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Dr. Howard Tung, MD

(7 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

4510 Executive Drive Suite 125
San Diego, CA 92121

(858) 643-5650

Dr. Howard Tung, MD is a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

4510 Executive Drive Suite 125
San Diego, CA 92121

(858) 643-5650

(858) 643-5660

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9900 Genesee Avenue
Ste C San Diego, CA 92037

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Tung, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Tung, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Tung, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Tung, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	72
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	11
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Tung, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	39
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Tung, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Tung, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	59

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	22
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Tung, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	66

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Tung, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	57

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Tung, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Tung, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	45
Dementia	23
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Tung, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	16

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	17
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Tung, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Tung, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Tung, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Tung, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	77
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	15
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	19
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Tung, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	66

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Tung, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Howard Tung, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in San Diego, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and spinal procedures.

doctor visit	59
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD.

**Gender**
Female	37
Male	37

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	46
Hispanic	6
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	2
75 to 84	19
Less than 65	2
65 to 74	35

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Tung, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	7
Dementia	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Howard Tung, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.29 out of 5 stars based on 7 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Howard Tung, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

3.29

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Lanx, Inc.	$80,421 Spinal Fusion Device $80,421
NUVASIVE, INC.	$938 Thoracolumbar $456	Brigade $112	XLIF $96	ALIF $68	iGA $60	Other $146
RTI Surgical, Inc.	$853 Aspect Cervical Plate - Aspect II $853
Mazor Robotics Inc.	$782 $782
Stryker Corporation	$431 Trevo $174	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $132	Cervical $46	HIPS $42	THORACO-LUMBAR $38
Other	$3,829 PRODISC C $315	iFuse Implant $269	SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM $258	Vascular $252	Spine $248	Other $2,486