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Dr. Sergio Rivero, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

2450 E River Road
Tucson, AZ 85718

(520) 795-7750

Dr. Sergio Rivero, MD is a neurosurgeon in Tucson, AZ specializing in neurosurgery. Dr. Sergio Rivero, MD is affiliated with TMC Health and NEUROLOGICAL ASSOCIATES OF TUCSON.

Office Locations

Address:

2450 E River Road
Tucson, AZ 85718

In The News

“Special thanks to the staff at Arcata Ambulance; St. Joseph's Hospital; Humboldt Medical Specialists neurosurgeons Dr. John Aryanpur, Dr. Sergio Rivero and Gina Gastelum, PA-C; and Dr. Michael...”—"Robert Valjean Denbo", Times-Standard, July 2011

doctor visit	130
hospital care	75
inpatient care	75

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	30
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	16
CT scan	16
doctor visit	246
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	10
spinal procedures	78
X-rays	72

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	20
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

doctor visit	226
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
spinal procedures	60
X-rays	65

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	34
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
doctor visit	320
hospital care	61
implant surgery	10
inpatient care	61
neurostimulator lead placement	10
neurostimulator replacement	10
spinal procedures	141
X-rays	94

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	23
Less than 65	55

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

doctor visit	275
hospital care	26
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	26
neurostimulator lead placement	10
neurostimulator replacement	11
spinal procedures	121
X-rays	103

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	12
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

doctor visit	243
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
spinal procedures	81
X-rays	86

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

doctor visit	253
hospital care	65
inpatient care	65
spinal procedures	98
X-rays	103

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	19
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	10
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	20
CT scan	20
doctor visit	201
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
spinal procedures	73
X-rays	67

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	17
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	39
CT scan	39
doctor visit	483
hospital care	192
inpatient care	192
spinal procedures	148
X-rays	153

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sergio Rivero, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sergio Rivero, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Tucson, AZ were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	25
CT scan	25
doctor visit	266
hospital care	57
implant surgery	10
inpatient care	57
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	10
neurostimulator lead placement	10
neurostimulator replacement	10
spinal procedures	104
X-rays	93

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sergio Rivero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	128
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	21
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	48
85 and over	15
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	71

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sergio Rivero, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	9
Dementia	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Arizona.

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sergio Rivero, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

TMC Health

NEUROLOGICAL ASSOCIATES OF TUCSON

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$2,461 Thoracolumbar Therapies $1,271	Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $1,129	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $50	Cervical and Trauma Therapies $12
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$720 RESTORE $374	INTELLIS $228	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $41	ACTIVA $35	MazorX Renaissance $19	Other $23
Boston Scientific Corporation	$640 SPECTRA SYSTEM $223	PAIN MANAGEMENT $166	ARTISAN $114	GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS $52	32 CONTACT $37	Other $47
NUVASIVE, INC.	$397 XLIF $119	TLX $112	Thoracolumbar $17	$149
Abbott Laboratories	$197 PROCLAIM $116	MitraClip $48	SCS IPGs $33
Other	$1,359 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $139	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $133	TECFIDERA $125	AUBAGIO $107	Vimpat $101	Other $754

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,571
Travel and Lodging	$2,135
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$68

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Sergio Rivero, MD.

Synapse Surgical LLC	2023	$220,936.00	Physician Covered Recipient	VALUE OF INTEREST IS CALCULATED AS THE CARRYING VALUE OF THE ASSETS AT YEAR END.
Synapse Surgical LLC	2021	$184,465.20	Physician Covered Recipient	VALUE OF INTEREST IS CALCULATED AS THE CARRYING VALUE OF THE ASSETS AT YEAR END.
Synapse Surgical LLC	2020	$167,158.00	Physician Covered Recipient	VALUE OF INTEREST IS CALCULATED AS THE CARRYING VALUE OF THE ASSETS AT YEAR END.
Synapse Surgical LLC	2018	$148,406.82	Physician Covered Recipient	Investment value is residual value of entity at year end.
Synapse Surgical LLC	2017	$146,667.00	Physician Covered Recipient	LLC Membership Interest
Synapse Surgical LLC	2019	$144,518.88	Physician Covered Recipient	Investment value is residual value of entity at year end.
Synapse Surgical LLC	2016	$110,025.00	Physician Covered Recipient	LLC Membership Interest

Biography

Dr. Sergio Rivero is a Tucson, AZ physician who specializes in neurosurgery. He is professionally affiliated with TMC Health.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sergio Rivero, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sergio Rivero, MD From 2013 - 2021

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Ownership and Interest Payments

Biography

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