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Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Professional interests include: scoliosis, kyphosis, spinal deformity, and more.

1 Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO

(573) 882-4141

Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD is a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD is affiliated with University of Missouri Health Care.

Office Locations

University of Missouri Health Care

1 Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO

(573) 882-4141

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University of Missouri Health Care

1100 Virginia Avenue
Columbia, MO

(573) 882-2663

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1100 Virginia Avenue
Columbia, MO 65212

(573) 882-2663

(573) 882-5847

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	286
nerve procedures	41
spinal procedures	102

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	277
nerve procedures	46
spinal procedures	91

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	282
nerve procedures	37
spinal procedures	70

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	11
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	298
nerve procedures	53
spinal procedures	103

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	422
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	50
doctor visit	300
nerve procedures	50
spinal procedures	83

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	11
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	241
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	64

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	266
nerve procedures	52
spinal procedures	96

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	113

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	13
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	275
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	31

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	19
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	208
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	157
nerve procedures	28
spinal procedures	43

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	15
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	224
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	41

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	86

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO during 2023 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	188
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	39

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Columbia, MO were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	250
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	66

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	133
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	32
85 and over	5
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	9
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School. He completed residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Missouri Health Care

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Synthes GmbH	$16,871 $16,871
DePuy Synthes Products LLC	$11,895 Spine $2,373	MIS $72	$9,450
Stryker Corporation	$8,570 THORACO-LUMBAR $6,652	New Product Development $1,400	INTERBODY DEVICE $500	Cervical $18
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$2,775 Spine $2,750	Thoracolumbar $25
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$2,164 Spine $1,588	SYNAPSE $111	Fibergraft BG Morsels $110	Cervical $109	EXPEDIUM $99	Other $147
Other	$973 Excelsius Robotics System $86	ACF $83	Spine $63	STALIF C-Ti $29	CLYDESDALE $14	Other $698

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$16,801
Consulting Fee	$10,750
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	$4,750
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program	$4,500
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$2,750
Other	$3,697

Research Payments

Dr. Theodore John Choma, MD has received 5 research payments totaling $49,698.

Biography

Dr. Theodore Choma specializes in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Clinical interests for Dr. Choma include scoliosis, vertebroplasty, and kyphosis. Dr. Choma attended Eastern Virginia Medical School and then went on to complete his residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Awards and/or distinctions he has received include Co-recipient, Vice Chancellor s Award for UMHS Innovation and Improvement Sharing Days; Alpha Omega Alpha, medical honor society inducted; and US Army, Europe Command, Flight Surgeon of the year. Dr. Choma is affiliated with the University of Missouri Health Care.