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Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

927 Franklin Street
Huntsville, AL 35801

(256) 539-2728

Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD is a spine surgeon in Huntsville, AL specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

927 Franklin Street
Huntsville, AL 35801

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2012 were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	159
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	925
hip imaging	24
hospital care	12
image guided procedures	74
injections	247
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	74
musculoskeletal imaging	149
nerve procedures	18
pain management	74
pelvic imaging	13
reconstructive surgery	13
spinal procedures	420
X-rays	490

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2013 were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	154
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	782
hip imaging	20
hospital care	14
image guided procedures	52
injections	206
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	52
musculoskeletal imaging	131
nerve procedures	16
pain management	52
spinal procedures	332
X-rays	395

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	62
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2014 were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
aspiration	178
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	958
hip imaging	19
hospital care	15
image guided procedures	66
injections	244
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	66
musculoskeletal imaging	138
nerve procedures	24
pain management	66
pelvic imaging	18
spinal procedures	486
X-rays	516

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	349

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	75
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2015 were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	140
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	1076
hip imaging	39
hospital care	15
image guided procedures	61
injections	201
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	61
musculoskeletal imaging	137
nerve procedures	35
pain management	61
pelvic imaging	24
spinal procedures	465
X-rays	530

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	750

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1094
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	486
From 75 to 84	394
85 and over	142
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	161
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	1022
hospital care	19
image guided procedures	68
injections	229
inpatient care	19
minimally invasive procedures	79
musculoskeletal imaging	115
nerve procedures	25
pain management	68
pelvic imaging	12
spinal procedures	489
X-rays	486

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	58
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2017 were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	107
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	847
hospital care	12
image guided procedures	47
injections	154
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	47
musculoskeletal imaging	73
nerve procedures	22
pain management	47
pelvic imaging	22
spinal procedures	435
X-rays	437

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	432
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	59
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
aspiration	164
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	929
hospital care	16
image guided procedures	67
injections	231
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	78
musculoskeletal imaging	84
nerve procedures	26
pain management	67
spinal procedures	563
X-rays	483

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	84
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2019 were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
doctor visit	479
image guided procedures	34
injections	84
minimally invasive procedures	34
musculoskeletal imaging	61
pain management	34
spinal procedures	226
X-rays	253

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	44
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Huntsville, AL were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and aspiration.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
aspiration	139
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	877
hip imaging	25
hospital care	14
image guided procedures	58
injections	199
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	61
musculoskeletal imaging	111
nerve procedures	23
pain management	58
pelvic imaging	17
reconstructive surgery	13
spinal procedures	427
X-rays	448

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	26
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	474
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	176
85 and over	65
Less than 65	67
65 to 74	210

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Calame Sammons, MD From 2012 - 2019

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	9
Dementia	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Precision Spine, Inc.	$10,000 Lateral Platform Project $5,000	$5,000
SI-Bone, Inc.	$1,640 iFuse Implant $1,640
NUVASIVE, INC.	$514 XLIF $299	Thoracolumbar $215
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$150 HIPS $150
Globus Medical, Inc.	$137 Spine $137
Other	$289 Spinal Implant $127	NON-PRODUCT $29	Ultrasound Bone Healing $26	VIMOVO $25	Ortho-Hips $20	Other $61

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$10,000
Travel and Lodging	$1,446
Food and Beverage	$1,255
Education	$29

Biography

Dr. Franklin Sammons, who practices in Huntsville, AL, is a medical specialist in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Sammons obtained a license to practice in Alabama.