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Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO

(Dr. Elijah Uzoma Wogu, DO)

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery
Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (2004)
620 California Boulevard Suite J
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO is a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2004 and has 22 years of experience.

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Office Locations

620 California Boulevard Suite J
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO 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
simple wound repair

In 2023, Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and simple wound repair 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. Elijah U. Wogu, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care 54
inpatient care 54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 48
hospital care 145
inpatient care 145

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO.

Gender
Male 58
Female 86
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 124
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 46
From 75 to 84 43
85 and over 31
Less than 65 24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 28
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 45
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 23
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 35
Dementia 28
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 53
hospital care 68
inpatient care 68

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO.

Gender
Male 44
Female 50
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 79
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 31
From 75 to 84 29
85 and over 14
Less than 65 20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 21
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 29
Dementia 17
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 11
decompression surgery 25
doctor visit 196
emergency care 17
hospital care 79
inpatient care 79
neck surgery 11
nerve procedures 25
spinal procedures 39

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO.

Gender
Male 112
Female 152
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 228
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 106
From 75 to 84 60
85 and over 32
Less than 65 66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO in 2015

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 17
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 14
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 27
Dementia 10
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 35
decompression surgery 29
doctor visit 529
emergency care 26
hospital care 95
inpatient care 95
neck surgery 17
nerve procedures 29
spinal procedures 67

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO.

Gender
Male 104
Female 129
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 197
Black 0
Hispanic 22
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 118
From 75 to 84 57
85 and over 24
Less than 65 34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO in 2016

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 21
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 27
Dementia 12
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 41
decompression surgery 41
doctor visit 668
hospital care 220
inpatient care 220
neck surgery 13
nerve procedures 41
spinal procedures 96

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO.

Gender
Male 140
Female 146
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 234
Black 0
Hispanic 35
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 135
From 75 to 84 75
85 and over 31
Less than 65 45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO in 2017

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 24
Dementia 11
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 46
decompression surgery 39
doctor visit 556
hospital care 299
inpatient care 299
neck surgery 15
nerve procedures 39
spinal procedures 107

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO.

Gender
Male 125
Female 145
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 225
Black 0
Hispanic 31
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 136
From 75 to 84 65
85 and over 30
Less than 65 39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 30
Dementia 13
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 25
decompression surgery 24
doctor visit 356
hospital care 167
inpatient care 167
minor procedures 40
nerve procedures 24
spinal procedures 73
wound repair (e.g. stitches) 40

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO.

Gender
Male 112
Female 136
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 204
Black 0
Hispanic 29
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 104
From 75 to 84 71
85 and over 27
Less than 65 46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO in 2019

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 29
Dementia 18
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 44
bone surgery 11
decompression surgery 66
doctor visit 317
hospital care 163
inpatient care 163
minor procedures 31
neck surgery 35
nerve procedures 66
spinal procedures 125
wound repair (e.g. stitches) 31

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO.

Gender
Male 108
Female 118
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 178
Black 0
Hispanic 30
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 89
From 75 to 84 62
85 and over 22
Less than 65 53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO in 2020

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 30
Dementia 13
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 36
bone surgery 18
decompression surgery 37
doctor visit 387
hospital care 476
inpatient care 476
minor procedures 46
nerve procedures 37
spinal procedures 122
wound repair (e.g. stitches) 46

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO.

Gender
Male 117
Female 151
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 220
Black 0
Hispanic 32
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 117
From 75 to 84 84
85 and over 24
Less than 65 43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 32
Dementia 16
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 17
doctor visit 326
hospital care 532
inpatient care 532
minor procedures 27
spinal procedures 29
wound repair (e.g. stitches) 27

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO.

Gender
Male 106
Female 116
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 188
Black 0
Hispanic 22
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 97
From 75 to 84 78
85 and over 20
Less than 65 27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 21
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 30
Dementia 12
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in San Luis Obispo, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) 31
bone surgery 14
decompression surgery 37
doctor visit 343
emergency care 21
hospital care 208
inpatient care 208
minor procedures 36
neck surgery 18
nerve procedures 37
spinal procedures 82
wound repair (e.g. stitches) 36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO.

Gender
Male 93
Female 111
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 170
Hispanic 18
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 56
85 and over 23
Less than 65 36
65 to 74 89

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 9
Osteoporosis 13
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 26
Atrial Fibrillation 12
Cancer 7
Dementia 13

Education & Training

Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2004. He is certified by the Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Neurological Surgery and has a state license in South Dakota.

Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (2004)

Board Certification: Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: South Dakota

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Elijah U. Wogu, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Providence Medical Technology, Inc. $1,328 BIOLOGIX Allograft Bone
$1,328
Medtronic, Inc. $913 CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM
$835 		CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM
$49 		MAZOR X SYSTEM
$29
Medtronic USA, Inc. $564 RESTORE
$135 		RIALTO
$117 		CD HORIZON
$109 		MASTERGRAFT
$77 		SYNCHROMED
$67 		Other
$59
Spinal Elements, Inc. $453 Medical Device
$117
$336
Boston Scientific Corporation $430 Precision
$154 		GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT
$99 		Spectra IPG
$88 		SPECTRA SYSTEM
$51 		ARTISAN
$39
Other $1,373 ETERNA
$169 		CMF
$160 		STALIF C
$100 		PROCLAIM
$85 		ANDEXXA
$84 		Other
$773
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $2,882
Travel and Lodging $2,179

Biography

Dr. Elijah Wogu, who practices in San Luis Obispo, CA, is a medical specialist in neurosurgery. Dr. Wogu attended medical school at Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific.

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