Dr. Aaron Dickens, MD

Dr. Dickens practices at Great Basin Orthopaedics in Reno, Nevada.

Dr. Dickens' NPI, 1932373529, was assigned on April 15, 2008. Dr. Dickens graduated from UNR Med in 2008. Dr. Dickens' Nevada license number on file is 15140.

Dr. Dickens' primary practice is Great Basin Orthopaedics, at 9480 Double Diamond Pkwy Ste 100, Reno, NV 89521. The practice phone is (775) 786-1600.

Dr. Dickens' primary practice is Great Basin Orthopaedics in Reno, Nevada. Dr. Dickens is also affiliated with Renown Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Great Basin Orthopaedics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dickens to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Dickens' employer is on file too: a physical therapy & rehab clinic.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dickens practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic trauma is Dr. Dickens' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XX0801X. Dr. Dickens is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Dickens' licenses on file in 3 states: Nevada, California and New Mexico.

Dmand AI lists amputation, arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, hand joint or tendon inflammation, hip replacement, joint pain, knee fracture and dislocation and leg, ankle or foot fracture among the conditions Dr. Dickens treats.

CMS data shows 843 Medicare services from Dr. Dickens across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 268 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $74,133 for them.

CMS counts 268 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dickens in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 97 patients. 74% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.75, 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. Dickens' median patient age at 63, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Dickens wrote 113 Medicare Part D claims for 62 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 70 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $463 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 55 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Dickens for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Dickens accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 32 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Dickens, more than 74% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Dickens in 2015. The most frequent topics are Patella. Dr. Dickens' most frequent co-authors are Thomas Decoster, MD, Andrew Doering, MD and Rick Gehlert, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 30 general payments to Dr. Dickens from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $669.

Dr. Dickens graduated from UNR Med in 2008.

Dr. Dickens is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.