In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Florida, Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD performed more injections, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), nerve block, pain management, sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, selective nerve root block (SNRB), spinal procedures, subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for facet rhizotomy, facet rhizotomy injection, percutaneous rhizotomy, rhizotomy (nerve ablation), sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, and spinal joint injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Florida. 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:

facet rhizotomy injection

nerve procedures

In 2012, Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD performed more facet rhizotomy injection, and nerve procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Punta Gorda, FL during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	20
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	16
decompression surgery	93
doctor visit	3645
hospital care	2042
image guided procedures	35
injections	330
inpatient care	2042
minimally invasive procedures	105
neck surgery	41
nerve block	282
nerve procedures	163
open surgery	19
pain management	400
spinal procedures	424

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Punta Gorda, FL during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
cranial surgery	11
decompression surgery	92
doctor visit	3774
hospital care	1537
image guided procedures	36
injections	337
inpatient care	1537
minimally invasive procedures	113
neck surgery	24
nerve block	276
nerve procedures	169
open surgery	29
pain management	414
spinal procedures	411

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	587
Female	758

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1260
Black	39
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	452
From 75 to 84	423
85 and over	186
Less than 65	284

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Punta Gorda, FL during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
decompression surgery	97
doctor visit	4188
hospital care	1730
image guided procedures	51
injections	343
inpatient care	1730
minimally invasive procedures	151
neck surgery	40
nerve block	271
nerve procedures	197
open surgery	24
pain management	443
spinal procedures	449

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	608
Female	780

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1284
Black	48
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	488
From 75 to 84	405
85 and over	197
Less than 65	298

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Punta Gorda, FL during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	12
decompression surgery	99
doctor visit	3665
hospital care	2205
image guided procedures	30
injections	310
inpatient care	2205
minimally invasive procedures	123
neck surgery	25
nerve block	262
nerve procedures	192
open surgery	33
pain management	403
spinal procedures	404

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1244
Female	1672

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2708
Black	70
Hispanic	102
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1020
From 75 to 84	886
85 and over	400
Less than 65	610

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Punta Gorda, FL during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	103
doctor visit	3063
hospital care	2153
image guided procedures	21
injections	261
inpatient care	2153
minimally invasive procedures	110
neck surgery	26
nerve block	225
nerve procedures	192
open surgery	28
pain management	350
spinal procedures	361

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	631
Female	782

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1306
Black	43
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	506
From 75 to 84	413
85 and over	208
Less than 65	286

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	35
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Punta Gorda, FL during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	86
doctor visit	3319
hospital care	2421
image guided procedures	28
injections	172
inpatient care	2421
minimally invasive procedures	96
neck surgery	26
nerve block	125
nerve procedures	154
open surgery	28
pain management	240
spinal procedures	258

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	662
Female	843

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1377
Black	48
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	521
From 75 to 84	471
85 and over	222
Less than 65	291

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	36
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Punta Gorda, FL during 2018 were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	61
doctor visit	3485
hospital care	2004
image guided procedures	39
injections	212
inpatient care	2004
minimally invasive procedures	82
neck surgery	30
nerve block	156
nerve procedures	104
open surgery	16
pain management	255
spinal procedures	272

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	627
Female	834

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1351
Black	38
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	504
From 75 to 84	480
85 and over	221
Less than 65	256

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	37
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Punta Gorda, FL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	2713
hospital care	1526
image guided procedures	38
injections	242
inpatient care	1526
minimally invasive procedures	127
nerve block	106
nerve procedures	108
pain management	331
spinal procedures	287

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	547
Female	739

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1191
Black	39
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	432
85 and over	179
Less than 65	231

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	35
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Punta Gorda, FL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	37
cranial surgery	14
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	1872
hospital care	1883
injections	320
inpatient care	1883
minimally invasive procedures	82
neck surgery	17
nerve block	169
nerve procedures	99
pain management	402
spinal procedures	320

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	486
Female	676

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1080
Black	24
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	442
From 75 to 84	372
85 and over	173
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	36
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Punta Gorda, FL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	31
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	2107
hospital care	1340
injections	286
inpatient care	1340
minimally invasive procedures	83
neck surgery	15
nerve block	123
nerve procedures	98
pain management	369
spinal procedures	314

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	488
Female	617

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1023
Black	24
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	385
From 75 to 84	360
85 and over	180
Less than 65	180

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	35
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Punta Gorda, FL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	1898
hospital care	840
injections	218
inpatient care	840
minimally invasive procedures	81
neck surgery	12
nerve block	96
nerve procedures	93
pain management	299
spinal procedures	210

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	477
Female	556

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	951
Black	26
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	371
From 75 to 84	370
85 and over	145
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Punta Gorda, FL were inpatient care, hospital care, pain management and spinal procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
cranial surgery	12
decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	3066
hospital care	1789
image guided procedures	34
injections	275
inpatient care	1789
minimally invasive procedures	104
neck surgery	25
nerve block	190
nerve procedures	142
open surgery	25
pain management	355
spinal procedures	337

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	577
Female	750

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	36
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1230
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	40
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	419
85 and over	191
Less than 65	250
65 to 74	466

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Florida.

Licensed In: Florida

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$378 ELEVATE $117	O-ARM-Spine $71	Thoracolumbar Therapies $58	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $31	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $25	Other $77
Life Spine, Inc.	$171 INSTRUMENTS $107	Arx, Avatar 2.0, Gruve, nautilus $64
Mazor Robotics Inc.	$64 $64
Mallinckrodt LLC	$51 XARTEMIS XR $51
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$36 Interventional Therapies $23	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $13
Other	$29 iFuse Implant $13	INTERVENTIONAL SPINE $10	DUEXIS-800mg Ibuprofen- 26.6mg Famotidine $6

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$725
Education	$6

Biography

Dr. Douglas Hershkowitz is a specialist in neurosurgery. He works in Punta Gorda, FL. Dr. Hershkowitz obtained a license to practice in Florida.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Mark Hershkowitz, MD From 2012 - 2022

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