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Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

1538 13th. Avenue Suite B300
Columbus, GA 31901

(706) 321-9300

Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD is a neurosurgeon in Columbus, GA specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

1538 13th. Avenue Suite B300
Columbus, GA 31901

(706) 321-9300

(706) 321-9384

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In The News

“The physicians performing the operation at Midtown Medical Center on April 22 were neurosurgeon Michael Gorum and plastic surgeon Vincent Naman.”—"'In need of a miracle': Surgeons perform life-changing surgery", Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, May 2014

“My neurosurgeon, Dr. Michael Gorum, would be very happy if I started to...”—"Will I run in the Pajama Run?", Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, May 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Columbus, GA during 2012 were spinal procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
cranial surgery	14
decompression surgery	64
doctor visit	1308
hospital care	151
injections	138
inpatient care	151
neck surgery	16
nerve block	138
nerve procedures	64
open surgery	15
pain management	138
spinal procedures	201
upper extremity surgery	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Columbus, GA during 2013 were spinal procedures, pain management, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	57
doctor visit	1147
hospital care	93
image guided procedures	15
injections	172
inpatient care	93
minimally invasive procedures	15
neck surgery	11
nerve block	157
nerve procedures	57
open surgery	16
pain management	172
spinal procedures	225
upper extremity surgery	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	158
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	46
Less than 65	166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Columbus, GA during 2014 were spinal procedures, pain management, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
decompression surgery	81
doctor visit	1216
hospital care	144
image guided procedures	13
injections	176
inpatient care	144
minimally invasive procedures	13
neck surgery	18
nerve block	163
nerve procedures	81
open surgery	16
pain management	176
spinal procedures	263
upper extremity surgery	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	507
Black	163
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	53
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Columbus, GA during 2015 were spinal procedures, pain management, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	1289
hospital care	99
image guided procedures	12
injections	193
inpatient care	99
minimally invasive procedures	12
neck surgery	16
nerve block	181
nerve procedures	63
pain management	193
spinal procedures	289

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	574
Female	796

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	980
Black	344
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	586
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	114
Less than 65	290

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Columbus, GA during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve block, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
decompression surgery	112
doctor visit	1403
hospital care	106
injections	144
inpatient care	106
neck surgery	24
nerve block	144
nerve procedures	112
open surgery	21
pain management	144
spinal procedures	277
upper extremity surgery	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	337
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	580
Black	180
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	66
Less than 65	167

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Columbus, GA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	57
doctor visit	1206
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	57
open surgery	14
spinal procedures	43
upper extremity surgery	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	568
Black	169
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	73
Less than 65	179

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Columbus, GA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	1144
hospital care	129
inpatient care	129
neck surgery	18
nerve procedures	67
spinal procedures	99

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	173
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	55
Less than 65	149

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Columbus, GA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	61
doctor visit	995
hospital care	117
inpatient care	117
nerve procedures	61
open surgery	18
spinal procedures	73
upper extremity surgery	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	350

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	119
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	52
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Columbus, GA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	612
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	33

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	53
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Columbus, GA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	35
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	570
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	35

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	307
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	35
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Columbus, GA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	142
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	20
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Columbus, GA were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
cranial surgery	14
decompression surgery	61
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	1002
hospital care	109
image guided procedures	13
injections	164
inpatient care	109
minimally invasive procedures	13
neck surgery	16
nerve block	156
nerve procedures	61
open surgery	16
pain management	164
spinal procedures	153
upper extremity surgery	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD.

**Gender**
Female	343
Male	255

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	136
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	440
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	166
85 and over	51
Less than 65	123
65 to 74	257

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Georgia.

Licensed In: Georgia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$66 GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $54	GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $13
Mallinckrodt LLC	$27 XARTEMIS XR $27
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$16 Avenue L $16
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$12 HAKIM $12
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$11 Deep Brain Neurostimulation $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$132

Biography

Dr. Michael Gorum, who practices in Columbus, GA, is a medical specialist in neurosurgery. Dr. Gorum obtained a license to practice in Georgia.

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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 Wren Gorum, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Wren Gorum, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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