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Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD

Specializes in: Spine Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

University of Michigan Medical School

975 Kirman Avenue Sierra Nevada Hcs (654)
Reno, NV 89502

Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD is a spine surgeon in Reno, NV specializing in spine surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

975 Kirman Avenue Sierra Nevada Hcs (654)
Reno, NV 89502

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

pain management

selective nerve root block

spinal procedures

subarachnoid block with local anesthetic

transforaminal epidural steroid injection

In 2023, Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD performed more pain management, selective nerve root block (SNRB), spinal procedures, subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Nevada.

Top 25%

By Volume:

injections

pelvis X-ray

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD performed more injections, pelvis X-ray, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Nevada.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Reno, NV during 2012 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, X-rays and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
diagnostic evaluation	19
doctor visit	754
hospital care	13
injections	72
inpatient care	13
manual therapy	140
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
nerve block	41
pain management	57
pelvic imaging	34
rehabilitation	487
spinal procedures	248
X-rays	224

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Reno, NV during 2013 were rehabilitation, X-rays, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
diagnostic evaluation	27
doctor visit	759
immobilization	25
injections	165
manual therapy	150
musculoskeletal imaging	18
nerve block	46
pain management	137
pelvic imaging	44
rehabilitation	510
spinal procedures	233
X-rays	234

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	24
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Reno, NV during 2014 were rehabilitation, X-rays, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
diagnostic evaluation	11
doctor visit	760
immobilization	32
injections	151
manual therapy	101
musculoskeletal imaging	17
nerve block	53
pain management	130
pelvic imaging	39
rehabilitation	313
spinal procedures	185
X-rays	188

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	39
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Reno, NV during 2015 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, X-rays and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation	15
doctor visit	605
immobilization	25
injections	50
manual therapy	116
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nerve block	22
pain management	50
pelvic imaging	17
rehabilitation	236
spinal procedures	158
X-rays	142

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	52
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Reno, NV during 2016 were rehabilitation, X-rays, spinal procedures and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
diagnostic evaluation	18
doctor visit	723
injections	126
manual therapy	126
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	17
nerve block	25
pain management	66
pelvic imaging	43
rehabilitation	347
spinal procedures	172
X-rays	189

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	34
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Reno, NV during 2017 were X-rays, rehabilitation, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
doctor visit	715
injections	133
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
nerve block	24
pain management	72
pelvic imaging	110
rehabilitation	234
spinal procedures	198
X-rays	269

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	32
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Reno, NV during 2018 were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
doctor visit	738
injections	129
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
nerve block	20
pain management	63
pelvic imaging	112
spinal procedures	185
X-rays	259

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	28
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	26
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Reno, NV during 2019 were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
doctor visit	958
immobilization	26
injections	274
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	23
nerve block	43
pain management	143
pelvic imaging	162
spinal procedures	299
X-rays	401

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	38
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	49
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Reno, NV during 2020 were X-rays, injections, spinal procedures and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
doctor visit	664
injections	212
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	41
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve block	23
pain management	93
pelvic imaging	128
spinal procedures	209
X-rays	264

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	28
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	22
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Reno, NV during 2021 were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	781
injections	219
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	37
musculoskeletal imaging	18
nerve block	22
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	11
pain management	93
pelvic imaging	142
spinal procedures	233
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	334

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	45
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Reno, NV during 2022 were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
doctor visit	732
injections	220
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	56
nerve block	32
pain management	132
pelvic imaging	153
spinal procedures	249
X-rays	314

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	23
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Reno, NV were rehabilitation, X-rays, spinal procedures and injections.

aspiration	35
decompression surgery	11
diagnostic evaluation	18
doctor visit	744
hospital care	13
immobilization	27
injections	159
inpatient care	13
manual therapy	126
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	27
musculoskeletal imaging	17
nerve block	31
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	11
pain management	94
pelvic imaging	89
rehabilitation	354
spinal procedures	215
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	256

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	19
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	240
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	18
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	89
85 and over	31
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	152

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. He has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.79 out of 5 stars based on 1187 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert E. Lins, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Reno, NV.

4.79

Overall Rating

(1187 Ratings)

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2024-03-19

This “doctor” literally refused to see a patient who had a broken thumb a week ago. We waited 3 days for his response and he suggested to have the patient seen by owner of his colleagues, who by  the way, is on VACATIONS!  Being a real doctor involves being reasonable and responsible with your patients and this reaction was extremely UNPROFESSIONAL, knowing time would continue to pass and that patient would continue to be without an evaluation on his broken metacarpal bone of his right hand. Apparently the revenue for seeing this patient was not going to be enough to be worthy of your time, doctor? I believe you  swore the Hippocratic Oath as your guide and ethics …I would recommend reading it often so that you do not forget what it means to be a doctor.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$650,502 Aspen $469,568	Spine $180,934
Captiva Spine Inc	$481,361 CapLOX II $481,361
BIOMET SPINE, LLC	$248,499 Spine $248,499
ZIMVIE INC.	$136,046 ASPEN MIS FUSION SYSTEM $136,046
Lanx, Inc.	$88,946 Spinal Fusion Device $88,946
Other	$25,938 PREFERENCE $25,000	XIAFLEX $276	FORTEO $202	Proclaim IPG $79	Variax $65	Other $317

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$1,548,666
Consulting Fee	$80,964
Food and Beverage	$1,662

Biography

Dr. Robert Lins' specialties are hand surgery, spine surgery, and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. He is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Lins is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School.