In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Kansas, Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD performed more injections, nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, open surgery, tendon sheath lesion excision from hand, and tendon surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for cubital tunnel release (simple decompression), cubital tunnel surgery, elbow surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, open cubital tunnel release, and ulnar nerve transposition 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:

joint aspiration

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

upper extremity surgery

By Affordability:

carpal tunnel surgery

joint X-ray

knee X-ray

tendon sheath incision

trigger finger surgery

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Kansas, Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD performed more joint aspiration, peripheral nerve decompression surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for carpal tunnel surgery, joint X-ray, knee X-ray, tendon sheath incision, and trigger finger surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 25%

By Volume:

cubital tunnel surgery

open cubital tunnel release

By Affordability:

carpal tunnel injection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Kansas, Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD performed more cubital tunnel surgery, and open cubital tunnel release procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for carpal tunnel injection, elbow MRI, joint MRI, shoulder MRI, upper extremity MRI, wrist MRI, and X-rays 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. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salina, KS during 2012 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	200
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	554
fracture surgery	14
hip imaging	19
hospital care	42
immobilization	12
injections	314
inpatient care	42
lower extremity surgery	14
musculoskeletal imaging	88
nerve procedures	47
open surgery	47
pelvic imaging	20
tendon surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	70
X-rays	108

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salina, KS during 2013 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	197
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	539
hip imaging	15
hospital care	12
injections	304
inpatient care	12
musculoskeletal imaging	34
nerve procedures	42
open surgery	42
pelvic imaging	15
upper extremity surgery	42
X-rays	49

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	65
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salina, KS during 2014 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	229
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	469
fracture surgery	25
hip imaging	12
hospital care	37
injections	312
inpatient care	37
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	25
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve procedures	44
open surgery	55
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	11
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	63
X-rays	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	413
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	78
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salina, KS during 2015 were injections, aspiration, open surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	218
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	615
fracture surgery	30
hospital care	43
injections	307
inpatient care	43
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	30
musculoskeletal imaging	26
nerve procedures	52
open surgery	65
reconstructive surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	52
X-rays	26

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	600

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	946
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	426
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	154
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salina, KS during 2016 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	267
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	664
injections	393
joint surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	28
nerve procedures	44
open surgery	44
tendon surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	79
X-rays	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	62
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salina, KS during 2017 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	265
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	714
excision	11
injections	365
joint surgery	39
lower extremity surgery	17
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	67
nerve procedures	58
open surgery	58
reconstructive surgery	17
tendon surgery	39
upper extremity surgery	119
X-rays	67

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	487
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	54
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salina, KS during 2018 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	294
decompression surgery	96
doctor visit	815
excision	14
injections	392
joint surgery	31
lower extremity surgery	17
musculoskeletal imaging	58
nerve procedures	96
open surgery	96
reconstructive surgery	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
tendon surgery	34
upper extremity surgery	116
X-rays	58

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	349

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	541
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	52
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salina, KS during 2019 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	362
decompression surgery	76
doctor visit	1104
excision	13
injections	517
joint surgery	45
lower extremity surgery	32
musculoskeletal imaging	123
nerve procedures	76
open surgery	76
reconstructive surgery	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
tendon surgery	41
upper extremity surgery	104
X-rays	123

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	746
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	387
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	97
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salina, KS during 2020 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	364
decompression surgery	68
doctor visit	1079
injections	504
joint surgery	21
lower extremity surgery	21
musculoskeletal imaging	98
nerve procedures	68
open surgery	68
reconstructive surgery	21
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	90
X-rays	98

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	433

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	702
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	80
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salina, KS during 2021 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	373
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	70
doctor visit	1219
excision	15
injections	511
joint surgery	50
lower extremity surgery	24
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
musculoskeletal imaging	167
nerve procedures	70
open surgery	70
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
spinal procedures	20
tendon surgery	57
upper extremity surgery	123
X-rays	187

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	343
Female	491

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	791
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	87
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salina, KS during 2022 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	301
decompression surgery	101
doctor visit	925
excision	18
injections	437
joint surgery	46
lower extremity surgery	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
musculoskeletal imaging	112
nerve procedures	101
open surgery	101
reconstructive surgery	28
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
tendon surgery	57
upper extremity surgery	140
X-rays	93

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	645
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	353
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	60
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salina, KS were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and X-rays.

aspiration	279
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	790
excision	14
fracture surgery	23
hip imaging	15
hospital care	33
immobilization	12
injections	396
inpatient care	33
joint surgery	29
lower extremity surgery	23
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	73
nerve procedures	63
open surgery	65
pelvic imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
spinal procedures	20
tendon surgery	35
upper extremity surgery	90
X-rays	78

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	359

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	560
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	168
85 and over	71
Less than 65	64
65 to 74	284

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Byron L. Grauerholz, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$831 Extremities $831
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$342 XIAFLEX $342
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP	$202 DJO Surgical Foundation Hip System $81	DJO SURGICAL $72	DJO Surgical Linear Hip System $48
Stryker Corporation	$121 ReelX STT $50	A3 $33	Orthobiologics $21	Variax $18
Zimmer Holding Inc	$79 Knee $79
Other	$559 OFIRMEV $71	Zilretta $44	DERMABOND Portfolio $44	PENNSAID $39	Navio Surgical System $31	Other $329

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,303
Travel and Lodging	$831

Biography

Dr. Byron Grauerholz is a medical specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Grauerholz graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine.

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