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Edit this profileWhere to find Donald C. Sachs, MD
- Lakeland location main office
4310 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33813 - Winter Haven location
409 E Central Ave, Winter Haven, FL 33880 - Lakeland location
2345 Collins Ln, Lakeland, FL 33803
About Dr. Sachs
Donald C. Sachs, MD practices neurological surgery in Lakeland, FL. Donald is a 2000 graduate of University of South Florida College of Medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Donald cared for 590 Medicare patients across 715 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, new patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more, and destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609081900.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (863) 606-5937
- Email not available
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Practice Locations
4310 S FLORIDA AVE
Lakeland, FL 33813
409 E Central Ave
Winter Haven, FL 33880
2345 Collins Ln
Lakeland, FL 33803
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Neurological Surgery generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Brain & spine conditions
- Spinal Fluid Leak
Brain conditions
Brain disorders
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain Vascular Malformation
- Chiari Malformation
- Drug-Resistant Seizures
- Epidermoid cyst
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Meningitis
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Papilledema
- Pituitary Tumor
Brain injury
- Blood Clot On The Brain
- Traumatic brain injury
Brain tumors
- Brain Tumor Symptoms
- Glioblastoma
Movement disorders
- Essential tremor
- Muscle Spasms & Twitches
- Parkinson's disease
- Severe Muscle Spasticity
Nerve disorders
- Carpal tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cut Or Injured Nerve
- Face Twitching
- Occipital neuralgia
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Pain
Pediatric conditions
Spine & back
- Arthritis of the spine
- Chronic back pain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Severe back pain
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tethered Spinal Cord
Spine conditions
- Bone Spurs In The Spine
- Fluid Cyst In Spinal Cord
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spine Infection
- Stress Fracture Of The Spine
Spine deformity
Trauma & injury
Procedures & services
Nerves & spine
Most searched procedures
- Craniotomy
- Discectomy
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar discectomy
- Spinal fusion
- Spine surgery
Brain & spine surgery
- CSF Leak Repair
Brain procedures
- Awake Brain Mapping Surgery
- Brain Shunt Placement
- Chiari Decompression Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Draining A Brain Bleed
- Facial Nerve Decompression Surgery
- Laser Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Brain Surgery
- Needle Brain Biopsy
Brain surgery
- GPS-Guided Brain Navigation Surgery
- Skull Bone Removal For Pressure Relief
Cranial reconstruction
- Skull Reconstruction
Diagnostic & therapeutic
Endovascular procedures
Functional neurosurgery
- Surgery For Seizures
- Vagus Nerve Stimulator Implant
Monitoring & trauma
Nerve procedures
Nerve surgery
Pain procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Facet Joint Injections
- Pain pump implant
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator implant
Pediatric neurosurgery
- Baby Skull Reshaping Surgery
- Nerve Surgery For Cerebral Palsy
Radiation & radiosurgery
- CyberKnife
Radiation surgery
Skull base surgery
- Acoustic Neuroma Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Removal
- Skull Base Surgery
Spasticity treatment
- Baclofen Pump Insertion
Spine procedures
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Nerve Opening Widening
- Scoliosis correction surgery
- SI Joint Fusion
- Spinal Cyst Removal
- Tethered Cord Release
- Vertebra Removal Surgery
Spine surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neck Canal Enlargement Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumor Removal
- Vertebroplasty
Vascular neurosurgery
- Brain Aneurysm Clipping
- Carotid endarterectomy
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
715 services · 590 patients · 18 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Procedure | 64636 |
65 | Too few peers to compare |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Procedure | 64635 |
62 | More than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Procedure | 64494 |
45 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64493 |
45 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64490 |
38 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Procedure | 64491 |
36 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62323 |
34 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Procedure | 64494 |
33 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64493 |
33 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Procedure | 64634 |
27 | Too few peers to compare |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other neurosurgeons in Lakeland 5
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of South Florida College of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 11 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2000 at University of South Florida College of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint 3
Providers in FL who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Sachs specialize in?
Dr. Sachs is a neurosurgeon in Lakeland, FL. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Neurological Surgery”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Sachs located?
Dr. Sachs is listed at 4310 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33813. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Sachs's phone number?
The number on file is (863) 606-5937. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Sachs's NPI number?
Dr. Sachs's National Provider Identifier is 1609081900. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Sachs go to medical school?
Dr. Sachs attended University of South Florida College of Medicine, graduating in 2000. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Sachs been practicing?
Dr. Sachs has 26 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2000, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Sachs do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Sachs performs procedures including destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint, destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint and injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views and x-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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