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Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

35-37 Progress Street Suite B5
Edison, NJ 08820

(732) 898-3950

Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD is a spine surgeon in Matawan, NJ specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD is affiliated with RWJBarnabas Health and Clara Maass Medical Center.

Office Locations

Clara Maass Medical Center

144 Route 34
Matawan, NJ 07747

(732) 851-1055

(732) 851-1056

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35-37 Progress Street Suite B5
Edison, NJ 08820

(732) 898-3950

(732) 965-8315

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73 Market Street
Yonkers, NY 10710

(914) 831-4160

(914) 831-4161

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In The News

“"Sometimes all the problems we see are on one side but the pain is on the other side," says Dr. Alok Sharan, chief of spinal surgery at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y. "It doesn't make...”—"Finding the source of that aching back", Los Angeles Times, April 2011

“"You should exhaust all other options," says Dr. Alok Sharan, chief of spinal surgery at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y., noting any operation's risk of complications.”—"Back pain is a complicated issue", Los Angeles Times, April 2011

“We don't have that ability with the spine," said Dr. Alok Sharan, spinal chief at New York's Montefiore Medical Center.”—"Overtreated: Pain in the back widely overtreated", Twin Cities Pioneer Press, June 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Matawan, NJ during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	334
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	219
X-rays	201

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Matawan, NJ during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	341
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	217
X-rays	200

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	31
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	49
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Matawan, NJ during 2014 were X-rays, spinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	338
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
spinal procedures	202
X-rays	202

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	37
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	53
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Matawan, NJ during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	302
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	145
X-rays	133

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	150
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	42
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	52
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Matawan, NJ during 2016 were X-rays, spinal procedures, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	452
injections	44
musculoskeletal imaging	25
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	88
X-rays	95

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	30
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Matawan, NJ during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	482
nerve procedures	27
spinal procedures	98
X-rays	71

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	50
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	27
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Matawan, NJ during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	428
injections	27
nerve procedures	19
spinal procedures	105
X-rays	86

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	40
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	30
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Matawan, NJ during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	468
injections	17
musculoskeletal imaging	19
nerve procedures	15
pain management	17
spinal procedures	146
X-rays	139

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	44
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	22
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Matawan, NJ during 2020 were X-rays, aspiration, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
doctor visit	294
injections	31
spinal procedures	31
X-rays	31

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	13
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Matawan, NJ during 2021 were injections, X-rays, aspiration and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
doctor visit	627
injections	48
musculoskeletal imaging	13
pain management	16
spinal procedures	27
X-rays	40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	15
Hispanic	16
Asian	24
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	12
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Matawan, NJ during 2022 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	424
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	14
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Matawan, NJ were X-rays, spinal procedures, aspiration and injections.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	33
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	408
hospital care	22
injections	33
inpatient care	22
musculoskeletal imaging	19
nerve procedures	17
pain management	16
spinal procedures	117
X-rays	119

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD.

**Gender**
Female	160
Male	104

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	27
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	157
Hispanic	35
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	22
75 to 84	71
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	125

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

RWJBarnabas Health

Clara Maass Medical Center

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alok D. Sharan, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$37,883 BENGAL $27,498	Exparel $4,388	MATRIXNEURO $3,090	INSTRUMENTS $1,473	VIPER $1,277	Other $157
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$23,357 Exparel $19,877	IOVERA SYSTEM $3,480
Paradigm Spine, LLC	$19,496 COFLEX $13,822	DSS $5,674
NUVASIVE, INC.	$11,499 Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc $5,801	Osteocel $307	TLIF $243	Reline $231	AttraX $201	Other $4,717
Stryker Corporation	$8,699 THORACO-LUMBAR $8,050	XIA $251	EVEREST $148	VLIFT $147	ES2 $68	Other $35
Other	$33,238 Precision TLIF $5,500	Superion $4,823	PRODISC C VIVO $4,375	Other - Miscellaneous $3,533	Spine $1,750	Other $13,257

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$93,540
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$14,662
Travel and Lodging	$14,436
Food and Beverage	$7,179
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$3,200
Other	$1,155

Biography

Dr. Alok Sharan specializes in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Sharan is a graduate of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. He is affiliated with Clara Maass Medical Center.