- Inova Alexandria Hospital
- Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Quick Facts
About Dr. Kevin B Fricka MD
Dr. Kevin B Fricka, MD is a doctor primarily located in Alexandria, VA, with other offices in Arlington, VA and Alexandria, VA( and 4 other locations). He has 22 years of experience. His specialties include Orthopedic Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery.
Locations
Dr. Kevin B Fricka has 6 locations
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Specialties
Dr. Kevin B Fricka has the following 2 SPECIALTIES
Specialty Expertise
Dr. Kevin B Fricka has the following 7 expertise
- Osteoarthritis (Hand and Wrist)
- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Scoliosis
- Knee Surgery (Knee Replacement Arthroplasty)
- Hip Surgery (Hip Replacement Arthroplasty)
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Arthroscopic Surgery (Arthroscopy)
Awards
5 Awards
Patients' Choice Award (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Patients' Choice recognition reflects the difference a particular physician has made in the lives of his/her patients. The honor is bestowed to physicians who have received near perfect scores, as voted by patients.
Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Compassionate Doctor certification is granted to physicians who treat their patients with the utmost kindness. The honor is granted based on a physician's overall and bedside manner scores.
Patients' Choice 5th Anniversary Award (2012, 2020)
The Patients' Choice Award - 5 Year Honoree is a recognition granted only to those doctors whose ratings have reflected excellence in care for five years in a row. Only 1% of all doctors in the United States are bestowed this honor by their patients.
On-Time Doctor Award (2014, 2015, 2018, 2020)
Vitals On-Time + Promptness Award recognizes doctors with consistent high ratings for timeliness of appointments. The honor is granted based on a physician's overall and promptness scores.
Compassionate Doctor Award - 5 Year Honoree (2020)
Vitals Compassionate Doctor Award - 5 Year Honoree recognizes doctors with the highest scores in bedside manner for five consecutive years. This honor is granted to a few distinct doctors in the United States based on experiences shared by patients.
Education
22 Years Experience
Graduated in 1999
Dr. Kevin B Fricka Accepts the Following Insurance
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Aetna
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
- Aetna Select
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
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Aetna Innovation Health
- Aetna VA Signature Gold HMO
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Anthem
- Anthem HealthKeepers HMO POS
- Anthem KeyCare PPO
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BCBS Blue Card
- BCBS Blue Card PPO
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CareFirst BCBS
- CareFirst BlueChoice Advantage
- CareFirst BluePreferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland POS
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Cigna
- CIGNA HMO
- CIGNA Open Access Plus
- CIGNA PPO
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Coventry Health Care
- Coventry - Bon Secours Tier 2
- Coventry - Southside Tier 2
- Coventry DE PPO
- Coventry Southern Health PPO
- Coventry Virginia - HMO
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First Health
- First Health PPO
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United Healthcare
- UHC Choice Plus POS
- UHC Navigate HMO
- UHC Navigate POS
- UHC Options PPO
More about Dr. Kevin B Fricka
Dr. Fricka was born in Chicago, IL and then grew up in the greater Los Angeles, CA region. He earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard University where he was also a member of the varsity basketball team. He completed his medical education at George Washington University. Upon graduation he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society and received Julius S. Neviaser award in Orthopaedic Surgery. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of California-San Diego. During his residency he presented numerous scientific papers and was awarded the DePuy Orthopaedic Research Award by the California Orthopaedic Association. He has been published in the Journal of Arthroplasty, co-authored several book chapters and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Fricka finished his training with a one-year fellowship in adult reconstructive surgery at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. His particular surgical interests include "minimally invasive" knee and hip replacement surgery, partial knee replacement, "gender specific" knee replacement, and complex revision of failed hip and knee replacements. "I believe that patient care, patient education and patient well-being, both in the hospital and in home after surgery, are important aspects in successful joint replacement surgery. I look forward to meeting with patients and helping them along their journey from surgery through recovery and to an active lifestyle."