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Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Minnesota Medical School

Professional interests include: spinal deformity, spondylolisthesis (slipped vertebra), scoliosis, and more.

1381 Jefferson Road
Northfield, MN 55057

(507) 646-8900

Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD is a spine surgeon in Northfield, MN specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD is affiliated with Allina Health, Northfield Hospital & Clinics, Twin Cities Spine Center and NORTHFIELD HOSPITAL.

Office Locations

Northfield Hospital & Clinics

1381 Jefferson Road
Northfield, MN 55057

(507) 646-8900

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225 N Smith Avenue 3rd Floor
Saint Paul, MN 55102

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8290 University Avenue Ne Suite 200
Fridley, MN 55432

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD treated as a spine surgeon in Northfield, MN during 2012 were spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	44
spinal procedures	50
X-rays	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD treated as a spine surgeon in Northfield, MN during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	174
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
spinal procedures	87
X-rays	70

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	11
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	45

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	20
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD treated as a spine surgeon in Northfield, MN during 2015 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	154
spinal procedures	55
X-rays	55

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD treated as a spine surgeon in Northfield, MN during 2016 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	137
spinal procedures	59
X-rays	59

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD treated as a spine surgeon in Northfield, MN during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	223
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	55
X-rays	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD treated as a spine surgeon in Northfield, MN during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	219
nerve procedures	21
spinal procedures	41
X-rays	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	11
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD treated as a spine surgeon in Northfield, MN during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	300
nerve procedures	21
spinal procedures	46
X-rays	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	132

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	17
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD treated as a spine surgeon in Northfield, MN during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	249
nerve procedures	22
spinal procedures	85
X-rays	63

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD treated as a spine surgeon in Northfield, MN during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	306
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	75
X-rays	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	16
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD treated as a spine surgeon in Northfield, MN during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	225
nerve procedures	24
spinal procedures	61

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	115

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD treated as a spine surgeon in Northfield, MN were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	190
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
nerve procedures	21
spinal procedures	61
X-rays	41

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	122
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	38
85 and over	5
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	65

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	6
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed residency at University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Residency: University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Allina Health

Northfield Hospital & Clinics

Twin Cities Spine Center

NORTHFIELD HOSPITAL

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$65,077 ELSA $24,282	Modular Lateral Plate $14,825	MARS 3VL $10,627	MARS 3VL Retractor $10,347	RISE-L $1,852	Other $3,144
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$12,280 Other - Miscellaneous $8,395	Arsenal $3,097	Other - Interbody $500	Arsenal Deformity $250	$38
Nexxt Spine LLC	$9,934 $9,934
First Gold Corp	$3,000 Vane Pedicle Screw $3,000
Medtronic, Inc.	$2,220 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM $1,080	PRESTIGE LP CERVICAL DISC SYSTEM $221	MAZOR X SYSTEM $208	Mazor X Stealth Edition $152	UNID_PASS $121	Other $437
Other	$6,672 PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $1,445	PILLAR AL PEEK Spacer System $1,000	Mariner $864	All Thorocolumbar Products $466	Firebird $393	Other $2,503

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$36,225
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$33,512
Travel and Lodging	$22,682
Food and Beverage	$6,561
Education	$108
Other	$94

Research Payments

Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD has received 3 research payments totaling $3,850.

Biography

Dr. Benjamin Mueller is a medical specialist in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota, Dr. Mueller attended the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Mueller has a special interest in scoliosis, minimally invasive surgery, and stenosis. He has received professional recognition including the following: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine s Top Doctors; Mpls.St.Paul Magazine s Top Doctors Rising Stars 2019 Edition; and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine s Top Doctors Rising Stars 2018 Edition. Dr. Mueller speaks German. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Allina Health and Northfield Hospital & Clinics.