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Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD

(303 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1991)

Professional interests include: spinal trauma, spine surgery procedures, scoliosis

11100 Euclid Avenue Bolwell 5th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44106

(216) 844-7200

Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD is a spine surgeon in Beachwood, OH specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD is affiliated with University Hospitals.

Office Locations

1000 Auburn Drive Suite 210
Beachwood, OH 44122

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University Hospitals

11100 Euclid Avenue Bolwell 5th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44106

(216) 844-7200

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730 Som Center Road Suite 170
Mayfield, OH 44143

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

computer-assisted orthopedic surgery

In 2023, Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD performed more computer-assisted orthopedic surgery (CAOS) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Ohio.

Top 25%

By Volume:

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

spine surgery procedures

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Ohio, Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy, laminectomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, and spine surgery procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Beachwood, OH during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and revision surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	554
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	51
revision surgery	17
spinal procedures	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Beachwood, OH during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and revision surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	567
hospital care	14
injections	12
inpatient care	14
nerve procedures	49
revision surgery	15
spinal procedures	66

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	60
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Beachwood, OH during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
aspiration	12
decompression surgery	55
doctor visit	522
hospital care	13
injections	12
inpatient care	13
neck surgery	26
nerve procedures	55
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	94

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	405
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	53
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Beachwood, OH during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and revision surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	442
injections	13
nerve procedures	53
revision surgery	18
spinal procedures	72

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	690
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	356
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	110
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Beachwood, OH during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	23
aspiration	13
decompression surgery	50
doctor visit	545
injections	13
nerve procedures	50
spinal procedures	99

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	47
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Beachwood, OH during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
aspiration	21
decompression surgery	54
doctor visit	557
injections	21
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	54
spinal procedures	132

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	38
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Beachwood, OH during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	577
nerve procedures	36
spinal procedures	90

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	39
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Beachwood, OH during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and computer assisted surgery (CAS).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD for Medicare patients.

computer assisted surgery (CAS)	16
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	565
nerve procedures	38
spinal procedures	58

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	40
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Beachwood, OH during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and computer assisted surgery (CAS).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD for Medicare patients.

computer assisted surgery (CAS)	20
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	449
nerve procedures	26
spinal procedures	45

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	25
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Beachwood, OH during 2021 were spinal procedures, computer assisted surgery (CAS), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	37
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	524
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	80

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	39
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Beachwood, OH during 2022 were spinal procedures, computer assisted surgery (CAS), arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	32
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	423
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	28
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Beachwood, OH were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and computer assisted surgery (CAS).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
aspiration	14
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	26
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	520
hospital care	12
injections	14
inpatient care	12
neck surgery	18
nerve procedures	41
revision surgery	15
spinal procedures	77

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	41
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	382
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	152
85 and over	43
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	217

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1991. He completed residency at Tufts Medical Center. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1991)

Residency: Tufts Medical Center (1998)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.84 out of 5 stars based on 303 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Christopher G. Furey, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Beachwood, OH.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
NUVASIVE, INC.	$199 BASE $48	XLIF $42	$109
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$149 Grafton $94	CAPSTONE $55
BIOVENTUS LLC	$21 Durolane $21

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$368

Biography

Dr. Christopher Furey is a spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist. He attended Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Tufts Medical Center for residency. These areas are among his clinical interests: scoliosis, spinal trauma, and spine surgery procedures. Patient reviews placed Dr. Furey at an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is affiliated with the University Hospitals.