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Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

18333 Egret Bay Boulevard Suite 200
Houston, TX 77058

(281) 333-1300

Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD is a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX specializing in neurosurgery. Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare and HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake.

Office Locations

HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake

18333 Egret Bay Boulevard Suite 200
Houston, TX 77058

(281) 333-1300

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD in 2023

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spine MRI

In 2023, Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD performed more spine MRI procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	38
diagnostic procedures	266
doctor visit	435
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	38
spinal procedures	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	85
doctor visit	615
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	85
revision surgery	14
spinal procedures	135

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	19
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	609
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	27
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	45
spinal procedures	102

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	13
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX during 2015 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	619
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	49
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	39
spinal procedures	111

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	622
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	38
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX during 2016 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	622
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	102
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	52
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	169

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	18
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	12
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX during 2017 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	530
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	96
nerve procedures	35
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	131

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	16
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	19
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX during 2018 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	479
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	50
nerve procedures	25
spinal procedures	75

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	14
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX during 2019 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	441
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	35

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	13
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX during 2020 were spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	241
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	30
spinal procedures	30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX during 2021 were spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	296
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	40
spinal procedures	40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX during 2022 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	257
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	32

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX were diagnostic procedures, spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	38
diagnostic procedures	266
doctor visit	467
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	45
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	38
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	81

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	255
Hispanic	13
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	91
85 and over	11
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	165

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

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	9
Dementia	5

Education & Training

He completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has a state license in Texas.

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital (1994)

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HCA Houston Healthcare

HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD has an average of 1.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard Meredith Westmark, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Houston, TX.

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2016-11-17

Dr. Westmark is all about money.It should not matter if you have had an accident or not. I had a motorcycle accident 6 mos.prior , because of the accident his office would not give me an appointment.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$85,774 CREO MCS $51,141	CREO $11,544	Spine $9,929	CALIBER $7,150	CREO MCS, Fenestrated, Sideloading $5,845	Other $166
NUVASIVE, INC.	$3,273 XLIF $639	COHERE $428	BASE $377	iGA $358	Reline $301	Other $1,170
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$2,722 EXPEDIUM $765	Symphony $452	ACIS $244	Sentio $238	COUGAR $229	Other $795
Innovasis Inc	$1,829 $1,829
Lilly USA, LLC	$446 FORTEO $446
Other	$3,926 i-FACTOR Putty $324	BIOLOGIX Allograft Bone $269	DSS $235	I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT $208	COFLEX $188	Other $2,702

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$61,895
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$20,800
Food and Beverage	$10,516
Travel and Lodging	$3,447
Consulting Fee	$1,300
Other	$13

Biography

Dr. Richard Westmark is a neurosurgery specialist in Houston, TX. Before performing his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Westmark attended the University of Florida College of Medicine for medical school. Dr. Westmark is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare.

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

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