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Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD

Accepting New Patients

(337 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

19375 Benns Grant Boulevard
Smithfield, VA 23430

(757) 674-8700

Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD is a spine surgeon in Newport News, VA specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD is affiliated with Riverside Health.

Office Locations

12200 Warwick Boulevard 410
Newport News, VA 23601

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Riverside Health

19375 Benns Grant Boulevard
Smithfield, VA 23430

(757) 674-8700

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"It's not just the usual fall off the change table and landing on the floor," according to Dr. William McAllister, a neurosurgeon at Riverside Regional Medical Center.”—"ME's Office: Infant died from a brain injury", Daily Press, March 2011

“"Surgeons were cautious about scheduling surgeries" with anesthesia providers they weren't used to working with, said Dr. William McAllister, chairman of the hospital's surgery department.”—"Riverside contracts with anesthesia company", Daily Press, July 2010

“Dr. William McAllister, an on-call neurosurgeon at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News and Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton, also unofficially works at a dozen clinics because of...”—"IS PR THE RX FOR DEARTH OF DOCTORS?", The Virginian-Pilot, May 2006

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery

By Affordability:

cranial radiosurgery

external beam radiation therapy

radiation therapy

stereotactic radiosurgery

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD performed more endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for cranial radiosurgery, external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), radiation therapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

360-degree lumbar fusion

In 2023, Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD performed more 360-degree lumbar fusion procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nerve decompression surgery

nerve surgery

spinal fusion

spine surgery procedures

By Affordability:

360-degree lumbar fusion

anterior cervical discectomy

anterior cervical fusion

anterior discectomy

cervical decompression

cervical discectomy

cervical fusion

decompression surgery

decompressive laminectomy

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

inpatient hospital care

interbody fusion

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

lumbar decompression

lumbar fusion

lumbar interbody fusion

lumbar laminectomy

lumbar spine surgery

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

posterolateral lumbar fusion

spinal instrumentation

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD performed more nerve decompression surgery, nerve surgery, spinal fusion, and spine surgery procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for 360-degree lumbar fusion, anterior cervical discectomy, anterior cervical fusion, anterior discectomy, cervical decompression, cervical discectomy, cervical fusion, decompression surgery, decompressive laminectomy, decompressive lumbar laminectomy, discectomy (disc removal surgery), disc surgery, facetectomy, foraminotomy, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), interbody fusion, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, lumbar decompression, lumbar fusion, lumbar interbody fusion, lumbar laminectomy, lumbar spine surgery, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, posterolateral lumbar fusion (PLF), and spinal instrumentation (e.g. rods/screws/metal plates) 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. William H. McAllister IV, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Newport News, VA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	32
decompression surgery	91
doctor visit	1331
hospital care	216
image guided procedures	18
inpatient care	216
minimally invasive procedures	13
neck surgery	20
nerve procedures	91
radiation therapy	18
spinal procedures	138
upper extremity surgery	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Newport News, VA during 2013 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
decompression surgery	102
doctor visit	1090
hospital care	144
image guided procedures	11
injections	11
inpatient care	144
minimally invasive procedures	26
neck surgery	18
nerve procedures	102
pain management	11
spinal procedures	157
upper extremity surgery	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	163
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	78
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Newport News, VA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	26
decompression surgery	84
doctor visit	958
hospital care	107
image guided procedures	16
inpatient care	107
minimally invasive procedures	13
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	84
radiation therapy	16
spinal procedures	100
upper extremity surgery	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	576
Black	129
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	51
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Newport News, VA during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	41
decompression surgery	82
doctor visit	967
hospital care	60
image guided procedures	25
inpatient care	60
neck surgery	18
nerve procedures	82
radiation therapy	25
spinal procedures	147

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	632
Female	824

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1144
Black	270
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	678
From 75 to 84	498
85 and over	112
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Newport News, VA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	36
decompression surgery	78
doctor visit	951
hospital care	135
image guided procedures	25
inpatient care	135
minimally invasive procedures	11
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	78
radiation therapy	25
spinal procedures	130
upper extremity surgery	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	333
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	582
Black	139
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	48
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Newport News, VA during 2017 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	45
decompression surgery	59
doctor visit	832
hospital care	109
image guided procedures	34
inpatient care	109
minimally invasive procedures	14
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	59
radiation therapy	34
spinal procedures	122
upper extremity surgery	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	521
Black	108
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	50
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Newport News, VA during 2018 were spinal procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	69
decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	852
hospital care	90
image guided procedures	42
injections	19
inpatient care	90
minimally invasive procedures	36
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	63
pain management	19
radiation therapy	23
spinal procedures	172
upper extremity surgery	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	409

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	144
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	351
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	61
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Newport News, VA during 2019 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	69
decompression surgery	57
doctor visit	771
hospital care	138
image guided procedures	26
inpatient care	138
minimally invasive procedures	12
neck surgery	20
nerve procedures	57
radiation therapy	26
spinal procedures	153
upper extremity surgery	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	528
Black	138
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	64
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Newport News, VA during 2020 were spinal procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	47
cranial surgery	11
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	661
excision	11
hospital care	104
image guided procedures	25
inpatient care	104
minimally invasive procedures	15
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	47
radiation therapy	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
spinal procedures	121
upper extremity surgery	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	457
Black	93
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	55
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Newport News, VA during 2021 were spinal procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	45
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	648
hospital care	95
image guided procedures	47
injections	12
inpatient care	95
minimally invasive procedures	23
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	44
pain management	12
radiation therapy	35
spinal procedures	114
upper extremity surgery	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	58
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Newport News, VA during 2022 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	37
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	631
hospital care	73
image guided procedures	22
inpatient care	73
minimally invasive procedures	12
nerve procedures	40
radiation therapy	22
spinal procedures	104
upper extremity surgery	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	449
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	57
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Newport News, VA were spinal procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	43
cranial surgery	11
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	881
excision	11
hospital care	115
image guided procedures	26
injections	14
inpatient care	115
minimally invasive procedures	17
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	67
pain management	14
radiation therapy	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
spinal procedures	132
upper extremity surgery	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	122
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	532
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	232
85 and over	57
Less than 65	72
65 to 74	315

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed residency at Loyola University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Residency: Loyola University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Riverside Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 337 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William H. McAllister IV, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Newport News, VA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,429 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM $1,209	MAZOR X SYSTEM $113	CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM $60	Mazor X Stealth Edition $27	UNID_PASS $20
Mazor Robotics Inc.	$557 $557
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	$506 Edge $400	Halcyon $84	$22
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$353 Neuro-Ultrasonic Aspiration Products $191	CODMAN HAKIM Precision Valve $117	Neuro-Duraplasty $46
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$260 VISUALASE $119	CLYDESDALE $47	PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $40	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $23	PlasmaBlade $12	Other $20
Other	$501 Spine $116	Artis pheno $99	Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $38	EVEREST $28	FARXIGA $24	Other $195

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,949
Travel and Lodging	$1,658

Biography

Dr. William McAllister is a specialist in spine surgery and neurosurgery. Patient ratings for Dr. McAllister average 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. McAllister's training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with Loyola University. Dr. McAllister is affiliated with Riverside Medical Group and Riverside Health. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Newport News, VA.