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Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1989)
Professional interests include: movement disorders
6261 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard
Norfolk, VA 23502

Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD is a neurosurgeon in CHESAPEAKE, VA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD is affiliated with Sentara Health and NEUROSURGICAL SPECIALISTS INC.

View Doctor's Full Profile (757) 625-4455

Office Locations

300 MEDICAL PARKWAY SUITE 206
CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320
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Sentara Health

6261 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard
Norfolk, VA 23502
(757) 625-4455
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In The News 

“With deep brain stimulation, doctors use pulses to stimulate cells, "making the circuit haywire," said Grant Skidmore, a neurosurgeon at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital who operated on Hamlin June...”—"AN END TO TREMORS", Daily Press, July 1999

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in CHESAPEAKE, VA during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 14
decompression surgery 29
doctor visit 582
implant removal 12
implant surgery 13
nerve procedures 29
neurostimulator replacement 13
spinal procedures 83

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD.

Gender
Male 109
Female 174
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 220
Black 51
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 128
From 75 to 84 88
85 and over 16
Less than 65 51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD in 2013

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

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 6
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 36
Dementia 12
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in CHESAPEAKE, VA during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 19
decompression surgery 49
doctor visit 692
hospital care 13
inpatient care 13
nerve procedures 49
spinal procedures 101

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD.

Gender
Male 135
Female 178
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 238
Black 57
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 153
From 75 to 84 86
85 and over 29
Less than 65 45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD in 2014

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 32
Dementia 7
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in CHESAPEAKE, VA during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 12
decompression surgery 48
doctor visit 788
hospital care 21
inpatient care 21
nerve procedures 48
spinal procedures 97

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD.

Gender
Male 340
Female 402
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 570
Black 144
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 380
From 75 to 84 200
85 and over 66
Less than 65 96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD in 2015

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 30
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 37
Dementia 8
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in CHESAPEAKE, VA during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 11
decompression surgery 35
doctor visit 792
hospital care 25
inpatient care 25
nerve procedures 35
spinal procedures 65

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD.

Gender
Male 178
Female 195
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 301
Black 57
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 196
From 75 to 84 105
85 and over 34
Less than 65 38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD in 2016

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 24
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 38
Dementia 12
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in CHESAPEAKE, VA during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 17
decompression surgery 43
doctor visit 792
hospital care 26
inpatient care 26
nerve procedures 43
spinal procedures 98

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD.

Gender
Male 164
Female 198
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 275
Black 73
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 176
From 75 to 84 106
85 and over 28
Less than 65 52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD in 2017

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 40
Dementia 9
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in CHESAPEAKE, VA during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 28
decompression surgery 52
doctor visit 733
hospital care 32
inpatient care 32
neck surgery 14
nerve procedures 52
spinal procedures 99

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD.

Gender
Male 145
Female 182
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 237
Black 68
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 167
From 75 to 84 95
85 and over 30
Less than 65 35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 30
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 43
Dementia 9
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in CHESAPEAKE, VA during 2019 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 23
decompression surgery 34
doctor visit 642
hospital care 49
inpatient care 49
nerve procedures 34
spinal procedures 89

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD.

Gender
Male 124
Female 191
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 242
Black 60
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 158
From 75 to 84 94
85 and over 31
Less than 65 32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 42
Dementia 13
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in CHESAPEAKE, VA during 2020 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 19
decompression surgery 21
doctor visit 475
hospital care 34
inpatient care 34
nerve procedures 21
spinal procedures 70

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD.

Gender
Male 95
Female 140
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 178
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 115
From 75 to 84 81
85 and over 20
Less than 65 19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 38
Dementia 11
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in CHESAPEAKE, VA during 2021 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 13
decompression surgery 20
doctor visit 519
hospital care 22
inpatient care 22
nerve procedures 20
spinal procedures 57

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD.

Gender
Male 106
Female 124
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 181
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 116
From 75 to 84 80
85 and over 12
Less than 65 22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 37
Dementia 10
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in CHESAPEAKE, VA during 2022 were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 19
decompression surgery 14
doctor visit 520
nerve procedures 14
spinal procedures 66

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD.

Gender
Male 103
Female 115
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 175
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 112
From 75 to 84 84
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 35
Dementia 6
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in CHESAPEAKE, VA during 2023 were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 13
decompression surgery 11
doctor visit 760
nerve procedures 11
spinal procedures 40

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD.

Gender
Male 165
Female 184
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 288
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 165
From 75 to 84 139
85 and over 16
Less than 65 29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 30
Dementia 5
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in CHESAPEAKE, VA were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 17
decompression surgery 32
doctor visit 663
hospital care 27
implant removal 12
implant surgery 13
inpatient care 27
neck surgery 14
nerve procedures 32
neurostimulator replacement 13
spinal procedures 78

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD.

Gender
Male 151
Female 189
Ethnicity
Black / African American 46
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 264
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
85 and over 25
75 to 84 105
Less than 65 38
65 to 74 169

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD From 2013 - 2023

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

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 13
Osteoporosis 10
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 37
Atrial Fibrillation 11
Dementia 9
Cancer 14

Education & Training

Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1989. He completed residency at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1989)

Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery (2029)

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Grant Alan Skidmore, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sentara Health
NEUROSURGICAL SPECIALISTS INC

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Amedica Corporation $63,850 VALEO INTERBODY
$63,850
CoreLink, LLC $20,811
$20,811
Kyocera Medical Technologies, Inc. $2,642
$2,642
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. $1,000 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies
$1,000
Medtronic USA, Inc. $588 PISCES
$258 		INTELLIS
$120 		RESTORE
$115 		PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System
$23 		CRESCENT
$22 		Other
$50
Other $449 Mobi-C
$140 		Mobi C
$110 		POROUS TI
$79 		Arsenal
$23 		Magellan
$14 		Other
$84
Types of Payments
Consulting Fee $50,201
Travel and Lodging $28,376
Food and Beverage $5,519
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $5,000
Gift $220
Other $25

Biography

Dr. Grant Skidmore sees patients in Chesapeake, VA and Norfolk, VA. His medical specialty is neurosurgery. Areas of expertise for Dr. Skidmore include movement disorders. Dr. Skidmore attended the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He is professionally affiliated with Sentara Health.

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