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Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

1701 W Saint Marys Road Suite 114
Tucson, AZ 85745

(520) 729-1300

Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD is a spine surgeon in Tucson, AZ specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

1701 W Saint Marys Road Suite 114
Tucson, AZ 85745

(520) 729-1300

(520) 495-2683

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Tucson, AZ during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and bone surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
aspiration	13
bone surgery	20
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	218
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	82
injections	13
inpatient care	82
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	14
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	14
revision surgery	16
spinal procedures	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Tucson, AZ during 2013 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
bone surgery	24
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	219
hospital care	79
implant removal	15
inpatient care	79
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	42
revision surgery	15
spinal procedures	129

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	25
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Tucson, AZ during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	214
fracture surgery	27
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	27
open surgery	16
reconstructive surgery	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	33
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Tucson, AZ during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	125
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	14
open surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	84
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	46
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Tucson, AZ during 2016 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	11
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	100
hospital care	47
injections	12
inpatient care	47
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
nerve block	12
nerve procedures	11
pain management	12
spinal procedures	48

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	20
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Tucson, AZ during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	11
doctor visit	117
hospital care	30
injections	12
inpatient care	30
nerve block	12
pain management	12
spinal procedures	23

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	14
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Tucson, AZ during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and revision surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	19
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	138
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
nerve procedures	42
revision surgery	20
spinal procedures	91

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	16
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Tucson, AZ during 2019 were spinal procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	12
CT scan	13
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	221
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	78
injections	28
inpatient care	78
lower extremity surgery	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
nerve block	28
nerve procedures	34
pain management	28
revision surgery	11
spinal procedures	129

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	28
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Tucson, AZ during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	166
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
lower extremity surgery	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Tucson, AZ during 2021 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	168
hospital care	34
injections	18
inpatient care	34
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
nerve block	18
nerve procedures	17
pain management	18
spinal procedures	51

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	20
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Tucson, AZ during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	25
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	25

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Tucson, AZ were spinal procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
aspiration	13
bone surgery	16
CT scan	13
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	155
fracture surgery	16
hospital care	57
implant removal	15
injections	16
inpatient care	57
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
neck surgery	11
nerve block	17
nerve procedures	27
open surgery	14
pain management	17
reconstructive surgery	14
revision surgery	15
spinal procedures	77

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD.

**Gender**
Female	88
Male	53

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	92
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	28
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	42
85 and over	18
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	54

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nicholas A. Ransom, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Custom Spine, Inc.	$7,440 $7,440
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$902 Spine-Lumbar $407	Spine-IBD $366	Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $74	Spine-New Product in Development $56
Mazor Robotics Inc.	$455 $455
Stryker Corporation	$221 Easy Clip $91	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $89	HIPS $42
Paradigm Spine, LLC	$147 DSS $147
Other	$804 Spine-New Product in Development $140	ORBACTIV $125	GrafixPL $100	ENTRE $100	VAC VERAFLO $95	Other $244

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$7,440
Food and Beverage	$1,381
Travel and Lodging	$1,147

Biography

Dr. Nicholas Ransom practices spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Ransom has obtained a license to practice in Illinois.