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Dr. John Hong Shin, MD

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(John H. Shin, MD)

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School (2003)

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 726-5252

Dr. John Hong Shin, MD is a neurosurgeon in Philadelphia, PA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School in 2003 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. John Hong Shin, MD is affiliated with Newton-Wellesley Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

Address:

3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Address:

801 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Address:

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	27
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	257
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	28
spinal procedures	97

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	18
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	19

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	217
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	73

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	15
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	23

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	200
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	26
spinal procedures	112

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	490
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	30
Less than 65	86

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	22

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	90
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	196
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
neck surgery	56
nerve procedures	25
spinal procedures	190

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	12
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	17
Cancer	21

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	46
bone surgery	11
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	154
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	136

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	26
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	23
Cancer	20

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	75
bone surgery	29
decompression surgery	61
doctor visit	164
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64
neck surgery	33
nerve procedures	61
spinal procedures	232

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	26
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	20
Cancer	24

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	39
bone surgery	16
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	256
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	146

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	14
Cancer	21

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	56
bone surgery	22
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	166
minimally invasive procedures	12
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	29
spinal procedures	167

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	18
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	60
bone surgery	33
decompression surgery	57
doctor visit	566
neck surgery	10
nerve procedures	57
spinal procedures	220

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Hong Shin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Hong Shin, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Philadelphia, PA were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), hospital care and inpatient care.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	53
bone surgery	22
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	245
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48
minimally invasive procedures	12
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	32
spinal procedures	159

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Hong Shin, MD.

**Gender**
Female	116
Male	107

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	201
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	2

**Age**
85 and over	12
75 to 84	65
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	107

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Hong Shin, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Education & Training

Dr. John Hong Shin, MD graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School in 2003. He completed residency at University of Illinois Medical Center. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School (2003)

Residency: University of Illinois Medical Center (2004)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Hong Shin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Newton-Wellesley Hospital

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. John Hong Shin, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Geisinger Health Plan, Clover Health Plan, Provider Partners Health Plan, Keystone First Medicare, HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan, Aetna US Healthcare, NJ Medicaid, PA Medicaid, NJ Qualcare, PA Medicare, Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher, Veterans Choice Program, Centivo Health Plan, Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare, Global Medical Management, Tricare, Amerihealth Caritas, Humana / Choicecare, Gateway Health Plan, Oxford Health Plan, Imagine Health 360, HealthSmart, Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East), United Healthcare, Humana / Medicare, Keystone First, HealthPartners Medicare, Highmark Blue Shield, Devon Health Services (Americare), Cigna HealthSpring, Geisinger Medicaid, HealthPartners, Oscar Health Plan of PA, Amerihealth Caritas Medicare, US Family Health Plan, UPMC Health Plan and Cigna.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. John Hong Shin, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Geisinger Health Plan

Clover Health Plan

Provider Partners Health Plan

Keystone First Medicare

HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan

Aetna US Healthcare

NJ Medicaid

PA Medicaid

NJ Qualcare

PA Medicare

Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher

Veterans Choice Program

Centivo Health Plan

Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare

Global Medical Management

Tricare

Amerihealth Caritas

Humana / Choicecare

Gateway Health Plan

Oxford Health Plan

Imagine Health 360

HealthSmart

Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)

United Healthcare

Humana / Medicare

Keystone First

HealthPartners Medicare

Highmark Blue Shield

Devon Health Services (Americare)

Cigna HealthSpring

Geisinger Medicaid

HealthPartners

Oscar Health Plan of PA

Amerihealth Caritas Medicare

US Family Health Plan

UPMC Health Plan

Cigna

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$79,130 Other - Miscellaneous $49,212	Solus ALIF $18,296	OsseoScrew $9,000	LIF $674	IdentiTi $655	Other $1,292
Stryker Corporation	$65,393 Tritanium $25,279	THORACO-LUMBAR $15,142	CAPRI Corpectomy Cage System $10,500	MESA Spinal System $3,500	SERRATO $2,899	Other $8,073
NUVASIVE, INC.	$23,642 XLIF $3,806	Pulse $753	Thoracolumbar $337	iGA $317	MaXcess $241	Other $18,188
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$19,952 VIPER $14,162	MOUNTAINEER $3,090	SYNAPSE $2,700
Augmedics Inc.	$15,172 Xvision $15,172
Other	$60,779 Integrated ALIF System $13,617	icotec BlackArmor Spine System $11,254	UNiD $8,591	Spine $7,216	CD HORIZON $4,321	Other $15,780

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$180,130
Travel and Lodging	$47,137
Food and Beverage	$15,549
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$7,192
Honoraria	$6,000
Other	$8,060

Research Payments

Dr. John Hong Shin, MD has received 17 research payments totaling $139,195.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. John Hong Shin, MD.

Carbofix Spine Inc

2023

$0.00

Physician Covered Recipient

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Biography

Dr. John Shin is a neurosurgery specialist. Dr. Shin is affiliated with Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He usually honors Blue California, HealthSmart, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. He has an open panel in Philadelphia, PA according to Yext. His education and training includes medical school at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois.

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