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Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD

(Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD)

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805

(781) 744-8000

Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD is a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805

(781) 744-8000

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In The News

“"I see too many patients who are recommended a fusion that absolutely do not need it," said Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, a Yale University clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery who is conducting...”—"An Operation to Ease Back Pain Bolsters the Bottom Line, Too", The Gadsden Times, December 2003

“I see too many patients who are recommended a fusion that absolutely do not need it,'' said Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, a Yale University clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery who is conducting...”—"An Operation to Ease Back Pain Bolsters the Bottom Line, Too (Published 2003)", New York Times, December 2003

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2023

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spine surgery procedures

In 2012, Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD had a list price for spine surgery procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. 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. Zoher Ghogawala, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA during 2012 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	123
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	147
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	20
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	186
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
nerve procedures	24
spinal procedures	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	13
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	245
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
nerve procedures	23
spinal procedures	23

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	70
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	183
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
nerve procedures	26
spinal procedures	26

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	17
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA during 2017 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	192
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	12
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	187
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	19
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	222
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
nerve procedures	23
spinal procedures	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	29
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	159
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	20
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA during 2021 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	146
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
nerve procedures	22
spinal procedures	22

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	16
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA during 2022 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	176
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
nerve procedures	22
spinal procedures	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	17
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	19
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	149
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	27

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	11
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Burlington, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	176
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	161
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	71
85 and over	20
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	75

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	12
Dementia	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$2,256 O-ARM-ST $2,060	CD HORIZON $29	$167
Medtronic, Inc.	$980 INFUSE BONE GRAFT $884	$96
Mazor Robotics Inc.	$696 $696
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$467 EXPEDIUM $102	Other NA $100	FIBERGRAFT $88	MIS $36	Biomaterials $17	Other $124
DePuy Synthes Products LLC	$376 $376
Other	$2,129 CMF-Other $300	Pulse $259	I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT $191	COALITION $174	ALTALYNE $144	Other $1,062

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,963
Consulting Fee	$2,043
Travel and Lodging	$1,598
Education	$300

Research Payments

Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD has received 24 research payments totaling $106,024.

Biography

Dr. Zoher Ghogawala works as a neurosurgery. He is a graduate of Harvard Medical School.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2023

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD From 2012 - 2023

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