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Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2005)
Professional interests include: thoracic spine surgery, spine problems
300 Old River Road Suite 200
Bakersfield, CA 93311

Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD is a spine surgeon in Bakersfield, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2005 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD is affiliated with Regents of the University of California, Dignity Health, UCLA Health, PACIFIC CENTRAL COAST HEALTH CENTERS and Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

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Office Locations

Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

300 Old River Road Suite 200
Bakersfield, CA 93311
(661) 664-2300
(661) 663-6711
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UCLA Health

5201 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309
(661) 328-5573
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

spine X-ray
X-rays

By Affordability:

hospital care
inpatient care
inpatient hospital care
neck X-ray
spine imaging
spine X-ray

In 2013, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD performed more spine X-ray, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), neck X-ray, spine imaging, and spine X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Bakersfield, CA during 2013 were X-rays, spinal procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 15
decompression surgery 15
doctor visit 467
fracture surgery 23
hip imaging 23
hospital care 68
inpatient care 68
joint surgery 12
lower extremity surgery 23
musculoskeletal imaging 23
neck surgery 15
nerve procedures 15
open surgery 12
reconstructive surgery 12
spinal procedures 175
X-rays 183

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD.

Gender
Male 130
Female 210
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 227
Black 0
Hispanic 88
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 123
From 75 to 84 87
85 and over 44
Less than 65 86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 40
Dementia 14
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Bakersfield, CA during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 26
decompression surgery 12
doctor visit 565
fracture surgery 11
hip imaging 33
hospital care 48
inpatient care 48
joint surgery 11
lower extremity surgery 11
musculoskeletal imaging 33
neck surgery 12
nerve procedures 12
open surgery 11
reconstructive surgery 11
spinal procedures 220
X-rays 216

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD.

Gender
Male 124
Female 268
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 261
Black 14
Hispanic 98
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 158
From 75 to 84 109
85 and over 43
Less than 65 82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 47
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 44
Dementia 14
Cancer 6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Bakersfield, CA during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 13
doctor visit 528
fracture surgery 12
hospital care 32
inpatient care 32
lower extremity surgery 12
spinal procedures 224
X-rays 199

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD.

Gender
Male 276
Female 446
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 488
Black 34
Hispanic 166
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 314
From 75 to 84 178
85 and over 64
Less than 65 166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 42
Dementia 12
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Bakersfield, CA during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 11
decompression surgery 11
doctor visit 482
fracture surgery 15
hospital care 27
inpatient care 27
joint surgery 15
lower extremity surgery 15
neck surgery 11
nerve procedures 11
open surgery 15
reconstructive surgery 15
spinal procedures 202
X-rays 191

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD.

Gender
Male 147
Female 197
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 234
Black 0
Hispanic 77
Asian 16
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 151
From 75 to 84 88
85 and over 28
Less than 65 77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 40
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 25
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 40
Dementia 9
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Bakersfield, CA during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 12
decompression surgery 12
doctor visit 441
fracture surgery 11
hospital care 14
inpatient care 14
joint surgery 11
lower extremity surgery 11
neck surgery 12
nerve procedures 12
open surgery 11
reconstructive surgery 11
spinal procedures 180
X-rays 168

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD.

Gender
Male 116
Female 181
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 179
Black 17
Hispanic 78
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 130
From 75 to 84 73
85 and over 16
Less than 65 78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 45
Dementia 8
Cancer 6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Bakersfield, CA during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 14
decompression surgery 26
doctor visit 459
hospital care 16
inpatient care 16
neck surgery 14
nerve procedures 26
spinal procedures 243
X-rays 217

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD.

Gender
Male 124
Female 187
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 190
Black 19
Hispanic 88
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 141
From 75 to 84 77
85 and over 11
Less than 65 82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 46
Dementia 7
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Bakersfield, CA during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 13
decompression surgery 26
doctor visit 437
neck surgery 13
nerve procedures 26
spinal procedures 238
X-rays 212

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD.

Gender
Male 112
Female 181
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 188
Black 13
Hispanic 72
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 153
From 75 to 84 64
85 and over 11
Less than 65 65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 6
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 43
Dementia 5
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Bakersfield, CA during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 11
decompression surgery 22
doctor visit 346
neck surgery 11
nerve procedures 22
spinal procedures 196
X-rays 174

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD.

Gender
Male 86
Female 146
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 145
Black 0
Hispanic 61
Asian 15
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 115
From 75 to 84 54
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 6
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 45
Dementia 0
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Bakersfield, CA during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery 13
doctor visit 344
nerve procedures 13
spinal procedures 163
X-rays 150

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD.

Gender
Male 76
Female 174
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 154
Black 14
Hispanic 67
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 131
From 75 to 84 68
85 and over 12
Less than 65 39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 44
Dementia 9
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Bakersfield, CA during 2022 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 14
decompression surgery 27
doctor visit 405
hospital care 17
inpatient care 17
neck surgery 14
nerve procedures 27
spinal procedures 241
X-rays 203

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD.

Gender
Male 79
Female 179
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 155
Black 0
Hispanic 82
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 126
From 75 to 84 74
85 and over 14
Less than 65 44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 22
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 41
Dementia 0
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Bakersfield, CA during 2023 were X-rays, spinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 357
hospital care 14
inpatient care 14
spinal procedures 183
X-rays 183

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD.

Gender
Male 101
Female 171
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 161
Black 11
Hispanic 87
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 124
From 75 to 84 81
85 and over 15
Less than 65 52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 18
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 41
Dementia 0
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Bakersfield, CA were spinal procedures, X-rays, inpatient care and hospital care.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 14
decompression surgery 18
doctor visit 439
fracture surgery 14
hip imaging 28
hospital care 29
inpatient care 29
joint surgery 12
lower extremity surgery 14
musculoskeletal imaging 28
neck surgery 12
nerve procedures 18
open surgery 12
reconstructive surgery 12
spinal procedures 205
X-rays 190

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD.

Gender
Male 124
Female 212
Ethnicity
Black / African American 11
Asian / Pacific Islander 2
Non-Hispanic White 216
Hispanic 87
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 86
85 and over 23
Less than 65 70
65 to 74 151

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD From 2013 - 2023

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

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 14
Osteoporosis 15
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 42
Atrial Fibrillation 8
Cancer 7
Dementia 7

Education & Training

Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2005. He completed residency at University of California, Irvine Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2005)

Residency: University of California, Irvine Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Regents of the University of California
Dignity Health
UCLA Health
PACIFIC CENTRAL COAST HEALTH CENTERS
Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, TRICARE, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Aetna, Blue Shield of California, MultiPlan, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare Advantage, Prime Health, First Health, HealthSmart, Centivo, Health Net of California and UFCM Health System.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. George Mekhail Wahba, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna
TRICARE
Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
Aetna
Blue Shield of California
MultiPlan
Anthem
UnitedHealthcare
Medicare Advantage
Prime Health
First Health
HealthSmart
Centivo
Health Net of California
UFCM Health System

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Medtronic USA, Inc. $6,979 O-ARM-Spine
$1,819 		PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System
$1,275 		O-ARM-ST
$756 		ELEVATE
$476 		RIALTO
$371 		Other
$2,282
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. $5,359 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies
$2,286 		Cervical /Trauma Therapies
$1,326 		Biologics Therapies
$443 		VERTEX
$408 		Cervical and Trauma Therapies
$380 		Other
$516
Medtronic, Inc. $2,478 O-ARM
$1,022 		MAZOR X SYSTEM
$525 		CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM
$314 		MEDTRONIC REUSABLE INSTRUMENTS
$159 		ADAPTIX INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY
$155 		Other
$303
NUVASIVE, INC. $1,042 Thoracolumbar
$738 		XLIF
$141 		Cervicothoracic
$107
$56
Nevro Corp. $94 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System
$94
Other $124 Advanced Wound care
$29 		XIAFLEX
$22 		Ultrasound Bone Healing
$19 		Exogen
$15 		Biosurgicals
$13 		Other
$25
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $9,983
Travel and Lodging $6,058
Education $35

Biography

Dr. George Wahba is a spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Bakersfield, CA. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Wahba include spine problems and thoracic spine surgery. Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Wahba takes. After attending the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Irvine. His professional affiliations include UCLA Health, Dignity Health, and Regents of the University of California. He has an open panel in Bakersfield, CA according to UCLA Health.

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