In 2024, Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD performed more laminectomy lead placement for spinal cord stimulation, spinal cord stimulator implantation, and spinal cord stimulator replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Nevada.

Top 25%

By Volume:

laminectomy

By Affordability:

spine imaging

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Nevada, Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD performed more laminectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for spine imaging 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 S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
aspiration	28
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	858
hip imaging	11
injections	28
minimally invasive procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	56
musculoskeletal imaging	11
nerve procedures	42
spinal procedures	658
X-rays	447

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	38
aspiration	14
decompression surgery	75
doctor visit	896
implant removal	21
implant surgery	19
incision and drainage	19
injections	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	43
neck surgery	30
nerve procedures	75
neurostimulator lead placement	14
neurostimulator replacement	19
plastic surgery procedures	15
reconstructive surgery	15
spinal procedures	681
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15
X-rays	379

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	32
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	14
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	912
implant surgery	23
incision and drainage	20
injections	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	40
nerve procedures	28
neurostimulator lead placement	15
neurostimulator replacement	23
spinal procedures	545
X-rays	368

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	35
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	12
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	674
implant surgery	12
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	42
neurostimulator replacement	12
spinal procedures	321
X-rays	202

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	86
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	32
Less than 65	230

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	29
decompression surgery	88
doctor visit	637
implant surgery	16
neck surgery	46
nerve procedures	88
neurostimulator replacement	16
spinal procedures	439
X-rays	231

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	40
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	13
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	27
decompression surgery	76
doctor visit	599
implant surgery	22
neck surgery	38
nerve procedures	76
neurostimulator lead placement	15
neurostimulator replacement	22
spinal procedures	423
X-rays	225

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	47
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	20
decompression surgery	60
doctor visit	542
implant removal	12
implant surgery	28
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	60
neurostimulator lead placement	27
neurostimulator replacement	28
spinal procedures	414
X-rays	178

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	45
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	14
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
aspiration	15
decompression surgery	82
doctor visit	682
implant surgery	26
incision and drainage	26
neck surgery	40
nerve procedures	82
neurostimulator lead placement	24
neurostimulator replacement	26
plastic surgery procedures	14
reconstructive surgery	14
spinal procedures	213
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	55
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	15
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
decompression surgery	95
doctor visit	682
implant removal	26
implant surgery	30
neck surgery	52
nerve procedures	95
neurostimulator lead placement	23
neurostimulator replacement	30
spinal procedures	294

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	43
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	11
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neurostimulator replacement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	671
implant surgery	29
minimally invasive procedures	15
nerve procedures	47
neurostimulator lead placement	17
neurostimulator replacement	29
spinal procedures	178

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	41
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	17
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neurostimulator replacement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	570
implant surgery	27
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve procedures	36
neurostimulator lead placement	13
neurostimulator replacement	27
spinal procedures	135

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	38
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	11
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2023 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, neurostimulator replacement and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	508
implant surgery	32
minimally invasive procedures	16
nerve procedures	32
neurostimulator lead placement	17
neurostimulator replacement	32
spinal procedures	131

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	13
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2024 were spinal procedures, neurostimulator replacement, implant surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	417
implant surgery	21
nerve procedures	14
neurostimulator lead placement	11
neurostimulator replacement	21
spinal procedures	64
X-rays	18

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Las Vegas, NV were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
aspiration	18
decompression surgery	55
doctor visit	665
hip imaging	11
implant removal	19
implant surgery	23
incision and drainage	21
injections	19
minimally invasive procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	46
musculoskeletal imaging	11
neck surgery	33
nerve procedures	55
neurostimulator lead placement	17
neurostimulator replacement	23
plastic surgery procedures	14
reconstructive surgery	14
spinal procedures	345
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14
X-rays	256

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	40
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	247
Hispanic	23
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	66
85 and over	11
Less than 65	88
65 to 74	152

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

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	7
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Nevada.

Licensed In: Nevada

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Centinel Spine, Inc.	$617,987 STALIF MIDLINE $103,623	STALIF L $25,722	MIDLINE II $15,882	MIDLINE II-Ti $6,909	$465,852
Centinel Spine, LLC	$409,654 MIDLINE II $131,321	STALIF M-Ti $107,658	STALIF L $103,301	MIDLINE II-Ti $66,874	PRODISC L $500
Omnia Medical, LLC	$80,000 $80,000
Paradigm Spine, LLC	$5,872 DSS $5,872
Abbott Laboratories	$5,276 Penta $1,513	PROCLAIM $1,036	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $994	Penta SCS Leads $646	Proclaim IPG $342	Other $746
Other	$14,718 COFLEX $2,700	Rampart One Interbody Fusion System $2,500	Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $1,562	MYSTIM $931	Spine $845	Other $6,180

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$560,325
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$465,852
Acquisitions	$80,000
Food and Beverage	$16,330
Consulting Fee	$9,200
Other	$1,800

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. John S. Thalgott, MD.

Paradigm Spine, LLC	2015	$5,910,177.00	Physician Covered Recipient	INVESTMENT OWNERSHIP IS HELD BY LTD PARTNERSHIP AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN - INVESTMENT INTEREST IS PREFERRED UNITS
Paradigm Spine, LLC	2013	$4,519,947.00	Physician Covered Recipient	INVESTMENT OWNERSHIP IS HELD BY LTD PARTNERSHIP AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN INVESTMENT INTEREST IS PREFERRED UNITS
Paradigm Spine, LLC	2014	$4,322,888.00	Physician Covered Recipient	INVESTMENT OWNERSHIP IS HELD BY LTD PARTNERSHIP AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN INVESTMENT INTEREST IS PREFERRED UNITS
Paradigm Spine, LLC	2016	$3,976,632.00	Physician Covered Recipient	INVESTMENT OWNERSHIP IS HELD BY LTD PARTNERSHIP AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN - INVESTMENT INTEREST IS PREFERRED UNITS
Paradigm Spine, LLC	2017	$1,044,746.00	Physician Covered Recipient	INVESTMENT OWNERSHIP IS HELD BY LTD PARTNERSHIP AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN - INVESTMENT INTEREST IS PREFERRED UNITS
Paradigm Spine, LLC	2018	$1,044,745.60	Physician Covered Recipient	INVESTMENT OWNERSHIP IS HELD BY LTD PARTNERSHIP AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN - INVESTMENT INTEREST IS PREFERRED UNITS
Centinel Spine, Inc.	2013	$207,804.46	Physician Covered Recipient	Debt
Centinel Spine, Inc.	2014	$207,666.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Debt
Centinel Spine, Inc.	2015	$70,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Debt
Centinel Spine, Inc.	2014	$851.64	Physician Covered Recipient	Equity
Centinel Spine, Inc.	2013	$851.64	Physician Covered Recipient	Equity

Biography

Dr. John Thalgott is a specialist in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He works in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. Thalgott obtained a license to practice in Nevada.