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Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences (1991)

Professional interests include: neck problems, spine problems, back problems

125 Parker Hill Avenue Converse 7
Boston, MA 02120

(617) 264-1100

Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD is a spine surgeon in Boston, MA specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD is affiliated with New England Baptist Hospital.

Office Locations

New England Baptist Hospital

125 Parker Hill Avenue Converse 7
Boston, MA 02120

(617) 264-1100

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71 Border Road Suite 300
Waltham, MA 02451

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New England Baptist Hospital

800 West Cummings Park Suite 2250
Woburn, MA 01801

(781) 890-2133

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	283
nerve procedures	25
spinal procedures	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	313
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	43

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	15
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2014 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	334
nerve procedures	24
spinal procedures	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	317
nerve procedures	29
spinal procedures	43

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	393
nerve procedures	39
spinal procedures	66

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	17
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	406
nerve procedures	47
spinal procedures	83

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	16
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	502
nerve procedures	42
spinal procedures	73

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	23
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	50
doctor visit	465
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	50
spinal procedures	87

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	17
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	452
nerve procedures	37
spinal procedures	78

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	303
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	505
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	45

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	14
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	434
nerve procedures	30
spinal procedures	55

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	400
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	57

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	290
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	103
85 and over	9
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	187

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	3
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD graduated from University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences in 1991. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences (1991)

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Chima O. Ohaegbulam, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

New England Baptist Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$10,964 MazorX - Renaissance $10,520	O-ARM-Spine $128	DIVERGENCE-L $79	CLYDESDALE $75	MazorX Renaissance $20	Other $143
Stryker Corporation	$318 NEURO SPINE ENT $318
Augmedics Inc.	$143 Xvision $143
LDR SPINE USA, INC	$40 Spinal Implant $40
Globus Medical, Inc.	$24 Excelsius GPS $24
Other	$38 NEURO $21	cervical-stim $17

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$9,715
Food and Beverage	$1,186
Travel and Lodging	$627

Biography

Dr. Chima Ohaegbulam specializes in spine surgery, general surgery, and neurosurgery and practices in Boston, MA, Waltham, MA, and Woburn, MA. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Ohaegbulam include spine problems and neck problems. Dr. Ohaegbulam studied medicine at the University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences. He is professionally affiliated with New England Baptist Hospital.

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