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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD in 2013
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension.
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Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD is a pediatric neurosurgeon in Colorado Springs, CO specializing in pediatric neurosurgery. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD is affiliated with Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Health (UCHealth), CU Medicine, UCHealth Brain and Spine Clinic - Colorado Springs and UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED.
1400 E. Boulder Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
1725 E. Boulder Street Suite 101
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
4090 Briargate Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Hydrocephalus
Normally, the brain is bathed in a liquid called cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid cushions and nurtures the brain cells as it flows around and through the brain. Sometimes, cerebrospinal fluid does not get reabsorbed into the body properly, or a blockage in the brain can stop it from flowing. This causes a buildup of pressure called hydrocephalus. This condition affects a wide range of people, but it is much more prevalent among infants and older adults. Left untreated, hydrocephalus can cause uncomfortable symptoms, such as headaches and blurred vision, and eventually may cause brain damage.
Hydrocephalus is most often treated with an implanted device called a shunt. A shunt is a long, thin tube that is used to drain excess fluid. One end is placed within the brain. The tube runs under the skin, along the neck behind the ear, and to another part of the body where the fluid can be reabsorbed. Most often this is the abdomen, but the chest or other areas can also be used. Shunts have a valve that allows doctors to monitor and control the pressure within the brain. Insertion of a shunt is a surgical procedure that takes one to two hours. Incisions are made in the head and the abdomen, and the shunt is threaded into place before the openings are stitched closed.
In cases where hydrocephalus is caused by a blockage, a procedure called endoscopic third ventriculostomy, or ETV, may be performed. During this procedure, a surgeon makes a dime-sized hole in the skull and uses a thin tube with a camera on the end (called an endoscope) to see inside the brain. The surgeon punctures a hole in the floor of the third ventricle, a fluid-filled space within the brain. The hole provides an opening for cerebrospinal fluid to flow around the blockage, normalizing pressure. The entire procedure usually takes less than an hour and patients can often go home the following day. ETV can provide a permanent and safe alternative to a shunt, but it is only useful for patients whose hydrocephalus is caused by a blockage.
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension.
Hypertension | 75 |
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High Cholesterol | 0 |
Stroke | 0 |
Ischemic Heart Disease | 0 |
Depression | 0 |
Chronic Kidney Disease | 0 |
Asthma | 0 |
Osteoperosis | 0 |
Atrial Fibrilation | 0 |
Heart Failure | 0 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 0 |
Diabetes | 0 |
Dementia | 0 |
Cancer | 0 |
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension and high cholesterol.
Hypertension | 75 |
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High Cholesterol | 46 |
Stroke | 0 |
Ischemic Heart Disease | 0 |
Depression | 0 |
Chronic Kidney Disease | 0 |
Asthma | 0 |
Osteoperosis | 0 |
Atrial Fibrilation | 0 |
Heart Failure | 0 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 0 |
Diabetes | 0 |
Dementia | 0 |
Cancer | 0 |
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension.
Hypertension | 75 |
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High Cholesterol | 0 |
Stroke | 0 |
Ischemic Heart Disease | 0 |
Depression | 0 |
Chronic Kidney Disease | 0 |
Asthma | 0 |
Osteoperosis | 0 |
Atrial Fibrilation | 0 |
Heart Failure | 0 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 0 |
Diabetes | 0 |
Dementia | 0 |
Cancer | 0 |
The top procedures that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated as a pediatric neurosurgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD for Medicare patients.
doctor visit | 23 |
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hospital care | 63 |
inpatient care | 63 |
Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD.
Male | 32 |
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Female | 45 |
Non-Hispanic White | 62 |
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Black | 0 |
Hispanic | 0 |
Asian | 0 |
Other | 0 |
Native American | 0 |
From 65 to 74 | 19 |
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From 75 to 84 | 19 |
85 and over | 18 |
Less than 65 | 21 |
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.
Hypertension | 71 |
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High Cholesterol | 48 |
Stroke | 26 |
Ischemic Heart Disease | 29 |
Depression | 35 |
Chronic Kidney Disease | 34 |
Asthma | 31 |
Osteoperosis | 17 |
Atrial Fibrilation | 16 |
Heart Failure | 19 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 22 |
Diabetes | 25 |
Dementia | 21 |
Cancer | 0 |
The top procedures that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated as a pediatric neurosurgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD for Medicare patients.
doctor visit | 29 |
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hospital care | 61 |
inpatient care | 61 |
Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD.
Male | 29 |
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Female | 40 |
Non-Hispanic White | 52 |
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Black | 0 |
Hispanic | 0 |
Asian | 0 |
Other | 0 |
Native American | 0 |
From 65 to 74 | 22 |
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From 75 to 84 | 18 |
85 and over | 14 |
Less than 65 | 15 |
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.
Hypertension | 75 |
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High Cholesterol | 61 |
Stroke | 26 |
Ischemic Heart Disease | 29 |
Depression | 33 |
Chronic Kidney Disease | 39 |
Asthma | 0 |
Osteoperosis | 16 |
Atrial Fibrilation | 0 |
Heart Failure | 25 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 23 |
Diabetes | 26 |
Dementia | 26 |
Cancer | 0 |
The top procedures that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated as a pediatric neurosurgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD for Medicare patients.
doctor visit | 14 |
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hospital care | 43 |
inpatient care | 43 |
Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD.
Male | 38 |
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Female | 41 |
Non-Hispanic White | 54 |
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Black | 0 |
Hispanic | 14 |
Asian | 0 |
Other | 0 |
Native American | 0 |
From 65 to 74 | 28 |
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From 75 to 84 | 22 |
85 and over | 0 |
Less than 65 | 0 |
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.
Hypertension | 73 |
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High Cholesterol | 52 |
Stroke | 16 |
Ischemic Heart Disease | 33 |
Depression | 44 |
Chronic Kidney Disease | 35 |
Asthma | 14 |
Osteoperosis | 15 |
Atrial Fibrilation | 15 |
Heart Failure | 24 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 24 |
Diabetes | 32 |
Dementia | 22 |
Cancer | 0 |
The top procedures that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated as a pediatric neurosurgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2019 were and .
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD for Medicare patients.
doctor visit | 14 |
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Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD.
Male | 29 |
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Female | 31 |
Non-Hispanic White | 47 |
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Black | 0 |
Hispanic | 0 |
Asian | 0 |
Other | 0 |
Native American | 0 |
From 65 to 74 | 23 |
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From 75 to 84 | 18 |
85 and over | 0 |
Less than 65 | 0 |
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.
Hypertension | 65 |
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High Cholesterol | 55 |
Stroke | 22 |
Ischemic Heart Disease | 38 |
Depression | 37 |
Chronic Kidney Disease | 45 |
Asthma | 0 |
Osteoperosis | 0 |
Atrial Fibrilation | 0 |
Heart Failure | 0 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 22 |
Diabetes | 35 |
Dementia | 23 |
Cancer | 0 |
The top procedures that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated as a pediatric neurosurgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD for Medicare patients.
doctor visit | 46 |
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hospital care | 59 |
inpatient care | 59 |
Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD.
Male | 60 |
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Female | 61 |
Non-Hispanic White | 92 |
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Black | 0 |
Hispanic | 15 |
Asian | 0 |
Other | 0 |
Native American | 0 |
From 65 to 74 | 57 |
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From 75 to 84 | 38 |
85 and over | 0 |
Less than 65 | 0 |
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.
Hypertension | 70 |
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High Cholesterol | 52 |
Stroke | 18 |
Ischemic Heart Disease | 31 |
Depression | 33 |
Chronic Kidney Disease | 34 |
Asthma | 9 |
Osteoperosis | 10 |
Atrial Fibrilation | 10 |
Heart Failure | 16 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 13 |
Diabetes | 29 |
Dementia | 17 |
Cancer | 12 |
The top procedures that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated as a pediatric neurosurgeon in Colorado Springs, CO during 2021 were and .
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD for Medicare patients.
doctor visit | 65 |
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Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD for Medicare patients.
The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated as a pediatric neurosurgeon in Colorado Springs, CO were hospital care and inpatient care.
doctor visit | 34 |
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hospital care | 56 |
inpatient care | 56 |
Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD.
Male | 20 |
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Female | 24 |
Black / African American | 0 |
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Asian / Pacific Islander | 0 |
Non-Hispanic White | 34 |
Native American / Alaskan Native | 0 |
Hispanic | 3 |
Other | 0 |
75 to 84 | 12 |
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85 and over | 3 |
Less than 65 | 4 |
65 to 74 | 16 |
The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.
Hypertension | 64 |
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High Cholesterol | 34 |
Stroke | 12 |
Ischemic Heart Disease | 17 |
Depression | 20 |
Chronic Kidney Disease | 20 |
Asthma | 6 |
Osteoporosis | 6 |
Heart Failure | 9 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 11 |
Diabetes | 16 |
Atrial Fibrillation | 4 |
Cancer | 1 |
Dementia | 12 |
Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. He completed residency at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Virginia.
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Affiliated Hospitals
Licensed In: Virginia
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Thomas S. Ridder, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
Centinel Spine, LLC |
$717
PRODISC L $717 |
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Stryker Corporation |
$68
Neuro Sets $53 |
DELTA $16 |
Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
$46
CODMAN HAKIM Precision Valve $46 |
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NeuroPace, Inc. |
$22
RNSSystem $22 |
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Medtronic USA, Inc. |
$19
MazorX Renaissance $19 |
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Other |
$27
WAVEWRITER ALPHA $17 |
LOTTA PEDIATRIC VENTRICULOSCOPE $11 |
Travel and Lodging | $630 |
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Food and Beverage | $269 |
Dr. Thomas Ridder is a pediatric neurosurgery specialist. Clinical interests for Dr. Ridder include scoliosis, neurosurgery, and chiari malformation. Dr. Ridder attended Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). His professional affiliations include Children's Hospital Colorado, the University of Colorado Health (UCHealth), and CU Medicine.