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Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

1830 Franklin Street Suite 450
Denver, CO 80218

(303) 321-1333

Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD is a spine surgeon in Denver, CO specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

1830 Franklin Street Suite 450
Denver, CO 80218

(303) 321-1333

(303) 321-0620

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In The News

“Then Dr. Timothy Birney, a Denver orthopedist, performed a kyphoplasty to repair the collapsed vertebra, injecting balloons and cement to reinforce it.”—"Naturalized citizen Aliphine Tuliamuk finishes second in Bolder Boulder women's pro race", The Denver Post, May 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Denver, CO during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	576
image guided procedures	27
injections	27
minimally invasive procedures	27
nerve procedures	44
pain management	27
spinal procedures	180
X-rays	80

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Denver, CO during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	614
hip imaging	12
image guided procedures	16
injections	31
minimally invasive procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve block	15
nerve procedures	31
pain management	31
spinal procedures	169
X-rays	106

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	50
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Denver, CO during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	626
image guided procedures	35
injections	46
minimally invasive procedures	35
nerve block	11
nerve procedures	12
pain management	46
spinal procedures	154
X-rays	96

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	59
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Denver, CO during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	652
hip imaging	12
image guided procedures	20
injections	40
minimally invasive procedures	20
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve block	20
nerve procedures	48
pain management	40
spinal procedures	208
X-rays	121

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	764
Black	38
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	454
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	78
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD in 2015

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Denver, CO during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	607
image guided procedures	30
injections	48
minimally invasive procedures	30
nerve block	18
nerve procedures	37
pain management	48
spinal procedures	170
X-rays	72

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	44
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Denver, CO during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	628
image guided procedures	19
injections	19
minimally invasive procedures	19
nerve procedures	19
pain management	19
spinal procedures	127
X-rays	89

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	41
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Denver, CO during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	543
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	116
X-rays	83

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	30
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Denver, CO during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	506
image guided procedures	20
injections	20
minimally invasive procedures	20
nerve procedures	33
pain management	20
spinal procedures	130
X-rays	64

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	32
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Denver, CO during 2020 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	422
spinal procedures	22
X-rays	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	22
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	18
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Denver, CO during 2021 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	295
spinal procedures	30
X-rays	30

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	14
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Denver, CO during 2022 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	216
spinal procedures	30
X-rays	30

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD in 2022

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	12
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Denver, CO were spinal procedures, X-rays, pain management and injections.

decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	516
hip imaging	12
image guided procedures	23
injections	33
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve block	16
nerve procedures	32
pain management	33
spinal procedures	121
X-rays	72

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	309
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	114
85 and over	32
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	168

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy James Birney, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	10
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Colorado.

Licensed In: Colorado

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$1,521 Spine $1,049	Virage $321	Mobi-C $151
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$100 $100
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$84 KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $72	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $11
Ethicon US, LLC	$57 SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix Family of Products $46	STRATAFIX $12
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$57 Interventional Therapies $57
Other	$253 TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $36	BioSurgery - FLOSEAL $33	OFIRMEV $25	Tymlos $23	TEFLARO $17	Other $120

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,050
Food and Beverage	$922
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$100

Biography

Dr. Timothy Birney's specialties are spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He practices in Denver, CO. Dr. Birney obtained a license to practice in Colorado.