Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 11
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 33
- Part D claims, 2024
- 33
- Publications
- 4
- Hospital affiliations
- 6
- Practice address
- 1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902
- Practice phone
- Call (507) 255-5123
- 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. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear is a neurosurgeon in Rochester, Minnesota
Dr. Spear practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Spear's NPI, 1598296055, was assigned on March 25, 2017. Dr. Spear graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Spear holds Kentucky license 59020.
- NPI
- 1598296055NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7214209980
- NPI enumeration date
- March 25, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (507) 255-5123
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 35
- Medical school graduation
- 2017
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota
Dr. Spear's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus, at 1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902 in Olmsted County. The practice phone is (507) 255-5123.
- Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902 · Olmsted CountyPhone(507) 255-5123
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Spear's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic. Dr. Spear is also affiliated with Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. The medical group on file is Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Spear to 4 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Spear practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear is one of 148 neurosurgeons in Minnesota
Neurological surgery is Dr. Spear's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Spear's licenses on file in 2 states: Kentucky and Minnesota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, KentuckyPrimary
- Minnesota license
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Spear
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear billed Medicare for 11 services in 2024
CMS data shows 11 Medicare services from Dr. Spear across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 33 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,363 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Spear's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 712024: 1185%
Dr. Spear compared with the Minnesota median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Spear
- Minnesota median
- Medicare services
- 11vs 12591% below
- Medicare patients
- 33vs 11170% below
- Part D claims
- 36vs 3116% above
Medians across 124 neurosurgeons in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Spear's 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. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear treated 33 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 33 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Spear in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 18 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Spear's median patient age at 70, with 51% women.
Dr. Spear's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Spear's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1648%
- Men1752%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Spear's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders42%
- Diabetes39%
- Anxiety36%
- Depression36%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Spear's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear wrote 33 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Spear wrote 33 Medicare Part D claims for 12 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 2 drugs, with $145 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 59 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Spear's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2020
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2019 to 2020
- 2019
- 2020
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2019: 592020: 3639%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2020, 2 in 2019.
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. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear ranks in the 69th percentile for spinal fusion in Medicare
Dr. Spear accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Spear as offering telehealth. CMS counts 83 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Spear, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Spear ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 69th percentile83 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 68th percentile38 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Spear, published from 2021 to 2023. Dr. Spear's most frequent co-authors are Desmond A. Brown, MD, PhD, Mohamad Bydon, MD and Matthew Luke Carlson, MD.
Dr. Spear's papers by year, 2021 to 2023
Dr. Spear's most frequent co-authors
- Desmond A. Brown, MD, PhD2 shared papers
- Mohamad Bydon, MD1 shared paper
- Matthew Luke Carlson, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Spear
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown)
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear received $5,306 in industry payments from 2023 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 37 general payments to Dr. Spear from 7 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $1,825.
General payments to Dr. Spear by program year, 2023 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Spear by kind, 2023 to 2024
- Travel and lodging$4,29881%
- Food and beverage$1,00919%
Companies that paid Dr. Spear the most, 2023 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine
Dr. Spear graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2017.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation 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. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear's NPI number?
Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear's NPI number is 1598296055. It was assigned on March 25, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear?
Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear is a neurosurgeon in Rochester, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear practice?
Dr. Spear practices at 1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902. Dr. Spear's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Spear to 4 hospitals and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Spear is (507) 255-5123.
What is Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear's medical license number?
Dr. Spear holds Kentucky license 59020, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Spear in Kentucky and Minnesota.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear affiliated with?
Dr. Spear practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Spear is also affiliated with Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Dmand AI links Dr. Spear to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear part of?
Dr. Spear is linked to Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Spear to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Spear billed Medicare for 11 services in 2024, and Dr. Spear accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Spear as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear see?
CMS counts 33 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Spear in 2024, with an average age of 69.
What services does Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Spear's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear go to medical school?
Dr. Spear graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2017.
What drugs does Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear prescribe most?
In 2020 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Spear's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,306 in general payments to Dr. Spear from 7 companies from 2023 to 2024. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear been practicing?
Dr. Spear graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.
Does Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Spear, published from 2021 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Joshua Aaron Lee Spear publish with?
Dr. Spear's most frequent co-authors are Desmond A. Brown, MD, PhD (2 shared papers), Mohamad Bydon, MD (1 shared paper) and Matthew Luke Carlson, MD (1 shared paper).
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