In 2024, Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD performed more lumbar hemilaminectomy, lumbar laminotomy, posterior lumbar discectomy, and spinal decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Washington.

Top 25%

By Volume:

anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

cervical spine surgery

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

discectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

spinal procedures

In 2012, Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD performed more anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), cervical spine surgery, decompressive lumbar laminectomy, discectomy (disc removal surgery), laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, and spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Washington.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	59
doctor visit	225
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	59
open surgery	12
revision surgery	11
spinal procedures	96

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	295
fracture surgery	11
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	58
open surgery	11
spinal procedures	105

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	39
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	367
fracture surgery	14
nerve procedures	44
open surgery	14
spinal procedures	69

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	36
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	59
doctor visit	348
fracture surgery	15
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
nerve procedures	59
open surgery	15
revision surgery	14
spinal procedures	99

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	506
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	76
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	48
decompression surgery	84
doctor visit	420
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
minimally invasive procedures	15
neck surgery	20
nerve procedures	84
revision surgery	16
spinal procedures	148

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	31
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	41
decompression surgery	68
doctor visit	441
fracture surgery	22
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	14
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	68
open surgery	22
spinal procedures	151

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	32
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	42
decompression surgery	90
doctor visit	357
fracture surgery	27
minimally invasive procedures	20
neck surgery	22
nerve procedures	90
open surgery	27
spinal procedures	176

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	32
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	319
fracture surgery	20
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
minimally invasive procedures	19
nerve procedures	42
open surgery	20
spinal procedures	94

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	25
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
decompression surgery	71
doctor visit	212
fracture surgery	21
minimally invasive procedures	18
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	71
open surgery	21
revision surgery	11
spinal procedures	153

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	23
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	38
decompression surgery	85
doctor visit	302
minimally invasive procedures	24
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	85
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	159

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	26
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	278
nerve procedures	48
spinal procedures	84

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	20
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA during 2023 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and revision surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	69
doctor visit	379
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	69
revision surgery	15
spinal procedures	82

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	24
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD in 2023

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA during 2024 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
decompression surgery	69
doctor visit	396
neck surgery	18
nerve procedures	69
spinal procedures	84

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	24
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD in 2024

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Seattle, WA were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	26
decompression surgery	65
doctor visit	333
fracture surgery	17
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	18
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	65
open surgery	17
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	115

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	258
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	95
85 and over	29
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	139

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	11
Dementia	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in Washington.

Licensed In: Washington

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Seattle, WA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
NUVASIVE, INC.	$891 ALIF $771	Integrated Operative Solutions $99	XLIF $21
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$313 EXPEDIUM $132	PRODISC $69	BENGAL $22	Spine $21	Thoracolumbar $20	Other $48
Globus Medical, Inc.	$81 Direct Look $55	RISE-L . RISE-L A/L $26
Lilly USA, LLC	$44 FORTEO $44
Boston Scientific Corporation	$13 PAIN MANAGEMENT $13

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$717
Food and Beverage	$625

Biography

Dr. Daniel Lazar is a specialist in spine surgery in Seattle, WA. His average rating from his patients is 4.0 stars (out of 5).

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel A. Lazar, MD From 2012 - 2024

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