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Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD

(230 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

100 Rosebrook Way 2nd Floor
Wareham, MA 02571

(508) 273-4950

Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD is a neurosurgeon in Wareham, MA specializing in neurosurgery. Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD is affiliated with Southcoast Health.

Office Locations

Southcoast Health

100 Rosebrook Way 2nd Floor
Wareham, MA 02571

(508) 273-4950

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480 Hawthorn Street
Dartmouth, MA 02747

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480 Hawthorn Street
North Dartmouth, MA 02747

(508) 973-9150

(508) 973-9155

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In The News

“"I am very proud of Southcoast Health s Brain & Spine Program," said Dr. Matthew Philips, chief of brain and spine services at Southcoast Health.”—"Southcoast Health earns recognition for spine surgery excellence", Providence Business News, August 2025

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD in 2023

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cervical fusion

In 2012, Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD performed more cervical fusion procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wareham, MA during 2012 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	690
hospital care	57
image guided procedures	11
injections	11
inpatient care	57
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve procedures	29
pain management	11
spinal procedures	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wareham, MA during 2013 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	694
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
nerve procedures	40
spinal procedures	63

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	56
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wareham, MA during 2014 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	827
hospital care	40
image guided procedures	12
injections	12
inpatient care	40
minimally invasive procedures	12
nerve procedures	36
pain management	12
spinal procedures	94

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	479
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	63
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wareham, MA during 2015 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	612
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
nerve procedures	51
spinal procedures	51

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	484

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	780
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	76
Less than 65	258

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wareham, MA during 2016 were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	752
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	52

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	445
Black	14
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	37
Less than 65	157

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wareham, MA during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	20
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	871
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
nerve procedures	41
spinal procedures	76

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	531
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	41
Less than 65	165

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wareham, MA during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	39
decompression surgery	59
doctor visit	908
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	59
spinal procedures	129

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	563
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	46
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wareham, MA during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	37
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	889
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	48
spinal procedures	106

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	360

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	561
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	47
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wareham, MA during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	41
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	588
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	53
spinal procedures	116

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	33
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wareham, MA during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	33
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	525
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	52
spinal procedures	103

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	28
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wareham, MA during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	515
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	40
spinal procedures	81

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	25
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Wareham, MA were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	27
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	715
hospital care	32
image guided procedures	11
injections	11
inpatient care	32
minimally invasive procedures	11
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	42
pain management	11
spinal procedures	85

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	446
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	29
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	137
85 and over	41
Less than 65	137
65 to 74	189

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He is certified by the neurological surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Board Certification: neurological surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Southcoast Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 230 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Wareham, MA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C.	$186,332 Apache $83,346	3DP Cervical Interbody System $58,673	ALL PRODUCTS $6,270	In Development $2,781	SI JOINT $1,538	Other $33,723
Spineart USA Inc	$40,937 Perla TL $9,233	PERLA C $2,018	Scarlet AL-T $809	Juliet LL $150	TRYPTIK Ti $115	Other $28,612
SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation	$7,861 7D Surgical System $7,469	Explorer TO $281	Mariner $111
7D Surgical Inc.	$4,901 $4,901
NUVASIVE, INC.	$1,483 Thoracolumbar $1,483
Other	$2,154 7D Surgical System $253	Senza $240	Fortress Pedicle Screw System $196	WAVEWRITER ALPHA $183	Spinal Implant $145	Other $1,139

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$175,625
Travel and Lodging	$42,139
Food and Beverage	$13,953
Consulting Fee	$7,050
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$4,901

Research Payments

Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD has received 17 research payments totaling $916,420.

Biography

Dr. Matthew Philips' area of specialization is neurosurgery. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. Dr. Philips is a graduate of Yale School of Medicine. He speaks Portuguese. He is professionally affiliated with Southcoast Health.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew Frank Philips, 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. Matthew Frank Philips, MD From 2012 - 2022

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