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Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Baylor College of Medicine

1000 S. Beckham Avenue
Tyler, TX 75701

(903) 597-0351

Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD is a neurosurgeon in Tyler, TX specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD is affiliated with UTHealth East Texas and CHRISTUS Health.

Office Locations

UTHealth East Texas

1000 S. Beckham Avenue
Tyler, TX 75701

(903) 597-0351

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CHRISTUS Health

722 Clinic Drive
Tyler, TX 75701

(903) 531-9901

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

anterior spinal fusion

arthrodesis

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

foraminotomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

lumbar laminectomy

lumbar spine surgery

spinal fusion

spinal instrumentation

In 2023, Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD had a list price for anterior spinal fusion, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), decompressive lumbar laminectomy, foraminotomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, lumbar laminectomy, lumbar spine surgery, spinal fusion, and spinal instrumentation (e.g. rods/screws/metal plates) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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:

decompressive laminectomy

spinal decompression surgery

spine surgery procedures

In 2023, Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD had a list price for decompressive laminectomy, facetectomy, lamina procedures, laminectomy, lumbar decompression, spinal decompression, spinal decompression surgery, and spine surgery procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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:

decompression surgery

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

By Affordability:

emergency care

emergency room care

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD performed more decompression surgery, decompressive lumbar laminectomy, laminectomy, and laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for emergency care, emergency room (ER) care, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, and nerve surgery 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 Stuart Crutchfield, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tyler, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	21
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	440
hospital care	97
image guided procedures	31
injections	31
inpatient care	97
minimally invasive procedures	69
minor procedures	38
nerve procedures	21
pain management	31
spinal procedures	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tyler, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	20
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	383
hospital care	123
image guided procedures	28
injections	28
inpatient care	123
minimally invasive procedures	62
minor procedures	34
nerve procedures	20
pain management	28
spinal procedures	48

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	31
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tyler, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	298
hospital care	138
image guided procedures	29
injections	29
inpatient care	138
minimally invasive procedures	63
minor procedures	34
nerve procedures	18
pain management	29
spinal procedures	47

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	36
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tyler, TX during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	369
hospital care	42
image guided procedures	40
injections	40
inpatient care	42
minimally invasive procedures	67
minor procedures	27
pain management	40
spinal procedures	40

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	36
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tyler, TX during 2016 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	339
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	15
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tyler, TX during 2017 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	265
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	20
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tyler, TX during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	159
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
nerve procedures	25
spinal procedures	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	26
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tyler, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	130
emergency care	18
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	58
spinal procedures	71

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	28
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	21
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tyler, TX during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
cranial surgery	12
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	61
emergency care	36
excision	12
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	35
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
spinal procedures	35

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	24
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tyler, TX during 2021 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	23
cranial surgery	11
decompression surgery	64
doctor visit	52
emergency care	45
excision	11
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
neck surgery	23
nerve procedures	64
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
spinal procedures	88

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	22
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tyler, TX during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	49
emergency care	20
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
nerve procedures	24
spinal procedures	35

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	26
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tyler, TX were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and spinal procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
cranial surgery	11
decompression surgery	29
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	231
emergency care	29
excision	11
hospital care	71
image guided procedures	32
injections	32
inpatient care	71
minimally invasive procedures	65
minor procedures	33
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	29
pain management	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
spinal procedures	42

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	209
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

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

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	11
Dementia	14

Education & Training

Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. He completed residency at Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Stuart Crutchfield, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UTHealth East Texas

CHRISTUS Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Nevro Corp	$1,692 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $1,692
Pylant Medical	$1,288 $1,288
Globus Medical, Inc.	$849 Spine $720	Excelsius GPS $113	ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System $15
Covidien Sales LLC	$181 Coils $181
Camber Spine Technologies LLC	$168 $168
Other	$1,064 COFLEX INTERLAMINAR TECHNOLOGY, 10MM $127	CODMAN HAKIM Precision Valve $119	COFLEX $107	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $102	Fixation $88	Other $521

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,086
Travel and Lodging	$1,956
Education	$1,200

Biography

Dr. John Crutchfield practices neurosurgery. Dr. Crutchfield is professionally affiliated with UTHealth East Texas and CHRISTUS Health. He attended Baylor College of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine.

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