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Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Medical College of Wisconsin

Professional interests include: artificial disc replacement, minimally invasive spine surgery, spine problems, and more.

4602 Eastpark Boulevard
Madison, WI 53718

(608) 265-3207

Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD is a neurosurgeon in Madison, WI specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, UnityPoint Health and UW Health.

Office Locations

2500 Overlook Terrace William S. Middleton Mvh (607)
Madison, WI 53705

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UW Health

4602 Eastpark Boulevard
Madison, WI 53718

(608) 265-3207

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UnityPoint Health

600 Highland Avenue Suite K4/822
Madison, WI 53792

(608) 263-7502

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621 Science Drive
Madison, WI 53711

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

spinal decompression surgery

By Affordability:

lumbar spine surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Wisconsin, Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy, laminectomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, and spinal decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for lumbar spine surgery 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. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Madison, WI during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	163
hospital care	113
inpatient care	113
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Madison, WI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	181
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	20
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Madison, WI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	165
hospital care	173
inpatient care	173
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	103

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	19
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Madison, WI during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	207
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76
nerve procedures	22
spinal procedures	22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	44
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Madison, WI during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	243
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
nerve procedures	21
spinal procedures	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	17
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Madison, WI during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	295
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153
nerve procedures	30
spinal procedures	30

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	27
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Madison, WI during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	294
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	29

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	25
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Madison, WI during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	266
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	33

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	25
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Madison, WI during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	214
hospital care	133
inpatient care	133
nerve procedures	29
spinal procedures	29

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	23
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Madison, WI during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	276
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	47

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	33
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Madison, WI during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	178
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
nerve procedures	21
spinal procedures	21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	15
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Madison, WI were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	225
hospital care	113
inpatient care	113
nerve procedures	22
spinal procedures	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	232
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	70
85 and over	22
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	108

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	10
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed residency at University of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the ABMS / AOA Certification American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Residency: University of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: ABMS / AOA Certification American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nathaniel P. Brooks, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

UnityPoint Health

UW Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$28,743 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $14,721	Thoracolumbar Therapies $14,022
Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.	$6,000 $6,000
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$3,500 Spine $3,500
Synthes GmbH	$1,691 $1,691
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$290 Spine $238	Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation $52
Other	$135 Spinal Surgery $114	CD HORIZON $20

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$31,481
Consulting Fee	$3,500
Travel and Lodging	$3,490
Food and Beverage	$1,137
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program	$750

Biography

Dr. Nathaniel Brooks is a specialist in neurosurgery in Madison, WI. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Brooks attended Medical College of Wisconsin for medical school. Clinical interests for Dr. Brooks include anterior cervical discectomy, herniated disc, and spinal fracture. Dr. Brooks's hospital/clinic affiliations include UnityPoint Health, UW Health, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. According to UnityPoint Health, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Madison, WI.