Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster, MD

  • Cleveland, OH
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1679866081PAC ID7315125945
Medicare services, 2024
85
Medicare patients, 2024
100
Publications
13
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$2,228
Practice address
9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195
Practice phone
Call (216) 952-9829
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Hospital · Cleveland, Ohio

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Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster is a neurosurgeon in Cleveland, Ohio

Dr. Vorster practices at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Dr. Vorster's NPI, 1679866081, was assigned on May 18, 2011. Dr. Vorster holds Ohio license 35-097203.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7315125945
NPI enumeration date
May 18, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(216) 952-9829
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
65
Medical school graduation
1987

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster practices at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio

Dr. Vorster's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, at 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195 in Cuyahoga County. The practice phone is (216) 952-9829.

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Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Vorster's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The medical group on file is Cleveland Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vorster to 2 more clinical labs and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Vorster's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vorster practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Cleveland Clinic Main CampusAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster is one of 320 neurosurgeons in Ohio

Neurological surgery is Dr. Vorster's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Vorster is licensed in Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, OhioPrimaryLicense 35-097203 · taxonomy 207T00000X

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Vorster

Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster billed Medicare for 85 services in 2024

CMS data shows 85 Medicare services from Dr. Vorster across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 100 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,397 for them.

Medicare services, 202485
Medicare patients100
Paid by Medicare$13,397
Procedure codes4

Dr. Vorster's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 912024: 5540%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 30

Where Dr. Vorster's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1619%
  • In a facility6981%

Dr. Vorster compared with the Ohio median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Vorster
  • Ohio median
Medicare services
85vs 20659% below
Medicare patients
100vs 14832% below

Medians across 273 neurosurgeons in Ohio with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Vorster'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. Sarel Johannes Vorster treated 100 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 66

CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vorster in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 36 patients. 72% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.69, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Vorster's median patient age at 45, with 68% women.

Medicare patients, 2024100
Average age66
Average risk score1.69
Also on Medicaid26%

Dr. Vorster's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Vorster's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5858%
  • Men4242%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Vorster's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol72%
  2. High blood pressure71%
  3. Arthritis55%
  4. Mood disorders50%
  5. Anxiety46%
  6. Depression44%
  7. Stroke or TIA32%
  8. Ischemic heart disease25%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Vorster's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 45

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women68%
  • Men31%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Vorster accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Vorster as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster has 13 publications on record

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Vorster, published from 2017 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Arnold-Chiari Malformation, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Attention. Dr. Vorster has published most often in Cerebellum. Dr. Vorster's most frequent co-authors are Mark Luciano, MD, Jahangir Maleki, MD, PhD and Jayapalli Rajiv Bapuraj, MBBS.

Papers13
Years published2017 to 2025

Dr. Vorster's papers by year, 2017 to 2025

Topics Dr. Vorster writes about most

  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Attention
  • Brain
  • Chronic Pain
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Decompression, Surgical

Dr. Vorster's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Vorster

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster received $2,228 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Vorster from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 90% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $2,000.

General payments to Dr. Vorster by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Vorster by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2.2Kin total
  • Consulting fees$2,00090%
  • Food and beverage$22810%

Companies that paid Dr. Vorster the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors 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-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster's NPI number?

Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster's NPI number is 1679866081. It was assigned on May 18, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster?

Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster is a neurosurgeon in Cleveland, Ohio. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster practice?

Dr. Vorster practices at 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195. Dr. Vorster's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vorster to 2 clinical labs and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Vorster is (216) 952-9829.

What is Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster's medical license number?

Dr. Vorster holds Ohio license 35-097203.

Which hospitals is Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster affiliated with?

Dr. Vorster practices at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio.

What medical group is Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster part of?

Dr. Vorster is linked to Cleveland Clinic.

Does Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Vorster billed Medicare for 85 services in 2024, and Dr. Vorster accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Vorster as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster see?

CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vorster in 2024, with an average age of 66.

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What services does Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Vorster's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99204) and surgery: brain, spine and nerves (61781).

Has Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,228 in general payments to Dr. Vorster from 5 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medical Device Business Services, Inc.

How long has Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster been practicing?

Dr. Vorster graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

Does Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster do research?

Dmand AI links 13 publications to Dr. Vorster, published from 2017 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Sarel Johannes Vorster publish with?

Dr. Vorster's most frequent co-authors are Mark Luciano, MD (9 shared papers), Jahangir Maleki, MD, PhD (5 shared papers) and Jayapalli Rajiv Bapuraj, MBBS (3 shared papers).

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