Physician Profile
Kurt Yaeger, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Yaeger
Kurt Yaeger, MD is a healthcare provider in New York, NY specializing in neurological surgery. Kurt trained at Georgetown University School of Medicine, graduating in 2015. Kurt is also listed as specializing in student in an organized health care education program. According to Medicare claims data, Kurt cared for 366 Medicare patients across 490 services. The services billed most often include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes, established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, and initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
License numbers are what the provider reported to NPPES when the NPI was issued or updated. NPPES does not verify licensure; confirm current standing with the state licensing board.
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (212) 746-4684
- Email not available
Practice Locations
525 E 68TH ST
New York, NY 10065
6550 Fannin St Ste 944
Houston, TX 77030
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
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
Brain tumors
Movement disorders
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
Most searched procedures
Brain & spine surgery
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
Cranial reconstruction
Diagnostic & therapeutic
Endovascular procedures
Functional neurosurgery
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
Radiation & radiosurgery
Radiation surgery
Skull base surgery
Spasticity treatment
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
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
490 services · 366 patients · 14 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36224 |
27 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36226 |
25 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | Procedure | 61624 |
18 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36227 |
13 | Less often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36223 |
12 | Less often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Imaging of blood vessel | Imaging | 75898 |
22 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow | Imaging | 75894 |
18 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
78 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
59 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Office visit | 99221 |
55 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Related specialists at this location 2
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
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 New York 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 22 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Georgetown University School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2015 at Georgetown University School of Medicine 6
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist 8
Providers in NY who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Yaeger specialize in?
Dr. Yaeger is a neurosurgeon in New York, NY. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Neurological Surgery”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Yaeger located?
Dr. Yaeger is listed at 525 E 68Th St, New York, NY 10065. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Yaeger's phone number?
The number on file is (212) 746-4684. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Yaeger's NPI number?
Dr. Yaeger's National Provider Identifier is 1841684818. 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. Yaeger go to medical school?
Dr. Yaeger attended Georgetown University School of Medicine, graduating in 2015. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Yaeger been practicing?
Dr. Yaeger has 11 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2015, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Yaeger do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Yaeger performs procedures including insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist, insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist and occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery; reads or performs imaging such as imaging of blood vessel and review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Yaeger confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Yaeger. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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