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Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Neurosurgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1990)

Professional interests include: concussion, sports health

3601 Tvc
Nashville, TN 37232

(615) 322-3000

Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD is a sports medicine doctor in Franklin, TN specializing in sports medicine and neurosurgery. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1990 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD is affiliated with Vanderbilt Health, Williamson Health and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

Office Locations

2009 Mallory Lane
Franklin, TN 37067

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302 South Royal Oaks Boulevard
Franklin, TN 37064

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3601 Tvc
Nashville, TN 37232

(615) 322-3000

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Vanderbilt Health

719 Thompson Lane Suite 23108
Nashville, TN 37204

(615) 778-2265

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“The NFL's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Allen Sills, told the Daily Mail: 'The Chiefs were practicing their plan at their team facility, not at their stadium, but at their training facility. '”—"What really happens when an NFL star has a heart attack", Daily Mail Online, March 2025

“Face masks, though, have changed little over time, said Allen Sills, the league's chief medical officer and a coauthor of the mouth guard study.”—"A CHOP researcher and the NFL studied 5,100 player collisions. Here's what they found.", Philadelphia Inquirer, February 2025

“Neurosurgeon Dr. Allen Sills, chief medical officer for the NFL, is helping lead the effort to reduce concussions.”—"Could new helmets reduce concussions? How the football world is trying to tackle the problem", CBS News, February 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Franklin, TN during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	247
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	51

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	23
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Franklin, TN during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	221
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	37
spinal procedures	53

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Franklin, TN during 2015 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	171
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	20

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Franklin, TN during 2016 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	158
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Franklin, TN during 2017 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	77
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	22
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	35

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated during 2018 were high cholesterol and hypertension.

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated during 2020 were hypertension and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated during 2021 were hypertension.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated during 2022 were hypertension and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol and hypertension.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Franklin, TN were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	132
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
neck surgery	18
nerve procedures	24
spinal procedures	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	82
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	22
85 and over	2
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	57

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	10
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	4
Cancer	4

Education & Training

Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1990. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Neurological Surgery - American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1990)

Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals (1994)

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery - American Board of Neurological Surgery (2002)

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Vanderbilt Health

Williamson Health

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$212 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $110	Cervical and Trauma Therapies $102
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$97 DIVERGENCE $97
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$30 APTIOM $30
Allergan Inc.	$24 ACZONE $24

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$333
Education	$30

Research Payments

Dr. Allen K. Sills JR., MD has received 1 research payments totaling $141.

Biography

Dr. Allen Sills is a neurosurgery and sports medicine specialist. Dr. Sills's areas of expertise consist of concussion, neurosurgery, and sports health. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Sills attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Williamson Health and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).