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Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery and General Practice

155 Hospital Drive Suite 301
Lafayette, LA 70503

(337) 235-7743

Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD is a neurosurgeon in Lafayette, LA specializing in neurosurgery and general practice. Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health.

Office Locations

155 Hospital Drive Suite 301
Lafayette, LA 70503

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In The News

“The surgery will be a joint affair between Dr. Baker and his medical partner, Dr. Alan Appley, neurosurgeons with the Florida Hospital Neuroscience Institute.”—"CONTROLLED HOPE", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, June 2000

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD in 2023

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

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inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lafayette, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
aspiration	11
bone marrow tests	11
decompression surgery	62
doctor visit	487
hospital care	262
inpatient care	262
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	62
revision surgery	11
spinal procedures	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lafayette, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
decompression surgery	90
doctor visit	626
hospital care	311
inpatient care	311
neck surgery	25
nerve procedures	90
spinal procedures	101

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	475
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	38
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lafayette, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	29
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	557
hospital care	160
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	160
minimally invasive procedures	11
neck surgery	18
nerve procedures	58
neurostimulator replacement	12
open surgery	14
spinal procedures	67
upper extremity surgery	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	28
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lafayette, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	334
hospital care	177
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	177
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	52
neurostimulator replacement	14
spinal procedures	52

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	622
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	42
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lafayette, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	314
hospital care	162
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	162
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	32
neurostimulator replacement	14
spinal procedures	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	24
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lafayette, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	236
hospital care	186
image guided procedures	12
inpatient care	186
nerve procedures	28
radiation therapy	12
spinal procedures	28

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	24
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lafayette, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	267
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182
nerve procedures	21
spinal procedures	21

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	34
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lafayette, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	292
hospital care	219
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	219
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	34
neurostimulator replacement	12
spinal procedures	46

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	24
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lafayette, LA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	331
hospital care	114
image guided procedures	13
inpatient care	114
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	26
radiation therapy	13
spinal procedures	38

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	35
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	26
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lafayette, LA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	318
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	31

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	19
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lafayette, LA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	224
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	39
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lafayette, LA were inpatient care, hospital care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
aspiration	11
bone marrow tests	11
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	362
hospital care	192
image guided procedures	12
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	192
minimally invasive procedures	11
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	40
neurostimulator replacement	13
open surgery	14
radiation therapy	12
revision surgery	11
spinal procedures	46
upper extremity surgery	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	33
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	300
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	99
85 and over	27
Less than 65	66
65 to 74	167

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alan J. Appley, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amendia, Inc.	$37,651 Spine Implant $36,614	Spinal Implant $1,036
NICO Corporation	$12,076 $12,076
MiRus, LLC	$5,356 CYGNUS Anterior Cervical plate $5,356
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$3,304 ACTIVA $1,343	StealthStation $510	Deep Brain Neurostimulation $427	DIVERGENCE-L $322	S7 $224	Other $477
LDR SPINE USA, INC	$2,102 Spinal Implant $2,102
Other	$6,862 RAVINE Lateral Access System $743	Thoracolumbar $573	ACTIVA PC $410	activL Artificial Disc $397	Spine $356	Other $4,382

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$42,343
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$10,000
Food and Beverage	$9,783
Travel and Lodging	$5,153
Honoraria	$50
Other	$21

Biography

Dr. Alan Appley is a specialist in general practice and neurosurgery in Lafayette, LA. He studied medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Appley is affiliated with Ochsner Health. Yext reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Lafayette, LA.