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Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD

(Dr. John Czerwein Jr., M.D.)

(3989 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School

Professional interests include: spine problems

1524 Atwood Avenue Entrance D Suite 140
Johnston, RI 02919

(401) 632-4150

Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD is a spine surgeon in Johnston, RI specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD is affiliated with University Orthopedics, Landmark Medical Center and UNIVERSITY ORTHOPEDICS INC.

Office Locations

1524 Atwood Avenue Entrance D Suite 140
Johnston, RI 02919

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In The News

“In April, University Orthopedics spine surgeon Dr. John K. Czerwein Jr., who specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, used a new type of technology as an assistant in the operating room.”—"Five Questions With: Dr. John K. Czerwein Jr.", Providence Business News, May 2021

“Pictured, from left, are The Center for Orthopaedics physicians: Dr. Michael Belanger, Dr. David Moss, Dr. Robert Buonanno, Dr. Michel Arcand and Dr. John Czerwein.”—"University Orthopedics partners with The Center for Orthopaedics", Providence Business News, November 2018

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

major joint aspiration

pelvis X-ray

spinal decompression surgery

By Affordability:

pelvis X-ray

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Rhode Island, Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy, laminectomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, major joint aspiration, pelvis X-ray, and spinal decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for pelvis X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

spinal procedures

In 2023, Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD performed more spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Rhode Island.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nerve block

X-rays

By Affordability:

360-degree lumbar fusion

decompression surgery

decompressive laminectomy

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

facetectomy

foraminotomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

lumbar decompression

lumbar laminectomy

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

posterolateral lumbar fusion

spinal decompression

spinal decompression surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Rhode Island, Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD performed more nerve block, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for 360-degree lumbar fusion, decompression surgery, decompressive laminectomy, decompressive lumbar laminectomy, facetectomy, foraminotomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, lumbar decompression, lumbar laminectomy, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, posterolateral lumbar fusion (PLF), spinal decompression, and spinal decompression surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2012 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	648
hospital care	30
injections	195
inpatient care	30
nerve block	122
nerve procedures	11
pain management	170
spinal procedures	281
X-rays	125

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2013 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	827
hospital care	13
injections	229
inpatient care	13
nerve block	157
nerve procedures	13
pain management	195
pelvic imaging	125
spinal procedures	285
X-rays	194

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	43
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2014 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
aspiration	44
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	892
hospital care	11
injections	257
inpatient care	11
nerve block	184
nerve procedures	28
pain management	213
pelvic imaging	120
spinal procedures	321
X-rays	170

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	42
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2015 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
aspiration	70
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	1080
hospital care	14
injections	340
inpatient care	14
musculoskeletal imaging	14
nerve block	206
nerve procedures	36
pain management	270
pelvic imaging	120
spinal procedures	369
X-rays	196

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	552

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	806
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	120
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2016 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
aspiration	74
bone marrow tests	13
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	1004
hospital care	18
injections	303
inpatient care	18
nerve block	214
nerve procedures	21
pain management	242
pelvic imaging	91
spinal procedures	315
X-rays	146

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	65
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2017 were spinal procedures, injections, X-rays and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
aspiration	39
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	905
injections	120
nerve block	30
nerve procedures	29
pain management	81
pelvic imaging	81
spinal procedures	140
X-rays	116

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	55
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2018 were spinal procedures, injections, X-rays and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
aspiration	88
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	894
injections	186
nerve block	49
nerve procedures	32
pain management	98
pelvic imaging	77
spinal procedures	193
X-rays	119

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	420
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	56
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2019 were spinal procedures, injections, X-rays and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	58
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	971
injections	202
nerve block	84
nerve procedures	27
pain management	144
pelvic imaging	79
spinal procedures	230
X-rays	167

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	376
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	50
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2020 were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	832
injections	156
minimally invasive procedures	39
musculoskeletal imaging	14
nerve block	31
nerve procedures	25
neurostimulator lead placement	39
pain management	99
pelvic imaging	112
spinal procedures	174
X-rays	203

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	48
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, injections and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
aspiration	33
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	808
injections	133
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve block	44
nerve procedures	13
pain management	100
pelvic imaging	71
spinal procedures	179
X-rays	145

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	33
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2022 were X-rays, spinal procedures, injections and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	550
injections	105
nerve block	20
nerve procedures	16
pain management	73
pelvic imaging	85
spinal procedures	153
X-rays	158

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	38
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Johnston, RI were spinal procedures, injections, X-rays and pain management.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
aspiration	50
bone marrow tests	13
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	855
hospital care	17
injections	202
inpatient care	17
minimally invasive procedures	39
musculoskeletal imaging	13
nerve block	103
nerve procedures	22
neurostimulator lead placement	39
pain management	153
pelvic imaging	96
spinal procedures	240
X-rays	158

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	369
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	21
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	118
85 and over	50
Less than 65	76
65 to 74	162

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. He completed residency at Montefiore Medical Center. He has a state license in Rhode Island.

Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School

Residency: Montefiore Medical Center

Licensed In: Rhode Island

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University Orthopedics

Landmark Medical Center

UNIVERSITY ORTHOPEDICS INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 3989 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Johnston, RI.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2021-07-29

Had bad back pain doc took care of the pain lead a more normal life

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Life Spine, Inc.	$631,825 MIS Retractor $150,000	ProLift Expandable $106,358	Centerline $40,573	Longbow $30,500	Centerline Modular $28,213	Other $276,182
Amendia, Inc.	$112,266 Spine Implant $112,266
Stryker Corporation	$103,759 XIA $17,225	THORACO-LUMBAR $14,603	MESA Spinal System $11,375	vitoss $10,873	AERO $10,381	Other $39,302
CTL Medical Corporation	$27,375 Spinal $26,375	$1,000
Globus Medical, Inc.	$16,052 COALITION $7,417	SECURE-C $6,345	CREO $597	Excelsius GPS $583	ELSA $568	Other $542
Other	$40,944 Perla TL $10,806	REFORM MIDLINE CORTICAL $10,624	Midline Cortical System $4,125	COUGAR $3,240	EXPEDIUM $3,213	Other $8,935

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$461,298
Consulting Fee	$396,178
Travel and Lodging	$32,224
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$20,840
Food and Beverage	$14,772
Other	$6,909

Research Payments

Dr. John K. Czerwein JR., MD has received 1 research payments totaling $7,000.

Biography

Dr. John Czerwein's medical specialty is spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Patient ratings for Dr. Czerwein average 5.0 stars (out of 5). Areas of expertise for Dr. Czerwein include spine problems. He studied medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. He completed his residency training at Montefiore Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Czerwein is affiliated with the University Orthopedics and Landmark Medical Center.