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Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD

Accepting New Patients

(44 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Indiana University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: minimally invasive spine surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, complex spine surgery, and more.

12188-b North Meridian Street
Carmel, IN 46032

(317) 705-4500

Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD is a neurosurgeon in Carmel, IN specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD is affiliated with Ascension St. Vincent Fishers, Union Health, Franciscan Health System, Ascension, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine and Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis.

Office Locations

Franciscan Health System

12188-b North Meridian Street
Carmel, IN 46032

(317) 705-4500

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13345 Illinois Street
Carmel, IN 46032

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13345 Illinois Street
Carmel, IN 46158

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2001 W. 86th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260

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555 E County Line Road #202
Greenwood, IN 46143

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8111 S. Emerson Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46237

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Richard B. Rodgers, assistant professor of clinical neurosurgery and director of neurotrauma at the Indiana University School of Medicine.”—"Categories", The Health Care Blog, February 2018

“"The majority of patients with that kind of injury do not have a good outcome," said Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, the neurosurgeon who removed part of Vellinga's skull in an attempt to bring down the...”—"'Spectacular' Recovery for State Fair Stage Collapse Victim", NBC News, March 2014

“Neurosurgeon Dr. Richard Rodgers said the 29-year-old officer was declared brain dead about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday when tests detected no blood flow to the officer s damaged brain.”—"Police: Shot Indianapolis officer dies", The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2011

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

emergency care

emergency room care

In 2023, Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD had a list price for emergency care, and emergency room (ER) care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Indiana. 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 Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Indiana, Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

emergency room care

In 2012, Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD performed more emergency room (ER) care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Carmel, IN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	226
hospital care	163
inpatient care	163
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Carmel, IN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	137
emergency care	11
hospital care	270
inpatient care	270
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	40
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Carmel, IN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	164
emergency care	41
hospital care	304
inpatient care	304
spinal procedures	33
X-rays	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	38
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Carmel, IN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	132
emergency care	32
hospital care	304
inpatient care	304
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	25
spinal procedures	101
X-rays	52

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	82
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	35
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	34
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Carmel, IN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	136
emergency care	58
hospital care	254
inpatient care	254
spinal procedures	47
X-rays	35

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	40
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Carmel, IN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
doctor visit	117
emergency care	37
hospital care	189
inpatient care	189
spinal procedures	98
X-rays	71

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	33
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	45
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Carmel, IN during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130
emergency care	53
hospital care	220
inpatient care	220
spinal procedures	54
X-rays	54

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	30
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Carmel, IN during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	132
emergency care	44
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138
spinal procedures	45
X-rays	45

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	210
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	32
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Carmel, IN during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	120
emergency care	26
hospital care	188
inpatient care	188
spinal procedures	29
X-rays	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	26
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	26
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Carmel, IN during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	153
emergency care	53
hospital care	265
inpatient care	265
spinal procedures	70
X-rays	59

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	42
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	26
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Carmel, IN during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116
emergency care	22
hospital care	143
inpatient care	143
spinal procedures	40
X-rays	40

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	23
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Carmel, IN were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	142
emergency care	37
hospital care	221
inpatient care	221
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	49
X-rays	45

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	241
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	78
85 and over	35
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	109

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery The American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Indiana.

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Residency: Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery The American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Indiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ascension St. Vincent Fishers

Union Health

Franciscan Health System

Ascension

Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 44 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Carmel, IN.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, 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.	$28,459 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $27,828	Cervical and Trauma Therapies $166	ELEVATE $137	Thoracolumbar Therapies $110	Cervical -Trauma Therapies $104	Other $114
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$12,506 RIALTO $7,079	CD HORIZON $4,963	PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $176	CLYDESDALE $137	NAVLOCK $110	Other $42
Globus Medical, Inc.	$1,131 Excelsius Robotics System $713	EXCELSIUS $379	Spine $39
NUVASIVE, INC.	$479 Thoracolumbar $479
Medtronic, Inc.	$312 UNID_PASS $136	Mazor X Stealth Edition $106	$70
Other	$1,342 General K2M Product Discussion $219	Palisade Pedicle Screw System $185	Cranial ReconstructionFixation $139	iFuse Implant $102	Spine Devices $67	Other $630

**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	$36,032
Travel and Lodging	$4,482
Food and Beverage	$3,712
Entertainment	$3

Research Payments

Dr. Richard B. Rodgers, MD has received 15 research payments totaling $4,814.

Biography

Dr. Richard Rodgers is a specialist in neurosurgery in Carmel, IN, Indianapolis, IN, and Greenwood, IN. Patients rated Dr. Rodgers highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). His areas of expertise include the following: spine tumor, minimally invasive spine surgery, and peripheral nerve surgery. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Ascension St. Vincent Fishers, Union Health, and Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine. He welcomes new patients at his office inCARMEL, IN as reported by Ascension. Dr. Rodgers is a graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Indiana University. He has received the distinction of Forty Under 40 Indianapolis Business Journal.