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Dr. Praveen Prasad, M.D.

(13 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

University of California, Davis, School of Medicine (1978)

3000 Q Street Floor 4
Sacramento, CA 95816

(916) 733-3401

Dr. Praveen Prasad, M.D. is a neurosurgeon in Sacramento, CA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from University of California, Davis, School of Medicine in 1978 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Praveen Prasad, M.D. is affiliated with Dignity Health Medical Foundation.

Office Locations

Address:

3000 Q Street Floor 4
Sacramento, CA 95816

In The News

“Dr. Praveen G. Prasad, a surgeon who practices both at St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake County and Cottonwood Hospital, has carried out more than 30 of the new operations.”—"Disk surgery", Desert News, October 1997

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	140
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	9

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	119
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	8

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	63
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	27

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	92
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
nerve procedures	10
spinal procedures	7

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

doctor visit	74
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
spinal procedures	6

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	76

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	12
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	89
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	9

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	54

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	262
implant surgery	10
nerve procedures	27
neurostimulator replacement	10
spinal procedures	35

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Praveen Prasad, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Praveen Prasad, M.D. treated as a neurosurgeon in Sacramento, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	112
hospital care	25
implant surgery	10
inpatient care	25
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	17
neurostimulator replacement	10
spinal procedures	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Praveen Prasad, M.D..

**Gender**
Female	61
Male	53

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	92
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	1
75 to 84	15
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	52

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Praveen Prasad, M.D. treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	2
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Praveen Prasad, M.D. graduated from University of California, Davis, School of Medicine in 1978. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine (1978)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Praveen Prasad, M.D. is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health Medical Foundation

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Praveen Prasad, M.D. has a high overall rating with an average of 4.38 out of 5 stars based on 13 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Praveen Prasad, M.D. from all over the web to help you find the right in Sacramento, CA.

4.38

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Nevro Corp.	$9,711 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $7,196	Omnia $2,359	Senza $156
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$5,020 Other - Miscellaneous $3,383	LIF $938	Arsenal $81	MULTIPLE PRODUCTS $37	$582
Globus Medical, Inc.	$4,049 Altera $1,244	RISE-L $1,193	Spine $448	CALIBER $279	CREO MIS $225	Other $660
Spineart USA Inc	$781 Scarlet AL-T $338	Perla TL $283	JULIET TL Ti $138	PERLA C $22
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$765 Neuro-Chronic Pain $714	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $51
Other	$6,459 Spinal Implants $588	i-FACTOR Putty $500	iFuse Implant $469	BIOLOGIX Allograft Bone $351	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $350	Other $4,201

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,954
Travel and Lodging	$6,540
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$5,125
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,000
Consulting Fee	$527
Other	$640

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Praveen Prasad, M.D..

Amedica Corporation	2013	$1,100.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Common
Amedica Corporation	2014	$154.40	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock
Amedica Corporation	2015	$23.16	Physician Covered Recipient	COMMON STOCK

Biography

Dr. Praveen Prasad is a neurosurgery specialist. He is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine. On average, patients gave Dr. Prasad a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with Dignity Health Medical Foundation.