Dr. Michael Berend, MD

Dr. Berend practices at Midwest Specialty Surgery Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Dr. Berend's NPI, 1790761666, was assigned on December 21, 2005. Dr. Berend graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Berend's Indiana license number on file is 01048412A.

Dr. Berend's primary practice is Midwest Specialty Surgery Center, at 6920 Gatwick Drive, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46241. The practice phone is (317) 821-0000.

Dr. Berend's primary practice is Midwest Specialty Surgery Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Berend is also affiliated with IU Health Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Central Indiana Orthopedics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Berend to 4 more hospitals, 2 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. Berend practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Berend's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Berend is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Berend's licenses on file in 2 states: Indiana and North Carolina.

Dmand AI lists arthritis, bursitis, fluid in a joint, joint pain, knee fracture and dislocation, knee injury, knee replacement and lower back pain among the conditions Dr. Berend treats.

CMS data shows 6,392 Medicare services from Dr. Berend across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 528 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $187,049 for them.

CMS counts 528 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Berend in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 310 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Berend's median patient age at 71, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Berend wrote 375 Medicare Part D claims for 231 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 341 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,479 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 397 claims across 6 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Berend for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Berend accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 146 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Berend, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hip 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)

Dmand AI links 80 papers to Dr. Berend, published from 2006 to 2023. 2016 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip and Knee Prosthesis. Dr. Berend has published most often in J Arthroplasty. Dr. Berend's most frequent co-authors are Merrill Ritter, MD, John B. Meding, MD and Keith R. Berend, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 189 general payments to Dr. Berend from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $6,898,910.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Berend, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Dr. Berend graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1992.

Dr. Berend is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.