Marcus Hale, DO
Orthopedic Surgery · General Orthopedics
Decatur, GA · 29 years in practice · NPI 4567890123
General orthopedic surgeon treating a broad range of musculoskeletal conditions, including joint replacement, fracture care and hand surgery.
CareScore v1.3
Why this score for hip replacement
Estimated annual procedure volume and peer percentile from CMS utilization data.
Board certification, fellowship training and license standing.
CMS quality measures for the facilities where the procedure is performed.
Published complication and readmission measures where available.
Procedure-specific reviews and experience sub-ratings.
State board actions, license restrictions and federal exclusions.
How complete and recently verified the underlying record is.
Plain-language explanation
Marcus Hale, DO's CareScore of 72 for hip replacement is driven most by procedure experience (approximately 31 procedures per year, around the 42th percentile of comparable Georgia physicians in available CMS data).
Board certification in Orthopedic Surgery contributes to the credentials component.
Facility quality reflects St. Mercy Regional Hospital, where published complication measures are rated "worse than national average".
A 2019 public medical board action is on file, which reduces the safety component. Remediation status is shown on the profile.
Insurance participation and estimated cost are shown separately and do not affect this clinical score. Scored with methodology version 1.3; confidence MEDIUM.
Insurance participation and cost are displayed separately and do not influence the clinical CareScore. Historical scores remain reproducible by methodology version.
Procedure experience
Volume and peer comparison
Hip Replacement
~31/yr
Lower · approx. 42th percentile of comparable GA physicians
4 from 18 procedure reviews
Knee Replacement
~44/yr
Moderate · approx. 51th percentile of comparable GA physicians
4.2 from 25 procedure reviews
Procedure codes
CPT 27130 · MS-DRG 469/470
6–12 weeks to routine activity
Source: CMS clinician utilization data, reporting period ending June 2026. Volume is an estimate derived from Medicare claims and understates total practice volume.
Credentials
Education, licensure and certification
- Medical school: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, Grand Rapids - Georgia license GA-2201XX: Active — public consent order on file (2019)Updated 5 days ago
- Board certification: Orthopedic Surgery — active
Safety & regulatory
Records kept distinct, never merged
Medical board disciplinary actions
Public consent order regarding medical recordkeeping requirements. Completed remediation; license active without practice restriction.
Publicly reported litigation
2021 · Settlement publicly reported
DeKalb County Superior Court · Alleged post-operative infection management
A filed lawsuit is not a finding of wrongdoing. Docvera distinguishes filings, dismissals, settlements, judgments and board actions, and never converts a filing into a negative CareScore event.
Patient experience
4.1 average from 76 reviews
Procedure-specific ratings
- Hip Replacement 4(18)
- Knee Replacement 4.2(25)
Verified patient reviews only