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Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD

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(37 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1997)

Professional interests include: scoliosis, spine problems

3811 Valley Centre Drive
San Diego, CA 92130

(858) 682-0164

Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD is a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD is affiliated with Scripps Clinic, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Health and Scripps Green Hospital.

Office Locations

3811 Valley Centre Drive
San Diego, CA 92130

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10710 N Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

discectomy

lumbar hemilaminectomy

lumbar laminotomy

posterior lumbar discectomy

In 2023, Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD performed more discectomy (disc removal surgery), lumbar hemilaminectomy, lumbar laminotomy, and posterior lumbar discectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

posterior column osteotomy

spinal decompression surgery

spinal osteotomy

spinal procedures

In 2012, Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD performed more posterior column osteotomy, spinal decompression surgery, spinal osteotomy, and spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and health and behavior assessment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	275
health and behavior assessment	21
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve procedures	29
spinal procedures	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2013 were spinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) and closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	431
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	28
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	65

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	28
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	325
hospital care	17
implant removal	14
inpatient care	17
minimally invasive procedures	24
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	133

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	29
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
bone surgery	16
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	342
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	84

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	0
Hispanic	62
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	48
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	29
bone surgery	15
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	438
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
minimally invasive procedures	29
nerve procedures	34
spinal procedures	123

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	36
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2017 were spinal procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and rehabilitation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
bone surgery	16
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	516
hospital care	58
injections	11
inpatient care	58
manual therapy	28
minimally invasive procedures	25
nerve procedures	35
pain management	11
rehabilitation	41
spinal procedures	129

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	42
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2018 were spinal procedures, rehabilitation, manual therapy and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	20
bone surgery	13
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	16
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	521
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
manual therapy	30
minimally invasive procedures	20
nerve procedures	25
rehabilitation	50
spinal procedures	58

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	41
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2019 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	540
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
minimally invasive procedures	19
nerve procedures	24
spinal procedures	84

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	32
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2020 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	401
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve procedures	19
spinal procedures	71

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2021 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
bone surgery	14
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	469
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
minimally invasive procedures	12
nerve procedures	53
revision surgery	18
spinal procedures	105

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	31
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
bone surgery	27
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	497
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	30
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	137

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	26
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA were spinal procedures, rehabilitation, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
bone surgery	16
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	432
health and behavior assessment	21
hospital care	27
implant removal	14
injections	11
inpatient care	27
manual therapy	29
minimally invasive procedures	21
nerve procedures	30
pain management	11
rehabilitation	45
revision surgery	18
spinal procedures	96

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	13
Non-Hispanic White	229
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	29
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	109
85 and over	28
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	132

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1997. He completed residency at George Washington University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1997)

Residency: George Washington University Medical Center (2002)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery (2011)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Clinic

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Health

Scripps Green Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 37 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ramin Bagheri, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
NUVASIVE, INC.	$1,598,327 Thoracolumbar $1,090,853	Armada $296,139	XLIF $136,191	iGA $18,388	Nuvaline/NuvaMap O.R. $9,814	Other $46,941
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$22,215 Silverton Posterior Spinal Sys $14,706	Spine $6,424	Biomet Orthopak $16	$1,069
BIOMET SPINE, LLC	$8,802 Spine $8,789	BSBHT - SPINE $13
Lanx, Inc.	$4,874 Spinal Fusion Device $4,874
Davol Inc.	$2,521 AVITENE $21	$2,500
Other	$4,334 SPYGLASS $528	GENERAL THERAPIES $487	iFuse Implant $295	Interventional Therapies $261	XIFAXAN $240	Other $2,523

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$1,253,515
Consulting Fee	$297,250
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$71,750
Food and Beverage	$10,322
Travel and Lodging	$5,737
Other	$2,500

Biography

Dr. Ramin Bagheri is a specialist in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in La Jolla, CA and San Diego, CA. Dr. Bagheri is conversant in Persian. His areas of clinical interest consist of scoliosis and orthopedic surgery. He is professionally affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Clinic, and Scripps Green Hospital. He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and a graduate of George Washington University Medical Center's residency program. His average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Bagheri has an open panel in San Diego, CA according to Doctor.com.