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Robert Christopher Spears, MD

NPI 1174985592ActiveIndividual· Neurological Surgery· Lexington, KY

Neurological Surgery (MD) in Lexington, Kentucky, trained at University of Louisville School of Medicine (class of 2016). 125 Medicare patients in 2024, $60,501 paid; nearly all of their 181 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Blue Surgical LLC was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $843.97 in all, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI1174985592
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMar 24, 2016
Last updated in NPPESApr 9, 2025
Certified by providerApr 9, 2025

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Neurological Surgery Primary207T00000X58520KY

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Neurosurgery (KY)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients125
Services billed263 across 36 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$60,501

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)181 · 183 30-day fills
Patients88
Total drug cost$1,708
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine
Graduation year2016
Medicare specialtyNeurosurgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$843.97 · 9 payments from 5 companies
  • 2024$404.74 · 10 payments from 6 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$631.86 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$212.11 · 7 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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