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Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of South Carolina School of Medicine

4351 E. Lohman Suite 301, Building 3
Las Cruces, NM 88011

(575) 532-9755

Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD is a spine surgeon in LAS CRUCES, NM specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD is affiliated with Mountain View Regional Hospital.

Office Locations

150 N ROADRUNNER PARKWAY
LAS CRUCES, NM 88011

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Mountain View Regional Hospital

4351 E. Lohman Suite 301, Building 3
Las Cruces, NM 88011

(575) 532-9755

(575) 532-8881

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

spine X-ray

In 2023, Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and spine X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New Mexico.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD treated as a spine surgeon in LAS CRUCES, NM during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pain management and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	443
hospital care	59
image guided procedures	58
injections	58
inpatient care	59
minimally invasive procedures	58
pain management	58
spinal procedures	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD treated as a spine surgeon in LAS CRUCES, NM during 2013 were spinal procedures, pain management, minimally invasive procedures and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	459
hospital care	47
image guided procedures	51
injections	51
inpatient care	47
minimally invasive procedures	51
nerve procedures	17
pain management	51
spinal procedures	68

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	335
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	62
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD treated as a spine surgeon in LAS CRUCES, NM during 2014 were spinal procedures, pain management, minimally invasive procedures and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	439
hospital care	42
image guided procedures	59
injections	59
inpatient care	42
minimally invasive procedures	59
nerve procedures	18
pain management	59
spinal procedures	99

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	40
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD treated as a spine surgeon in LAS CRUCES, NM during 2015 were spinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, pain management and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	446
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	35
image guided procedures	52
injections	52
inpatient care	35
lower extremity surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	68
nerve procedures	11
pain management	52
spinal procedures	95

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	602
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	106
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD treated as a spine surgeon in LAS CRUCES, NM during 2016 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	562
hospital care	58
image guided procedures	62
injections	74
inpatient care	58
minimally invasive procedures	62
nerve procedures	13
pain management	62
spinal procedures	75

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	64
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD treated as a spine surgeon in LAS CRUCES, NM during 2017 were pain management, minimally invasive procedures, image guided procedures and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	486
hospital care	43
image guided procedures	61
injections	61
inpatient care	43
minimally invasive procedures	61
pain management	61
spinal procedures	61

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	70
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD treated as a spine surgeon in LAS CRUCES, NM during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, pain management, image guided procedures and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	386
hospital care	27
image guided procedures	36
injections	36
inpatient care	27
minimally invasive procedures	49
nerve procedures	13
pain management	36
spinal procedures	36
upper extremity surgery	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	169

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	53
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD treated as a spine surgeon in LAS CRUCES, NM during 2019 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	327
hospital care	25
image guided procedures	22
injections	22
inpatient care	25
minimally invasive procedures	22
nerve procedures	11
pain management	22
spinal procedures	33

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	41
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD treated as a spine surgeon in LAS CRUCES, NM during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pain management and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	221
hospital care	36
image guided procedures	17
injections	17
inpatient care	36
minimally invasive procedures	17
pain management	17
spinal procedures	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	149

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	38
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	106

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD treated as a spine surgeon in LAS CRUCES, NM during 2022 were X-rays, spinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	168
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
spinal procedures	69
X-rays	69

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	15
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD treated as a spine surgeon in LAS CRUCES, NM were X-rays, spinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
aspiration	12
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	367
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	38
image guided procedures	46
injections	47
inpatient care	38
lower extremity surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	49
nerve procedures	13
pain management	46
spinal procedures	61
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	69

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	218
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	92
85 and over	44
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	102

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	20
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He completed residency at Atlanta Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Spine Surgery, Inc. Orthopaedic Surgery- Spine and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Residency: Atlanta Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Spine Surgery, Inc. Orthopaedic Surgery- Spine

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Matthew E. Pollard, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mountain View Regional Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
NUVASIVE, INC.	$13,139 ALIF $5,645	Thoracolumbar $3,425	XLIF $2,894	BASE $167	Brigade $118	Other $890
Globus Medical, Inc.	$6,132 Altera $2,643	RISE-L $1,544	ELSA ATP $1,076	Excelsius Robotics System $267	SABLE $251	Other $352
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,297 KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY $579	CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM $236	O-ARM $142	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $94	ATLANTIS ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM $94	Other $152
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,169 ELEVATE $936	VECTRIS $113	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $62	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $50	ARTISAN $9
Stryker Corporation	$1,132 Nav CranialMap Nuero Software and Instrumentation $1,020	$112
Other	$2,024 Interventional Therapies $317	PROCLAIM $218	Prolia $211	SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM $125	DERMABOND PRINEO $110	Other $1,043

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$13,762
Food and Beverage	$9,909
Consulting Fee	$1,020
Education	$156
Gift	$46

Biography

Dr. Matthew Pollard is a Las Cruces, NM physician who specializes in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. After attending the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Dr. Pollard completed his residency training at Atlanta Medical Center. He is affiliated with Mountain View Regional Hospital. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Las Cruces, NM.