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Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Indiana University School of Medicine (1995)

601 John Street Suite M-124
Kalamazoo, MI 49007

(269) 341-7500

Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD is a neurosurgeon in Kalamazoo, MI specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD is affiliated with BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL and PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES INC.

Office Locations

601 John Street Suite M-124
Kalamazoo, MI 49007

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

facetectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

lumbar decompression

lumbar laminectomy

spinal decompression

spinal decompression surgery

In 2023, Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD had a list price for decompressive lumbar laminectomy, facetectomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, lumbar decompression, lumbar laminectomy, spinal decompression, and spinal decompression surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Michigan. 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 Affordability:

decompression surgery

decompressive laminectomy

foraminotomy

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

In 2012, Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD had a list price for decompression surgery, decompressive laminectomy, foraminotomy, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, and nerve surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Michigan. 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. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2012 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	284
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
nerve procedures	36
spinal procedures	107

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2013 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	23
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	205
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	34
spinal procedures	112

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	28
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2014 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	241
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
nerve procedures	40
spinal procedures	104

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	29
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	50
doctor visit	227
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	50
spinal procedures	89

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	324

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	68
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	220
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44
nerve procedures	47
spinal procedures	104

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	21
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	188
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
nerve procedures	46
spinal procedures	104

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	16
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2018 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	164
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
nerve procedures	39
spinal procedures	81

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	21
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	167
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
nerve procedures	30
spinal procedures	69

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	23
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	108
hospital care	27
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	27
nerve procedures	29
neurostimulator replacement	12
spinal procedures	89

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	20
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	199
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
nerve procedures	37
spinal procedures	71

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	13
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Kalamazoo, MI during 2022 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	182
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
nerve procedures	25
spinal procedures	56

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	15
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Kalamazoo, MI were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	198
hospital care	43
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	43
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	37
neurostimulator replacement	12
spinal procedures	89

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	220
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	71
85 and over	23
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	101

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1995. He completed residency at Henry Ford Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Washington.

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine (1995)

Residency: Henry Ford Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL

PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,823 MAZOR X SYSTEM $1,823
Abbott Laboratories	$321 Penta SCS Leads $233	Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs $49	Octrode SCS Leads $27	Penta $12
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$310 DIVERGENCE-L $159	MazorX - Renaissance $55	CD HORIZON $23	RIALTO $19	MIDAS REX $16	Other $37
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$160 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $49	Enabling Technologies - NIM, NAV, Power $47	Interventional Therapies $30	Cervical and Trauma Therapies $21	Pain Therapies $12
K2M, Inc.	$99 VESUVIUS $77	BACS $22
Other	$208 Image Guided Surgery Products $95	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $57	AUBAGIO $16	YUKON $14	Neuro-Chronic Pain $11	Other $15

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,600
Travel and Lodging	$1,307
Education	$15

Research Payments

Dr. Gregory Charles Wiggins, MD has received 27 research payments totaling $215,686.

Biography

Dr. Gregory Wiggins is a Kalamazoo, MI physician who specializes in neurosurgery. He obtained his medical school training at Indiana University School of Medicine and performed his residency at Children's Hospital of Michigan and Henry Ford Hospital. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Kalamazoo, MI.

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