Dr. Loel Payne, M.D. has been with Tidewater Orthopaedics in Hampton, VA for over 20 years, having joined the practice in 1995. His approach to treating patients is to provide the most up-to-date specialized care available and the compassion he would want administered to a member of his own family. He specializes in the elbow, knee, and shoulder and is known around the practice as the “shoulder guy.”
Dr. Payne was born in North Carolina where he played basketball throughout his youth.
Dr. Loel Payne, M.D. has been with Tidewater Orthopaedics in Hampton, VA for over 20 years, having joined the practice in 1995. His approach to treating patients is to provide the most up-to-date specialized care available and the compassion he would want administered to a member of his own family. He specializes in the elbow, knee, and shoulder and is known around the practice as the “shoulder guy.”
Dr. Payne was born in North Carolina where he played basketball throughout his youth.
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Professional polite and good communicator good support staff
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
(4 days ago)
Nov-2026
Always superior in care
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
(4 days ago)
Nov-2026
Was a awesome visit with all my Questions answered! Dr Lowel has taken care of me every time I visit him. 100 %
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
(5 days ago)
Nov-2026
Friendly, very professional, and very knowledgeable. Really a great guy1 I'll certainly request him if/when I have further orthopedic problems.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
(1 week ago)
Oct-2026
He was very knowledgeable which made me feel very confident in his diagnosis and treatment
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
(1 week ago)
Oct-2026
He's the best
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
(1 week ago)
Oct-2026
I have seen other physicians in this practice was aware of his expertise.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
(2 weeks ago)
Oct-2026
My visit with Dr. Payne was great! Dr. Payne eased my tears by laying out the best treatment to help with my arthritis in my knees. I would definitely be recommending Dr. Payne to my friends and family.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
(3 weeks ago)
Oct-2026
Awesome Doctor. He listens to you. One of a kind.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
(3 weeks ago)
Oct-2026
What an awesome group Tidewater Orthopedics is! And Dr. Payne is incredible. His mother should have named him Leslie, then we could call him "Les Payne!"
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
(3 weeks ago)
Oct-2026
Hampton Office
901 Enterprise Parkway Suite 900 Hampton, VA 23666
Williamsburg Office
4037 Ironbound Road Williamsburg, VA 23188
Dr. Loel Payne, M.D. has been with Tidewater Orthopaedics in Hampton, VA for over 20 years, having joined the practice in 1995. His approach to treating patients is to provide the most up-to-date specialized care available and the compassion he would want administered to a member of his own family. He specializes in the elbow, knee, and shoulder and is known around the practice as the “shoulder guy.”
Dr. Payne was born in North Carolina where he played basketball throughout his youth. Through sports, he had the opportunity to witness sports injuries treated by local orthopaedic surgeons; he was fascinated by the ability of those injured to return to sports. Dr. Payne majored in biomedical engineering at Duke University, where he played one semester for the Duke Blue Devils basketball team under Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K) before attending medical school at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill. For his postgraduate training, Dr. Payne was awarded a spot in the orthopaedic residency program at Yale School of Medicine. Following, he did his fellowship training in shoulder surgery and sports medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, New York. While completing his fellowship, Dr. Payne had the opportunity to work with the New York Mets.
Shoulder and knee doctor, Loel Z. Payne, M.D., sees patients in Hampton, VA as well as Williamsburg, VA.
Nothing makes Dr. Payne happier than seeing a patient who was in restricting pain resume the things they love to do. In his spare time, Dr. Payne loves to spend quality time with his family, which includes a spring break trip every year. He has three wonderful children, currently in college, with his wife Christine, whom he met while studying at Yale University.
Professional polite and good communicator good support staff
Always superior in care
Was a awesome visit with all my Questions answered! Dr Lowel has taken care of me every time I visit him. 100 %
Friendly, very professional, and very knowledgeable. Really a great guy1 I'll certainly request him if/when I have further orthopedic problems.
He was very knowledgeable which made me feel very confident in his diagnosis and treatment
He's the best
I have seen other physicians in this practice was aware of his expertise.
My visit with Dr. Payne was great! Dr. Payne eased my tears by laying out the best treatment to help with my arthritis in my knees. I would definitely be recommending Dr. Payne to my friends and family.
Awesome Doctor. He listens to you. One of a kind.
What an awesome group Tidewater Orthopedics is! And Dr. Payne is incredible. His mother should have named him Leslie, then we could call him "Les Payne!"