E. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Auburn, WA during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
doctor visit	228
injections	46
musculoskeletal imaging	13
X-rays	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Auburn, WA during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
doctor visit	204
injections	35

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	12
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Auburn, WA during 2014 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
doctor visit	189
hospital care	15
injections	35
inpatient care	15
musculoskeletal imaging	18
X-rays	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	84

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	11
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Auburn, WA during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	55
doctor visit	202
hospital care	12
injections	55
inpatient care	12
musculoskeletal imaging	24
X-rays	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Auburn, WA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
doctor visit	225
hospital care	18
injections	54
inpatient care	18
musculoskeletal imaging	22
X-rays	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	14
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Auburn, WA during 2017 were aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
doctor visit	221
hip imaging	13
injections	54
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	54
X-rays	41

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Auburn, WA during 2018 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	47
doctor visit	245
injections	47
musculoskeletal imaging	53
X-rays	53

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	26
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Auburn, WA during 2019 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
doctor visit	247
hip imaging	14
injections	44
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
musculoskeletal imaging	62
X-rays	48

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	22
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Auburn, WA during 2020 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	114
hospital care	14
injections	23
inpatient care	14
musculoskeletal imaging	12
X-rays	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Auburn, WA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
doctor visit	153
injections	32
musculoskeletal imaging	30
X-rays	30

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Auburn, WA during 2022 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
doctor visit	226
injections	67
musculoskeletal imaging	39
X-rays	39

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Auburn, WA were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	44
doctor visit	204
hip imaging	13
hospital care	14
injections	44
inpatient care	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	32
X-rays	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	121
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	48
85 and over	7
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	70

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Carlson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	9
Dementia	4

Education & Training

He has a state license in Washington.

Licensed In: Washington

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$284 EUFLEXXA $284
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$137 EVOS $47	TRIGEN InterTAN $46	STRAVIX $27	PICO7 $16
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.	$111 Zilretta $111
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$77 Osteoarthritis of the knee $40	SYNVISC-ONE $37
Stryker Corporation	$73 Variax $46	JOINT PRESERVATION $27
Other	$609 Aptus $64	Bone Healing $36	Biomet EBI Bone Healing System $32	ORTHOVISC $26	Physio-Stim $26	Other $425

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,272
Education	$18

Biography

Dr. Robert Carlson specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and practices in Auburn, WA. Dr. Carlson obtained a license to practice in Washington.