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Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

701 University Boulevard E Suite 702
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

(205) 752-0441

Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD is a neurosurgeon in Tuscaloosa, AL specializing in neurosurgery. Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care and DCH Health System.

Office Locations

DCH Health System

701 University Boulevard E Suite 702
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

(205) 752-0441

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

decompression surgery

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

spinal decompression

spinal decompression surgery

spine surgery procedures

In 2012, Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD had a list price for decompression surgery, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), lamina procedures, laminectomy, lumbar decompression, lumbar spine surgery, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, spinal decompression, spinal decompression surgery, and spine surgery procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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. Rick L. McKenzie, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	50
decompression surgery	111
doctor visit	451
hospital care	251
inpatient care	251
neck surgery	50
nerve procedures	111
spinal procedures	165

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	47
decompression surgery	89
doctor visit	479
hospital care	180
inpatient care	180
neck surgery	47
nerve procedures	89
open surgery	12
spinal procedures	134
upper extremity surgery	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	40
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	40
decompression surgery	109
doctor visit	524
hospital care	259
inpatient care	259
neck surgery	40
nerve procedures	109
open surgery	17
spinal procedures	142
upper extremity surgery	17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	452
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	41
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	53
decompression surgery	187
doctor visit	711
hospital care	350
inpatient care	350
neck surgery	53
nerve procedures	187
open surgery	19
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	253
upper extremity surgery	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	632
Female	834

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1084
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	564
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	138
Less than 65	434

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	77
decompression surgery	181
doctor visit	846
hospital care	364
inpatient care	364
neck surgery	77
nerve procedures	181
open surgery	13
spinal procedures	281
upper extremity surgery	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	341
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	593
Black	193
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	52
Less than 65	244

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2017 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	83
decompression surgery	148
doctor visit	604
hospital care	203
inpatient care	203
minimally invasive procedures	12
neck surgery	55
nerve procedures	148
open surgery	15
spinal procedures	268
upper extremity surgery	15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	21
Less than 65	205

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2018 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	49
decompression surgery	149
doctor visit	638
hospital care	208
inpatient care	208
neck surgery	36
nerve procedures	149
open surgery	14
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	232
upper extremity surgery	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	391
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	20
Less than 65	194

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	50
decompression surgery	114
doctor visit	651
hospital care	201
inpatient care	201
neck surgery	50
nerve procedures	114
spinal procedures	190

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	50
Less than 65	165

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2020 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
decompression surgery	95
doctor visit	431
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
neck surgery	25
nerve procedures	95
spinal procedures	121

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	25
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
decompression surgery	55
doctor visit	321
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
neck surgery	24
nerve procedures	55
spinal procedures	80

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	155

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	17
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tuscaloosa, AL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	168
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	17
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tuscaloosa, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	49
decompression surgery	123
doctor visit	529
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210
minimally invasive procedures	12
neck surgery	45
nerve procedures	123
open surgery	15
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	186
upper extremity surgery	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	17
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	403
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	119
85 and over	38
Less than 65	167
65 to 74	217

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	9
Dementia	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Memorial Health Care

DCH Health System

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
NUVASIVE, INC.	$5,971 Thoracolumbar $2,931	XLIF $1,308	Reline $402	ALIF $374	Biologics $250	Other $706
Globus Medical, Inc.	$511 Excelsius GPS $127	ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System $98	Spine $98	MARS 3V Lateral Retractor $96	RISE-L $64	Other $29
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$219 MazorX - Renaissance $132	O-ARM-Spine $56	INFINITY OCT System $31
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$160 Thoracolumbar Therapies $160
Nutech Spine, Inc.	$92 NuShield $92
Other	$47 Xtampza ER $28	CLICK $12	Precision $7

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,911
Travel and Lodging	$2,090

Biography

Dr. Rickey McKenzie's area of specialization is neurosurgery. Dr. McKenzie attended medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care and DCH Health System.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick L. McKenzie, MD From 2012 - 2022

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