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Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery

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(Dr. Mitchel Berger, MD)

(19 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery, General Practice and Pediatric Neurosurgery

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Professional interests include: acromegaly

505 Parnassus Avenue Rm M-786
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-5353

Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery is a neurosurgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA specializing in neurosurgery, general practice and pediatric neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery is affiliated with UCSF Health, UCSF Medical Group, Brown and Toland Physicians, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, Marin General Hospital, Hill Physicians and Brain Tumor Center.

Office Locations

400 PARNASSUS AVENUE EIGHTH FLOOR
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143

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400 Parnassus Avenue Floor 8
San Francisco, CA 94143

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1825 4th Street Floor 6
San Francisco, CA 94143

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1825 Fourth Street Fifth Floor, 5a
San Francisco, CA 94158

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1825 4TH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143

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1100 Park Place
San Mateo, CA 94403

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1100 S. Eliseo Drive
Greenbrae, CA 94904

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1651 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94158

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227 North Jackson Avenue
San Jose, CA 95116

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23845 Holman Highway
Monterey, CA 93940

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3100 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702

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3421 Villa Lane
Napa, CA 94558

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35 Casa Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

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400 Parnassus Avenue 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94142

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Hill Physicians

505 Parnassus Avenue Rm M-786
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-5353

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Biden will appoint Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee, Dr. Mitchel Berger and Dr. Carol Brown to the panel, which will advise him and the White House on how to use resources of the federal government to advance...”—"Biden to announce appointees to Cancer Panel, part of initiative to cut death rate", ABC News, July 2022

“"There was a reasonable chance she was going to have a problem," said Dr. Mitchel Berger, the neurosurgeon who performed the procedure.”—"'A Heart-Wrenching Thing': Hospital Bans on Visits Devastate Families (Published 2020)", New York Times, March 2020

“"We're extraordinarily encouraged by what we see with this data," says Mitchel Berger, chairman of neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco and director of its center for brain...”—"Doctors Try Genetically Modified Poliovirus As Experimental Brain Cancer Treatment", NPR, June 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated as a neurosurgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2013 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	13
doctor visit	11
excision	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	17

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated during 2013 were hypertension and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated as a neurosurgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2014 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	17
doctor visit	24
excision	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated during 2014 were high cholesterol, hypertension and depression.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated as a neurosurgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2015 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	13
doctor visit	28
excision	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated during 2015 were high cholesterol, hypertension and depression.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated as a neurosurgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2016 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	16
excision	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated during 2016 were high cholesterol, depression and hypertension.

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated as a neurosurgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2017 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	21
doctor visit	17
excision	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated as a neurosurgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2018 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	18
excision	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated during 2018 were high cholesterol and hypertension.

Hypertension	36
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated during 2019 were hypertension and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated as a neurosurgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2020 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	17
excision	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated during 2020 were high cholesterol and hypertension.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated as a neurosurgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA during 2021 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	11
excision	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated during 2021 were hypertension and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated during 2022 were high cholesterol and hypertension.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated as a neurosurgeon in SAN FRANCISCO, CA were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

cranial surgery	15
doctor visit	20
excision	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	12

**Age**
75 to 84	4
85 and over	0
Less than 65	2
65 to 74	10

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	2
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certifications American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certifications American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

UCSF Medical Group

Brown and Toland Physicians

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals

Marin General Hospital

Hill Physicians

Brain Tumor Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Health Net, Chinese Community Health Plan, Central Health Plan and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

Anthem

UnitedHealthcare

Health Net

Chinese Community Health Plan

Central Health Plan

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.95 out of 5 stars based on 19 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery from all over the web to help you find the right in SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Daiichi Sankyo Company LTD	$22,920 $22,920
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$16,403 $16,403
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$7,500 Duragen $7,500
GE Healthcare	$6,528 $6,528
Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC	$5,391 $5,391
Other	$142 DuraMatrix $119	Nubeqa $23

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$30,785
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$16,500
Consulting Fee	$11,052
Food and Beverage	$545

Research Payments

Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery has received 1 research payments totaling $35,599.

Biography

Dr. Mitchel Berger is a specialist in general practice and pediatric neurosurgery. He is especially interested in acromegaly. Dr. Berger's hospital/clinic affiliations include UCSF Medical Group, Marin General Hospital, and Brown and Toland Physicians. He attended the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for residency. He is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. Dr. Berger can take Blue Shield, Health Net, Anthem, and more. He has received the following distinction: Top Doctor Marin Magazine. Dr. Berger welcomes new patients at his office inSan Francisco, CA as reported by Brown and Toland Physicians.

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery From 2013 - 2022

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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