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Dr. Richard Simpson, M.D.

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

6560 Fannin Street Scurlock Tower, Suite 900
Houston, TX 77030

(713) 441-3800

Dr. Richard Simpson, M.D. is a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

Address:

6560 Fannin Street Scurlock Tower, Suite 900
Houston, TX 77030

In The News

“"The standard oral poioid medications have to be taken every four to six hours, so there are generally peaks and valleys in the level of medication within the system," said Dr. Richard Simpson,...”—"Health watch", Desert News, May 1998

catheterization	52
cranial surgery	27
device removal	12
doctor visit	165
hospital care	64
implant surgery	219
injections	25
inpatient care	64
minimally invasive procedures	73
minor procedures	12
nerve block	25
neurostimulator lead placement	113
neurostimulator replacement	140
pain management	25
spinal procedures	149
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	52
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	52

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	42
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	34
Less than 65	141

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	20
Cancer	7

catheterization	52
device removal	11
doctor visit	182
hospital care	61
implant surgery	214
injections	19
inpatient care	61
minimally invasive procedures	99
minor procedures	11
nerve block	19
neurostimulator lead placement	121
neurostimulator replacement	137
pain management	19
spinal procedures	186
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	52
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	52

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	44
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	19
Less than 65	144

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	22
Cancer	8

catheterization	35
cranial surgery	11
device removal	10
doctor visit	160
hospital care	14
implant surgery	196
injections	20
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	49
minor procedures	10
nerve block	20
neurostimulator lead placement	103
neurostimulator replacement	117
pain management	20
spinal procedures	158
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	35
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	35

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	508
Black	50
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	38
Less than 65	246

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

catheterization	40
cranial surgery	10
device removal	11
doctor visit	183
hospital care	18
implant surgery	177
injections	23
inpatient care	18
minimally invasive procedures	46
minor procedures	11
nerve block	23
neurostimulator lead placement	97
neurostimulator replacement	109
pain management	23
spinal procedures	159
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	40
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	40

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	38
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	17
Less than 65	115

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

doctor visit	61
implant surgery	63
minimally invasive procedures	27
neurostimulator lead placement	48
neurostimulator replacement	42
spinal procedures	74

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	28
Cancer	10

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2017

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Simpson, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Simpson, M.D. treated as a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX were implant surgery, spinal procedures, neurostimulator replacement and neurostimulator lead placement.

catheterization	44
cranial surgery	16
device removal	11
doctor visit	151
hospital care	39
implant surgery	173
injections	21
inpatient care	39
minimally invasive procedures	58
minor procedures	11
nerve block	21
neurostimulator lead placement	97
neurostimulator replacement	109
pain management	21
spinal procedures	145
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	44
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2017

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Simpson, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	18
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	142
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	15
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	44
85 and over	10
Less than 65	64
65 to 74	61

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Simpson, M.D. From 2013 - 2017

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Simpson, M.D. treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	34
High Cholesterol	24
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	4
Dementia	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$24,351 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $8,153	ACTIVA $4,351	ADAPTIVESTIM $2,681	Deep Brain Neurostimulation $2,610	RESTORE $1,683	Other $4,873
Boston Scientific Corporation	$8,052 PAIN MANAGEMENT $1,652	SPECTRA SYSTEM $1,358	PRECISION PLUS SCS SYSTEM $1,119	INFINION LEAD PERM $1,102	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $1,077	Other $1,744
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$3,265 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $2,615	Deep Brain Neurostimulation $380	Drug Infusion Systems - Neuro $270
Medtronic, Inc.	$523 ACTIVA PC $251	ACTIVA $134	INTELLIS $70	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $68
MRI Interventions, Inc.	$382 ClearPoint System $382
Other	$986 NeuroBlate $282	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $169	Algovita $116	Mobi C $93	Neuromodulation $69	Other $257