Dr. John W. Sperling, MD

  • Rochester, MN
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1881670776PAC ID0042216947
Medicare services, 2024
596
Medicare patients, 2024
449
Part D claims, 2024
195
Publications
198
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902
Practice phone
Call (507) 255-5123
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Primary practice

Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus

Hospital · Rochester, Minnesota

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Dr. John W. Sperling is an orthopedic surgeon in Rochester, Minnesota

Dr. Sperling practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Sperling's NPI, 1881670776, was assigned on December 21, 2005. Dr. Sperling graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Sperling's Minnesota license number on file is 38069.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0042216947
NPI enumeration date
December 21, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(507) 255-5123
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1994

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. John W. Sperling practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota

Dr. Sperling's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus, at 1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902 in Olmsted County. The practice phone is (507) 255-5123.

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Dr. John W. Sperling is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Sperling's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic. The medical group on file is Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sperling to 1 more hospice, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John W. Sperling's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sperling practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys CampusAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. John W. Sperling is one of 533 orthopedic surgeons in Minnesota

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Sperling's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Sperling is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Sperling's licenses on file in 4 states: Minnesota, Arizona, New York and Vermont.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, MinnesotaPrimaryLicense 38069 · 1995 to 2025 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Arizona licenseLicense 33541 · 2004 to 2027
  • New York license1999 to 2001
  • Vermont license1999 to 2000

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arthritis, joint arthropathy, joint pain, lower back pain, rotator cuff injury, shoulder arthroscopy/rotator cuff repair, total shoulder replacement and traumatic arthropathy among the conditions Dr. Sperling treats.

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Sperling

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. John W. Sperling billed Medicare for 596 services in 2024

CMS data shows 596 Medicare services from Dr. Sperling across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 449 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $232,921 for them.

Medicare services, 2024596
Medicare patients449
Paid by Medicare$232,921
Procedure codes10

Dr. Sperling's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3872024: 3952%
Surgery
2023: 2082024: 2013%

Where Dr. Sperling's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office39566%
  • In a facility20134%

Dr. Sperling compared with the Minnesota median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Sperling
  • Minnesota median
Medicare services
596vs 34672% above
Medicare patients
449vs 1652.7 times
Part D claims
139vs 682.0 times

Medians across 514 orthopedic surgeons in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Sperling's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. John W. Sperling treated 449 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 449 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sperling in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 206 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 70% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sperling's median patient age at 75, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024449
Average age74
Average risk score1.18
Also on Medicaid4%

Dr. Sperling's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Sperling's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women21247%
  • Men23753%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Sperling's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure70%
  3. High cholesterol69%
  4. Ischemic heart disease29%
  5. Chronic kidney disease28%
  6. Mood disorders23%
  7. Diabetes22%
  8. Depression21%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Sperling's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men48%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. John W. Sperling wrote 195 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sperling wrote 195 Medicare Part D claims. 69% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 139 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,034 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 134 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024195
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$9,034

Dr. Sperling's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic135 claims69%
  • Brand-name60 claims31%

Dr. Sperling's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2024

  • 2022
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 1342024: 1394%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 2 in 2022.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. John W. Sperling takes part in Medicare

Dr. Sperling accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. John W. Sperling has 198 publications on record

Dmand AI links 198 papers to Dr. Sperling, published from 2007 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 21. The most frequent topics are Shoulder Joint, Reoperation and Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder. Dr. Sperling has published most often in J Shoulder Elbow Surg. Dr. Sperling's most frequent co-authors are Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, MD, Robert Hahn Cofield, MD and Bradley S. Schoch, MD.

Papers198
Years published2007 to 2025

Dr. Sperling's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Sperling writes about most

  • Shoulder Joint
  • Reoperation
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Radiography

Dr. Sperling's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Sperling

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. John W. Sperling received $12,900,511 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 2,105 general payments to Dr. Sperling from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 85% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $12,604,609.

General payments to Dr. Sperling by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Sperling by kind, 2016 to 2025

$12.9Min total
  • Royalties and licenses$10,944,46185%
  • Consulting fees$1,235,85510%
  • Education$400,3343%
  • Travel and lodging$276,7672%
  • Other$38,4430%

Companies that paid Dr. Sperling the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. John W. Sperling graduated from UVA School of Medicine

Dr. Sperling graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1994.

  1. Medical schoolUVA School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. John W. Sperling accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Sperling is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Sperling accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. Medicare10
  3. HMO7
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. John W. Sperling's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. John W. Sperling's NPI number?

Dr. John W. Sperling's NPI number is 1881670776. It was assigned on December 21, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. John W. Sperling?

Dr. John W. Sperling is an orthopedic surgeon in Rochester, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. John W. Sperling practice?

Dr. Sperling practices at 1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902. Dr. Sperling's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sperling to 1 hospice.

What is Dr. John W. Sperling's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sperling is (507) 255-5123.

What is Dr. John W. Sperling's medical license number?

Dr. Sperling's Minnesota license number on file is 38069, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. John W. Sperling been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sperling in Minnesota (1995 to 2025), Arizona (2004 to 2027), New York (1999 to 2001) and Vermont (1999 to 2000).

Which hospitals is Dr. John W. Sperling affiliated with?

Dr. Sperling practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.

What medical group is Dr. John W. Sperling part of?

Dr. Sperling is linked to Mayo Clinic.

Does Dr. John W. Sperling accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sperling billed Medicare for 596 services in 2024, and Dr. Sperling accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. John W. Sperling see?

CMS counts 449 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sperling in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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Is Dr. John W. Sperling board certified?

Yes. Dr. Sperling is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

What services does Dr. John W. Sperling bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sperling's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), surgery: bones and joints (23472) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. John W. Sperling go to medical school?

Dr. Sperling graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1994.

What drugs does Dr. John W. Sperling prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sperling's most prescribed drugs by claims were Furosemide, Levothyroxine Sodium and Pantoprazole Sodium.

Has Dr. John W. Sperling received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $12,900,511 in general payments to Dr. Sperling from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

How long has Dr. John W. Sperling been practicing?

Dr. Sperling graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

Does Dr. John W. Sperling do research?

Dmand AI links 198 publications to Dr. Sperling, published from 2007 to 2025.

Who does Dr. John W. Sperling publish with?

Dr. Sperling's most frequent co-authors are Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, MD (68 shared papers), Robert Hahn Cofield, MD (62 shared papers) and Bradley S. Schoch, MD (28 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. John W. Sperling accept?

Dr. Sperling is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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