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Dr. James S. Forage, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

861 Coronado Center Drive Suite 200
Henderson, NV 89052

(702) 896-0940

Dr. James S. Forage, MD is a spine surgeon in Henderson, NV specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Dr. James S. Forage, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, Sunrise Health, PARAGON PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHAB LLC, DUKE FORAGE ANSON NEUROSURGICAL LLP, Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and St Rose Dominican - San Martin St Rose Dominican - Siena Campus.

Office Locations

St Rose Dominican - San Martin St Rose Dominican - Siena Campus

861 Coronado Center Drive Suite 200
Henderson, NV 89052

(702) 896-0940

(702) 896-6173

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In The News

“Neurosurgeon James Forage performed the surgery at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, implanting electrodes deep in Smith's gray matter, or subthalamic nucleus, that jam dysfunctional signaling...”—"Deep brain stimulation surgery helps some Parkinson's patients", Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 2013

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James S. Forage, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

brain surgery

inpatient hospital care

neurostimulator implantation

neurostimulator lead placement

neurostimulator replacement

percutaneous spinal cord stimulator lead placement

By Affordability:

percutaneous spinal cord stimulator lead placement

spinal cord stimulator implantation

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Nevada, Dr. James S. Forage, MD performed more brain surgery, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), neurostimulator implantation, neurostimulator lead placement, neurostimulator replacement, and percutaneous spinal cord stimulator lead placement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for percutaneous spinal cord stimulator lead placement, and spinal cord stimulator implantation that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

laminectomy

In 2012, Dr. James S. Forage, MD performed more laminectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Nevada.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Forage, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Henderson, NV during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Forage, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	65
decompression surgery	101
doctor visit	840
hospital care	51
implant surgery	35
inpatient care	51
neck surgery	22
nerve procedures	101
neurostimulator lead placement	19
neurostimulator replacement	35
spinal procedures	256

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Forage, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Henderson, NV during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Forage, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	70
cranial surgery	13
decompression surgery	131
doctor visit	1008
hospital care	85
implant removal	11
implant surgery	41
inpatient care	85
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	131
neurostimulator lead placement	20
neurostimulator replacement	41
spinal procedures	309

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	318
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	32
Hispanic	41
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	35
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Forage, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Henderson, NV during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Forage, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	42
cranial surgery	15
decompression surgery	84
doctor visit	827
hospital care	64
implant surgery	47
inpatient care	64
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	84
neurostimulator lead placement	21
neurostimulator replacement	47
spinal procedures	194

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	544
Black	20
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	30
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Forage, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Henderson, NV during 2015 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Forage, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
decompression surgery	75
doctor visit	819
hospital care	79
implant surgery	59
inpatient care	79
nerve procedures	75
neurostimulator lead placement	31
neurostimulator replacement	59
spinal procedures	197

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	554
Female	700

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1040
Black	72
Hispanic	82
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	680
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	64
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Forage, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Henderson, NV during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Forage, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	51
decompression surgery	102
doctor visit	868
hospital care	76
implant removal	11
implant surgery	70
inpatient care	76
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	102
neurostimulator lead placement	35
neurostimulator replacement	70
spinal procedures	265

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	532
Black	30
Hispanic	61
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	343
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	22
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Forage, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Henderson, NV during 2017 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and neurostimulator replacement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Forage, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	47
cranial surgery	12
decompression surgery	73
doctor visit	776
hospital care	152
implant removal	11
implant surgery	143
inpatient care	152
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	73
neurostimulator lead placement	97
neurostimulator replacement	143
spinal procedures	365

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	347

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	555
Black	36
Hispanic	49
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	45
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Forage, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Henderson, NV during 2018 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and neurostimulator replacement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Forage, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
cranial surgery	23
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	792
hospital care	155
implant surgery	130
inpatient care	155
nerve procedures	53
neurostimulator lead placement	90
neurostimulator replacement	130
spinal procedures	299

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	572
Black	40
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	47
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Forage, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Henderson, NV during 2019 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and neurostimulator replacement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Forage, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	50
cranial surgery	15
decompression surgery	87
doctor visit	829
hospital care	170
implant surgery	125
inpatient care	170
neck surgery	27
nerve procedures	87
neurostimulator lead placement	88
neurostimulator replacement	125
spinal procedures	346

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	588
Black	46
Hispanic	58
Asian	25
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	371
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	46
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Forage, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Henderson, NV during 2020 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and neurostimulator replacement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Forage, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	44
cranial surgery	18
decompression surgery	60
doctor visit	577
hospital care	191
implant surgery	79
inpatient care	191
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	60
neurostimulator lead placement	45
neurostimulator replacement	79
spinal procedures	224

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	41
Hispanic	51
Asian	30
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	296
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	55
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Forage, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Henderson, NV during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and neurostimulator replacement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Forage, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	34
cranial surgery	20
decompression surgery	60
doctor visit	587
hospital care	231
implant surgery	66
inpatient care	231
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	60
neurostimulator lead placement	27
neurostimulator replacement	66
spinal procedures	185

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	31
Hispanic	56
Asian	23
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	65
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James S. Forage, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Henderson, NV during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and neurostimulator lead placement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Forage, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	521
hospital care	217
implant surgery	55
inpatient care	217
minimally invasive procedures	38
neck surgery	22
nerve procedures	22
neurostimulator lead placement	66
neurostimulator replacement	55
spinal procedures	129

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	434
Black	25
Hispanic	33
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	55
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James S. Forage, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James S. Forage, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Henderson, NV were spinal procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	42
cranial surgery	16
decompression surgery	77
doctor visit	767
hospital care	133
implant removal	11
implant surgery	77
inpatient care	133
minimally invasive procedures	38
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	77
neurostimulator lead placement	49
neurostimulator replacement	77
spinal procedures	251

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	297
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	33
Asian / Pacific Islander	18
Non-Hispanic White	527
Hispanic	47
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	202
85 and over	42
Less than 65	86
65 to 74	317

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James S. Forage, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James S. Forage, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	12
Dementia	14

Education & Training

Dr. James S. Forage, MD graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Nevada.

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Nevada

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James S. Forage, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Sunrise Health

PARAGON PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHAB LLC

DUKE FORAGE ANSON NEUROSURGICAL LLP

Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

St Rose Dominican - San Martin St Rose Dominican - Siena Campus

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$31,062 Eon Family of SCS IPGs $11,832	PROCLAIM $4,237	Penta $3,600	Penta SCS Leads $3,084	DRG leads $1,685	Other $6,623
Stryker Corporation	$24,336 XIA $13,070	THORACO-LUMBAR $3,581	ES2 $1,500	Cervical $1,457	ANCHOR L $950	Other $3,778
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$18,666 Xycor $8,873	Other - Miscellaneous $8,358	Arsenal $775	Arsenal Deformity $332	Novel $131	Other $197
Life Spine, Inc.	$13,500 PLIF $7,500	Centerline $6,000
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$9,997 ACTIVA $6,230	Deep Brain Neurostimulation $1,703	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $1,182	Percept $191	ADAPTIVESTIM $182	Other $510
Other	$50,921 Spine $11,582	NEXGEN ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM $5,466	VERCISE $1,617	Neuro-Chronic Pain $1,593	PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE $1,403	Other $29,260

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$60,221
Consulting Fee	$54,932
Travel and Lodging	$21,351
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$6,500
Royalty or License	$5,466
Other	$12

Research Payments

Dr. James S. Forage, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $3,600.

Biography

Dr. James Forage works as a spine surgery and neurosurgery. Dr. Forage is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for his residency. Dr. Forage (or staff) is conversant in Spanish, French, and Italian. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Sunrise Health and Dignity Health. According to Dignity Health, Dr. Forage is currently accepting new patients at his office in Henderson, NV.

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