In 2023, Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD had a list price for 360-degree lumbar fusion, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), anterior cervical fusion, cervical discectomy, cervical fusion, cervical spine surgery, decompression surgery, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), interbody fusion, lumbar fusion, lumbar interbody fusion, lumbar spine surgery, neck X-ray, posterolateral lumbar fusion (PLF), spinal decompression surgery, spine imaging, spine X-ray, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

anterior cervical discectomy

anterior discectomy

anterior spinal fusion

arthrodesis

cervical decompression

nerve procedures

posterior spinal fusion

spinal decompression

spinal fusion

spinal instrumentation

spine surgery procedures

In 2023, Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD had a list price for anterior cervical discectomy, anterior discectomy, anterior spinal fusion, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), cervical decompression, nerve procedures, posterior spinal fusion, spinal decompression, spinal fusion, spinal instrumentation (e.g. rods/screws/metal plates), and spine surgery procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

spinal procedures

By Affordability:

discectomy

disc surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD performed more spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for discectomy (disc removal surgery), and disc surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	508
evoked potential test	14
hospital care	190
inpatient care	190
intraoperative monitoring	41
nerve procedures	23
spinal procedures	149
X-rays	95

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, TX during 2013 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	43
decompression surgery	62
doctor visit	455
hospital care	129
inpatient care	129
neck surgery	26
nerve procedures	62
open surgery	14
spinal procedures	220
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	97

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	0
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	41
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	27
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	379
hospital care	170
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	170
nerve procedures	42
neurostimulator replacement	12
open surgery	15
spinal procedures	152
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	43

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	27
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	346
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122
neck surgery	23
nerve procedures	41
open surgery	14
spinal procedures	120
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	36

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	576
Black	0
Hispanic	102
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	60
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	312
hospital care	111
inpatient care	111
neck surgery	18
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	69
X-rays	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	19
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, TX during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	27
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	276
hospital care	112
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	112
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	26
neurostimulator replacement	12
spinal procedures	112
X-rays	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	36
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, TX during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and neurostimulator lead placement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	197
hospital care	94
implant surgery	16
inpatient care	94
neurostimulator lead placement	16
neurostimulator replacement	16
spinal procedures	56
X-rays	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	19
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
doctor visit	259
hospital care	86
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	86
neurostimulator replacement	11
spinal procedures	55
X-rays	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	19
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, TX during 2020 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	47
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	242
hospital care	96
injections	17
inpatient care	96
neck surgery	27
nerve block	17
nerve procedures	15
pain management	17
spinal procedures	123
X-rays	21

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	25
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, TX during 2021 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	29
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	263
hospital care	95
injections	20
inpatient care	95
neck surgery	12
nerve block	20
nerve procedures	12
pain management	20
spinal procedures	101
X-rays	22

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	25
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, TX during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
doctor visit	285
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
spinal procedures	60
X-rays	36

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	21
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, TX were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and intraoperative monitoring.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	320
evoked potential test	14
hospital care	117
implant surgery	12
injections	18
inpatient care	117
intraoperative monitoring	41
neck surgery	20
nerve block	18
nerve procedures	31
neurostimulator lead placement	16
neurostimulator replacement	12
open surgery	14
pain management	18
spinal procedures	110
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD.

**Gender**
Female	176
Male	149

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	267
Hispanic	38
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	26
75 to 84	103
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	149

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Wayne C. Paullus, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$15,269 Altera $5,922	Spine $3,363	Excelsius - GPS $2,388	MONUMENT $1,351	Excelsius Robotics System $693	Other $1,553
Abbott Laboratories	$3,240 PROCLAIM $2,478	Proclaim IPG $626	Penta SCS Leads $34	Penta $26	ETERNA $24	Other $53
Brainlab, Inc.	$886 Kick, Airo, Curve, Buzz, Node, Exact Trac, Novalis, TramaCad, Elements $752	Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning $80	Airo $35	Curve $19
Curiteva, Inc.	$558 $558
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$501 INTELLIS $179	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $74	MULTI-LEAD TRIALING CABLE $60	RESTORE $54	ADAPTIVESTIM $37	Other $97
Other	$576 ReActiv8 $144	EVEREST $62	INTELLIS $44	Interventional Therapies $34	Core $34	Other $258

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$8,271
Food and Beverage	$6,921
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$5,839

Biography

Dr. Wayne Paullus is a neurosurgery specialist in Amarillo, TX. He attended medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine.

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