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Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

800 Saint Vincents Drive Suite 710
Birmingham, AL 35205

(205) 723-0088

Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD is an anesthesiologist in Vestavia Hills, AL specializing in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD is affiliated with Grandview Medical Center.

Office Locations

200 Montgomery Highway Suite 200
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216

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Grandview Medical Center

2700 10th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205

(205) 723-0088

(205) 406-7222

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800 Saint Vincents Drive Suite 710
Birmingham, AL 35205

(205) 723-0088

(205) 406-7222

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

injections

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

nerve block

pain management

selective nerve root block

spinal injection

subarachnoid block with local anesthetic

transforaminal epidural steroid injection

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Vestavia Hills, AL during 2012 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	219
injections	1218
nerve block	1218
pain management	1218
spinal procedures	1218

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Vestavia Hills, AL during 2013 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
doctor visit	235
injections	1373
nerve block	1245
pain management	1300
spinal procedures	1245

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	588
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	53
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Vestavia Hills, AL during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	121
doctor visit	203
injections	1292
minimally invasive procedures	19
nerve block	1074
neurostimulator lead placement	19
pain management	1171
spinal procedures	1107

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	567
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	63
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Vestavia Hills, AL during 2015 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	144
doctor visit	221
injections	1476
minimally invasive procedures	39
nerve block	1156
nerve procedures	13
neurostimulator lead placement	26
pain management	1345
spinal procedures	1210

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	430
Female	902

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1260
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	628
From 75 to 84	418
85 and over	140
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Vestavia Hills, AL during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	166
doctor visit	181
injections	1460
minimally invasive procedures	49
nerve block	1090
nerve procedures	19
neurostimulator lead placement	30
pain management	1313
spinal procedures	1114

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	595
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	65
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Vestavia Hills, AL during 2017 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	156
doctor visit	152
injections	1025
minimally invasive procedures	47
nerve block	731
nerve procedures	20
neurostimulator lead placement	27
pain management	889
spinal procedures	744

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	350

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	65
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Vestavia Hills, AL during 2018 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	156
doctor visit	226
injections	1055
minimally invasive procedures	27
nerve block	716
nerve procedures	27
pain management	926
spinal procedures	711

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	537
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	65
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Vestavia Hills, AL during 2019 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	162
doctor visit	308
injections	1069
minimally invasive procedures	52
nerve block	733
nerve procedures	31
neurostimulator lead placement	21
pain management	938
spinal procedures	732

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	595
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	55
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Vestavia Hills, AL during 2020 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	138
diabetes management	27
doctor visit	288
injections	917
lab tests	27
minimally invasive procedures	71
nerve block	641
nerve procedures	29
neurostimulator lead placement	42
pain management	808
spinal procedures	683

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	557
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	57
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Vestavia Hills, AL during 2021 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	120
decompression surgery	15
diabetes management	17
doctor visit	227
injections	780
lab tests	17
minimally invasive procedures	65
nerve block	547
nerve procedures	27
neurostimulator lead placement	38
pain management	672
spinal procedures	600

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	455
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	49
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Vestavia Hills, AL during 2022 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	156
diabetes management	27
doctor visit	108
injections	706
lab tests	27
nerve block	550
pain management	550
spinal procedures	550

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	56
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Vestavia Hills, AL were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration	139
decompression surgery	15
diabetes management	23
doctor visit	215
injections	1124
lab tests	23
minimally invasive procedures	46
nerve block	881
nerve procedures	23
neurostimulator lead placement	29
pain management	1011
spinal procedures	901

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	550
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	192
85 and over	60
Less than 65	71
65 to 74	268

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	10
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Residency: University of Alabama Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert Wood Nesbitt, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Grandview Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$10,594 PAIN MANAGEMENT $3,226	Precision $1,962	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $1,736	WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 $722	SPECTRA SYSTEM $687	Other $2,261
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,032 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation $908	INTELLIS $73	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $51
Vertos Medical, Inc.	$792 mild Device Kit $792
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.	$728 Intracept $728
Baxter Healthcare	$692 FLOSEAL $692
Other	$1,318 Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $298	Blazer Vertebral Augmentation Kit $132	INTERVENTIONAL SPINE $125	COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY $119	Zipsor $94	Other $550

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,587
Travel and Lodging	$4,474
Education	$94

Biography

Dr. Robert Nesbitt practices anesthesiology and pain medicine. He studied medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Nesbitt's training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Alabama. He is affiliated with Grandview Medical Center.

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