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Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD

Accepting New Patients

(8 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Stanford University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: thoracic spine surgery

2330 East Bidwell Street Suite 100
Folsom, CA 95630

(916) 245-3322

Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD is a spine surgeon in Folsom, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, Sutter Health, Hill Physicians and Mercy Hospital Folsom Mercy General Hospital Mercy San Juan Medical Center Woodland Memorial Hospital.

Office Locations

13385 Folsom Boulevard Suite 800
Folsom, CA 95630

(916) 245-3322

(916) 245-1150

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Mercy Hospital Folsom Mercy General Hospital Mercy San Juan Medical Center Woodland Memorial Hospital

2330 East Bidwell Street Suite 100
Folsom, CA 95630

(916) 245-3322

(912) 245-1150

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, 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 with foraminotomy and facetectomy

spinal decompression surgery

In 2012, Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, and spinal decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Folsom, CA during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	38

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD in 2014

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Folsom, CA during 2015 were nerve procedures, hospital care, decompression surgery and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	381
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
nerve procedures	19
spinal procedures	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	424
Black	26
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	52
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Folsom, CA during 2016 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	338
nerve procedures	19
spinal procedures	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	16
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Folsom, CA during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	370
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
nerve procedures	30
spinal procedures	52

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	19
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Folsom, CA during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	429
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	42
spinal procedures	73

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	20
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Folsom, CA during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	427
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	45
spinal procedures	78

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	27
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Folsom, CA during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
decompression surgery	65
doctor visit	379
neck surgery	22
nerve procedures	65
spinal procedures	116

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	20
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Folsom, CA during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
decompression surgery	60
doctor visit	376
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	60
spinal procedures	97

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	11
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Folsom, CA during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	384
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	74

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	12
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Folsom, CA were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	313
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	36
spinal procedures	61

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	186
Hispanic	13
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	59
85 and over	16
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	108

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	8
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Sutter Health

Hill Physicians

Mercy Hospital Folsom Mercy General Hospital Mercy San Juan Medical Center Woodland Memorial Hospital

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. Ravi Ramachandran, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Molina Healthcare, SCAN Health Plan, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Health Net, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Western Health Advantage (WHA) and Central Health Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

Molina Healthcare

SCAN Health Plan

Anthem

UnitedHealthcare

Health Net

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Western Health Advantage (WHA)

Central Health Plan

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.5 out of 5 stars based on 8 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ravi Ramachandran, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Folsom, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$120,846 SERRATO $23,561	XIA $18,907	BACS $12,925	OASYS $11,289	XIA 3 $11,281	Other $42,883
Spineart USA Inc	$30,935 Perla TL $19,277	SCARLET AC-T $4,250	Scarlet AL-T $3,082	SCARLET $1,500	PERLA C $1,128	Other $1,698
BIOVENTUS LLC	$7,726 BoneScalpel $2,426	OsteoAMP $522	$4,778
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$3,889 ZEVO $1,380	PlasmaBlade $897	AQUAMANTYS $666	ADAPTIVESTIM $214	ATLANTIS $183	Other $549
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$2,518 Cervical and Trauma Therapies $1,999	Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $214	Enabling Technologies - NIM NAV Power $107	Cervical /Trauma Therapies $91	i7 $46	Other $62
Other	$10,316 Image Guided Surgery Products $1,443	Spine $822	Biosurgicals $612	TITAN NANOLOCK $584	Thoracolumbar $566	Other $6,287

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$125,835
Food and Beverage	$36,915
Travel and Lodging	$7,741
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$5,625
Education	$65
Other	$48

Biography

Dr. Ravi Ramachandran sees patients in Folsom, CA. His medical specialties are spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Ramachandran is conversant in Spanish. Areas of expertise for Dr. Ramachandran include thoracic spine surgery. He is affiliated with Mercy General Hospital, Mercy Hospital of Folsom, and Woodland Memorial Hospital. Dr. Ramachandran attended medical school at Stanford University School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Ramachandran completed a residency program at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Patient ratings for Dr. Ramachandran average 2.5 stars (out of 5). He usually is in-network for Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem, as well as other insurance carriers. According to Hill Physicians, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Folsom, CA.