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Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD

Accepting New Patients

(78 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedic Trauma

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (1996)

12200 Warwick Boulevard 310
Newport News, VA 23601

(757) 534-9988

Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD is an orthopedic traumatologist in Newport News, VA specializing in orthopedic trauma. He graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD is affiliated with Riverside Medical Group and Riverside Health.

Office Locations

12200 Warwick Boulevard 310
Newport News, VA 23601

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In The News

“Dr. Romney C. Andersen, a Walter Reed Army Medical Center surgeon, was surprised last summer when his neighbor, a fellow doctor, congratulated him on a new medical journal study bearing his name.”—"Discredited Research Study Stuns an Ex-Army Doctor's Colleagues (Published 2009)", New York Times, June 2009

“It will take at least eight operations over years to rebuild the bones in his hand and reconstruct the arteries and veins, said Lt. Col. Romney Andersen, an Army orthopedic traumatologist.”—"Healing, With New Limbs and Fragile Dreams (Published 2006)", New York Times, February 2006

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

closed reduction of distal radius fracture

excisional debridement

external fixation

femur fracture surgery

fracture surgery

hip fracture surgery

inpatient hospital care

open reduction

open reduction and internal fixation for femoral neck fracture

partial hip replacement for femoral neck fracture

pertrochanteric hip fracture surgery

By Affordability:

external fixation removal

femoral neck fracture surgery

inpatient hospital care

open reduction and internal fixation for femoral neck fracture

open reduction and internal fixation for femur fracture

open reduction of femoral neck fracture

open reduction of femur fracture

open reduction of hip fracture

partial hip replacement for femoral neck fracture

partial hip replacement

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD performed more closed reduction of distal radius fracture, excisional debridement, external fixation, femur (thigh bone) fracture surgery, fracture surgery, hip fracture surgery, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), open reduction, open reduction and internal fixation for femoral neck fracture, partial hip replacement for femoral neck fracture, and pertrochanteric hip fracture surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for external fixation removal, femoral neck fracture surgery, hardware removal, hip arthroplasty, hip reconstruction, hip replacement, hospital care, implant removal, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), open reduction and internal fixation for femoral neck fracture, open reduction and internal fixation for femur fracture, open reduction of femoral neck fracture, open reduction of femur fracture, open reduction of hip fracture, partial hip replacement for femoral neck fracture, and partial hip replacement (hip hemiarthroplasty) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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 10%

By Affordability:

femur fracture surgery

fracture surgery

hip fracture surgery

hip surgery

pertrochanteric hip fracture surgery

trochanteric hip fracture surgery

In 2023, Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD had a list price for femur (thigh bone) fracture surgery, fracture surgery, hip fracture surgery, hip surgery, pertrochanteric hip fracture surgery, and trochanteric hip fracture surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Virginia. 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 Volume:

lower extremity surgery

In 2012, Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD performed more lower extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Newport News, VA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	52
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Newport News, VA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	14
doctor visit	177
fracture surgery	61
hospital care	139
injections	23
inpatient care	139
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	61
open surgery	19
reconstructive surgery	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	110
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	176
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	38
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Newport News, VA during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, lower extremity surgery and fracture surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	38
doctor visit	259
emergency care	11
external fixation	28
fracture reduction (setting broken bones)	12
fracture surgery	71
hospital care	234
implant removal	49
injections	69
inpatient care	234
joint surgery	30
lower extremity surgery	71
open surgery	30
reconstructive surgery	30

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	115
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	35
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Newport News, VA during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	83
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
doctor visit	266
excision	17
external fixation	21
fracture reduction (setting broken bones)	11
fracture surgery	61
hospital care	205
implant removal	23
injections	83
inpatient care	205
joint surgery	20
lower extremity surgery	61
open surgery	20
reconstructive surgery	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	117
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	39
Dementia	40
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Newport News, VA during 2018 were inpatient care, hospital care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	102
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	54
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	377
emergency care	17
excision	54
external fixation	26
fracture surgery	75
hospital care	270
implant removal	64
injections	102
inpatient care	270
joint surgery	33
lower extremity surgery	75
open surgery	50
reconstructive surgery	33
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	111
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	138
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	35
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Newport News, VA during 2019 were inpatient care, hospital care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	92
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	40
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	57
device removal	13
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	365
excision	57
external fixation	29
fracture reduction (setting broken bones)	13
fracture surgery	72
hospital care	261
implant removal	69
injections	92
inpatient care	261
joint surgery	37
lower extremity surgery	72
minor procedures	13
open surgery	57
reconstructive surgery	37
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	101
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	129
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	39
Dementia	35
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Newport News, VA during 2020 were inpatient care, hospital care, lower extremity surgery and fracture surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	28
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	295
excision	28
external fixation	21
fracture surgery	103
hospital care	273
implant removal	35
injections	33
inpatient care	273
joint surgery	43
lower extremity surgery	103
open surgery	73
reconstructive surgery	43

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	334
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	122
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	38
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Newport News, VA during 2021 were inpatient care, hospital care, lower extremity surgery and fracture surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	29
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	34
doctor visit	269
excision	34
external fixation	20
fracture reduction (setting broken bones)	13
fracture surgery	87
hospital care	245
implant removal	44
injections	62
inpatient care	245
joint surgery	42
lower extremity surgery	87
open surgery	55
reconstructive surgery	42

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	100
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	34
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Newport News, VA during 2022 were inpatient care, hospital care, lower extremity surgery and fracture surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	25
doctor visit	249
excision	25
external fixation	16
fracture surgery	67
hospital care	246
implant removal	32
injections	38
inpatient care	246
joint surgery	38
lower extremity surgery	67
open surgery	38
reconstructive surgery	38

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	108
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	32
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Newport News, VA were inpatient care, hospital care, lower extremity surgery and fracture surgery.

aspiration	62
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	21
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	35
device removal	13
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	282
emergency care	14
excision	35
fracture reduction (setting broken bones)	12
fracture surgery	74
hospital care	209
implant removal	45
injections	62
inpatient care	209
joint surgery	32
lower extremity surgery	74
minor procedures	13
open surgery	42
reconstructive surgery	32
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	69
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	287
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	121
85 and over	100
Less than 65	45
65 to 74	105

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	28
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in 1996. He completed residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine (1996)

Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Riverside Medical Group

Riverside Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 78 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Newport News, VA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Romney Christian Andersen, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$23,174 Exparel $23,174
Abyrx, Inc	$13,875 $13,875
Arthrex, Inc.	$2,000 $2,000
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$1,332 Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $1,332
Stryker Corporation	$659 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $427	Mako $150	T2 $46	Axsos $30	HIPS $6
Other	$784 Interventional Therapies $144	XtraFix $133	VAC VERAFLO $108	HEALIX $75	STRAVIX $24	Other $300

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$22,000
Consulting Fee	$13,875
Travel and Lodging	$3,912
Food and Beverage	$2,037

Biography

Dr. Romney Andersen is a specialist in orthopedic trauma. He works in Newport News, VA. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Riverside Medical Group and Riverside Health. Dr. Andersen attended medical school at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. He trained at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for residency. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. He has an open panel in Newport News, VA according to Doctor.com.

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