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Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

Yale School of Medicine (1995)

5831 Bee Ridge Road Suite 100
Sarasota, FL 34233

(941) 308-5700

Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD is a spine surgeon in Houston, TX specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD is affiliated with HCA Florida Healthcare, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, NEUROSURGERY AND SPINE SPECIALISTS and HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital.

Office Locations

5831 Bee Ridge Road Suite 100
Houston, TX 77240

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HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital

5831 Bee Ridge Road Suite 100
Sarasota, FL 34233

(941) 308-5700

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In The News

“Dr. Kenneth Vives, formerly of Yale School of Medicine and currently a neurosurgeon at Sarasota Spine Specialists, and, like Sutherland a nationally recognized Parkinson expert, will also deliver...”—"Leukemia-fighting Tasigna being tested for Parkinson's", Bradenton Herald, January 2016

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

cranial neurostimulator implantation

deep brain stimulation lead implantation

In 2023, Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD performed more cranial neurostimulator implantation, and deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead implantation procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

neurostimulator replacement

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and neurostimulator replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Houston, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	80
hospital care	67
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Houston, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	160
hospital care	116
inpatient care	103
outpatient care	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	94
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	27
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Houston, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, neurostimulator replacement and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	277
hospital care	136
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	136
neurostimulator replacement	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	65
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	31
Dementia	29
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Houston, TX during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	225
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	29
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	32
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Houston, TX during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, neurostimulator lead placement and neurostimulator replacement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	11
doctor visit	250
hospital care	80
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	80
neurostimulator lead placement	11
neurostimulator replacement	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	43
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	22
Dementia	38
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Houston, TX during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	237
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	42
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	25
Dementia	36
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Houston, TX during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	174
hospital care	157
inpatient care	157

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	23
Dementia	41
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Houston, TX during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, neurostimulator replacement and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	19
doctor visit	176
hospital care	141
implant surgery	26
inpatient care	141
neurostimulator lead placement	19
neurostimulator replacement	26

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	46
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	26
Dementia	39
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Houston, TX during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, neurostimulator replacement and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	117
hospital care	194
implant surgery	47
inpatient care	194
neurostimulator replacement	47

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	30
Dementia	19
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Houston, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, neurostimulator replacement and implant surgery.

cranial surgery	15
doctor visit	170
hospital care	119
implant surgery	21
inpatient care	118
neurostimulator lead placement	15
neurostimulator replacement	24
outpatient care	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	212
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	85
85 and over	31
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1995. He completed residency at Yale University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine (1995)

Residency: Yale University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HCA Florida Healthcare

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

NEUROSURGERY AND SPINE SPECIALISTS

HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$2,461 Deep Brain Neurostimulation $1,421	ACTIVA $851	LIORESAL $106	AQUAMANTYS $73	SYNCHROMED $11
Globus Medical, Inc.	$1,068 QUARTEX $968	Excelsius - GPS $100
Abbott Laboratories	$842 Infinity $641	Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs $115	Infinity DBS Pulse Generators $68	PROCLAIM $18
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$315 Deep Brain Neurostimulation $240	ATLANTIS $75
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$127 CareLink $127
Other	$399 VIPER $99	AZILECT $71	Neuro-Neuro Imaging and Stereotaxy $38	1688 $21	WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 $21	Other $149

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,394
Travel and Lodging	$1,818

Biography

Dr. Kenneth Vives works as a spine surgery and neurosurgery. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Sarasota Memorial Health Care System and HCA Florida Healthcare. After completing medical school at Yale School of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Yale University.

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kenneth P. Vives, MD From 2012 - 2022

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