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Dr. George Ghata, MD

(George Ghata, MD)

(49 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Family Medicine

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Professional interests include: wrist injury, neck injury, trigger point injection, and more.

1110 N. Lee Avenue Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73103

(405) 218-2530

Dr. George Ghata, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Oklahoma City, OK specializing in sports medicine and family medicine. He graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Dr. George Ghata, MD is affiliated with SSM Health, SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City, SAINT MEDICAL GROUP, LLC and EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS OF MID-AMERICA PC.

Office Locations

1110 N. Lee Avenue Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73103

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13500 S. Tulsa Drive Suite 301
Oklahoma City, OK 73170

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3345 Territory Lane
El Reno, OK 73036

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999 Hospital Drive
Purcell, OK 73080

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Some issues Dr. George Ghata, MD can help you with:

Joint Injections

A joint is any area of the body where two bones connect. Due to injury or disease, the space between the two bones can sometimes become swollen and inflamed, which leads to pain and a loss of mobility. Injection and aspiration are two tools that physicians use to treat joint pain locally without needing to perform surgery.

Both injection and aspiration are techniques that involve inserting a needle connected to a syringe directly into the joint. Aspiration involves the removal of excess fluid, and injection is the placement of medication directly into the joint space via the needle. Both procedures may be performed at the same time. In both cases a local anesthetic may be used, the skin will be cleaned and disinfected, and then the needle will be inserted. In some cases, especially if the injection or aspiration is in a large and deep joint such as the hip or spine, ultrasound may be used to guide the needle to the exact location desired.

In some cases, irritation to the joint can cause fluid to build up so significantly that the joint hurts and can no longer move well. Aspiration removes some of the excess fluid and relieves the pressure. In addition, aspiration can be used to provide a sample of joint fluid if it needs to be examined microscopically for the presence of white blood cells, bacteria, or crystal formations.

Certain injuries and diseases that affect joints are inflammatory in nature, such as rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis or gout. These diseases may be helped by the local injection of anti-inflammatory medications directly into the affected joint. In this case, corticosteroids such as methylprednisone are usually used. Relief from the pain may be felt right away and may last for weeks or even months.

In some cases, such as with osteoarthritis, the cartilage buffer between the two bones wears down and pain comes from bones rubbing against each other. In this case, injection of a lubricating agent such as hyaluronic acid may be beneficial. It provides a slippery cushion between the bones to relieve pain that can last for months.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. George Ghata, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

trigger point injection

In 2023, Dr. George Ghata, MD performed more trigger point injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Oklahoma.

Top 10%

By Volume:

injections

joint aspiration

In 2023, Dr. George Ghata, MD performed more injections, and joint aspiration procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Oklahoma.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ghata, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oklahoma City, OK during 2018 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ghata, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	259

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	90

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	41
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Ghata, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	50
Dementia	20
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ghata, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oklahoma City, OK during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ghata, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	324

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	53

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	59
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Ghata, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	48
Dementia	25
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ghata, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oklahoma City, OK during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ghata, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	429

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	123

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	66
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Ghata, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	45
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ghata, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oklahoma City, OK during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ghata, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	479

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	41

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	79
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Ghata, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	36
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ghata, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oklahoma City, OK during 2022 were injections, aspiration, emergency care and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ghata, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	180
doctor visit	319
emergency care	127
injections	223
nerve block	22
pain management	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	41
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Ghata, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ghata, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oklahoma City, OK during 2023 were injections, aspiration, pain management and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ghata, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	294
doctor visit	600
emergency care	72
injections	436
nerve block	70
pain management	107

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	39
Hispanic	15
Asian	11
Other	13
Native American	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	287
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	36
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD in 2023

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2018 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ghata, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Ghata, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oklahoma City, OK were injections, emergency care, aspiration and pain management.

aspiration	237
doctor visit	459
emergency care	281
injections	329
nerve block	46
pain management	62

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2018 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	290
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	60
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	108
85 and over	53
Less than 65	73
65 to 74	150

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ghata, MD From 2018 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Ghata, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. George Ghata, MD graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine American Board of Family Medicine/Sports Medicine Drug Enforcement Administration Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision and has a state license in Oklahoma.

Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Residency: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine American Board of Family Medicine/Sports Medicine Drug Enforcement Administration Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision

Licensed In: Oklahoma

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. George Ghata, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

SSM Health

SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City

SAINT MEDICAL GROUP, LLC

EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS OF MID-AMERICA PC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. George Ghata, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.88 out of 5 stars based on 49 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. George Ghata, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Oklahoma City, OK.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Trice Medical, Inc.	$2,716 $2,716
Nalu Medical, Inc.	$485 Nalu Neurostimulation System $485
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$150 GPS III PLATELET CONCENTRATION SYSTEM $150
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$122 Iovera $106	Zilretta $15
Pylant Medical	$61 $61
Other	$48 Trintellix $18	Prolia $15	BELSOMRA $15

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$1,800
Food and Beverage	$1,336
Travel and Lodging	$445

Biography

Dr. George Ghata sees patients in Oklahoma City, OK, Purcell, OK, and El Reno, OK. His medical specialty is family medicine. These areas are among Dr. Ghata's clinical interests: strains, arthroplasty, and hip injury. He is rated highly by his patients. He obtained his medical school training at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and performed his residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He is professionally affiliated with SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City.