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Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

West Virginia University School of Medicine (2004)

4607 Maccorkle Avenue Sw 4th Floor, Suite 401
South Charleston, WV 25309

(304) 767-7840

Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD is a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD is affiliated with WVU Medicine.

Office Locations

WVU Medicine

4607 Maccorkle Avenue Sw 4th Floor, Suite 401
South Charleston, WV 25309

(304) 767-7840

(304) 767-7849

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

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

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	326
hospital care	279
inpatient care	279
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and neurostimulator replacement.

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

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	301
hospital care	224
implant surgery	19
inpatient care	224
nerve procedures	14
neurostimulator lead placement	17
neurostimulator replacement	19
spinal procedures	50

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	22
Less than 65	105

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

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

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	316
hospital care	265
inpatient care	265
nerve procedures	14
neurostimulator lead placement	11
spinal procedures	25

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	35
Less than 65	99

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

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

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	311
hospital care	244
implant surgery	15
inpatient care	244
nerve procedures	16
neurostimulator lead placement	13
neurostimulator replacement	15
spinal procedures	55

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	688
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	78
Less than 65	246

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	45
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and spinal procedures.

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

doctor visit	299
hospital care	203
inpatient care	203
spinal procedures	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	31
Less than 65	110

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	39
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	293
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	35
Less than 65	89

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	46
Dementia	23
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and neurostimulator replacement.

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

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	244
hospital care	164
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	164
nerve procedures	11
neurostimulator lead placement	12
neurostimulator replacement	14
spinal procedures	37

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	26
Less than 65	87

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	43
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

doctor visit	244
hospital care	170
implant surgery	17
injections	27
inpatient care	170
nerve block	27
neurostimulator lead placement	15
neurostimulator replacement	17
pain management	27
spinal procedures	59

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	28
Less than 65	83

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	196
hospital care	130
injections	46
inpatient care	130
nerve block	46
nerve procedures	13
pain management	46
spinal procedures	59

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	134

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	26
Less than 65	72

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	229
hospital care	100
injections	51
inpatient care	100
nerve block	51
nerve procedures	16
pain management	51
spinal procedures	67

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	25
Less than 65	61

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve block and pain management.

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

doctor visit	190
hospital care	54
injections	39
inpatient care	54
nerve block	39
pain management	39
spinal procedures	39

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	112

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	12
Less than 65	42

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV during 2023 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

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

doctor visit	189
hospital care	16
injections	27
inpatient care	16
nerve block	27
pain management	27
spinal procedures	27

2023 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	15
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV during 2024 were spinal procedures, nerve block, pain management and injections.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
doctor visit	125
hospital care	15
injections	53
inpatient care	15
nerve block	53
pain management	53
spinal procedures	64

2024 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	101

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in South Charleston, WV were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve block.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	251
hospital care	154
implant surgery	16
injections	40
inpatient care	154
nerve block	40
nerve procedures	14
neurostimulator lead placement	13
neurostimulator replacement	16
pain management	40
spinal procedures	42

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

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

**Gender**
Female	153
Male	129

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	222
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	25
75 to 84	67
Less than 65	78
65 to 74	107

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	11
Dementia	14

Education & Training

Dr. John R. Orphanos, MD graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2004. He completed residency at West Virginia University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in West Virginia.

Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine (2004)

Residency: West Virginia University Affiliated Hospitals (2010)

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery (2014)

Licensed In: West Virginia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
SI-Bone, Inc.	$70,273 IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM $41,316	iFuse Implant $25,237	$3,721
Abbott Laboratories	$29,193 PROCLAIM $17,102	SCS IPGs $4,846	ETERNA $2,422	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $2,037	Proclaim IPG $1,009	Other $1,777
NUVASIVE, INC.	$18,625 XLIF $8,616	ALIF $4,800	TLIF $4,200	Thoracolumbar $1,010
Vertos Medical, Inc.	$7,661 mild Device Kit $7,661
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3,643 GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $848	GENERAL - THERAPIES $489	GENERAL THERAPIES $430	WAVEWRITER ALPHA $367	PAIN MANAGEMENT $331	Other $1,178
Other	$12,093 MAZOR X SYSTEM $2,951	Evoke $1,908	MazorX - Renaissance $1,844	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $1,312	VECTRIS $558	Other $3,521

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$78,206
Food and Beverage	$28,461
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$17,400
Travel and Lodging	$10,060
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$7,244
Other	$118

Biography

Dr. John Orphanos' medical specialty is neurosurgery. He is affiliated with WVU Medicine. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with West Virginia University, Dr. Orphanos attended medical school at West Virginia University School of Medicine. WVU Medicine reports that Dr. Orphanos is accepting new patients at his office in South Charleston, WV.