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Dr. John R. Caruso, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

17 Western Maryland Parkway
Hagerstown, MD 21740

(301) 797-9240

Dr. John R. Caruso, MD is a neurosurgeon in Hagerstown, MD specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

17 Western Maryland Parkway
Hagerstown, MD 21740

(301) 797-9240

(301) 797-4119

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In The News

“Dr. John Caruso, a neurosurgeon at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, said he supports the governor's effort but does not favor any type of bailout.”—"Ehrlich orders special session on malpractice insurance crisis", The Washington Times, December 2004

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

anterior cervical corpectomy for decompression

anterior cervical fusion without decompression

percutaneous vertebroplasty

In 2023, Dr. John R. Caruso, MD performed more anterior cervical corpectomy for decompression, anterior cervical fusion without decompression, and percutaneous vertebroplasty procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Top 25%

By Volume:

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

spinal decompression surgery

By Affordability:

arthrodesis

cervical fusion

spinal fusion

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Maryland, Dr. John R. Caruso, MD performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy, and spinal decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), cervical fusion, and spinal fusion 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Caruso, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Hagerstown, MD during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
decompression surgery	70
doctor visit	262
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
nerve procedures	70
open surgery	14
spinal procedures	94
upper extremity surgery	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Caruso, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Hagerstown, MD during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	322
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
nerve procedures	63
open surgery	13
spinal procedures	107
upper extremity surgery	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	43
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Caruso, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Hagerstown, MD during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
decompression surgery	91
doctor visit	340
hospital care	55
image guided procedures	15
injections	15
inpatient care	55
minimally invasive procedures	15
nerve procedures	91
open surgery	21
pain management	15
spinal procedures	123
upper extremity surgery	21

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	33
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Caruso, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Hagerstown, MD during 2015 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	103
doctor visit	390
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	103
open surgery	33
spinal procedures	93
upper extremity surgery	33

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	410

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	790
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	64
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Caruso, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Hagerstown, MD during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	60
doctor visit	599
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
nerve procedures	60
spinal procedures	98

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	481
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	47
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Caruso, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Hagerstown, MD during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	33
decompression surgery	97
doctor visit	585
hospital care	75
inpatient care	75
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	97
open surgery	24
spinal procedures	146
upper extremity surgery	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	572
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	52
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Caruso, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Hagerstown, MD during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
decompression surgery	80
doctor visit	280
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	80
spinal procedures	139

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	24
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Caruso, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Hagerstown, MD during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
decompression surgery	118
doctor visit	298
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
neck surgery	43
nerve procedures	118
open surgery	20
spinal procedures	140
upper extremity surgery	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	21
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Caruso, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Hagerstown, MD during 2020 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	77
doctor visit	289
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	77
spinal procedures	77

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	25
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Caruso, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Hagerstown, MD during 2021 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	228
nerve procedures	53
open surgery	18
spinal procedures	35
upper extremity surgery	18

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	113

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	15
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Caruso, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Hagerstown, MD during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	91
doctor visit	230
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
neck surgery	26
nerve procedures	91
open surgery	19
spinal procedures	96
upper extremity surgery	19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	24
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John R. Caruso, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Hagerstown, MD were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and inpatient care.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
decompression surgery	82
doctor visit	347
hospital care	39
image guided procedures	15
injections	15
inpatient care	39
minimally invasive procedures	15
neck surgery	20
nerve procedures	82
open surgery	20
pain management	15
spinal procedures	104
upper extremity surgery	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	357
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	113
85 and over	31
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	178

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Caruso, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in West Virginia.

Licensed In: West Virginia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$2,430 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $2,430
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,901 MAZOR X SYSTEM $1,899	NAVLOCK $2
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,286 O-ARM-Spine $623	StealthStation $484	MazorX - Renaissance $56	MYSTIM $42	RIALTO $34	Other $47
Mazor Robotics Inc.	$579 $579
4WEB, Inc.	$440 SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM $440
Other	$1,269 Spinal Implant $408	Neuro-Chronic Pain $125	GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $84	XARELTO $83	Spine $77	Other $492

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$5,251
Food and Beverage	$2,655

Biography

Dr. John Caruso sees patients in Hagerstown, MD. His medical specialty is neurosurgery. Dr. Caruso is professionally affiliated with WVU Medicine. He studied medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School.