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Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

888 Swift Boulevard
Richland, WA 99352

(509) 946-4611

Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD is a neurosurgeon in Walla Walla, WA specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

301 W Poplar Street Suite 50
Walla Walla, WA 99362

(509) 897-8300

(509) 897-5156

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3915 Talbot Road S Number 206
Renton, WA 98055

(425) 271-3600

(425) 656-5034

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888 Swift Boulevard
Richland, WA 99352

(509) 946-4611

(509) 942-3085

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In The News

“"The likelihood that he will play football again is zero," neurosurgeon Michael Schlitt said at a news conference.”—"Seahawk Player Probably Paralyzed : Football: There is a dispute over who was driving the vehicle that hit a utility pole. Defensive lineman Mike Frier's injuries are the most serious.", Los Angeles Times, August 2024

“"The likelihood of his walking again is very poor," said the neurological surgeon, Michael Schlitt, who performed the spinal fusion on Frier.”—"Boys' Night Out Became a Nightmare : There Are Still Questions About Crash That Left Seahawks' Frier Paralyzed", Los Angeles Times, August 2024

“Frier, a 6-foot-5, 299-pounder, "almost certainly will be wheelchair dependent," Dr. Michael Schlitt told a news conference at Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, where all three players...”—"SEAHAWK PLAYER PROBABLY WON'T WALK AGAIN; DRIVER OF CAR ACCIDENT IS UNCLEAR", Desert News, December 1994

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	215

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walla Walla, WA during 2013 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	184
nerve procedures	19
spinal procedures	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	14
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walla Walla, WA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	208
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	36
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walla Walla, WA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	225
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	78
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walla Walla, WA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	300
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	32
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walla Walla, WA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	254
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	37
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	66

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	15
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walla Walla, WA during 2019 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	168
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	15
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	50

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	11
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Dementia	23
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walla Walla, WA were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	169
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	130
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	54
85 and over	22
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	63

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	7
Dementia	13

Education & Training

He has a state license in Washington.

Licensed In: Washington

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
LDR SPINE USA, INC	$84 Spinal Implant $84
Nevro Corp.	$70 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $70
Abbott Laboratories	$34 PROCLAIM $34
EMPI, INC.	$31 Osteogenesis Stimulators $31
Genentech USA, Inc.	$24 Activase $24
Other	$43 SYMBICORT $20	QUADRACEL $13	OsteoSelect DBM Putty $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$287

Biography

Dr. Michael Schlitt practices neurosurgery in Richland, WA, Walla Walla, WA, and Renton, WA. Dr. Schlitt obtained a license to practice in Washington.

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In The News

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. Schlitt, MD From 2012 - 2021

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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