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Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD

(Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

1600 W 38th Street Suite 200
Austin, TX 78731

(512) 324-3580

Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD is a spine surgeon in Austin, TX specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD is affiliated with Ascension and Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis.

Office Locations

Ascension

1004 West 32nd Street #200
Austin, TX 78705

(512) 324-3580

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1600 W 38th Street Suite 200
Austin, TX 78731

(512) 324-3580

(512) 324-3581

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Eeric Truumees, an orthopedic surgeon in Austin, Texas, told U.S. News & World Report that blood clots are a bigger concern for taller people.”—"Does being tall affect your health? Research shows it may increase risk of some medical conditions", Philly Voice, March 2022

“On Wednesday, Dr. Eeric Truumees, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Texas at Austin's Dell Medical School, said that someone with a spinal cord injury can, in theory, develop a more...”—"Abbott takes to Twitter to attack Biden, House Dems - but is mum on health after COVID-19 diagnosis", Dallas News, August 2021

“"That is an outrageously high surgeon s fee for this type of surgery," said Dr. Eeric Truumees, a professor at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas-Austin.”—"After Accident, Patient Crashes Into $700,000 Bill for Spine Surgery - KFF Health News", KFF Health News, April 2021

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

neck X-ray

spine imaging

spine X-ray

In 2012, Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD had a list price for neck X-ray, spine imaging, and spine X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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. Eeric Truumees, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Austin, TX during 2012 were spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	90
spinal procedures	83
X-rays	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Austin, TX during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	138
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	147
X-rays	98

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	12
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Austin, TX during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	191
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	186
X-rays	140

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	13
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Austin, TX during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	133
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	161
X-rays	116

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Austin, TX during 2016 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	150
spinal procedures	97
X-rays	97

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Austin, TX during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	166
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	139
X-rays	115

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	25
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Austin, TX during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	152
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	142
X-rays	128

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Austin, TX during 2019 were spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	102
spinal procedures	73
X-rays	61

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	41

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Austin, TX during 2020 were spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	134
spinal procedures	106
X-rays	93

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Austin, TX during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	167
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	131
X-rays	91

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Austin, TX during 2022 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	148
spinal procedures	65
X-rays	65

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	46

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Austin, TX during 2023 were spinal procedures, X-rays and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
doctor visit	158
spinal procedures	38
X-rays	24

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	54

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Austin, TX were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	144
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	114
X-rays	91

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	84
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	25
85 and over	2
Less than 65	3
65 to 74	53

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	7
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ascension

Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.6 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Austin, TX.

2.6

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$11,688 THORACO-LUMBAR $5,874	EVEREST Spinal System $2,644	ASCENTIAL ACP 1 $2,250	ALEUTIAN Interbody Systems $146	OZARK CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM $24	Other $750
Amgen Inc.	$8,406 EVENITY $8,406
Globus Medical, Inc.	$5,417 Spine $5,417
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$740 $740
Medtronic, Inc.	$482 INFUSE BONE GRAFT $402	UNID_PASS $81
Other	$593 Intracept $284	EV1000 Clinical Platform $119	Non-Covered Product $109	Thoracolumbar Therapies $30	Spinal Implant $21	Other $30

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$11,210
Royalty or License	$6,291
Grant	$5,000
Travel and Lodging	$3,469
Food and Beverage	$1,356

Research Payments

Dr. Eeric Truumees, MD has received 198 research payments totaling $412,134.

Biography

Dr. Eeric Truumees is an Austin, TX physician who specializes in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is professionally affiliated with Ascension. He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Truumees's average rating from his patients is 2.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Truumees has received professional recognition including the following: Texas Super Doctors.