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Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine (1985)

6020 Warden Road Suite 100
Sherwood, AR 72120

(501) 552-6400

Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS is a spine surgeon in Sherwood, AR specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS is affiliated with Arkansas Children's and CHI St. Vincent Medical Group.

Office Locations

6020 Warden Road Suite 100
Sherwood, AR 72120

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“The family would like to thank Dr. Ali Krisht and his medical team, Dr. Jamie Burton and her staff, Arkansas Hospice, Dr. Hunter Carrington, and the wonderful neighbors they have in Light House Cove.”—"Marlin Keith Roberts - American Press", The Oxford Eagle, February 2021

“ANI is led by Dr. Ali Krisht, who received the 2019 Herbert Olivecrona Award for his contributions to neurosurgery with expertise in cerebrovascular, pituitary and skull base tumor surgery.”—"CHI St. Vincent Completes $30M Neuroscience Institute", Arkansas Business, June 2019

“Dr. Ali Krisht, the renowned neurosurgeon who just won the 2019 Herbert Olivecrona Award, will continue to lead the institute s core activities dealing with neurosurgery and neurological disorders.”—"Cara Petrus to Oversee Operations at Arkansas Neuroscience Institute", Arkansas Business, March 2019

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

brain tumor resection

carotid endarterectomy

cranial surgery

craniectomy for brain tumor resection

cranioplasty with bone graft

cranioplasty with implant

craniotomy for brain tumor resection

endarterectomy

inpatient hospital care

open middle skull base surgery

transcervical subclavian endarterectomy

vascular surgery procedures

In 2023, Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS performed more brain tumor resection, carotid endarterectomy, cranial surgery, craniectomy for brain tumor resection, cranioplasty with bone graft, cranioplasty with implant, craniotomy for brain tumor resection, endarterectomy, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), open middle skull base surgery, transcervical subclavian endarterectomy, and vascular surgery procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

neck surgery

In 2023, Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS performed more neck surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Sherwood, AR during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cranial surgery and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	62
cranial surgery	134
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	361
excision	17
hospital care	484
implant surgery	62
inpatient care	484
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	38
reconstructive surgery	62
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
tissue transfer	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Sherwood, AR during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, cranial surgery and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	54
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	11
cranial surgery	117
doctor visit	352
endarterectomy	12
excision	23
hospital care	449
implant surgery	54
inpatient care	449
neck surgery	12
open surgery	40
reconstructive surgery	54
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
tissue transfer	54
vascular procedures	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	65
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	47
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Sherwood, AR during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cranial surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	17
cranial surgery	64
doctor visit	341
endarterectomy	16
excision	22
hospital care	354
inpatient care	354
neck surgery	16
open surgery	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
vascular procedures	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	48
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Sherwood, AR during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, cranial surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	14
cranial surgery	73
doctor visit	337
endarterectomy	16
excision	21
hospital care	632
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	632
neck surgery	16
open surgery	27
reconstructive surgery	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
tissue transfer	14
vascular procedures	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	428
Female	570

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	852
Black	116
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	456
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	100
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	44
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Sherwood, AR during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cranial surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	12
cranial surgery	46
doctor visit	417
excision	11
hospital care	606
inpatient care	606
open surgery	35
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	467
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	55
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	27
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Sherwood, AR during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, cranial surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	19
cranial surgery	69
doctor visit	327
endarterectomy	11
excision	16
hospital care	820
implant surgery	19
inpatient care	820
neck surgery	11
open surgery	34
reconstructive surgery	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
tissue transfer	19
vascular procedures	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	59
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Sherwood, AR during 2018 were inpatient care, hospital care, cranial surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	28
cranial surgery	76
doctor visit	319
endarterectomy	16
excision	19
hospital care	804
implant surgery	28
inpatient care	804
neck surgery	16
open surgery	29
reconstructive surgery	28
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
tissue transfer	28
vascular procedures	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	427
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	48
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Sherwood, AR during 2019 were inpatient care, hospital care, cranial surgery and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	32
cranial surgery	76
doctor visit	384
endarterectomy	25
excision	18
hospital care	901
implant surgery	32
inpatient care	901
neck surgery	25
open surgery	26
reconstructive surgery	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
tissue transfer	32
vascular procedures	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	523
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	75
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Sherwood, AR during 2020 were inpatient care, hospital care, cranial surgery and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	46
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	11
cranial surgery	117
doctor visit	173
endarterectomy	42
excision	32
hospital care	950
implant surgery	46
inpatient care	950
neck surgery	42
open surgery	23
reconstructive surgery	46
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	32
tissue transfer	46
vascular procedures	42

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	424
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	70
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	55
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	27
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Sherwood, AR during 2021 were inpatient care, hospital care, cranial surgery and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	53
cranial surgery	102
doctor visit	188
endarterectomy	28
excision	29
hospital care	810
image guided procedures	11
implant surgery	53
inpatient care	810
neck surgery	28
open surgery	20
radiation therapy	11
reconstructive surgery	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
tissue transfer	53
vascular procedures	28

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	60
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	56
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	34
Dementia	27
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Sherwood, AR during 2022 were inpatient care, hospital care, cranial surgery and tissue transfer.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	49
cranial surgery	92
doctor visit	125
endarterectomy	29
excision	20
hospital care	545
implant surgery	49
inpatient care	545
neck surgery	29
open surgery	23
reconstructive surgery	49
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
tissue transfer	49
vascular procedures	29

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	196

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	45
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	66
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated as a spine surgeon in Sherwood, AR were inpatient care, hospital care, cranial surgery and tissue transfer.

bone surgery	39
cranial surgery	87
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	302
endarterectomy	21
excision	20
hospital care	668
image guided procedures	11
implant surgery	39
inpatient care	668
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	29
radiation therapy	11
reconstructive surgery	39
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
tissue transfer	39
vascular procedures	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	41
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	430
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	145
85 and over	56
Less than 65	85
65 to 74	204

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and stroke.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	41
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 1985. He completed residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Arkansas.

Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine (1985)

Residency: Emory University Affiliated Hospitals (1994)

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Arkansas Children's

CHI St. Vincent Medical Group

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. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, MultiPlan, Blue California, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, QualChoice, United Healthcare, Humana, Municipal Health Benefit Fund, VACCN, Summit - PASSE, Devoted Health Plans, MD Save and Empower - Tribute - PASSE.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

MultiPlan

Blue California

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

QualChoice

United Healthcare

Humana

Municipal Health Benefit Fund

VACCN

Summit - PASSE

Devoted Health Plans

MD Save

Empower - Tribute - PASSE

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
B. Braun Medical OY	$69,590 NEURO $31,831	$37,759
Stryker Corporation	$22,140 NEURO SPINE ENT $5,227	None $4,000	New Product Development $4,000	NEURO/SPINE/ENT $4,000	hydroset $126	Other $4,787
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$14,143 BioDfactor $111	Neuro-Monitoring Catheters and Equipment $17	$14,015
B. Braun Milano S.p.A	$9,760 Neurosurgery $9,760
Monteris Medical Corporation	$247 NeuroBlate $247
Other	$722 FLOSEAL $166	iFuse Implant $125	Artis Q $116	1.5mm Neuro $114	Allura Xper FD 20 $56	Other $145

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$64,724
Consulting Fee	$18,700
Honoraria	$14,723
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$13,811
Food and Beverage	$4,644

Biography

Dr. Ali Krisht's areas of specialization are spine surgery and neurosurgery. He most likely takes MultiPlan, Blue California, and QualChoice, as well as other insurance carriers. Dr. Krisht attended American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine for medical school and subsequently trained at American University of Beirut Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with Emory University for residency. He speaks Arabic. He is professionally affiliated with Arkansas Children's. He welcomes new patients at his office inSherwood, AR as reported by Doctor.com.