AI Visibility Index · Orthopedic

Which Orthopedic Surgeons Does ChatGPT Recommend?

We asked ChatGPT and Google which orthopedic surgeons to see in 20 US cities and recorded what came back. Pick a city to see the full results.

Snapshot: October 31, 2026 · Sources: ChatGPT (web search on), Google mobile results

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What the Data Shows

  • Across 20 cities, ChatGPT named 110 orthopedic practices in total.
  • The average rating of named practices ranged from 3.7 to 5.0 by city.
  • Only 45 of those 110 picks (41%) also appeared in Google's map results or top 10 for the same search.
  • Google showed an AI Overview in 16 of 20 cities.
  • The outside sources ChatGPT cited most were healthgrades.com (9 cities), doctor.webmd.com (6 cities), google.com (5 cities).

Results by City

City Practices named Avg rating Median reviews In Google top results
Austin, TX 6 4.8 283 0/6
Charlotte, NC 6 4.9 177 4/6
Chicago, IL 5 4.4 309 2/5
Columbus, OH 6 5.0 209 6/6
Dallas, TX 3 4.2 64 0/3
Denver, CO 7 4.9 348 2/7
Fort Worth, TX 6 4.9 316 1/6
Houston, TX 9 4.8 n/a 3/9
Indianapolis, IN 5 4.9 416 3/5
Jacksonville, FL 5 4.9 231 4/5
Los Angeles, CA 4 4.8 62 0/4
Nashville, TN 3 4.7 2,112 3/3
New York, NY 8 4.9 206 0/8
Philadelphia, PA 4 4.8 175 4/4
Phoenix, AZ 5 4.9 395 3/5
San Antonio, TX 5 4.5 388 2/5
San Diego, CA 9 4.9 195 0/9
San Francisco, CA 5 4.8 109 4/5
San Jose, CA 6 4.3 28 3/6
Seattle, WA 3 3.7 132 1/3

Ratings and review counts as shown in ChatGPT's answers. Not a ranking or endorsement by IZ Digital.

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How We Collected This

For each city we asked ChatGPT one question about orthopedic surgeons with web search on, and ran the matching Google search from that city on mobile. Data was collected with DataForSEO on October 31, 2026. See the full AI visibility index, or read about medical practice marketing.