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Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD

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(Jeffrey Schweitzer, MD, PHD)

(21 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Harvard Medical School

Professional interests include: trigeminal neuralgia, epilepsy, spinal cord tumor, and more.

55 Fruit Street Suite 745, Wang Ambulatory Care Center
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 726-1799

Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD is a neurosurgeon in Boston, MA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD is affiliated with Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Mass General Neurosurgery.

Office Locations

55 Fruit Street Suite 745, Wang Ambulatory Care Center
Boston, MA 02114

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15 Parkman Street Wang 021
Boston, MA 02114

60 Fenwood Road
Boston, MA 02115

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In The News

“"Considering what she went through, she's doing great," said the neurosurgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Schweitzer, who operated on Coronel.”—"Signals: Former area reporter hit by tree; Norfolk native on new ESPN show", The Virginian-Pilot, February 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Boston, MA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	58
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	15
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	37
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	47
Dementia	23
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Boston, MA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	118
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	27
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Boston, MA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	175
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	334
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	68
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Boston, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and cranial surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	11
doctor visit	108
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	37
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	33
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Boston, MA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and cranial surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	23
doctor visit	69
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	27
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	33
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	30
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	15
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	19
Dementia	27
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	22
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	30
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	30
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Boston, MA during 2021 were neurostimulator replacement and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	38
implant surgery	12
neurostimulator replacement	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	61

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	22
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	33
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Boston, MA during 2022 were neurostimulator replacement and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14
implant surgery	12
neurostimulator replacement	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	33
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	69
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	29
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Boston, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, cranial surgery and neurostimulator replacement.

cranial surgery	17
doctor visit	64
hospital care	38
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	38
neurostimulator replacement	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	93
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	41
85 and over	24
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	51

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD graduated from Harvard Medical School. He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

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

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital

Mass General Neurosurgery

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. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

Tufts Health Plan

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Maine Community Health Options

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

MassHealth

WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 21 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Schweitzer, MD, PhD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Innovasis Inc	$5,042 $5,042
SI-Bone, Inc.	$503 iFuse Implant $503
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$387 ACTIVA $217	Deep Brain Neurostimulation $118	S7 $31	AQUAMANTYS $21
K2M, Inc.	$364 General K2M Product Discussion $364
InSightec,Inc	$132 Exablate $132
Other	$477 Thoracolumbar $120	VBA $114	ClearPoint System $60	Neuro-Hydrocephalus Shunts and Valves $30	Malibu $27	Other $126

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$5,358
Food and Beverage	$1,523
Gift	$23

Biography

Dr. Jeffrey Schweitzer is a physician who specializes in neurosurgery. Patients rated Dr. Schweitzer highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). His areas of expertise include spinal cord tumor, hemifacial spasm, and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). He is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Blue California, Coventry, and Viant appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Schweitzer takes. He has an open panel in Boston, MA according to Newton-Wellesley Hospital. After completing medical school at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Schweitzer performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).