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Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD

(Christopher Bono, MD)

(50 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Professional interests include: herniated disc, spine problems, radiculopathy (nerve root disorder), and more.

55 Fruit Street Suite 3A
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 724-8636

Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD is a spine surgeon in Boston, MA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Orthopaedic Spine Service.

Office Locations

55 Fruit Street Suite 3A
Boston, MA 02114

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Villamil completed his spine fellowship at Harvard's combined fellowship program at Massachusetts General Hospital with Dr. Kirkham Wood and Brigham and Women's Hospital with Dr. Christopher...”—"GlobeNewswire", KRON4, March 2023

“Houck had a lumbar discectomy performed by Dr. Christopher Bono at Massachusetts General Hospital.”—"Red Sox closer Tanner Houck undergoes successful back surgery, expected to be ready for spring training", Mass Live, September 2022

“Dr. Christopher Bono performed the surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.”—"Red Sox Notebook: Kike Hernandez, Red Sox agree to $10M deal for 2023; more", Athol Daily News, June 2022

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

In 2012, Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy, and laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	355
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	26
spinal procedures	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and revision surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	54
doctor visit	365
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
nerve procedures	54
revision surgery	14
spinal procedures	104

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	19
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	466
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
nerve procedures	36
spinal procedures	89

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	15
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	3
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher M. Bono, 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. Christopher M. Bono, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	442
nerve procedures	39
spinal procedures	98

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	674
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	44
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	414
nerve procedures	36
spinal procedures	71

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	13
Hispanic	12
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	27
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2017 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	233
nerve procedures	19
spinal procedures	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	13
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher M. Bono, 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. Christopher M. Bono, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	329
nerve procedures	37
spinal procedures	64

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	12
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	289
nerve procedures	39
spinal procedures	62

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	211
nerve procedures	26
spinal procedures	38

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher M. Bono, 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. Christopher M. Bono, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	288
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	60

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	13
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher M. Bono, 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. Christopher M. Bono, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	262
nerve procedures	27
spinal procedures	53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Boston, MA were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and revision surgery.

decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	332
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
nerve procedures	34
revision surgery	14
spinal procedures	65

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	252
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	98
85 and over	13
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	131

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

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. He completed residency at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Residency: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Orthopaedic Spine Service

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Tufts Health Plan, Aetna, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Coventry, Cigna, Railroad Medicare, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan and MassHealth.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

Tufts Health Plan

Aetna

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Coventry

Cigna

Railroad Medicare

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Maine Community Health Options

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

MassHealth

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 50 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Christopher M. Bono, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$77 $77
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$54 $54
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$28 Mobi-C $28

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$158

Biography

Dr. Christopher Bono sees patients in Boston, MA. His medical specialties are spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. On average, patients gave him a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Bono's areas of expertise include the following: radiculopathy (nerve root disorder), lumbar stenosis, and spine surgery procedures. He is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. He is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Coventry, and Viant. Dr. Bono attended SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and SUNY Upstate Medical University for medical school and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School for residency. He is conversant in Italian.