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Dr. Connor James Telles, MD

(95 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

1630 E Herndon Avenue
Fresno, CA 93720

(559) 256-5200

Dr. Connor James Telles, MD is a spine surgeon in Fresno, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Connor James Telles, MD is affiliated with Saint Agnes Medical Center.

Office Locations

1270 E Spruce Avenue
Fresno, CA 93720

(559) 256-5200

(559) 256-5376

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Saint Agnes Medical Center

1630 E Herndon Avenue
Fresno, CA 93720

(559) 256-5200

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

360-degree lumbar fusion

posterior column osteotomy

spinal decompression surgery

In 2023, Dr. Connor James Telles, MD performed more 360-degree lumbar fusion, posterior column osteotomy, spinal decompression surgery, spinal fusion, spinal osteotomy, spinal procedures, and spine MRI procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

MRI

In 2023, Dr. Connor James Telles, MD had a list price for MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

anterior cervical discectomy

lumbar transpedicular decompression

spine X-ray

By Affordability:

anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

lumbar transpedicular decompression

spine MRI

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Connor James Telles, MD performed more anterior cervical discectomy, lumbar transpedicular decompression, and spine X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), lumbar transpedicular decompression, and spine MRI 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. Connor James Telles, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Fresno, CA during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
blood draw	18
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	223
fracture surgery	29
hip imaging	17
hospital care	70
injections	18
inpatient care	70
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	29
musculoskeletal imaging	31
nerve procedures	58
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	177
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
X-rays	123

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Connor James Telles, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Fresno, CA during 2013 were X-rays, spinal procedures, musculoskeletal imaging and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
blood draw	64
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	956
fracture surgery	84
hip imaging	162
hospital care	224
injections	64
inpatient care	224
joint surgery	38
lower extremity surgery	84
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	106
musculoskeletal imaging	231
nerve block	33
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	38
pain management	33
reconstructive surgery	38
spinal procedures	379
thoracic (chest) imaging	54
X-rays	551

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	518
Black	16
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	167
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Connor James Telles, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Fresno, CA during 2014 were X-rays, spinal procedures, musculoskeletal imaging and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	46
aspiration	32
blood draw	89
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	969
fracture surgery	86
hip imaging	159
hospital care	158
injections	32
inpatient care	158
joint surgery	39
lower extremity surgery	86
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	84
musculoskeletal imaging	228
nerve procedures	47
open surgery	52
reconstructive surgery	39
spinal procedures	446
thoracic (chest) imaging	83
X-rays	581

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	517
Black	14
Hispanic	81
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	141
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Connor James Telles, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Fresno, CA during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	52
aspiration	16
blood draw	90
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	786
fracture surgery	32
hip imaging	31
hospital care	83
injections	16
inpatient care	83
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	32
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	95
musculoskeletal imaging	31
nerve procedures	52
open surgery	17
reconstructive surgery	17
spinal procedures	441
thoracic (chest) imaging	90
X-rays	311

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	658

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	886
Black	0
Hispanic	116
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	340
85 and over	184
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Connor James Telles, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Fresno, CA during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	81
aspiration	13
blood draw	115
decompression surgery	81
doctor visit	893
hospital care	14
implant surgery	14
injections	13
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	188
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	81
neurostimulator lead placement	21
neurostimulator replacement	14
spinal procedures	671
thoracic (chest) imaging	114
X-rays	324

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	13
Hispanic	73
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	70
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Connor James Telles, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Fresno, CA during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	73
blood draw	119
decompression surgery	75
doctor visit	970
implant surgery	23
minimally invasive procedures	43
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	224
nerve procedures	75
neurostimulator lead placement	43
neurostimulator replacement	23
spinal procedures	788
thoracic (chest) imaging	118
X-rays	383

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	0
Hispanic	74
Asian	20
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	71
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Connor James Telles, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Fresno, CA during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	96
blood draw	127
decompression surgery	57
doctor visit	841
implant surgery	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	252
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	57
neurostimulator lead placement	22
neurostimulator replacement	26
spinal procedures	819
X-rays	294

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	521
Black	12
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	318
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	52
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Connor James Telles, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Fresno, CA during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	115
blood draw	143
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	801
implant surgery	31
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	247
neck surgery	26
nerve procedures	67
neurostimulator lead placement	24
neurostimulator replacement	31
spinal procedures	850
X-rays	267

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	502
Black	0
Hispanic	67
Asian	14
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	53
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Connor James Telles, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Fresno, CA during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	105
blood draw	128
decompression surgery	127
doctor visit	696
implant removal	14
implant surgery	24
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	179
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	127
neurostimulator lead placement	22
neurostimulator replacement	24
spinal procedures	791
X-rays	227

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	0
Hispanic	71
Asian	16
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	45
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Connor James Telles, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Fresno, CA during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	118
blood draw	117
bone surgery	73
decompression surgery	173
doctor visit	802
implant removal	22
implant surgery	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	261
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	173
neurostimulator lead placement	16
neurostimulator replacement	21
spinal procedures	1105
X-rays	303

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	534
Black	11
Hispanic	84
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	45
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Connor James Telles, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Fresno, CA during 2022 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), X-rays and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	104
blood draw	111
bone surgery	80
decompression surgery	121
doctor visit	562
implant removal	22
implant surgery	22
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	285
neck surgery	23
nerve procedures	121
neurostimulator lead placement	22
neurostimulator replacement	22
spinal procedures	906
X-rays	159

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	392
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	28
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	2
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Connor James Telles, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Fresno, CA were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and musculoskeletal imaging.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	87
aspiration	22
blood draw	101
bone surgery	76
decompression surgery	79
doctor visit	772
fracture surgery	57
hip imaging	92
hospital care	109
implant removal	19
implant surgery	23
injections	28
inpatient care	109
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	57
minimally invasive procedures	32
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	177
musculoskeletal imaging	130
neck surgery	20
nerve block	33
nerve procedures	79
neurostimulator lead placement	24
neurostimulator replacement	23
open surgery	29
pain management	33
reconstructive surgery	26
spinal procedures	670
thoracic (chest) imaging	79
X-rays	320

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	11
Non-Hispanic White	489
Hispanic	71
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	204
85 and over	77
Less than 65	44
65 to 74	273

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Connor James Telles, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	10
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He completed residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is certified by the Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, American Board and has a state license in California.

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital (2011)

Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, American Board (2014)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Connor James Telles, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Saint Agnes Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Connor James Telles, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.99 out of 5 stars based on 95 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Connor James Telles, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fresno, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Spineart SA	$839,255 Perla TL $187,126	PERLA C $133,816	PERLA C - OCCIPITAL FIXATION $107,680	JULIET Ti PO - POSTERIOR Ti CAGES $95,145	Juliet OL $80,204	Other $235,284
Spineart USA Inc	$147,528 SCARLET $4,700	PERLA C $4,059	Perla TL $3,238	SCARLET AC-T $1,252	TRYPTIK Ti $809	Other $133,469
Spineology Inc.	$10,837 Palisade Pedicle Screw System $10,500	Fortress Pedicle Screw System $337
Misonix Inc	$4,600 BoneScalpel $4,600
NUVASIVE, INC.	$1,124 Thoracolumbar $522	ALIF $157	NVM5 $153	iGA $147	Pulse $70	Other $74
Other	$4,847 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $594	iFuse Implant $277	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $261	Senza $195	FORTEO $192	Other $3,327

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$789,255
Consulting Fee	$160,125
Travel and Lodging	$34,697
Food and Beverage	$15,967
Education	$8,021
Other	$125

Biography

Dr. Connor Telles' specialties are spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He practices in Fresno, CA. Patient ratings for Dr. Telles average 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Telles's clinical interests include orthopedic surgery. He studied medicine at Yale School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Telles trained at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is affiliated with Saint Agnes Medical Center.