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Physician

WAME WAGGENSPACK, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery

BATON ROUGE, LA, 70810
NPI: 1003834169Also: Emergency Medicine

Hospital Affiliations

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Common Procedures for Orthopaedic Surgery

Total Knee ReplacementTotal Hip ReplacementArthroscopic SurgeryACL ReconstructionRotator Cuff RepairFracture RepairSpinal FusionCarpal Tunnel ReleaseJoint InjectionBone Density Testing

Based on specialty. Actual services may vary — contact the provider's office to confirm.

MIPS Quality Score

PY 2023
62.1/100Average
Improvement Activities
40.0
Cost
24.2

MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) scores measure quality, cost, and improvement activities. Higher is better. Learn more at qpp.cms.gov

Procedure Pricing (Medicare Data)

Based on CMS Medicare Provider Utilization data for 2023. These represent what this physician charged Medicare, not necessarily what you would pay. Compare with other physicians

ProcedureAvg ChargeMedicare AllowedMedicare PaidServices
23472
Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder
$4,590$1,333$1,06421
29827
Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope
$3,902$968$77411
23430
Anchoring of biceps tendon
$2,172$359$28625
73221
Mri scan of arm joint without contrast
$1,400$129$9216
99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
$500$167$13316
99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes
$300$158$9541
20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
$253$65$47126
99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
$180$117$84256
99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
$120$83$6287
73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
$100$30$23319
73080
X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views
$90$30$2422
J0702
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg
$24$7$5286

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Physician identity data from the NPPES NPI Registry. Last synced 3/28/2026.