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Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

McGill University Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: carotid artery disease, arteriovenous malformation (AVM), aneurysm, and more.

795 Middle Street
Fall River, MA 02721

(508) 674-5600

Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD is a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from McGill University Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD is affiliated with Newport Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Revere Medical, Brown University Health, St. Anne's Hospital, Morton Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital (RIH).

Office Locations

1 Davol Square
Providence, RI 02903

(401) 621-8700

(401) 621-8705

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Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

110 Lockwood Street 6th Floor
Providence, RI 02903

(401) 793-9166

(401) 444-2788

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277 Pleasant Street Suite 101
Fall River, MA 02721

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St. Anne's Hospital

795 Middle Street
Fall River, MA 02721

(508) 674-5600

(508) 678-6905

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In The News

“Dr. Curtis Doberstein, acting chief resident in neurosurgery at Harbor-UCLA, said both were shot at close range.”—"'It's Too Bad That His Dream Was Broken' : Carjacking: Parents of the two teen-agers who were shot talk of their sons' love of America and their dreams of filmmaking. Doctors declare them brain-dead.", Los Angeles Times, May 2025

“In her new role, Lee will collaborate with Brown Neurosurgery to expand the Skull Base Surgery Division, partnering with Dr. Curtis Doberstein, director of the Cerebrovascular and Skull Base...”—"Five Questions With: Dr. Christine Kyuyoung Lee", Providence Business News, April 2024

“In her new role Lee will collaborate with Brown Neurosurgery to expand the skull base surgery division, partnering with Dr. Curtis Doberstein who is director of cerebrovascular and skull base...”—"Dr. Christine Lee named director of Norman Prince Neurosciences endoscopic skull base surgery program", Providence Business News, March 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, hospital care and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
bone marrow tests	20
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	302
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
nerve procedures	42
spinal procedures	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
bone marrow tests	12
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	371
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	36

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	23
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
bone marrow tests	21
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	368
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142
nerve procedures	28
spinal procedures	62

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	24
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
bone marrow tests	11
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	222
hospital care	178
inpatient care	178
nerve procedures	19
spinal procedures	37

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	490
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	64
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	176
hospital care	165
inpatient care	165
spinal procedures	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	13
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	22
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	118
hospital care	106
inpatient care	106
spinal procedures	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	16
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	95
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	15
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	41
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, endarterectomy and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	102
endarterectomy	15
hospital care	151
inpatient care	151
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11
vascular procedures	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	38
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, endarterectomy and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	38
endarterectomy	15
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114
neck surgery	15
vascular procedures	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	44
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	40
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	44

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	49
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

aspiration	16
bone marrow tests	16
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	173
endarterectomy	15
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	22
spinal procedures	30
vascular procedures	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	175
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	54
85 and over	14
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	86

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD graduated from McGill University Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Rhode Island.

Medical School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Rhode Island

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Curtis Doberstein, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Newport Hospital

The Miriam Hospital

Revere Medical

Brown University Health

St. Anne's Hospital

Morton Hospital

Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$5,351 SABLE $3,944	Excelsius Robotics System $810	EXCELSIUS $507	ExcelsiusGPS $90
Stryker Corporation	$373 None $373
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$35 ENROUTE 0.014 Guidewire $35
Medtronic, Inc.	$26 MIDAS REX $26

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$5,532
Food and Beverage	$253

Biography

Dr. Curtis Doberstein is a specialist in neurosurgery. He offers interpreting services for his patients. Dr. Doberstein has a special interest in carotid artery disease, arteriovenous malformation (AVM), and aneurysm. He is affiliated with The Miriam Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital (RIH), and Revere Medical. He attended McGill University Faculty of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).