Dr. Robert Walter O'Connor, MD

Dr. O'Connor practices at Orthopaedic Surgery Center - Gainesville in Gainesville, Florida.

Dr. O'Connor's NPI, 1265589774, was assigned on January 5, 2007. Dr. O'Connor graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in 2002. Dr. O'Connor holds Florida license ME151430.

Dr. O'Connor's primary practice is Orthopaedic Surgery Center - Gainesville, at 4600 Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32607. The practice phone is (352) 367-2310.

Dr. O'Connor's primary practice is Orthopaedic Surgery Center - Gainesville in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. O'Connor is also affiliated with HCA Florida North Florida Hospital. The medical group on file is The Orthopaedic Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. O'Connor to 1 more hospital, 4 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. O'Connor practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. O'Connor's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. O'Connor is board certified in orthopaedic sports medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. O'Connor's licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, Connecticut, Arizona and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, enthesopathy in arms, fluid in a joint, hip replacement and joint arthropathy among the conditions Dr. O'Connor treats.

CMS data shows 7,899 Medicare services from Dr. O'Connor across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 698 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $185,343 for them.

CMS counts 698 Medicare patients who saw Dr. O'Connor in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 273 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.63, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. O'Connor's median patient age at 72, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. O'Connor wrote 350 Medicare Part D claims for 156 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 309 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,650 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 184 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. O'Connor for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. CMS counts 12 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. O'Connor, more than 53% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. O'Connor, published from 2007 to 2024. Dr. O'Connor's most frequent co-author is Niloofar Dehghan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 83 general payments to Dr. O'Connor from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $3,477.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. O'Connor, most recently Assistant Professor in 2023.

Dr. O'Connor graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in 2002. Dr. O'Connor is a member of AAOS and Orthopedic Trauma Association.

Dr. O'Connor is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.