Dr. Stephen V. Nalbach Jr., MD

Dr. Nalbach practices at UT Health Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of Ardent Health.

Dr. Nalbach's NPI, 1669672960, was assigned on July 24, 2007. Dr. Nalbach graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Nalbach holds Texas license P9408.

Dr. Nalbach's primary practice is UT Health Tyler, at 1000 South Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX 75701 in Smith County. The practice phone is (903) 597-0351.

Dr. Nalbach's primary practice is UT Health Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of Ardent Health. Dr. Nalbach is also affiliated with UT Health North Campus Tyler. The medical group on file is Tyler Neurosurgical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nalbach to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nalbach practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Nalbach's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Nalbach is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Nalbach's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Massachusetts.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Nalbach treats.

CMS data shows 470 Medicare services from Dr. Nalbach across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 211 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $91,043 for them.

CMS counts 211 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nalbach in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 85 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.78, 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. Nalbach's median patient age at 72, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nalbach wrote 219 Medicare Part D claims for 106 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 187 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,656 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 215 claims across 9 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 76 out of 100 for Dr. Nalbach for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Nalbach accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 162 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Nalbach, more than 86% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Nalbach, published from 2011 to 2024. 2012 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Brain Ischemia and Stroke. Dr. Nalbach has published most often in J Clin Neurosci. Dr. Nalbach's most frequent co-authors are Alexander E. Ropper, MD, Ian F. Dunn, MD and Ning Lin, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Nalbach from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alphatec Spine, Inc paid the most, $408.

Dr. Nalbach graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Nalbach is a member of CNS.

Dr. Nalbach is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Aetna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.