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Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD

(Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD)

(90 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

1200 Oakleaf Way Suite A
Altoona, WI 54720

(715) 832-1400

Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD is a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

1200 Oakleaf Way Suite A
Altoona, WI 54720

(715) 832-1400

(715) 832-4187

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In The News

“Dr. Kamal Thapar is a neurosurgeon at Sacred Heart Hospital who utilized Facebook with a patient last summer to save her life.”—"NEWT GINGRICH: How Facebook Saved a Life", Fox News, March 2015

“I've seen at least half a dozen links to the op-ed coauthored by Newt Gingrich and neurosurgeon Kamal Thapar about how the doctor used information on Facebook to save a woman's life.”—"Categories", The Health Care Blog, December 2010

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

spinal procedures

spine X-ray

X-rays

By Affordability:

spine imaging

spine X-ray

X-rays

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Wisconsin, Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD performed more spinal procedures, spine X-ray, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for spine imaging, spine X-ray, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

spinal decompression surgery

By Affordability:

lamina procedures

laminectomy

lumbar spine surgery

spine surgery procedures

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Wisconsin, Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy, laminectomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, and spinal decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for lamina procedures, laminectomy, lumbar spine surgery, and spine surgery procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	27
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	254
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	38
spinal procedures	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
CT scan	13
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	217
hospital care	205
inpatient care	205
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	22
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	34
spinal procedures	81

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	22
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI during 2014 were spinal procedures, CT scan, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
CT scan	118
decompression surgery	57
doctor visit	377
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	43
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	57
spinal procedures	282
X-rays	29

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	137

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	14
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI during 2015 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	29
CT scan	80
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	370
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	40
neck surgery	29
nerve procedures	53
spinal procedures	276
X-rays	60

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	40
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI during 2016 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
CT scan	70
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	306
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	32
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	229
X-rays	53

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	145

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	18
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	306
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	58
X-rays	41

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	137

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	350
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve procedures	30
spinal procedures	87
X-rays	35

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	12
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	336
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
nerve procedures	29
spinal procedures	65
X-rays	36

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	323
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	39
spinal procedures	116
X-rays	66

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	16
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	304
nerve procedures	37
spinal procedures	92
X-rays	44

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI during 2022 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	335
nerve procedures	22
spinal procedures	106
X-rays	73

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI during 2023 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	353
nerve procedures	24
spinal procedures	105
X-rays	69

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	16
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD in 2023

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Altoona, WI were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and CT scan.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
CT scan	70
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	319
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	34
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	34
spinal procedures	130
X-rays	50

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD.

**Gender**
Female	141
Male	124

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	191
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	64
85 and over	11
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	129

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Wisconsin.

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.96 out of 5 stars based on 90 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Altoona, WI.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$6,237 RISE-L $1,820	Articulating Expandable TLIF $1,736	Excelsius - GPS $852	ELSA ATP $474	MARS 3VL Retractor $351	Other $1,003
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$2,968 VIPER $2,968
NUVASIVE, INC.	$1,351 Thoracolumbar $1,229	Integrated Operative Solutions $93	Cervicothoracic $18	Biologics $11
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$307 COUGAR $121	ViviGen $97	Exparel $53	ACIS $36
Medtronic, Inc.	$151 ENDOSKELETON TL NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY $151
Other	$516 EVEREST Spinal System $120	Thoracolumbar Therapies $113	Mobi-C $69	OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM $68	PAIN MANAGEMENT $56	Other $91

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$8,669
Food and Beverage	$2,815
Gift	$46

Biography

Dr. Kamal Thapar sees patients in Altoona, WI. His medical specialty is neurosurgery. Dr. Thapar has obtained a license to practice in Wisconsin.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kamal Thapar, MD From 2012 - 2023

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