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Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

850 W Ironwood Drive Suite 300
Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814

(208) 667-1376

Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD is a neurosurgeon in Coeur D'Alene, ID specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

850 W Ironwood Drive Suite 300
Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814

(208) 667-1376

(208) 292-0873

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In The News

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2012 were spinal procedures, pain management, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	323
injections	60
nerve block	43
nerve procedures	17
pain management	60
spinal procedures	134
X-rays	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	384
injections	53
nerve block	36
nerve procedures	21
pain management	53
spinal procedures	144
X-rays	56

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2014 were spinal procedures, pain management, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	390
hospital care	15
injections	96
inpatient care	15
nerve block	67
nerve procedures	24
pain management	96
spinal procedures	166
X-rays	27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	231
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	13
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	422
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	74
X-rays	41

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	516
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	22
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2016 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	512
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	37
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	599
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	38
spinal procedures	181
X-rays	77

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	178

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	12
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	532
injections	11
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	34
pain management	11
spinal procedures	162
X-rays	66

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	12
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD in 2018

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
doctor visit	430
injections	13
nerve block	13
pain management	13
spinal procedures	82
X-rays	43

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD in 2019

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	15
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Coeur D'Alene, ID during 2020 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	330
spinal procedures	27
X-rays	27

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	84

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD in 2020

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	169

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	51

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD in 2021

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Coeur D'Alene, ID were spinal procedures, pain management, X-rays and injections.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	26
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	409
hospital care	17
injections	46
inpatient care	17
neck surgery	14
nerve block	39
nerve procedures	23
pain management	46
spinal procedures	109
X-rays	46

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	215
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	51
85 and over	5
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	122

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	6
Dementia	3

Education & Training

He has a state license in Idaho.

Licensed In: Idaho

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.67 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Bret A. Dirks, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Coeur D'Alene, ID.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$2,338 Spine $1,366	Thoracolumbar $191	MIS $140	Biomaterials $124	MISLATERAL $112	Other $405
SI-Bone, Inc.	$126 iFuse Implant $126
Covidien LP	$33 ENDOFLIP $33
Ethicon Inc.	$11 Advanced Wound care $11