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Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

5241 Six Forks Road Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27609

(919) 785-3400

Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD is a spine surgeon in Wake Forest, NC specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD is affiliated with WakeMed Health & Hospitals and RALEIGH NEUROSURGICAL CLINIC, INC.

Office Locations

110 Capcom Avenue Suite 200
Wake Forest, NC 27587

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1100 Dresser Court Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27609

(919) 850-9911

(919) 790-5524

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2605 Hospital Road
Goldsboro, NC 27534

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WakeMed Health & Hospitals

5241 Six Forks Road Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27609

(919) 785-3400

(919) 783-7778

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2023

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posterior spinal fusion

In 2012, Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD had a list price for posterior spinal fusion that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. 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. Kenneth John Rich, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	249
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	49
spinal procedures	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	185
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
nerve procedures	22
spinal procedures	35

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	20
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	241
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82
nerve procedures	32
spinal procedures	44

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	22
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	228
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	58
spinal procedures	84

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	44
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	278
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	51
spinal procedures	97
X-rays	30

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	120

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	11
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	23
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	189
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	71

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2018 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	126
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	118
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	68
X-rays	36

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Wake Forest, NC during 2020 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	63
spinal procedures	14
X-rays	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	54

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	102

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Wake Forest, NC were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	166
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	34
spinal procedures	54
X-rays	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	148
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	43
85 and over	8
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	83

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

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. He completed residency at University of Kentucky Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, subspecialty Neurosurgery and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Residency: University of Kentucky Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, subspecialty Neurosurgery

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

WakeMed Health & Hospitals

RALEIGH NEUROSURGICAL CLINIC, INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
NUVASIVE, INC.	$207,893 MaXcess $124,559	Thoracolumbar $39,942	MaXcess-C $18,312	Cervicothoracic $13,751	TLIF $10,772	Other $557
Globus Medical, Inc.	$2,766 Excelsius Robotics System $1,626	Excelsius - GPS $999	SECURE-C $124	Spine $18
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$2,421 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $2,335	Enabling Technologies - NIM, NAV, Power $69	Spinal Surgery $17
LDR SPINE USA, INC	$727 Spinal Implant $727
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$588 VBA $155	SKYLINE $81	Osteovue $71	VIPER $39	Sentio $39	Other $202
Other	$1,072 BMAC $280	Legend $207	Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate System $91	MIDAS REX $89	COFLEX $56	Other $348

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$207,336
Travel and Lodging	$5,570
Food and Beverage	$2,560

Biography

Dr. Kenneth Rich is a specialist in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He works in Raleigh, NC, Wake Forest, NC, and Goldsboro, NC. Dr. Rich is a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. For his residency, Dr. Rich trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Kentucky. He is professionally affiliated with WakeMed Health & Hospitals. WakeMed Health & Hospitals reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Raleigh, NC.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth John Rich, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

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