TIMOTHY SPENCER, DO
Neurological Surgery Physician in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
TIMOTHY SPENCER, DO reported a CMS MIPS final score of 26.9454/100 — below the 83.1 national average — and filed 1,556 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 26.9454/100
- MIPS score · -56 vs avg
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
TIMOTHY SPENCER, DO's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure
27 3rd percentile higher than 3% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
TIMOTHY SPENCER, DO practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about TIMOTHY SPENCER, DO?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Michigan
How Neurological Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Michigan providers
Neurological Surgery Physician share within Michigan
Neurological Surgery Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Michigan
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Medicare quality performance — MIPS
TIMOTHY SPENCER, DO's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Neurological Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 26.9454/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Neurological Surgery Physician) — 26.9454/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Cost dim CMS Cost category
- Specialty volume Neurological Surgery Physician US NPIs
26.9454/100 MIPS final score — 56.2 pts below the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Neurological Surgery Physician. Quality dim: 15. Cost dim: 67.377.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
TIMOTHY SPENCER, DO appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Neurological Surgery Physician provider holding DO credentials at 14250 BEADLE LAKE RD, BATTLE CREEK, MI, 49014, with a listed phone of (269) 841-4350. NPI 1053375758 was issued on 04/12/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what SPENCER most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,556 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 325 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $375K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 36.2%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 26.9454/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 15, Cost 67.377), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Neurological Surgery Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 8,100 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 181 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1053375758 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | DO |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/12/2006 |
Verify this provider's license
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How we sourced this profile
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Individual
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for TIMOTHY SPENCER, DO. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$533
Largest payer
Nevro Corp.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context — Michigan MI-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~41K Michigan medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to TIMOTHY SPENCER, DO. To verify TIMOTHY SPENCER, DO's current license status, search the MI-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
MI-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Michigan disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,689
- Total Day Supply
- 30,380
- Generic Drug Cost
- $23K
- Opioid Claims
- 563 (36.2% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 234
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.50
- Gender Split
- 58% female / 42% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 65, 65-74: 142, 75-84: 95, 85+: 23
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What TIMOTHY SPENCER, DO prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
394 claims
- Ibuprofen 144
Ibuprofen
144 claims
- Gabapentin 112
Gabapentin
112 claims
- Methylprednisolone 103
Methylprednisolone
103 claims
- Baclofen 96
Baclofen
96 claims
- Doxycycline Monohy… 96
Doxycycline Monohydrate
96 claims
- Tymlos 81
Tymlos
81 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 74
Tramadol Hcl
74 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 394 |
| Ibuprofen | 144 |
| Gabapentin | 112 |
| Methylprednisolone | 103 |
| Baclofen | 96 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 96 |
| Tymlos Abaloparatide | 81 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 74 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 57 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 54 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Neurological Surgery Physician Overview
How TIMOTHY SPENCER, DO fits within the Neurological Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
TIMOTHY SPENCER, DO's 1,556 claims are above the specialty average of 181.
Nearby Neurological Surgery Physician Providers in Michigan
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Michigan, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as SPENCER.
Compare Neurological Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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