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Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (1991)

40004 Cook Street Suite 2
Palm Desert, CA 92211

(760) 895-0639

Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD is a spine surgeon in Palm Desert, CA specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD is affiliated with Eisenhower Health.

Office Locations

40004 Cook Street Suite 2
Palm Desert, CA 92211

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72780 Country Club Drive Suite A104
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palm Desert, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	11
bone marrow tests	11
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	213
hospital care	164
inpatient care	164
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palm Desert, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	292
emergency care	12
hospital care	178
inpatient care	178

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palm Desert, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and bone marrow tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
bone marrow tests	12
doctor visit	315
hospital care	188
inpatient care	188

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	21
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palm Desert, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	395
hospital care	186
inpatient care	186

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	452
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	64
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palm Desert, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	370
hospital care	257
inpatient care	257

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	54
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	18
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palm Desert, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	231
hospital care	315
inpatient care	315

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	56
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	20
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palm Desert, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	180
hospital care	258
inpatient care	258

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	40
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palm Desert, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	182
hospital care	193
inpatient care	193

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	19
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palm Desert, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	168
hospital care	245
inpatient care	245

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	25
Dementia	15
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palm Desert, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	225
hospital care	272
inpatient care	272

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	58
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palm Desert, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	263
hospital care	245
inpatient care	245

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	33
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Palm Desert, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	11
bone marrow tests	11
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	257
emergency care	12
hospital care	227
inpatient care	227
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	222
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	104
85 and over	24
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	90

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

Education & Training

Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1991. He completed residency at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurosurgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (1991)

Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurosurgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alfred C. Shen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Eisenhower Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$383 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $289	Thoracolumbar Therapies $94
Medtronic, Inc.	$183 INFINITY OCCIPITOCERVICAL UPPER THORACIC SYSTEM $138	STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM $45
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$158 ANDEXXA $158
The Medicines Company	$130 ORBACTIV $105	IONSYS $26
NUVASIVE, INC.	$30 CoRoent $30
Other	$31 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs $20	$11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$889
Education	$26

Biography

Dr. Alfred Shen is a specialist in spine surgery and neurosurgery in Rancho Mirage, CA and Palm Desert, CA. He graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and then he performed his residency at Barrow Neurological Institute and a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Irvine. He is affiliated with Eisenhower Health.