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Dr. Edward Akelman, MD

(2832 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Dartmouth Medical School (1978)

Professional interests include: hand surgery procedures, upper extremity problems, microvascular surgery, and more.

1 Kettle Point Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914

(401) 270-0613

Dr. Edward Akelman, MD is an orthopedist in East Providence, RI specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1978 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Edward Akelman, MD is affiliated with The Miriam Hospital, Brown University Health, University Orthopedics, Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) and UNIVERSITY ORTHOPEDICS INC.

Office Locations

1 Kettle Point Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914

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2 Dudley Street 200
Providence, RI 02905

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"The Department of Orthopedics is excited that The Spine Center at The Miriam Hospital is now an accredited Spine Center of Excellence after formal review by The Joint Commission," said Dr. Edward...”—"The Miriam Spine Center receives advanced certification from Joint Commission", Providence Business News, November 2024

“His experience - combined with a dedication to patient-centered care and positive outcomes - ensures our patients will receive tailored treatment that is of the highest standard," said Dr. Edward...”—"University Orthopedics welcomes Marcaccio to Sports Medicine Center", Providence Business News, July 2024

“"The EOSedge system is a remarkable advancement in musculoskeletal imaging, and it is our privilege to have this technology available to our surgeons and patients," said Dr. Edward Akelman,...”—"University Orthopedics becomes first R.I. practice to offer EOSedge imaging", Providence Business News, April 2024

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

In 2023, Dr. Edward Akelman, MD performed more nerve surgery, and open carpal tunnel surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Rhode Island.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated as an orthopedist in East Providence, RI during 2013 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	124
decompression surgery	68
doctor visit	553
immobilization	35
implant removal	12
injections	300
musculoskeletal imaging	168
nerve procedures	68
open surgery	68
tendon surgery	44
transplant procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	112
X-rays	168

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	36
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	3
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated as an orthopedist in East Providence, RI during 2014 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	147
decompression surgery	59
doctor visit	549
excision	16
immobilization	17
injections	319
joint surgery	16
musculoskeletal imaging	157
nerve procedures	59
open surgery	59
tendon surgery	63
transplant procedures	19
upper extremity surgery	138
X-rays	157

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	35
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated during 2014 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated as an orthopedist in East Providence, RI during 2015 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	137
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	515
immobilization	23
implant removal	15
injections	306
joint surgery	13
musculoskeletal imaging	141
nerve procedures	58
open surgery	58
reconstructive surgery	13
tendon surgery	52
transplant procedures	19
upper extremity surgery	123
X-rays	141

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	464

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	732
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	462
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	60
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated during 2015 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated as an orthopedist in East Providence, RI during 2016 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	96
decompression surgery	57
doctor visit	389
excision	29
immobilization	28
implant removal	11
injections	208
joint surgery	29
musculoskeletal imaging	123
nerve procedures	57
open surgery	57
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
tendon surgery	48
upper extremity surgery	106
X-rays	123

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	24
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated during 2016 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated as an orthopedist in East Providence, RI during 2017 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	78
decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	260
excision	12
immobilization	24
injections	138
joint surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	109
nerve procedures	51
open surgery	51
tendon surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	103
X-rays	109

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	16
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated as an orthopedist in East Providence, RI during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	65
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	221
excision	12
immobilization	22
injections	122
joint surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	75
nerve procedures	58
open surgery	58
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
tendon surgery	46
upper extremity surgery	92
X-rays	75

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	14
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated as an orthopedist in East Providence, RI during 2019 were injections, upper extremity surgery, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	186
excision	13
injections	102
joint surgery	13
musculoskeletal imaging	67
nerve procedures	40
open surgery	40
tendon surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	83
X-rays	67

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	34
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated as an orthopedist in East Providence, RI during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, upper extremity surgery and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	132
excision	12
injections	72
joint surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	77
nerve procedures	33
open surgery	33
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	73
X-rays	77

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	13
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated during 2020 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated as an orthopedist in East Providence, RI during 2021 were upper extremity surgery, injections, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	210
injections	78
musculoskeletal imaging	28
nerve procedures	46
open surgery	46
tendon surgery	39
upper extremity surgery	85
X-rays	28

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	26
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated during 2021 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated as an orthopedist in East Providence, RI during 2022 were injections, upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	240
injections	108
musculoskeletal imaging	19
nerve procedures	45
open surgery	45
tendon surgery	51
transplant procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	96
X-rays	19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	23
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated as an orthopedist in East Providence, RI during 2023 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	234
immobilization	15
injections	151
nerve procedures	44
open surgery	44
tendon surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	74

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	22
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Edward Akelman, MD treated as an orthopedist in East Providence, RI were injections, upper extremity surgery, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	75
decompression surgery	50
doctor visit	317
excision	15
immobilization	23
implant removal	12
injections	173
joint surgery	15
musculoskeletal imaging	96
nerve procedures	50
open surgery	50
reconstructive surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
tendon surgery	42
transplant procedures	16
upper extremity surgery	98
X-rays	96

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	334
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	114
85 and over	27
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	198

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Akelman, MD From 2013 - 2023

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	2
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Edward Akelman, MD graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1978. He completed residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He has a state license in Rhode Island.

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School (1978)

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital

Licensed In: Rhode Island

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Edward Akelman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The Miriam Hospital

Brown University Health

University Orthopedics

Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

UNIVERSITY ORTHOPEDICS INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Edward Akelman, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.99 out of 5 stars based on 2832 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Edward Akelman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in East Providence, RI.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$401,028 Carpal Tunnel Release System $384,250	Integra Wound Matrix (IWM) $16,680	External Fixation System $98
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$4,577 XIAFLEX $4,577
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$3,750 CLINICALBIOLOGICS $2,875	RDBIOLOGICS $875
BioMimetic Therapeutics, LLC	$1,500 R&D BIOLOGICS $1,500
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$120 ATTUNE $120
Other	$27 XIAFLEX $27

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$400,929
Consulting Fee	$9,450
Food and Beverage	$353
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$250
Travel and Lodging	$18

Biography

Dr. Edward Akelman specializes in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and practices in East Providence, RI and Providence, RI. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Areas of particular interest for Dr. Akelman include hand surgery procedures, microvascular surgery, and carpal tunnel syndrome. He studied medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. For his professional training, Dr. Akelman completed a residency program at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Akelman include: A. Lee Osterman Excellence in Education Award recipient, American Society for Surgery of the Hand; Brown Hand Surgery Fellowship Director from; and 67th President of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. He is affiliated with The Miriam Hospital, the University Orthopedics, and Rhode Island Hospital (RIH).