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Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD

Accepting New Patients

(127 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (1999 - 2001)

Professional interests include: thoracic myelopathy, spine problems, cervical myelopathy

611 North Lindsay Street
High Point, NC 27262

(336) 905-6100

Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD is a spine surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD is affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.

Office Locations

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

131 Miller Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27103

(336) 716-8200

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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

611 North Lindsay Street
High Point, NC 27262

(336) 905-6100

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Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC during 2012 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
doctor visit	417
injections	122
nerve block	83
pain management	83
spinal procedures	83

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC during 2013 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	63
doctor visit	392
injections	185
nerve block	103
pain management	122
spinal procedures	122

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	36
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
doctor visit	296
injections	163
nerve block	77
pain management	94
spinal procedures	94

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	28
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC during 2015 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	80
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	24
doctor visit	369
emergency care	11
injections	196
nerve block	94
pain management	116
spinal procedures	116

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	650
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	98
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC during 2016 were injections, spinal procedures, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	99
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	34
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	288
hospital care	25
injections	187
inpatient care	25
nerve block	72
nerve procedures	22
pain management	88
spinal procedures	110

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	35
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC during 2017 were injections, spinal procedures, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	14
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	260
hospital care	12
injections	74
inpatient care	12
nerve block	11
nerve procedures	17
pain management	30
spinal procedures	47

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	35
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC during 2018 were aspiration, injections, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	48
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	23
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	181
emergency care	11
injections	48
nerve procedures	30
spinal procedures	30

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	31
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC during 2019 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD for Medicare patients.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	176
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	100

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	14
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	85
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	13
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	125
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	16
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC during 2022 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	131
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

aspiration	63
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	21
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	247
emergency care	11
hospital care	15
injections	139
inpatient care	15
nerve block	73
nerve procedures	20
pain management	88
spinal procedures	70

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD.

**Gender**
Female	156
Male	105

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	224
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	27
75 to 84	75
Less than 65	53
65 to 74	102

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 2001. He completed residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (2001)

Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals (2006)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 127 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Winston-Salem, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Tadhg James O'Gara, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$1,552 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $1,552
NUVASIVE, INC.	$384 TLIF $79	ALIF $75	TLX $22	$208
Ortho Kinematics, Inc.	$82 Vertebral Motion Analysis $82
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$37 MazorX - Renaissance $37
Medtronic, Inc.	$20 KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY $20

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,330
Food and Beverage	$674
Education	$70

Biography

Dr. Tadhg O'Gara is a specialist in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is rated highly by his patients. His areas of clinical interest consist of thoracic myelopathy and cervical myelopathy. Dr. O'Gara attended SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and Wake Forest University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center for residency. He is professionally affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. According to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Winston-Salem, NC.

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