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Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD

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Specializes in: Pediatric Neurology and Neurophysiology

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Professional interests include: neurological disorders, intraoperative monitoring

2801 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA

(562) 933-2000

Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD is a pediatric neurologist in Long Beach, CA specializing in pediatric neurology and neurophysiology. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD is affiliated with SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis, Novant Health, SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles, Endeavor Health, SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton, SSM Health DePaul Hospital, St. Mary's Health Care System, CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region, Texas Health Resources, Dignity Health, HealthOne, Mercy Hospital South, Orange Coast Medical Center, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, Long Beach Medical Center, MemorialCare, Hendrick Health, University of Michigan Health-West, SSM Health, CHRISTUS Health, Mercy Health System, REAL TIME NEUROMONITORING ASSOCIATES OF CA PC, Miller Children s & Women s Hospital Long Beach, Hendrick Medical Center, COMPREHENSIVE NEURO MONITORING LLC, HCA HealthONE Swedish Medical City Sachse and California Hospital Medical Center Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

Office Locations

Miller Children s & Women s Hospital Long Beach

2801 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA

(562) 933-2000

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Novant Health

336 22nd Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 346-8182

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336 22nd Avenue
North Nashville, TN 37203

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Real Time Neuromonitoring Associates
Nashville, TN 37203

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

electrodiagnostic testing

evoked potential test

laryngeal needle electromyography

By Affordability:

nerve conduction studies

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD performed more electrodiagnostic testing, evoked potential test, and laryngeal needle electromyography procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for nerve conduction studies (NCS) 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 10%

By Affordability:

anal sphincter electromyography

urethral sphincter electromyography

In 2023, Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD had a list price for anal sphincter electromyography, and urethral sphincter electromyography that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. 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:

anal sphincter electromyography

urethral sphincter electromyography

By Affordability:

laryngeal needle electromyography

In 2013, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD performed more anal sphincter electromyography, and urethral sphincter electromyography procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for laryngeal needle electromyography that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD treated as a pediatric neurologist in Long Beach, CA during 2019 were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures, anorectal procedures and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	66
diagnostic procedures	481
evoked potential test	508
urologic procedures	66

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD treated during 2019 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD treated as a pediatric neurologist in Long Beach, CA during 2020 were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures, anorectal procedures and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	119
diagnostic procedures	759
electroencephalography (EEG)	24
evoked potential test	1212
urologic procedures	119

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	711
Black	51
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	456
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	28
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD treated during 2020 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD treated as a pediatric neurologist in Long Beach, CA during 2021 were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures, anorectal procedures and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	51
diagnostic procedures	512
electroencephalography (EEG)	13
evoked potential test	891
urologic procedures	51

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	545
Black	37
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	347
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	26
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD treated during 2021 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD treated as a pediatric neurologist in Long Beach, CA during 2022 were diagnostic procedures, evoked potential test, anorectal procedures and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	57
diagnostic procedures	1119
electroencephalography (EEG)	12
evoked potential test	1033
urologic procedures	57

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	33
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	26
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD treated as a pediatric neurologist in Long Beach, CA during 2023 were diagnostic procedures, evoked potential test, anorectal procedures and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	73
diagnostic procedures	1403
electroencephalography (EEG)	16
evoked potential test	1233
urologic procedures	73

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	727
Black	38
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	289
85 and over	29
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2019 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD treated as a pediatric neurologist in Long Beach, CA were evoked potential test, diagnostic procedures, anorectal procedures and urologic procedures.

anorectal procedures	73
diagnostic procedures	854
electroencephalography (EEG)	16
evoked potential test	975
urologic procedures	73

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2019 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	39
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	569
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	25
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	200
85 and over	21
Less than 65	66
65 to 74	362

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD From 2019 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	13
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, Irvine Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neuophysiology (Archived) The American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Residency: University of California, Irvine Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neuophysiology (Archived) The American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Arlen Parker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis

Novant Health

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles

Endeavor Health

SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton

SSM Health DePaul Hospital

St. Mary's Health Care System

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

Texas Health Resources

Dignity Health

HealthOne

Mercy Hospital South

Orange Coast Medical Center

Mat-Su Regional Medical Center

Long Beach Medical Center

MemorialCare

Hendrick Health

University of Michigan Health-West

SSM Health

CHRISTUS Health

Mercy Health System

REAL TIME NEUROMONITORING ASSOCIATES OF CA PC

Miller Children s & Women s Hospital Long Beach

Hendrick Medical Center

COMPREHENSIVE NEURO MONITORING LLC

HCA HealthONE Swedish Medical City Sachse

California Hospital Medical Center Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Biogen, Inc.	$344 SPINRAZA $344
Grifols USA, LLC	$164 Gamunex-C $164
Genentech USA, Inc.	$146 OCREVUS $146
GENZYME CORPORATION	$124 DISEASE STATE $124
NeuroPace, Inc.	$121 RNS System $121
Other	$69 SPINEJACK $42	Twirla $27

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$863
Education	$106

Biography

Dr. John Parker's medical specialty is neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). In Dr. Parker's practice, he is particularly interested in intraoperative monitoring. His professional affiliations include SSM Health DePaul Hospital, Orange Coast Medical Center, and SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton. After attending the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Irvine. According to University of Michigan Health-West, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Nashville, TN.