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Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD

(663 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

1241 Friendship Road Suite 110
Braselton, GA 30517

(770) 532-7202

Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD is an orthopedist in Gainesville, GA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD is affiliated with Specialty Orthopaedics.

Office Locations

1240 Jesse Jewell Parkway Se Suite 300
Gainesville, GA 30501

(770) 532-7202

(770) 536-2767

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Specialty Orthopaedics

1241 Friendship Road Suite 110
Braselton, GA 30517

(770) 532-7202

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81 Prominence Court Suite 100
Dawsonville, GA 30534

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

MRI

spine MRI

In 2023, Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD had a list price for MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), and spine MRI that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

joint X-ray

knee X-ray

spine X-ray

In 2012, Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD had a list price for joint X-ray, knee X-ray, and spine X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Gainesville, GA during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	209
doctor visit	1235
hip imaging	93
hospital care	17
injections	238
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	38
lower extremity surgery	38
musculoskeletal imaging	397
pain management	29
pelvic imaging	80
reconstructive surgery	38
spinal procedures	145
X-rays	670

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Gainesville, GA during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	212
doctor visit	1264
hip imaging	58
hospital care	15
injections	245
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	31
lower extremity surgery	31
musculoskeletal imaging	412
pain management	33
pelvic imaging	88
reconstructive surgery	31
spinal procedures	181
X-rays	702

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	573
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	74
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Gainesville, GA during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	176
doctor visit	1166
hip imaging	63
injections	199
joint surgery	30
lower extremity surgery	30
musculoskeletal imaging	353
pain management	23
pelvic imaging	81
reconstructive surgery	30
spinal procedures	132
X-rays	581

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	54
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Gainesville, GA during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	219
doctor visit	1108
hip imaging	50
injections	219
joint surgery	20
lower extremity surgery	20
musculoskeletal imaging	246
pelvic imaging	57
reconstructive surgery	20
spinal procedures	129
X-rays	432

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	596

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	918
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	450
From 75 to 84	328
85 and over	84
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Gainesville, GA during 2016 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	198
doctor visit	906
injections	198
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	19
musculoskeletal imaging	142
pelvic imaging	46
reconstructive surgery	19
spinal procedures	119
X-rays	307

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	398
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	41
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Gainesville, GA during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	181
doctor visit	1042
hip imaging	13
injections	181
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	37
musculoskeletal imaging	182
pelvic imaging	37
spinal procedures	139
X-rays	321

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	52
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Gainesville, GA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	212
doctor visit	837
hip imaging	32
injections	212
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	65
musculoskeletal imaging	168
spinal procedures	63
X-rays	166

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	59
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Gainesville, GA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	199
doctor visit	718
hip imaging	25
injections	199
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	62
musculoskeletal imaging	146
spinal procedures	102
X-rays	186

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	39
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Gainesville, GA during 2020 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	102
doctor visit	461
hip imaging	13
injections	102
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	34
musculoskeletal imaging	64
spinal procedures	66
X-rays	96

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	36
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Gainesville, GA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
doctor visit	387
hip imaging	11
injections	91
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	29
musculoskeletal imaging	58
spinal procedures	59
X-rays	88

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	37
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Gainesville, GA during 2022 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	65
doctor visit	305
hip imaging	15
injections	65
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	38
musculoskeletal imaging	63
spinal procedures	63
X-rays	88

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	108

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Gainesville, GA were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

aspiration	169
doctor visit	857
hip imaging	37
hospital care	16
injections	177
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	27
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	44
musculoskeletal imaging	202
pain management	28
pelvic imaging	64
reconstructive surgery	27
spinal procedures	108
X-rays	330

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	365
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	140
85 and over	43
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	174

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Georgia.

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Specialty Orthopaedics

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 663 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Gainesville, GA.

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Overall Rating

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John L. Hemmer JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Horizon Pharma plc	$271 Duexis $132	PENNSAID $64	NO_PRODUCT $48	VIMOVO $28
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.	$255 Zilretta $255
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$206 SYNVISC-ONE $165	Osteoarthritis of the knee $41
Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.	$129 DUEXIS-800mg Ibuprofen- 26.6mg Famotidine $59	Duexis $47	VIMOVO $23
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$98 Early Intervention $45	ORTHOVISC $41	Thoracolumbar $11
Other	$614 Zilretta $77	ELIQUIS $72	MOVANTIK $48	DVR Anatomic Plates/Screws/Pegs $31	XIAFLEX $30	Other $357

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,487
Gift	$31
Entertainment	$26
Consulting Fee	$18
Education	$12

Biography

Dr. John Hemmer is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Gainesville, GA, Dawsonville, GA, and Braselton, GA. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. Dr. Hemmer graduated from Medical College of Georgia.