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Dr. Praveen Prasad, MD
Neurological Spine Surgery* Age 71
Dr. Praveen Prasad, MD
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Dr. Praveen Prasad, MD is a Neurological Spine Surgery Specialist in Sacramento, CA.
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Dr. Praveen Prasad, MD

Neurological Spine Surgery* Age 71
Sacramento, CA
Accepting new patients
48 years of experience

Offers telehealth

Dr. Praveen Prasad, MD is a Neurological Spine Surgery Specialist in Sacramento, CA.

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Dr. Prasad graduated from University Of California, School Of Medicine in 1978 and completed a residency at University of California, Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Praveen Prasad, MD is a Neurological Spine Surgery Specialist in Sacramento, CA and has 48 years experience. Dr. Prasad currently practices at Practice and is affiliated with Mercy General Hospital. Dr. Prasad's office accepts new patients and telehealth appointments. Dr. Prasad is board certified in Internal Medicine and accepts multiple insurance plans.

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Spinal Cord Stimulation
Low Back Pain
Neurostimulation
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Low Back Pain
Neurostimulation
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Low Back Pain
Neurostimulation
Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
Laminoforaminotomy
Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Osteoarthritis of Spine
Intervertebral Disc Disease
Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant
Lumbar Radiculopathy
Degenerative Disc Disease
Herniated Disc
Spinal Stenosis with Neurogenic Claudication
Radiculopathy
Spondylolisthesis
Lumbar Compression Fracture
Spinal Discectomy
Back Pain
Spinal Cord Decompression
Scoliosis
Spinal Fusion
Lumbar Spine Fracture
Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
Cervical Stenosis
Lumbar Spinal Fusion
Cervical Radiculopathy
Spinal Nerve Block
Aneurysm
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Arthritis of the Spine
Arthropathy of Spinal Facet Joint
Back Disorders
Back Injuries
Brain Injury
Broken Neck
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cerebral Edema
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak)
Cerebrovascular Disease
Cervical Disc Degeneration
Cervical Herniated Disc
Cervical Spine Disorders
Cervical Spine Myelopathy
Cervical Spondylolisthesis
Chiari Malformation Type 1
Chiari's Deformity
Chronic Back Pain
Chronic Neck Pain
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Compressed Spinal Cord
Compression Fracture
Degenerative Spine Disorders
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Discogenic Pain
Dural Tear
Epilepsy
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Facet Joint Pain
Facet Joint Synovial Cysts
Facet Syndrome
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Hydrocephalus
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Lumbar Disc Degeneration
Lumbar Herniated Disc
Lumbar Spinal Cord Injury
Lumbosacral Plexopathy
Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
Lumbosacral Stenosis
Meningiomas
Myelomalacia
Myelopathy
Neck Injuries
Neck Pain
Non-Traumatic Brain Injury
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Pathological Spine Fracture
Polyneuropathy
Pseudoarthrosis
Radiculitis
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Sacroiliac Pain Syndrome
Sacroilitis
Sciatica
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Secondary Malignancies
Spinal Compression Fracture
Spinal Cord and Brain Disorders
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Instability
Spinal Osteophyte
Spine Disorders
Spine Fractures, Traumatic
Spondylitis
Stroke
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Subdural Hemorrhage
Tethered Cord Syndrome
Thoracic Spine Fracture
Thoracic Spine Myelopathy
Thoracic Stenosis
Torticollis
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Upper Back Pain
Vertebral Compression Fractures
Whiplash
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Abscess or Cyst Drainage or Aspiration
Abscess or Fluid Incision and Drainage
Anterior Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery With Fusion
Anterior Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery With Plating and Fusion
Anterior Cervical Microdiscectomy With Fusion
Arthroplasty
Arthroscopic Microdiscectomy
Artificial Disc Replacement
Brain Surgery
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement
Cervical Block
Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery
Cervical Microdiscectomy
Cervical Spine Surgery
Craniectomy
Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
Craniotomy
Craniotomy for Brain Tumor
Decompression Surgery
Deep Brain Stimulation
Disc Arthroplasty
Disc Replacement
Dural Repair or Other Spinal Cord Repair
Epidural Block
Epidural Lysis of Adhesions (LOA)
Facet Block
Facet Blocks
Facetectomy
Herniated Disc Procedure
Herniated Disc Surgery
Image-Guided Spine Surgery
Incision and Removal of Foreign Object
Kyphoplasty
Laminectomy
Laminoplasty
Laminotomy
Lower Spine Surgery
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
Lumbar Facet Joint Injection
Lumbar Fusion
Lumbar Fusion with Robotic Assist
Lumbar Herniated Disc Surgery
Lumbar Laminectomy
Lumbar Medial Branch Block
Lumbar Microdiscectomy
Lumbar Selective Nerve Root Block
Lumbar Spine Surgery
Lumbar Sympathetic Block
Lumbar Transforaminal Injection
Medical Branch Block
Microdiscectomy
Microsurgical Spine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Decompression for Spinal Stenosis
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Neuromodulation
Neuroplasty
Neurostimulator Implantation
Neurosurgical Procedures
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Peripheral Nerve Block
Posterior Cervical Laminectomy
Posterior Interbody Lumbar Fusion (ALIF)
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
Sacroiliac Joint Injection
Somatic Nerve Block
Spinal Compression Fracture Repair
Spinal Decompression
Spinal Internal Fixation
Spinal Spacer Procedure
Spinal Tumor Surgery
Spine Surgery
Total Disc Replacement
Transforaminal Epidural Block
Vertebroplasty
X Stop® Interspinous Process Decompression System
XLIF® (eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion) Procedure

Insurance Accepted

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  • Interplan Health Group
  • Curative PPO
    Curative PPO Plus
    Curative EPO
  • Blue Shield of California
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
    First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • Medicare
  • HealthyBlue Advantage
    HealthyBlue 2.0
  • Pacific Foundation for Medical Care
  • Western Health Advantage
  • Blue Cross Advantage PPO
  • Tricare
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Private HealthCare Systems
  • Platinum (CaliforniaCare HMO/ Small Grp) HMO
    MemorialCare Custom-CA PPO
    Gold Advantage-CA PPO
    Blue Cross-CA HMO-POS
    UC Medicare with Prescription Drugs-CA PPO
    Select Plus-CA HMO
    UC Health Savings Plan-CA
    National (BlueCard Basic) PPO
    Blue Cross (Prudent Buyer) - Individual-CA PPO
    Silver EPO (Prudent Buyer EPO/ Small Grp)-CA
    Tenet Network-CA PPO
    Gold EPO (Prudent Buyer / Small Grp)-CA PPO
    EPO-CA
    Advantage-CA HMO
    UC Medicare without Prescription Drugs-CA PPO
    Silver (Prudent Buyer PPO/ Small Grp)-CA PPO
    Platinum Select (Select / Small Grp)-CA HMO
    Silver Select (Select / Small Grp)-CA HMO
    Gold (Prudent Buyer PPO/ Small Grp)-CA PPO
    Blue Cross (CACare) - Large Group-CA HMO
    Gold (CaliforniaCare HMO/ Small Grp) HMO
    Blue Cross (Prudent Buyer) - Small Group-CA PPO
    Silver (CaliforniaCare HMO/ Small Grp) HMO
    PERS Select-CA HMO
    Dignity Health Ventura EPO/PPO-CA
    Silver Advantage-CA PPO
    National (BlueCard) PPO
    Traditional
    UC Resident and Fellows-CA PPO
    Bronze (Prudent Buyer PPO/ Small Grp)-CA PPO
    Traditional PPO
    Advantage-CA PPO
    Dignity Health Custom Advantage-CA HMO
    Bronze EPO (Prudent Buyer EPO/ Small Grp)-CA
    Blue Cross (CACare) - Individual-CA HMO
    UC CORE-CA PPO
    Bronze EPO (Prudent Buyer / Small Grp)-CA PPO
    Gold EPO (Prudent Buyer EPO/ Small Grp)-CA
    Dignity Health EPO / PPO-CA
    Lumenos Plans-CA PPO
    Blue Cross (Prudent Buyer) - Large Group-CA PPO
    Gold Select (Select / Small Grp)-CA HMO
    Select-CA HMO
    UCSHIP-CA PPO
    UC Care-CA PPO
    Platinum (Prudent Buyer PPO/ Small Grp)-CA PPO
    Balanced (Prudent Buyer)-CA PPO
    Blue Cross (Prudent Buyer) - Student Health-CA PPO
    PERS Traditional-CA HMO
    Blue Cross (CACare) - Small Group-CA HMO
    UC High Option Supplement to Medicare-CA
    USC Plan (Two Tiered Network)-CA HMO
    PERS Choice / PERSCare Providers-CA PPO
  • Coventry Health Care
  • Hill Physicians Medical Group
  • WellPoint
  • Workers Compensation WC
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Networks By Design PPO
  • Aetna
    Choice Plus POS II
  • Health Net
  • Select Plus HMO
    Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
    Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
  • United Healthcare
  • ChoiceCare Network
  • Beech Street (Multiplan)
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Open Access Plus
    Cigna PPO
    Cigna
    LocalPlus

Locations

  1. 1 Office
    3939 J St Ste 250, Sacramento, CA 95819
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    Monday
    08:00 - 17:00
    Tuesday
    08:00 - 17:00
    Wednesday
    08:00 - 17:00
    Thursday
    08:00 - 17:00
    Friday
    08:00 - 17:00
    Saturday
    Closed
    Sunday
    Closed
  2. 2 Diagnostic Imaging-Midtown-Sacramento Ca Find A Doctor
    3000 Q St, Sacramento, CA 95816
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  3. 3 Mercy Hospice
    3400 Data Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
    Icon Directions Right Arrow Directions Phone Icon (916) 733-3401

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Specialties*
Neurosurgery
Neurological Trauma Surgery
Neurological Spine Surgery
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New patients are generally accepted by Dr. Praveen Prasad, MD. To arrange an appointment, call the number on Dr. Prasad's profile.

Dr. Praveen Prasad, MD is affiliated with Mercy General Hospital.

Yes, Dr. Praveen Prasad, MD holds board certification in Internal Medicine and Neurosurgery.

Education
Medical Education
  • University Of California, School Of Medicine
    1978
Medical Education
Board Certifications
  • Internal Medicine and Neurosurgery
Board Certifications
What’s a board certification and why is it important that my provider has one?

A board certification represents a provider’s dedication to ongoing training in one or more specialties, including the completion of intensive exams. While not all specialties have board certifications, if your provider does have one they’ve taken the extra step to master their specialty and to keep up with the latest advancements in their field.
Internship
  • UC Davis School Med/Med Center|UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER|University of California Davis Medical Center
Internship
Residency Hospital
  • University of California, Davis School of Medicine
    1981
Residency Hospital

Hospital Affiliations

  • Mercy General Hospital

    4001 J St, Sacramento, CA

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