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Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Georgetown University School of Medicine

8116 Good Luck Road Suite 210
Lanham, MD 20706

(443) 951-4994

Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD is a neurosurgeon in Annapolis, MD specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD is affiliated with Luminis Health and LUMINIS HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, LLC.

Office Locations

1000 Bestgate Road Suite 400
Annapolis, MD 21401

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Luminis Health

8116 Good Luck Road Suite 210
Lanham, MD 20706

(443) 951-4994

(410) 216-2170

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Christopher Taleghani, Neurosurgeon, Maui Brain and Spine: Laminectomy is a type of spinal surgery.”—"Healthwise Maui", The Maui Times, October 2023

“Dr. Christopher Taleghani, Neurosurgeon, Maui Brain and Spine: A herniated disc is a condition that occurs when a portion of one of the discs in your spine gets pushed out of place.”—"Healthwise Maui", The Maui Times, September 2023

“Dr. Christopher Taleghani, neurosurgeon, Maui Brain and Spine: Lower back pain is very common, and there are many potential causes.”—"Healthwise Maui", The Maui Times, December 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2012 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	671
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	44
revision surgery	17
spinal procedures	94

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	45
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	603
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
neck surgery	25
nerve procedures	45
spinal procedures	139
X-rays	34

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	15
Less than 65	145

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2014 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	340
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	83

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	401
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	107
X-rays	27

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	52
Less than 65	160

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	26
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	333
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
joint surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve procedures	13
pelvic surgery	13
spinal procedures	39

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	30
Less than 65	94

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
doctor visit	264
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	17
minimally invasive procedures	17
pelvic surgery	17
spinal procedures	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	12
Less than 65	55

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
doctor visit	225
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
joint surgery	16
minimally invasive procedures	16
pelvic surgery	16
spinal procedures	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	17
Less than 65	57

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	126
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	17
Less than 65	23

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

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

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	213
hospital care	111
inpatient care	111
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	33
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	22
Less than 65	22

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

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

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	220
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	39
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	16
Less than 65	20

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Annapolis, MD during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	193
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	41
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	20
Less than 65	13

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Annapolis, MD were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	26
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	326
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57
joint surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	15
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	25
pelvic surgery	15
revision surgery	17
spinal procedures	51
X-rays	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	12
Non-Hispanic White	183
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	45
85 and over	18
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	89

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

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	9
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher Taleghani, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery | Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency: Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery | Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Luminis Health

LUMINIS HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation	$234,869 Newport $192,797	Ventura $15,125	Mariner $6,715	Skipjack $5,535	Ventura NM $2,543	Other $12,154
SeaSpine, Inc.	$121,829 Newport $109,732	Spine - multiple therapeutic areas $11,500	Spine-Minimally Invasive $597
SI-Bone, Inc.	$75,540 iFuse Implant $75,357	$183
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$21,103 Spine-Minimally Invasive $18,367	Spine-New Product in Development $1,966	Spine-IBD $650	Spine-Lumbar $121
Orthofix Medical, Inc.	$2,756 Mariner $2,690	Mariner MIS $66
Other	$6,720 NEURO $2,940	O-ARM-ST $938	ZYFLEX $773	Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning $629	Spine $493	Other $947

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$292,585
Consulting Fee	$148,700
Travel and Lodging	$15,508
Food and Beverage	$6,004
Education	$21

Biography

Dr. Christopher Taleghani practices neurosurgery. He attended medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Taleghani trained at Penn State Hershey Medical Center for his residency. He is professionally affiliated with Luminis Health.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

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