Scott McGovern, MD

About

SCOTT MCGOVERN, MD is an orthopedic surgery located at 1675 WOODBROOKE DR in SALISBURY, MD.

Scott McGovern is one of 19 orthopedic providers listed in SALISBURY, MD on AdvOrtho.

Practice at a glance

In 2024, 100% of Scott McGovern's identifiable Medicare procedure volume was spine work. Their most frequent service was insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion for 40 Medicare patients.

Most-performed procedures, 2024

• Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion

  51

  40 patients · near the state median of 43

• Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment

  32

  32 patients · near the state median of 24

• Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft

  31

  31 patients · near the national median of 23

• Fusion of additional segment of spine

  25

  11 patients · below the state median of 59

• Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck

  25

  25 patients · near the state median of 17

• Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments

  22

  22 patients · near the state median of 19

Training and practice

Scott McGovern has been in practice since 2003, after graduating from State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine.

• Practices with Peninsula Orthopaedic Assoc PA (56 clinicians)
• Affiliated with Atlantic General Hospital, Beebe Medical Center, Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. and Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc

Industry relationships

Manufacturers reported $65,555 in payments and transfers of value to Scott McGovern in 2024, excluding meals, travel and gifts. Relationships like these are common among surgeons who help design implants or train other clinicians, and companies are required by law to report them.

• royalties on devices or techniques they helped develop

  $64,905

• consulting

  $650

Reported by Orthofix Medical, Inc., Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc, Abbott Laboratories and others.

Source: CMS Open Payments, 2024, as reported by manufacturers. Disclosure is required by law and does not indicate anything improper. Figures reflect what companies reported and may include work unrelated to patient care. Providers who believe a figure is wrong should take it up with CMS, and can contact us about how it appears here.

Registry record

• Licensed in Maryland and California - licensed beyond the practice state, which roughly one in five providers here is
• Practices within a group or organization

Credentials: Doctor of Medicine (MD)

An MD degree indicates completion of a medical doctorate program focused on allopathic medicine. MDs complete four years of medical school followed by residency training in their chosen specialty. Orthopedic surgery residencies typically last five years and include extensive training in surgical and non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.