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Dr. David J. Belfie, MD

Accepting New Patients

(98 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Washington School of Medicine (1993)

Professional interests include: fractures (broken bones), ankle problems, Achilles tendon rupture, and more.

601 Broadway Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98122

(206) 386-6171

Dr. David J. Belfie, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Seattle, WA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. David J. Belfie, MD is affiliated with Providence, Swedish Medical Center, Swedish Health Services and Swedish First Hill Campus.

Office Locations

Swedish First Hill Campus

601 Broadway Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98122

(206) 386-6171

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Belfie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Seattle, WA during 2012 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	25
doctor visit	181
injections	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Belfie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Seattle, WA during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	14
doctor visit	163
injections	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Belfie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	13
Less than 65	21

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

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	133

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Belfie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Belfie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Seattle, WA during 2015 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	15
doctor visit	169
injections	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Belfie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

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

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Belfie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Seattle, WA during 2016 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	32
doctor visit	209
injections	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Belfie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	66

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Belfie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Seattle, WA during 2017 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	33
doctor visit	206
injections	33
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Belfie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Belfie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Seattle, WA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

aspiration	36
doctor visit	204
hospital care	20
injections	36
inpatient care	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Belfie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	14
Less than 65	21

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

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Belfie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Seattle, WA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

aspiration	29
doctor visit	192
hospital care	12
injections	29
inpatient care	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Belfie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	78

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	13
Less than 65	18

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

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Belfie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Seattle, WA during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	18
doctor visit	139
injections	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Belfie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Belfie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Seattle, WA during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	27
doctor visit	184
injections	27

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Belfie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	12
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Belfie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Seattle, WA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

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

aspiration	26
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	168
injections	26
joint surgery	29
minimally invasive procedures	29
upper extremity surgery	29

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Belfie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David J. Belfie, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Seattle, WA were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

aspiration	25
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	177
hospital care	16
injections	25
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	20
minimally invasive procedures	20
upper extremity surgery	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Belfie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	113
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	24
85 and over	3
Less than 65	10
65 to 74	76

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

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

Hypertension	39
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. David J. Belfie, MD graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 1993. He completed residency at University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Washington.

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine (1993)

Residency: University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals (1998)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David J. Belfie, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Providence

Swedish Medical Center

Swedish Health Services

Swedish First Hill Campus

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. David J. Belfie, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna PPO, Humana PPO, CIGNA PPO, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Advantage, Interplan PPO, TriWest, TRICARE, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, United Healthcare Medicaid, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), United Healthcare PPO, Providence, Humana HMO, First Health, Kaiser Permanente, Aetna Medicare PPO, Carelon PPO, Ambetter Cascade Select, Ambetter Cascade Care, Premera, Evernorth PPO, Seven Corners, First Choice PPO and Regence BlueShield of Washington PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. David J. Belfie, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna PPO

Humana PPO

CIGNA PPO

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Advantage

Interplan PPO

TriWest

TRICARE

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

United Healthcare Medicaid

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

United Healthcare PPO

Providence

Humana HMO

First Health

Kaiser Permanente

Aetna Medicare PPO

Carelon PPO

Ambetter Cascade Select

Ambetter Cascade Care

Premera

Evernorth PPO

Seven Corners

First Choice PPO

Regence BlueShield of Washington PPO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David J. Belfie, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 98 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David J. Belfie, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Seattle, WA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-12-05

Dr Belfie is a wonderful man and surgeon.  He is always positive and gives you the best scenario.  He repaired my left rotator cuff in October 2021.  I am so happy that I had it done.  The pain I was experiencing daily is gone.  Retirement is much better this way.  :)

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$9,184 Sports Med Shoulder $7,054	Sports Med Hip $130	$2,000
Pacific Medical, Inc	$1,981 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $1,981
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$98 Sports Medicine $98
Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC	$54 SET - SPORTS MEDICINE $54
Summit Surgical Corp.	$35 $35
Other	$34 LIVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM $34

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$6,375
Gift	$2,000
Education	$1,356
Travel and Lodging	$985
Food and Beverage	$670

Biography

Dr. David Belfie is a physician who specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He is rated highly by his patients. His areas of expertise include the following: frozen shoulder, knee arthritis, and arm fracture. Dr. Belfie is affiliated with Providence and Swedish First Hill Campus. He can take HealthSmart, Coventry, CIGNA Plans, and more. Swedish Medical Center reports that Dr. Belfie is accepting new patients at his office in Seattle, WA. He studied medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. His training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Washington.