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Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD

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(Dr. William Dick Bugbee, M.D.)

(246 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (1988)

Professional interests include: joint reconstruction

3811 Valley Centre Drive
San Diego, CA 92130

(858) 682-0164

Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD is an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA specializing in adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD is affiliated with Scripps Clinic, Scripps Health and Scripps Green Hospital.

Office Locations

3811 Valley Centre Drive
San Diego, CA 92130

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10710 N Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Arthritis sufferers need to be realistic about what stem cells can do, said Dr. William Bugbee, an orthopedic surgeon who practices at Scripps Health.”—"Baby Boomers turn to stem cells for help with painful joints", The San Diego Union-Tribune, July 2017

“After doing some research, Ventura found Dr. William Bugbee, and the San Diego-based surgeon performed an ankle transplant in November 2005.”—"White Sox manager has a lot in common with Schwarber", Daily Herald, April 2016

“Luckily for Ventura, who played his last 1 1/2 seasons with the Dodgers, it never got to that point because he found in William Bugbee of San Diego an orthopedic surgeon who offered an uncommon...”—"Big step forward for Ventura", San Luis Obispo Tribune, June 2011

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

total knee replacement

In 2023, Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD performed more total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

computer-assisted orthopedic surgery

joint reconstruction

lower extremity surgery

reconstructive surgery

In 2023, Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD performed more computer-assisted orthopedic surgery (CAOS), joint reconstruction, lower extremity surgery, and reconstructive surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

total hip replacement

In 2012, Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD performed more total hip replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2012 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	147
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	59
doctor visit	588
injections	147
joint surgery	85
lower extremity surgery	85
reconstructive surgery	85

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2013 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	221
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	58
doctor visit	741
injections	221
joint surgery	115
lower extremity surgery	115
reconstructive surgery	115

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	44
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD in 2013

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	14
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2014 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	229
doctor visit	725
injections	229
joint surgery	104
lower extremity surgery	104
reconstructive surgery	104

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	465
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	53
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD in 2014

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	16
Dementia	2
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2015 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	229
doctor visit	729
injections	229
joint surgery	136
lower extremity surgery	136
reconstructive surgery	136

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	724

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1006
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	644
From 75 to 84	326
85 and over	114
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	209
doctor visit	704
injections	209
joint surgery	123
lower extremity surgery	123
reconstructive surgery	123

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	54
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2017 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	183
doctor visit	709
injections	183
joint surgery	145
lower extremity surgery	145
manual therapy	23
reconstructive surgery	145
rehabilitation	33

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	398

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	559
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	63
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2018 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	148
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	18
doctor visit	801
injections	148
joint surgery	155
lower extremity surgery	155
manual therapy	31
reconstructive surgery	155
rehabilitation	49

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	587
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	26
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	59
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2019 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	137
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	98
doctor visit	775
injections	137
joint surgery	142
lower extremity surgery	142
reconstructive surgery	142

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	423

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	586
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	20
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	46
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD in 2019

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2020 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and computer assisted surgery (CAS).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	94
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	105
doctor visit	608
injections	94
joint surgery	159
lower extremity surgery	159
reconstructive surgery	159

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	447
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	35
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD in 2020

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	15
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	191
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	112
doctor visit	791
injections	191
joint surgery	139
lower extremity surgery	139
reconstructive surgery	139

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	301
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	50
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	13
Dementia	3
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2022 were reconstructive surgery, joint surgery, lower extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	159
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	121
doctor visit	731
injections	159
joint surgery	181
lower extremity surgery	181
reconstructive surgery	181

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	15
Dementia	2
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in San Diego, CA were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

aspiration	177
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	81
doctor visit	718
injections	177
joint surgery	134
lower extremity surgery	134
manual therapy	27
reconstructive surgery	134
rehabilitation	41

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	13
Non-Hispanic White	515
Hispanic	18
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	196
85 and over	47
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	316

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	14
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	10
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 1988. He completed residency at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (1988)

Residency: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals (1994)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery (1997)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Clinic

Scripps Health

Scripps Green Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.89 out of 5 stars based on 246 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.	$245,950 ATTUNE $16,931	ACTIS $7,020	TRUMATCH $1,999	$220,000
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc.	$234,044 $234,044
DePuy Synthes Products LLC	$125,840 TRUMATCH $53,521	Orthopedics $28,976	Orthopaedics $27,550	Knee $13,923	$1,869
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$124,370 Journey II $113,729	JII Unicondylar Knee System $3,152	Journey II XR $446	CORI $36	$7,006
Zimmer Holding Inc	$96,173 DeNovo NT $62,784	Chondrofix $33,389
Other	$339,104 Journey Uni $49,314	ACTIS $42,384	OrthAlign Plus System $36,308	Other Recon $25,488	Chondrofix $17,622	Other $167,988

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$652,459
Consulting Fee	$318,120
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$156,795
Travel and Lodging	$18,883
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$8,271
Other	$10,952

Research Payments

Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD has received 13 research payments totaling $48,736.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. William D. Bugbee, MD.

Insight Medical Systems, Inc.	2019	$100,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Convertible Promissory Note
Insight Medical Systems, Inc.	2018	$50,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Convertible Promissory Note
ORTHALIGN INC	2022	$27,505.15	Physician Covered Recipient	Series D, and D-1 and Common stock
ORTHALIGN INC	2020	$27,505.15	Physician Covered Recipient	Investment in Company
Insight Medical Systems, Inc.	2017	$25,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Convertible Promissory Note

Biography

Dr. William Bugbee works as an adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. Dr. Bugbee's areas of clinical interest consist of joint reconstruction and orthopedic surgery. His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). After completing medical school at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Dr. Bugbee has received the following distinction: San Diego Super Doctors. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Scripps Clinic and Scripps Green Hospital. He has an open panel in San Diego, CA according to Doctor.com.