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Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

4141 5th Street
Rapid City, SD 57701

(605) 341-1414

Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD is a neurosurgeon in Rapid City, SD specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

4141 5th Street
Rapid City, SD 57701

(605) 341-1414

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In The News

“The surgeon was at the center of a whistleblower lawsuit initially filed in 2016 by two Sanford surgeons, Drs. Dustin Bechtold and Bryan Wellman.”—"Surgeon sues Sanford Health for firing him, claims it was done to secure merger", Echo Press, February 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rapid City, SD during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	68
decompression surgery	93
doctor visit	161
neck surgery	22
nerve procedures	93
revision surgery	16
spinal procedures	257

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rapid City, SD during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	50
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	102
nerve procedures	52
spinal procedures	168

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	73

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rapid City, SD during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	36
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	108
nerve procedures	46
spinal procedures	141

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rapid City, SD during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	98
nerve procedures	34
spinal procedures	102

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	118

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rapid City, SD during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	127
nerve procedures	44
spinal procedures	115

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rapid City, SD during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	82
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	69

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**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. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rapid City, SD during 2018 were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	78
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	69

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rapid City, SD during 2019 were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	83
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	68

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	50

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rapid City, SD during 2020 were spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	41
spinal procedures	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	35

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rapid City, SD during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	72
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	28

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rapid City, SD during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	41
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	63

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	38

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rapid City, SD were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	31
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	90
neck surgery	22
nerve procedures	36
revision surgery	16
spinal procedures	99

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	34
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	58

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Cancer	6
Dementia	0

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Dakota.

Licensed In: South Dakota

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Custom Spine, Inc.	$5,972 $5,972
Globus Medical, Inc.	$3,239 RISE-L $1,452	CREO MCS $1,045	SABLE $326	CREO $136	Excelsius - GPS $127	Other $152
GE Healthcare	$1,306 $1,306
LDR SPINE USA, INC	$1,185 Spinal Implant $1,185
Wenzel Spine, Inc.	$1,112 VariLift $1,098	Vailift $14
Other	$3,228 O-ARM-Spine $910	Mobi-C $627	Airo $140	Solus $138	MIS#LATERAL $120	Other $1,294

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$6,510
Consulting Fee	$5,972
Food and Beverage	$3,487
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$72

Biography

Dr. Bryan Wellman is a neurosurgery specialist in Rapid City, SD. Dr. Wellman obtained a license to practice in South Dakota.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Wellman, 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. Bryan J. Wellman, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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