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Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1997)
7 Vanderbilt Park Drive
Asheville, NC 28803

Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD is a neurosurgeon in Asheville, NC specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD is affiliated with Mission Health, MISSION HEALTH COMMUNITY MULTISPECIALTY PROVIDERS LLC and Mission Hospital Angel Medical Center.

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Office Locations

Mission Hospital Angel Medical Center

7 Vanderbilt Park Drive
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 255-7776
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In The News 

“Deep brain stimulation, sometimes called "a pacemaker for the brain," can also help control tremors caused by Parkinson's disease, says Dr. Richard Lytle of Carolina Spine and Neurosurgery Center...”—"Deep brain stimulation offers hope for tremor sufferers", Mountain Xpress, August 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

spinal decompression
spinal decompression surgery
spinal instrumentation
spine surgery procedures

In 2023, Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD had a list price for spinal decompression, spinal decompression surgery, spinal instrumentation (e.g. rods/screws/metal plates), and spine surgery procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

brain MRI
MRI

In 2023, Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD had a list price for brain MRI, and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2013, Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Asheville, NC during 2013 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 11
cranial surgery 12
decompression surgery 44
doctor visit 538
hospital care 115
implant surgery 15
inpatient care 115
nerve procedures 44
neurostimulator replacement 15
spinal procedures 171
X-rays 105

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD.

Gender
Male 211
Female 297
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 485
Black 12
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 220
From 75 to 84 131
85 and over 41
Less than 65 116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 27
Dementia 10
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Asheville, NC during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 13
cranial surgery 11
decompression surgery 38
doctor visit 472
hospital care 141
image guided procedures 12
implant surgery 20
inpatient care 141
neck surgery 13
nerve procedures 38
neurostimulator replacement 20
radiation therapy 12
spinal procedures 122
X-rays 84

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD.

Gender
Male 196
Female 278
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 451
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 206
From 75 to 84 131
85 and over 52
Less than 65 85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 26
Dementia 13
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Asheville, NC during 2015 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 13
decompression surgery 46
doctor visit 454
hospital care 115
image guided procedures 12
implant surgery 19
inpatient care 115
neck surgery 13
nerve procedures 46
neurostimulator replacement 19
radiation therapy 12
spinal procedures 130
X-rays 52

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD.

Gender
Male 424
Female 512
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 896
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 386
From 75 to 84 294
85 and over 88
Less than 65 168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 31
Dementia 12
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Asheville, NC during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 15
decompression surgery 50
doctor visit 473
hospital care 97
image guided procedures 24
implant surgery 35
inpatient care 97
neck surgery 15
nerve procedures 50
neurostimulator replacement 35
radiation therapy 24
spinal procedures 95
X-rays 17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD.

Gender
Male 211
Female 254
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 445
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 195
From 75 to 84 149
85 and over 35
Less than 65 86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 30
Dementia 15
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Asheville, NC during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 14
cranial surgery 13
decompression surgery 33
doctor visit 438
hospital care 79
implant surgery 27
inpatient care 79
neck surgery 14
nerve procedures 33
neurostimulator replacement 27
spinal procedures 59
X-rays 15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD.

Gender
Male 207
Female 234
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 418
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 187
From 75 to 84 139
85 and over 42
Less than 65 73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 44
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 29
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 30
Dementia 13
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Asheville, NC during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 17
decompression surgery 29
doctor visit 373
hospital care 155
implant surgery 23
inpatient care 155
neck surgery 17
nerve procedures 29
neurostimulator replacement 23
spinal procedures 45

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD.

Gender
Male 181
Female 205
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 370
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 163
From 75 to 84 120
85 and over 46
Less than 65 57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 26
Dementia 17
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Asheville, NC during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 13
decompression surgery 36
doctor visit 374
hospital care 110
image guided procedures 20
implant surgery 18
inpatient care 110
neck surgery 13
nerve procedures 36
neurostimulator replacement 18
radiation therapy 20
spinal procedures 81
X-rays 22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD.

Gender
Male 166
Female 225
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 362
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 184
From 75 to 84 128
85 and over 29
Less than 65 50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 25
Dementia 15
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Asheville, NC during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 12
decompression surgery 43
doctor visit 264
hospital care 105
implant surgery 13
inpatient care 105
neck surgery 12
nerve procedures 43
neurostimulator replacement 13
spinal procedures 43

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD.

Gender
Male 153
Female 161
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 294
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 150
From 75 to 84 110
85 and over 26
Less than 65 28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 34
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 29
Dementia 15
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Asheville, NC during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery 19
doctor visit 271
hospital care 104
implant surgery 19
inpatient care 104
nerve procedures 19
neurostimulator replacement 19
spinal procedures 37

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD.

Gender
Male 135
Female 163
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 283
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 123
From 75 to 84 110
85 and over 33
Less than 65 32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 34
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 24
Dementia 14
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Asheville, NC during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery 22
doctor visit 246
hospital care 84
implant surgery 19
inpatient care 84
lab tests 16
nerve procedures 22
neurostimulator replacement 19
spinal procedures 22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD.

Gender
Male 135
Female 150
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 269
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 132
From 75 to 84 114
85 and over 20
Less than 65 19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 21
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 18
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 23
Dementia 9
Cancer 19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Asheville, NC during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging) 15
decompression surgery 20
doctor visit 218
hospital care 94
inpatient care 94
lab tests 20
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 15
nerve procedures 20
spinal procedures 35

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD.

Gender
Male 117
Female 163
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 264
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 126
From 75 to 84 105
85 and over 27
Less than 65 22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated during 2023 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 23
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 20
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 25
Dementia 10
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Asheville, NC were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 13
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 15
cranial surgery 12
decompression surgery 34
doctor visit 374
hospital care 109
image guided procedures 17
implant surgery 20
inpatient care 109
lab tests 18
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 15
neck surgery 13
nerve procedures 34
neurostimulator replacement 20
radiation therapy 17
spinal procedures 76
X-rays 49

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD.

Gender
Male 194
Female 240
Ethnicity
Black / African American 1
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 412
Hispanic 0
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 139
85 and over 39
Less than 65 66
65 to 74 188

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD From 2013 - 2023

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

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 10
Osteoporosis 13
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 26
Atrial Fibrillation 12
Cancer 14
Dementia 13

Education & Training

Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1997. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1997)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard A. Lytle JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mission Health
MISSION HEALTH COMMUNITY MULTISPECIALTY PROVIDERS LLC
Mission Hospital Angel Medical Center

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Medtronic, Inc. $408 nanoLOCK-L
$245 		Mazor X Stealth Edition
$138 		ACTIVA
$25
Medtronic USA, Inc. $178 DIVERGENCE-L
$63 		Deep Brain Neurostimulation
$61 		ACTIVA
$53
Accuray Incorporated $140 CyberKnife System
$140
Globus Medical, Inc. $127 Spine
$66 		SECURE-C
$42 		ViaShield
$18
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. $124 Thoracolumbar Therapies
$110 		Cervical -Trauma Therapies
$15
Other $171 COFLEX
$35 		Rampart Duo Interbody Fusion system
$32 		PRODISC C
$27 		Deep Brain Stimulation
$14 		MATRIXNEURO
$14 		Other
$49
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $1,149

Biography

Dr. Richard Lytle is a physician who specializes in neurosurgery. He attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Mission Health.

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