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Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Minnesota Medical School

Professional interests include: minimally invasive spine surgery, scoliosis, cervical spine surgery, and more.

8290 University Avenue Ne Suite 200
Fridley, MN 55432

(763) 786-9543

Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD is a spine surgeon in New Ulm, MN specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD is affiliated with Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health, Northfield Hospital & Clinics, United Hospital and NORTHFIELD HOSPITAL.

Office Locations

Address:

1324 5th Street N
New Ulm, MN 56073

Address:

1381 Jefferson Road
Northfield, MN 55057

Address:

18465 Orchard Trail Allina Health Lakeville Specialty Center Suite 220
Lakeville, MN 55044

Address:

225 Smith Avenue N Third Floor
Saint Paul, MN 55102

Address:

675 Nicollet Boulevard E Oak Ridge Professional Building East, Suite 130
Burnsville, MN 55337

Address:

8290 University Avenue Ne Suite 200
Fridley, MN 55432

Address:

913 East 26th Street Piper Building, Suite 600
Minneapolis, MN 55404

doctor visit	169
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
spinal procedures	78
X-rays	66

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	11
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

doctor visit	56

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	45

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	20
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

doctor visit	149
spinal procedures	46
X-rays	51

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	132
spinal procedures	50
X-rays	55

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	218
nerve procedures	19
spinal procedures	46
X-rays	31

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	104

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	214
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	32
X-rays	16

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	95

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	11
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	295
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	37
X-rays	21

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	17
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	244
nerve procedures	21
spinal procedures	76
X-rays	59

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	301
nerve procedures	19
spinal procedures	66
X-rays	13

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	16
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD treated as a spine surgeon in New Ulm, MN were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	200
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	59
X-rays	41

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	135
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	42
85 and over	5
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	72

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD From 2013 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	7
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed residency at University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Spine surgery and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Residency: University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Spine surgery

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Allina Health

Northfield Hospital & Clinics

United Hospital

NORTHFIELD HOSPITAL

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$65,077 ELSA $24,282	Modular Lateral Plate $14,825	MARS 3VL $10,627	MARS 3VL Retractor $10,347	RISE-L $1,852	Other $3,144
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$12,280 Other - Miscellaneous $8,395	Arsenal $3,097	Other - Interbody $500	Arsenal Deformity $250	$38
Nexxt Spine LLC	$9,934 $9,934
First Gold Corp	$3,000 Vane Pedicle Screw $3,000
Medtronic, Inc.	$2,220 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM $1,080	PRESTIGE LP CERVICAL DISC SYSTEM $221	MAZOR X SYSTEM $208	Mazor X Stealth Edition $152	UNID_PASS $121	Other $437
Other	$6,672 PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $1,445	PILLAR AL PEEK Spacer System $1,000	Mariner $864	All Thorocolumbar Products $466	Firebird $393	Other $2,503

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$36,225
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$33,512
Travel and Lodging	$22,682
Food and Beverage	$6,561
Education	$108
Other	$94

Research Payments

Dr. Benjamin Mueller, MD, PHD has received 3 research payments totaling $3,850.

Biography

Dr. Benjamin Mueller is a specialist in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Mueller's areas of expertise include scoliosis, lumbar spine surgery, and degenerative disc disease. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota for his residency. Dr. Mueller speaks German. He is affiliated with United Hospital, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, and Northfield Hospital & Clinics.

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