Dr. Wendell Bradley Lake, MD

Dr. Lake practices at University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin.

Dr. Lake's NPI, 1669672192, was assigned on July 23, 2007. Dr. Lake graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Lake holds Wisconsin license 52543.

Dr. Lake's primary practice is University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave), at 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792. The practice phone is (608) 265-1978.

Dr. Lake's primary practice is University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Lake is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is UW Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lake to 3 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Lake's employer is on file too: a school & student health.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lake practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

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

CMS data shows 273 Medicare services from Dr. Lake across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 248 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $31,275 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 248 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lake in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 88 patients. 65% of them have high cholesterol, and 63% have high blood pressure. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.59, 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. Lake's median patient age at 66, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lake wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 1 drug, with $116 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Lake for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Lake accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lake as offering telehealth. CMS counts 17 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Lake, more than 34% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 32 papers to Dr. Lake, published from 2012 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Deep Brain Stimulation, Electrodes, Implanted and Parkinson Disease. Dr. Lake has published most often in Neurosurg Clin N Am. Dr. Lake's most frequent co-authors are Daniel K. Resnick, MD, Peter Konrad, MD, PhD and Cuong Luu, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Lake from 5 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $1,258.

Dr. Lake graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 2007.