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Dr. Robert Christopher Spears, MD
NPI1174985592PAC ID9234404211
- Medicare services, 2024
- 134
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 125
- Part D claims, 2024
- 181
- Publications
- 4
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- One Saint Joseph Drive, Lexington, KY 40504
- Practice phone
- Call (859) 313-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Robert Christopher Spears is a neurosurgeon in Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Spears practices at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Spears' NPI, 1174985592, was assigned on March 24, 2016. Dr. Spears graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Spears holds Kentucky license 58520.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1174985592NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9234404211
- NPI enumeration date
- March 24, 2016
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (859) 313-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 36
- Medical school graduation
- 2016
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Robert Christopher Spears practices at 2 locations in Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Spears' primary practice is Saint Joseph Hospital, at One Saint Joseph Drive, Lexington, KY 40504 in Fayette County. The practice phone is (859) 313-1000. Dr. Spears also practices at St Joseph Hospital, 1 St Joseph Dr, Lexington, KY 40504.
- Saint Joseph HospitalPrimaryOne Saint Joseph Drive, Lexington, KY 40504 · Fayette CountyPhone(859) 313-1000
- St Joseph Hospital1 St Joseph Dr, Lexington, KY 40504 · Fayette CountyPhone(859) 313-1000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Robert Christopher Spears is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Spears' primary practice is Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Spears is also affiliated with CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Medical Center - East Lexington. The medical group on file is Lexington Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Spears to 1 more hospital, 4 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Medical Center - East LexingtonLexington Clinic1 hospitalName with a free account4 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account3 medical groupsNames with a free account1 home health agencyName with a free account
See all 12 affiliations for Dr. SpearsSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert Christopher Spears' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Spears practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Saint Joseph Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Robert Christopher Spears is one of 100 neurosurgeons in Kentucky
Neurological surgery is Dr. Spears' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Spears is licensed in Kentucky.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, KentuckyPrimary
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Spears
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert Christopher Spears billed Medicare for 134 services in 2024
CMS data shows 134 Medicare services from Dr. Spears across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 125 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,045 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024134
Medicare patients125
Paid by Medicare$10,045
Procedure codes4
Dr. Spears' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1022024: 13431%
Dr. Spears compared with the Kentucky median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Spears
- Kentucky median
- Medicare services
- 134vs 23643% below
- Medicare patients
- 125vs 17328% below
- Part D claims
- 148vs 7890% above
Medians across 96 neurosurgeons in Kentucky with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Spears' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert Christopher Spears treated 125 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 125 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Spears in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 61 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Spears' median patient age at 69, with 57% women.
Medicare patients, 2024125
Average age73
Average risk score1.16
Dr. Spears' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Spears' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6552%
- Men6048%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Spears' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis74%
- Anxiety41%
- Mood disorders38%
- Depression34%
- Ischemic heart disease33%
- Diabetes30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Spears' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Robert Christopher Spears wrote 181 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Spears wrote 181 Medicare Part D claims for 88 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 148 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,276 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 45 claims across 3 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024181
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$1,276
Part D patients88
Dr. Spears' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic180 claims99%
- Brand-name and other1 claims1%
Dr. Spears' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Spears' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids54%98 of 181 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 452024: 148229%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 3 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Robert Christopher Spears ranks in the 74th percentile for spinal fusion in Medicare
Dr. Spears accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 102 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Spears, more than 74% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Spears ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 74th percentile102 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 74th percentile46 procedures
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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Robert Christopher Spears has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Spears, published from 2017 to 2021. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations, Cerebral Hemorrhage and Embolization, Therapeutic. Dr. Spears' most frequent co-authors are Justin F. Fraser, MD, Thomas Keith Hines, MD and Abdulnasser Ahmed Yousuf Alhajeri, MD.
Papers4
Years published2017 to 2021
Dr. Spears' papers by year, 2017 to 2021
Topics Dr. Spears writes about most
- Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Embolization, Therapeutic
- Hydrocephalus
- Thrombosis
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
Dr. Spears' most frequent co-authors
- Justin F. Fraser, MD3 shared papers
- Thomas Keith Hines, MD2 shared papers
- Abdulnasser Ahmed Yousuf Alhajeri, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Spears
J Neurointerv Surg
Arteriovenous FistulaCentral Nervous System Vascular MalformationsCerebral Hemorrhage
Central Nervous System Vascular MalformationsCerebral HemorrhageEmbolization, Therapeutic
Childs Nerv Syst
Intracranial ThrombosisSinus Thrombosis, IntracranialThrombosis
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Robert Christopher Spears received $3,068 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Spears from 12 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 66% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $1,432.
General payments to Dr. Spears by program year, 2021 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Spears by kind, 2021 to 2025
$3.1Kin total
- Travel and lodging$2,01566%
- Food and beverage$1,05334%
Companies that paid Dr. Spears the most, 2021 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Robert Christopher Spears graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine
Dr. Spears graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2016.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Robert Christopher Spears's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Robert Christopher Spears' NPI number?
Dr. Robert Christopher Spears' NPI number is 1174985592. It was assigned on March 24, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert Christopher Spears?
Dr. Robert Christopher Spears is a neurosurgeon in Lexington, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Robert Christopher Spears practice?
Dr. Spears practices at One Saint Joseph Drive, Lexington, KY 40504. Dr. Spears also practices at 1 St Joseph Dr, Lexington, KY 40504. Dr. Spears' primary practice is Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Spears to 1 hospital, 4 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Robert Christopher Spears' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Spears is (859) 313-1000.
What is Dr. Robert Christopher Spears' medical license number?
Dr. Spears holds Kentucky license 58520.
Which hospitals is Dr. Robert Christopher Spears affiliated with?
Dr. Spears practices at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Spears is also affiliated with CommonSpirit - Saint Joseph Medical Center - East Lexington. Dmand AI links Dr. Spears to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Robert Christopher Spears part of?
Dr. Spears is linked to Lexington Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Spears to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Robert Christopher Spears accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Spears billed Medicare for 134 services in 2024, and Dr. Spears accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert Christopher Spears see?
CMS counts 125 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Spears in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Robert Christopher Spears bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Spears' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and office visit, established patient (99214).
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Where did Dr. Robert Christopher Spears go to medical school?
Dr. Spears graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2016.
What drugs does Dr. Robert Christopher Spears prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Spears' most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Robert Christopher Spears received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,068 in general payments to Dr. Spears from 12 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
How long has Dr. Robert Christopher Spears been practicing?
Dr. Spears graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.
Does Dr. Robert Christopher Spears do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Spears, published from 2017 to 2021.
Who does Dr. Robert Christopher Spears publish with?
Dr. Spears' most frequent co-authors are Justin F. Fraser, MD (3 shared papers), Thomas Keith Hines, MD (2 shared papers) and Abdulnasser Ahmed Yousuf Alhajeri, MD (1 shared paper).
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