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Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

University of Utah School of Medicine (1990)

Professional interests include: back pain, brain tumor

5171 South Cottonwood Street Suite 950
Murray, UT 84107

(801) 507-9555

Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD is a neurosurgeon in Murray, UT specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD is affiliated with St. Mark's Hospital, MountainStar Healthcare and IHC HEALTH SERVICES INC.

Office Locations

5171 South Cottonwood Street Suite 950
Murray, UT 84107

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In The News

“Dr. John MacFarlane, a neurosurgeon at Intermountain Medical Center and a member of the board at Physicians for a Healthy Environment, said two of his children were raised at a former home in...”—"Summer air quality in Utah is bad, too, doctors say", Desert News, August 2019

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

decompressive laminectomy

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

facetectomy

foraminotomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

lumbar laminectomy

In 2023, Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD had a list price for decompressive laminectomy, decompressive lumbar laminectomy, facetectomy, foraminotomy, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, and lumbar laminectomy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Utah. 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 Affordability:

decompression surgery

lumbar decompression

nerve decompression surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

spinal decompression

spinal decompression surgery

In 2023, Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD had a list price for decompression surgery, lumbar decompression, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, spinal decompression, and spinal decompression surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Utah. 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 25%

By Affordability:

lamina procedures

laminectomy

lumbar spine surgery

spine surgery procedures

In 2012, Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD had a list price for lamina procedures, laminectomy, lumbar spine surgery, and spine surgery procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Utah. 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 R. MacFarlane, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Murray, UT during 2012 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	124
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Murray, UT during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	43
doctor visit	112
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	43
spinal procedures	56

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	11
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Murray, UT during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	150
nerve procedures	25
spinal procedures	38

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Murray, UT during 2015 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	119
nerve procedures	19
spinal procedures	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	162

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	30
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Murray, UT during 2016 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	108
nerve procedures	23
spinal procedures	23

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	64

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Murray, UT during 2017 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	13
bone marrow tests	13
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	156
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	30
spinal procedures	30

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	80

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Murray, UT during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	161
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	37
spinal procedures	54

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	65

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Murray, UT during 2019 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	115
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	29
spinal procedures	29

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Murray, UT during 2020 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	69
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Murray, UT during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	64
neck surgery	11
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	42

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Murray, UT during 2022 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	43
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Murray, UT were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
aspiration	13
bone marrow tests	13
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	111
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	25
spinal procedures	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	30
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	34
85 and over	3
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	55

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	2
Cancer	4

Education & Training

Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 1990. He has a state license in Utah.

Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine (1990)

Licensed In: Utah

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Mark's Hospital

MountainStar Healthcare

IHC HEALTH SERVICES INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$2,259 MAZOR X SYSTEM $1,477	Mazor X Stealth Edition $629	CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM $77	PRESTIGE LP CERVICAL DISC SYSTEM $76
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,690 Spine $1,377	VIPER $79	ViviGen $70	BENGAL $57	Cervical $28	Other $79
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$1,448 Thoracolumbar Therapies $1,427	Cervical and Trauma Therapies $21
Centinel Spine, LLC	$538 PRODISC C $307	PRODISC C VIVO $216	ACTILIF C FLX $15
NUVASIVE, INC.	$478 Pulse $478
Other	$151 I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT $99	ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System $33	MazorX - Renaissance $15	FLOSEAL $4

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,461
Food and Beverage	$2,003
Education	$99

Biography

Dr. John MacFarlane is a Murray, UT physician who specializes in neurosurgery. His clinical interests encompass back pain and brain tumor. He is affiliated with St. Mark's Hospital. Dr. MacFarlane studied medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. MacFarlane is conversant in Italian.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2023

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. MacFarlane, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

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General Payments

Biography

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