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Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD

(50 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine

Professional interests include: spine surgery procedures

1111 N China Lake Boulevard Suite 190
Ridgecrest, CA 93555

(760) 499-3855

Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD is a spine surgeon in Ridgecrest, CA specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine. Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD is affiliated with Keck Medicine of USC, Dignity Health, Keck Medical Center of USC and USC Arcadia Hospital.

Office Locations

Dignity Health

1111 N China Lake Boulevard Suite 190
Ridgecrest, CA 93555

(760) 499-3855

(760) 499-3870

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Keck Medical Center of USC

125 W. Huntington Drive Building A - Suite A200 Building A - Suite A200
Arcadia, CA 91007

(626) 574-2800

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Keck Medical Center of USC

1441 Eastlake Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033

1-800-872-2273

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Keck Medical Center of USC

1450 San Pablo Street Hc4 Suite 5400 Hc4 - Suite 5400
Los Angeles, CA 90033

(323) 442-5300

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Keck Medical Center of USC

1812 Verdugo Boulevard
Glendale, CA 91208

(818) 790-7100

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9033 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 400 Suite 400 Beverly Hills -, Suite 400
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

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In The News

“Dr. John Liu, professor of clinical neurological surgery at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, said Viseon's device eliminates "ergonomic consequences and...”—"Viseon Gets FDA Nod for Surgical Imaging Device", Orange County Business Journal, November 2018

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

In 2012, Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy, and laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ridgecrest, CA during 2012 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	327
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ridgecrest, CA during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	241
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ridgecrest, CA during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	343
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	12
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ridgecrest, CA during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	438
nerve procedures	21
spinal procedures	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	0
Hispanic	76
Asian	60
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	24
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ridgecrest, CA during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	404
nerve procedures	26
spinal procedures	37

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	13
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ridgecrest, CA during 2017 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	412
nerve procedures	21
spinal procedures	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	12
Hispanic	19
Asian	38
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	12
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ridgecrest, CA during 2018 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	497
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	52
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	24
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ridgecrest, CA during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	504
nerve procedures	26
spinal procedures	52

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	11
Hispanic	32
Asian	45
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	21
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ridgecrest, CA during 2020 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	399
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	47
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ridgecrest, CA during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	500
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve procedures	27
spinal procedures	41

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	52
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	18
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ridgecrest, CA during 2022 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	554
nerve procedures	25
spinal procedures	25

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	53
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	18
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ridgecrest, CA were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	419
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	38
Non-Hispanic White	214
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	30
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	100
85 and over	12
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	156

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine. He completed residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine

Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Keck Medicine of USC

Dignity Health

Keck Medical Center of USC

USC Arcadia Hospital

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Humana ChoiceCare Network, Great-West Healthcare, Blue Shield of California, MultiPlan, TriWest, Interplan, United Healthcare, Aetna, Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, GEHA, Anthem, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Beech Street, PacifiCare, Health Net, Brand New Day, Marian Health Services, Watchtower, Health Net Covered California, Kern Health Systems, Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers Health & Welfare, USC Network, Take Care (GUAM), Union Roofers Health & Welfare Fund, Blue Shield Covered California, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, NEXT and Health Plans of Nevada.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Humana ChoiceCare Network

Great-West Healthcare

Blue Shield of California

MultiPlan

TriWest

Interplan

United Healthcare

Aetna

Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

GEHA

Anthem

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Beech Street

PacifiCare

Health Net

Brand New Day

Marian Health Services

Watchtower

Health Net Covered California

Kern Health Systems

Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers Health & Welfare

USC Network

Take Care (GUAM)

Union Roofers Health & Welfare Fund

Blue Shield Covered California

Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital

Health Plans of Nevada

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars based on 50 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Ridgecrest, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John Chung-Liang Liu, 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.	$26,717 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $18,048	Thoracolumbar Therapies $8,668
DePuy Synthes Products LLC	$2,096 Spine $2,096
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$299 Mobi-C $120	Timberline $107	Durango $73
Medtronic, Inc.	$245 MAZOR X SYSTEM $183	MEDTRONIC REUSABLE INSTRUMENTS $63
Stryker Corporation	$222 THORACO-LUMBAR $150	Cervical $71
Other	$963 MaxView System - Lateral Set $132	Image Guided Surgery Products $123	General K2M Product Discussion $119	ELIQUIS $78	BREO $72	Other $439

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$23,226
Travel and Lodging	$4,203
Food and Beverage	$2,137
Honoraria	$975

Biography

Dr. John Liu is a specialist in spine surgery and neurosurgery in Los Angeles, CA, Beverly Hills, CA, and Glendale, CA. In addition to English, Dr. Liu speaks Mandarin. Clinical interests for Dr. Liu include neurosurgery and spine surgery procedures. He is affiliated with Keck Medical Center of USC, USC Arcadia Hospital, and Dignity Health. After completing medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine and the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine, he performed his residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Liu appears to be an in-network provider for Anthem, PacifiCare, Blue California, and more. He has received the distinction of Southern California Super Doctors. He has a closed panel according to Dignity Health.