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Dr. Mark James Downey, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine

University of South Alabama College of Medicine (2002)

10 Old Montgomery Highway Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35209

(205) 271-6504

Dr. Mark James Downey, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Birmingham, AL specializing in interventional pain medicine. He graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Mark James Downey, MD is affiliated with SPINE GROUP ALABAMA, LLC.

Office Locations

10 Old Montgomery Highway Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35209

(205) 271-6504

(205) 271-6513

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

facet rhizotomy injection

By Affordability:

facet rhizotomy

facet rhizotomy injection

nerve procedures

percutaneous rhizotomy

rhizotomy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Mark James Downey, MD performed more facet rhizotomy injection, rhizotomy (nerve ablation), spinal procedures, spine X-ray, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for facet rhizotomy, facet rhizotomy injection, nerve procedures, percutaneous rhizotomy, and rhizotomy (nerve ablation) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

injections

nerve block

pain management

selective nerve root block

subarachnoid block with local anesthetic

transforaminal epidural steroid injection

By Affordability:

sacroiliac joint injection

spinal joint injection

spine imaging

spine X-ray

X-rays

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Mark James Downey, MD performed more injections, nerve block, pain management, selective nerve root block (SNRB), subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, spinal joint injection, spine imaging, spine X-ray, and X-rays 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. Mark James Downey, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	308
injections	813
nerve block	768
pain management	787
spinal procedures	882
X-rays	114

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark James Downey, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	307
injections	869
minimally invasive procedures	16
nerve block	800
nerve procedures	16
pain management	841
pelvic imaging	13
spinal procedures	911
X-rays	124

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	347

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	46
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark James Downey, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
doctor visit	274
injections	927
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve block	871
nerve procedures	14
pain management	898
spinal procedures	973
X-rays	102

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	53
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark James Downey, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
doctor visit	301
image guided procedures	16
injections	1104
minimally invasive procedures	49
nerve block	1024
nerve procedures	33
pain management	1087
spinal procedures	1149
X-rays	109

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	866

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1248
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	692
From 75 to 84	382
85 and over	122
Less than 65	194

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark James Downey, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	66
doctor visit	308
image guided procedures	27
injections	1127
minimally invasive procedures	64
nerve block	1006
nerve procedures	37
pain management	1098
spinal procedures	1147
X-rays	99

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	468

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	644
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	52
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark James Downey, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were spinal procedures, pain management, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
doctor visit	183
injections	317
minimally invasive procedures	35
nerve block	271
nerve procedures	35
pain management	327
spinal procedures	346
X-rays	54

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	365

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	518
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	285
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	48
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark James Downey, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	198
injections	246
minimally invasive procedures	35
nerve block	204
nerve procedures	35
pain management	262
spinal procedures	256
X-rays	29

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	518
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	49
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark James Downey, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were spinal procedures, pain management, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	206
injections	290
minimally invasive procedures	44
nerve block	228
nerve procedures	44
pain management	308
spinal procedures	388
X-rays	124

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	470
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	47
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark James Downey, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were spinal procedures, pain management, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	166
injections	282
minimally invasive procedures	44
nerve block	191
nerve procedures	44
pain management	297
spinal procedures	316
X-rays	63

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	50
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark James Downey, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were spinal procedures, pain management, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
doctor visit	191
injections	298
minimally invasive procedures	52
nerve block	203
nerve procedures	52
pain management	325
spinal procedures	361
X-rays	88

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	39
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark James Downey, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	174
injections	318
minimally invasive procedures	97
nerve block	226
nerve procedures	97
pain management	401
spinal procedures	387
X-rays	83

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	43
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark James Downey, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Birmingham, AL were spinal procedures, pain management, injections and nerve block.

aspiration	33
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	237
image guided procedures	21
injections	599
minimally invasive procedures	45
nerve block	526
nerve procedures	40
pain management	602
pelvic imaging	13
spinal procedures	646
X-rays	89

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	27
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	517
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	164
85 and over	49
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	289

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Mark James Downey, MD graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2002. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of South Alabama College of Medicine (2002)

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark James Downey, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

SPINE GROUP ALABAMA, LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$354 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $191	Infinion 16 $35	CoverEdge 32 $26	WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 $22	GENERAL THERAPIES $19	Other $60
Abbott Laboratories	$223 Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $124	PROCLAIM $88	SCS IPGs $11
Stryker Corporation	$217 INTERVENTIONAL SPINE $169	Tritanium $48
Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$183 ZORVOLEX $173	SOLUMATRIX FRANCHISE $10
Baxter Healthcare	$174 FLOSEAL $64	TISSEEL $59	Surgical Care - Tisseel $38	Surgical Care - Floseal $13
Other	$1,408 AMRIX $148	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $102	mild Device Kit $91	Duexis $81	Lorzone $68	Other $918

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,560

Biography

Dr. Mark Downey, who practices in Birmingham, AL, is a medical specialist in interventional pain medicine. He is a graduate of the University of South Alabama College of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD in 2021

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark James Downey, MD From 2012 - 2022

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