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Winfield Fisher

(Winfield Fisher)

(7 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

1717 6th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35233

1-800-822-8816

Winfield Fisher is a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL specializing in neurosurgery. Winfield Fisher is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

1717 6th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35233

1-800-822-8816

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2000 6th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35233

(205) 934-7170

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700 South 19th Street Birmingham Vamc (521)
Birmingham, AL 35233

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In The News

“Dr. Winfield S. Fisher III, a neurosurgeon who is still at UAB, performed the surgery.”—"How UAB saved assistant football coach Mike Bennefield's life", Al.com, February 2016

“Three months after UAB neurosurgeon Winfield S. Fisher, a CREST-designated CEA surgeon, performed the procedure, Karon was told to come back in six months for a checkup.”—"When Harry Met ... Karon Owens", The Gadsden Times, June 2011

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Winfield Fisher in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Winfield Fisher performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Winfield Fisher treated as a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Winfield Fisher for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	18
doctor visit	687
hospital care	93
image guided procedures	19
inpatient care	93
radiation therapy	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Winfield Fisher treated as a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Winfield Fisher for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	14
doctor visit	652
hospital care	56
image guided procedures	14
inpatient care	56
radiation therapy	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	33
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Winfield Fisher treated as a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion and radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Winfield Fisher for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	15
doctor visit	688
hospital care	100
image guided procedures	12
inpatient care	100
radiation therapy	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	287
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	36
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Winfield Fisher treated as a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Winfield Fisher for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	14
doctor visit	624
hospital care	70
image guided procedures	22
inpatient care	70
radiation therapy	22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	826

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	940
Black	204
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	466
From 75 to 84	364
85 and over	66
Less than 65	270

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Winfield Fisher treated as a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Winfield Fisher for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	13
cranial surgery	12
doctor visit	666
excision	12
hospital care	86
image guided procedures	25
inpatient care	86
radiation therapy	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	119
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	35
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Winfield Fisher treated as a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Winfield Fisher for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	11
cranial surgery	11
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	534
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68
nerve procedures	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	35
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Winfield Fisher treated as a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Winfield Fisher for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	519
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	107
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	41
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Winfield Fisher treated as a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Winfield Fisher for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	11
doctor visit	437
hospital care	207
image guided procedures	12
inpatient care	207
radiation therapy	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	361
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	38
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Winfield Fisher treated as a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Winfield Fisher for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	315
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	29
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Winfield Fisher treated as a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Winfield Fisher for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	363
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	36
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Winfield Fisher treated as a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Winfield Fisher for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	297
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	30
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Winfield Fisher treated as a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Winfield Fisher for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	373
hospital care	136
image guided procedures	11
inpatient care	136
radiation therapy	11

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	33
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Winfield Fisher for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Winfield Fisher treated as a neurosurgeon in Birmingham, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

cranial surgery	11
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	512
excision	12
hospital care	94
image guided procedures	16
inpatient care	94
nerve procedures	11
radiation therapy	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher.

**Gender**
Female	333
Male	159

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	72
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	390
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	34
75 to 84	141
Less than 65	111
65 to 74	205

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Winfield Fisher From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Winfield Fisher treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Winfield Fisher is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Ratings & Reviews

Winfield Fisher has a high overall rating with an average of 3.93 out of 5 stars based on 7 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Winfield Fisher from all over the web to help you find the right in Birmingham, AL.

3.93

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Winfield Fisher. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
MIZUHO AMERICA, INC.	$140 $140
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$99 TRUMATCH $85	MATRIXRIB $14
Osteomed LLC	$40 NEURO-Profile Plus $40
Medtronic, Inc.	$18 STRATA $18
ACUMED LLC	$16 Montage 5cc $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$274
Education	$40

Research Payments

Winfield Fisher has received 2 research payments totaling $405.

Biography

Dr. Winfield Fisher practices neurosurgery. He is a graduate of St. Louis University School of Medicine. He is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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