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Dr. Scott Laker, MD

(301 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pain Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (2003)

Professional interests include: neck injury, hip injury, knee injury, and more.

12605 E 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

(303) 694-9666

Dr. Scott Laker, MD is a pain medicine specialist in Aurora, CO specializing in pain medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). He graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Scott Laker, MD is affiliated with UCHealth, University of Colorado Medicine and UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver.

Office Locations

12605 E 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

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175 Inverness Drive West Suite 200
Englewood, CO 80112

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Some issues Dr. Scott Laker, MD can help you with:

Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injury medicine is a branch of medicine that treats damage to the spinal cord from an injury or a nontraumatic myelopathy, which is any disorder that affects the spinal area. The spinal cord is a section of nerve tissue protected by the vertebrae (spinal bones). Trauma to the spinal cord, typically caused by compression or bent vertebrae, prevents the body and brain from communicating. This can result in pain, loss of sensation, and impaired physical function and movement. Acute spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are a leading cause of permanent disability. Spinal cord injuries may develop from accidents or myelopathies, disorders that provoke spinal compression. Traumatic incidents such as falls, sports injuries, vehicle accidents, and bullet or stab wounds can cause an acute spinal cord injury.

Spinal cord injury medicine seeks to stabilize the spine and to alleviate the symptoms of spine damage. Practitioners of spinal cord injury medicine are called spinal cord injury specialists. Spinal cord injury medicine is an interdisciplinary field, meaning physicians of various specialties may be trained to treat spinal cord injuries.

Damage to the spinal cord may initially be diagnosed through X-ray, MRI, or CT scans. Patients can also undergo spinal exams to evaluate their sensory ability and strength. Injuries to the spinal cord can be complete (no feeling or sensation) or incomplete (some feeling or sensation remains). Conditions spinal cord injury medicine specialists may treat include:

Paralysis, such as paraplegia (loss of function in the legs), or quadriplegia (loss of function from the neck down)
Spine fracture or trauma, which can lead to impairment and/or significant pain
Spinal infections
Myelopathies, such as herniated disks, spinal tumors, and rheumatoid arthritis
Inflammatory diseases such as ankylosing spondylosis, and degenerative conditions like Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS)

Treatment for spinal cord injuries often involves surgery, either directly after an injury occurs or at a later date. Surgery for spine injuries is intended to ease spinal compression and stabilize the spine. Surgical procedures can involve shifting vertebrae, removing bone, or altering spinal placement with implantable devices. Patients with significant spinal trauma may require urgent surgical intervention.

Surgical treatments can be complemented by rehabilitative physical therapy to improve mobility. Spinal cord injury specialists also treat complications arising from a spinal injury, such as respiratory or bladder conditions. Some patients with spinal cord injuries may require lifelong treatment. Spinal cord injury specialists aim to help these patients successfully adjust and lead an improved quality of life. An emerging treatment for spinal cord injuries is neural prosthetics, which replicate patients' lost nerve function. Neural prostheses may be used as artificial body parts or assistive devices that patients may cognitively control. Other assistive devices include wheelchairs and scooters.

Spinal cord injury specialists may collaborate with physical therapists, radiologists, neurologists, urologists, and orthopedists.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Laker, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Aurora, CO during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Laker, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	136
doctor visit	225
hospital care	30
injections	91
inpatient care	30
nerve block	70
pain management	91
spinal procedures	91

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Laker, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Aurora, CO during 2013 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Laker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
diagnostic procedures	61
doctor visit	323
injections	153
nerve block	96
pain management	131
spinal procedures	131

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	14
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	24
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Laker, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Aurora, CO during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Laker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	293
injections	171
nerve block	113
pain management	140
spinal procedures	140

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	24
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	29
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Laker, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Aurora, CO during 2015 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Laker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	56
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	360
injections	198
nerve block	102
pain management	142
spinal procedures	142

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	592
Black	36
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	48
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Laker, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Aurora, CO during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Laker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
doctor visit	336
injections	171
nerve block	110
pain management	140
spinal procedures	140

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	24
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Laker, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Aurora, CO during 2017 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Laker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	77
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	398
injections	232
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve block	113
nerve procedures	18
pain management	173
spinal procedures	155

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	32
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Laker, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Aurora, CO during 2018 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Laker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	100
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	403
injections	243
minimally invasive procedures	21
nerve block	118
nerve procedures	21
pain management	164
spinal procedures	143

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	387
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	29
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Laker, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Aurora, CO during 2019 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Laker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	124
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	343
injections	304
minimally invasive procedures	20
nerve block	126
nerve procedures	20
pain management	184
spinal procedures	164

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	12
Hispanic	13
Asian	12
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	41
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Laker, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Aurora, CO during 2020 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Laker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	85
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	295
injections	228
nerve block	124
pain management	143
spinal procedures	143

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	334
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	37
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Laker, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Aurora, CO during 2021 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Laker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	63
doctor visit	428
hospital care	26
injections	167
inpatient care	26
nerve block	104
pain management	104
spinal procedures	104

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	16
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	34
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Laker, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Aurora, CO during 2022 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Laker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
doctor visit	261
injections	180
minimally invasive procedures	28
nerve block	110
nerve procedures	28
pain management	155
spinal procedures	127

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	22
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	3
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Laker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Scott Laker, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Aurora, CO were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration	64
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	333
hospital care	28
injections	194
inpatient care	28
minimally invasive procedures	21
nerve block	107
nerve procedures	21
pain management	142
spinal procedures	134

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	328
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	106
85 and over	29
Less than 65	39
65 to 74	201

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Laker, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Scott Laker, MD graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2003. He completed residency at University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Washington.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (2003)

Residency: University of Colorado Denver Affiliated Hospitals (2007)

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Scott Laker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCHealth

University of Colorado Medicine

UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Scott Laker, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 301 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Scott Laker, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Aurora, CO.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Covidien Sales LLC	$124 Synthetic Mesh $124
SI-Bone, Inc.	$115 iFuse Implant $115

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$240

Biography

Dr. Scott Laker's specialties are physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and pain medicine. Dr. Laker's areas of expertise include scoliosis, strains, and spinal cord injury. His average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). His education and training includes medical school at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Laker's professional affiliations include the University of Colorado Hospital and the University of Colorado Medicine.