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Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

University of Illinois College of Medicine

9403 Crown Crest Boulevard Suite 200
Parker, CO 80138

(720) 638-7500

Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD is a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD is affiliated with CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region.

Office Locations

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

2312 N Nevada Avenue Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80907

(719) 473-3272

(719) 389-1192

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9403 Crown Crest Boulevard Suite 200
Parker, CO 80138

(720) 638-7500

(303) 269-2829

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	165
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	179
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	19
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	244
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	13
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	120
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	28
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	231
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	19
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	264
hospital care	55
image guided procedures	19
inpatient care	55
nerve procedures	11
radiation therapy	19
spinal procedures	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	16
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	19
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2018 were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	33
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	172
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	29
spinal procedures	65

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	12
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	21
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	142
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	26

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2020 were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	201
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD in 2020

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
doctor visit	150
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
spinal procedures	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	14
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	165
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2023 were spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
doctor visit	156
spinal procedures	13

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD in 2023

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Colorado Springs, CO were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and radiation therapy.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	182
hospital care	55
image guided procedures	19
inpatient care	55
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	15
radiation therapy	19
spinal procedures	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	170
Hispanic	6
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	59
85 and over	10
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	96

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	12
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine. He completed residency at Loyola University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Colorado.

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine

Residency: Loyola University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Colorado

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$4,077 CD HORIZON $2,295	MazorX - Renaissance $335	PRESTIGE $280	PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $227	ADAPTIVESTIM $192	Other $749
Globus Medical, Inc.	$3,296 RISE-L $2,414	SABLE $173	Hedron $149	XTEND $123	3D Printed Integrated ALIF Spa $110	Other $328
Medtronic, Inc.	$2,353 PRESTIGE LP CERVICAL DISC SYSTEM $714	Mazor X Stealth Edition $431	UNiD $335	CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM $183	O-ARM $153	Other $537
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$1,573 Thoracolumbar Therapies $1,136	Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $199	Enabling Technologies - NIM, NAV, Power $130	Cervical and Trauma Therapies $79	Drug Infusion Systems - Neuro $13	Other $16
Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC	$767 activL Artificial Disc $767
Other	$2,761 Infinity $238	ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY ET DURAL SEALANT $198	VNS Therapy SenTiva Model 1000 Generator $173	VNS Therapy $166	Omnia $154	Other $1,832

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,909
Travel and Lodging	$5,319
Consulting Fee	$600

Research Payments

Dr. Ronald L. Hammers, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $5,300.

Biography

Dr. Ronald Hammers is a spine surgery and neurosurgery specialist in Colorado Springs, CO and Parker, CO. He is affiliated with CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region. Dr. Hammers graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Hammers completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with Loyola University.