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Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD

Accepting New Patients

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Temple University School of Medicine (1998)

Professional interests include: spine surgery procedures

1320 El Capitan Drive Suite 200
Danville, CA 94526

(925) 275-0700

Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD is a spine surgeon in Danville, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1998 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD is affiliated with Brown and Toland Physicians and San Ramon Regional Medical Center.

Office Locations

San Ramon Regional Medical Center

1320 El Capitan Drive Suite 200
Danville, CA 94526

(925) 275-0700

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Danville, CA during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	461
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	54
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	198
X-rays	121

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Danville, CA during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	497
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	92
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	302
X-rays	197

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	28
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Danville, CA during 2014 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), X-rays and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	381
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	107
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	199
X-rays	80

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	23
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Danville, CA during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	304
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	90
X-rays	72

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	46
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Danville, CA during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	320
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	140
X-rays	122

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	27
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Danville, CA during 2017 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	337
spinal procedures	132
X-rays	132

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Danville, CA during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	386
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	159
X-rays	145

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	13
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Danville, CA during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	383
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	144
X-rays	129

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	16
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Danville, CA during 2020 were spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	311
spinal procedures	102
X-rays	91

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	13
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	13
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Danville, CA during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	317
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	97
X-rays	86

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	11
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Danville, CA during 2022 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	260
spinal procedures	76
X-rays	76

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	12
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Danville, CA were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and hospital care.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	359
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	84
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	149
X-rays	113

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	11
Non-Hispanic White	133
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	11
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	46
85 and over	17
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	76

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

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1998. He completed residency at St. Mary's Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (1998)

Residency: St. Mary's Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Brown and Toland Physicians

San Ramon Regional Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Vikram Talwar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Danville, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Innovasis Inc	$12,500 $12,500
Precision Spine, Inc.	$3,320 Vault C $579	$2,741
Globus Medical, Inc.	$3,008 Excelsius - GPS $1,370	Excelsius Robotics System $1,346	EXCELSIUS $271	CALIBER $21
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$2,916 Other - Miscellaneous $1,163	IdentiTi $72	OsseoScrew $32	INVICTUS OPEN $4	$1,646
Spineart USA Inc	$2,722 $2,722
Other	$11,969 iFuse Implant $1,867	Spine $1,594	i-FACTOR Putty $1,500	Spine - multiple therapeutic areas $1,387	Spinal Implant $1,314	Other $4,307

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$18,573
Consulting Fee	$10,298
Food and Beverage	$5,988
Honoraria	$1,500
Education	$78

Biography

Dr. Vikram Talwar practices spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. His clinical interests include spine surgery procedures. On average, patients gave him a rating of 3.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Talwar attended Temple University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at St. Mary's Hospital for residency. Dr. Talwar speaks Spanish. He is affiliated with Brown and Toland Physicians. His practice in Danville, CA is open to new patients as reported by Brown and Toland Physicians.