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Dr. Phillip Kissel, M.D.

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

699 California Boulevard Suite A
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

(805) 544-4455

Dr. Phillip Kissel, M.D. is a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

Address:

699 California Boulevard Suite A
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

In The News

“Dr. Phillip Kissel, Sierra Vista's director of neurosciences, said via Zoom on Tuesday that the collaboration will allow local doctors to have real-time consultations with UC San Francisco...”—"Sierra Vista partners with UCSF to improve neurosurgery access in SLO County", San Luis Obispo Tribune, May 2021

“Dr. Phillip Kissel, a neurosurgeon, was leaving the next day for three weeks in Peru.”—"'Miracles' save man after back-breaking wave", The Hour, June 2016

“Payne's neurosurgeon, Dr. Phillip Kissel, wrote Liberty Mutual that he was "in direct disagreement" with the insurer's denial of a recommendation for surgery.”—"Workers' Comp Gains Haven't Eased the Pain of Tough Cases", Los Angeles Times, October 2006

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
decompression surgery	96
doctor visit	339
hospital care	188
inpatient care	188
neck surgery	48
nerve procedures	96
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	157

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	27
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	20
decompression surgery	97
doctor visit	301
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127
neck surgery	40
nerve procedures	97
revision surgery	14
spinal procedures	153

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	39
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
decompression surgery	66
doctor visit	352
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85
neck surgery	70
nerve procedures	66
spinal procedures	136

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	596
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	386
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	56
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
decompression surgery	77
doctor visit	309
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147
neck surgery	34
nerve procedures	77
revision surgery	15
spinal procedures	122

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	34
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
decompression surgery	87
doctor visit	323
hospital care	117
inpatient care	117
neck surgery	58
nerve procedures	87
revision surgery	14
spinal procedures	144

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	25
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
decompression surgery	57
doctor visit	294
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
neck surgery	44
nerve procedures	57
spinal procedures	98

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	32
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
decompression surgery	56
doctor visit	298
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
neck surgery	38
nerve procedures	56
spinal procedures	92

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	40
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	68
doctor visit	183
hospital care	156
inpatient care	156
neck surgery	28
nerve procedures	68
revision surgery	15
spinal procedures	106

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	22
Less than 65	12

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
cranial surgery	15
decompression surgery	92
doctor visit	392
hospital care	288
inpatient care	288
neck surgery	58
nerve procedures	92
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	160

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Phillip Kissel, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Phillip Kissel, M.D. treated as a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	23
cranial surgery	15
decompression surgery	78
doctor visit	311
hospital care	156
inpatient care	156
neck surgery	46
nerve procedures	78
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	131

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Phillip Kissel, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	262
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	89
85 and over	27
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	153

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Phillip Kissel, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Phillip Kissel, M.D. treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	9
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Phillip Kissel, M.D.. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$4,607 O-ARM-ST $2,576	CLYDESDALE $537	PRESTIGE $494	O-ARM-Spine $259	RIALTO $191	Other $550
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$1,051 Cervical /Trauma Therapies $539	Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $222	Thoracolumbar Therapies $216	Enabling Technologies - NIM, NAV, Power $64	Biologics Therapies $10
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$877 Other - Miscellaneous $228	Arsenal $215	Other - Biologics $191	Battalion $72	Arsenal Deformity $60	Other $111
Medtronic, Inc.	$501 Accelerate $136	POWEREASE $104	UNiD $102	ADAPTIX INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY $84	Mazor X Stealth Edition $35	Other $40
Globus Medical, Inc.	$160 Excelsius Robotics System $160
Other	$367 BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) $110	XCOPRI $85	OFIRMEV $23	Image Guided Surgery Products $15	CMF $13	Other $120

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,883
Travel and Lodging	$2,141
Education	$539

Biography

Dr. Phillip Kissel works as a neurosurgery specialist in San Luis Obispo, CA. Dr. Kissel obtained a license to practice in California.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Phillip Kissel, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

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