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Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD

(923 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

New York Medical College

38660 Medical Center Drive Suite A250
Palmdale, CA 93551

(661) 267-7777

Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD is a spine surgeon in Palmdale, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from New York Medical College. Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Sherman Oaks Hospital, DOMENICK J SISTO M D INC and Los Angeles Orthopaedic Institute.

Office Locations

Los Angeles Orthopaedic Institute

38660 Medical Center Drive Suite A250
Palmdale, CA 93551

(661) 267-7777

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Northridge Hospital Medical Center

4955 Van Nuys Boulevard Suite 615
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

(818) 905-2222

(818) 905-8702

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

MRI

spine MRI

In 2023, Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD had a list price for MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), and spine MRI that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. 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. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palmdale, CA during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	16
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	534
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	64
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	264
X-rays	171

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palmdale, CA during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	519
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	79
spinal procedures	214
X-rays	135

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	21
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palmdale, CA during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	467
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	73
spinal procedures	175
X-rays	102

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	15
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	20
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palmdale, CA during 2015 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	420
hospital care	12
injections	18
inpatient care	12
pain management	18
spinal procedures	127
X-rays	127

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	40
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palmdale, CA during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	305
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
spinal procedures	117
X-rays	106

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	13
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palmdale, CA during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	350
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	29
spinal procedures	123
X-rays	94

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	15
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palmdale, CA during 2018 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	272
spinal procedures	54
X-rays	54

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	45
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palmdale, CA during 2019 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	245
spinal procedures	54
X-rays	54

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palmdale, CA during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	192
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
spinal procedures	54
X-rays	38

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palmdale, CA during 2021 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	139
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	33
spinal procedures	46
X-rays	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palmdale, CA during 2022 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	171
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	37
spinal procedures	50
X-rays	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palmdale, CA were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and pain management.

CT scan	16
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	328
hospital care	16
injections	18
inpatient care	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	42
nerve procedures	13
pain management	18
spinal procedures	116
X-rays	82

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	123
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	24
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	48
85 and over	9
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	72

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD graduated from New York Medical College. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: New York Medical College

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

Sherman Oaks Hospital

DOMENICK J SISTO M D INC

Los Angeles Orthopaedic Institute

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.57 out of 5 stars based on 923 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard E. Nussbaum, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Palmdale, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
RTI Surgical, Inc.	$170,856 Streamline MIS Spinal Fixation System $80,036	STREAMLINE TL $38,179	FORTILINK-C IBF SYSTEM $19,204	Locked & Loaded - Perc Grafting $9,100	Perc Grafting Locked Loaded $7,376	Other $16,961
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.	$135,799 FORTILINK-C IBF SYSTEM $100,052	Streamline MIS Spinal Fixation System $34,654	COFLEX INTERLAMINAR TECHNOLOGY, 10MM $1,094
Amedica Corporation	$7,188 VALEO INTERBODY $7,188
Silony Medical Corp.	$5,103 $5,103
Precision Spine, Inc.	$4,387 Vault C $3,863	REFORM POCT SYSTEM $524
Other	$7,326 ProSpace Bone TLIF $800	Intracept $579	Spine $361	CLARIX $358	Freedom Lumbar Disc $244	Other $4,984

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$259,713
Consulting Fee	$56,946
Travel and Lodging	$7,159
Food and Beverage	$6,841

Biography

Dr. Richard Nussbaum sees patients in Sherman Oaks, CA and Palmdale, CA. His medical specialties are spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is a graduate of New York Medical College. Patient ratings for Dr. Nussbaum average 4.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Nussbaum (or staff) speaks Spanish and French. He is affiliated with Northridge Hospital Medical Center and Sherman Oaks Hospital. Unfortunately, according to Dignity Health, he is not currently accepting new patients.