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Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (1999)

49 Spring Street 1st Floor
Scarborough, ME 04074

(207) 885-0011

Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD is a neurosurgeon in Scarborough, ME specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD is affiliated with MaineHealth, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center and MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization.

Office Locations

49 Spring Street 1st Floor
Scarborough, ME 04074

(207) 885-0011

(207) 885-5851

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MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization

92 Campus Drive Suite A
Scarborough, ME 04074

(207) 885-0011

(207) 885-5851

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Robert Ecker, M.D. neurosurgeon and chief of neurosciences, Maine Medical Center.”—"Letter to the editor: Giving vaccines offers an unexpected reward", Portland Press Herald, December 2020

“This year's virtual event will feature an interactive panel discussion sponsored by MaineHealth, where neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Ecker and cardiologist Dr. Dafina Pruthi will discuss heart and brain...”—"Events", Portland Press Herald, June 2020

“Dr. Robert Ecker dons a white surgical coat for his job at Maine Medical Center in Portland, but when he tells people what he does for a living - or explains to patients' loved ones what he's about...”—"Doctor at Maine Med plumbs the brain to combat effects of stroke", Portland Press Herald, June 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD in 2023

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

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By Affordability:

carotid angiogram

carotid arteriogram

cervicocerebral arteriogram

cervicocerebral angiogram

In 2023, Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD had a list price for carotid angiogram, carotid arteriogram, cervicocerebral arteriogram, and cervicocerebral (head and neck) angiogram that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Maine. 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. Robert D. Ecker, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2012 were vascular procedures and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	41
doctor visit	158
vascular procedures	141

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2013 were vascular procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	16
doctor visit	205
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	16
spinal procedures	16
vascular procedures	228

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	127

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	15
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2014 were vascular procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	18
doctor visit	199
minimally invasive procedures	18
spinal procedures	18
vascular procedures	204

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	115

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	14
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	35
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2015 were vascular procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	166
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
vascular procedures	166

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	230

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	62
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	45
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	25
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2016 were vascular procedures, minimally invasive procedures and stent placement (stenting).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	161
minimally invasive procedures	11
stent placement (stenting)	11
vascular procedures	118

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	23
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2017 were vascular procedures, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	12
CT scan	12
doctor visit	154
vascular procedures	134

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	129

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	20
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	47
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2018 were vascular procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	20
doctor visit	146
minimally invasive procedures	20
spinal procedures	20
vascular procedures	181

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	98

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	19
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	44
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	28
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2019 were vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130
vascular procedures	105

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	77

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	15
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	42
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	29
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2020 were vascular procedures, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	14
CT scan	14
doctor visit	62
vascular procedures	73

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	63

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	11
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	44
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2021 were vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	36
vascular procedures	38

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	44

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	49
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Scarborough, ME were vascular procedures, brain imaging (neuroimaging), catheterization and hospital care.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	22
catheterization	18
CT scan	13
doctor visit	131
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
minimally invasive procedures	16
spinal procedures	18
stent placement (stenting)	11
vascular procedures	138

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	16
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	48
85 and over	16
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	60

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, stroke and depression.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	10
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 1999. He completed residency at Mayo Clinic. He is certified by the Board Certification: Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Maine.

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (1999)

Residency: Mayo Clinic (2004)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Neurological Surgery (2009)

Licensed In: Maine

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MaineHealth

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Penumbra, Inc.	$3,193 Benchmark $2,544	Penumbra System $650
Stryker Corporation	$2,271 EVEREST Spinal System $1,420	Trevo $271	CATALYST $222	Surpass $149	STENTRIEVERS $78	Other $130
MicroVention, Inc.	$167 Sofia $102	STENT $65
Medtronic Neurovascular	$129 Neurovascular Stents $129
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$106 Artis icono floor $106
Other	$593 Optima Coil System $93	AGILITY $91	Solitaire $88	STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM $84	PuraPly $64	Other $173

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,425
Food and Beverage	$1,999
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$35

Research Payments

Dr. Robert D. Ecker, MD has received 49 research payments totaling $170,539.

Biography

Dr. Robert Ecker's specialty is neurosurgery. He is professionally affiliated with MaineHealth. He is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Ecker trained at Mayo Clinic.

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