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Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

3850 E. Lohman Avenue
Las Cruces, NM 88011

(575) 265-0222

Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD is a neurosurgeon in Las Cruces, NM specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD is affiliated with Mountain View Regional Hospital.

Office Locations

Mountain View Regional Hospital

3850 E. Lohman Avenue
Las Cruces, NM 88011

(575) 265-0222

(575) 522-5209

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

anterior cervical corpectomy for decompression

anterior cervical fusion without decompression

cervical spine surgery

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

emergency room care

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

lumbar hemilaminectomy

open reduction of lumbar fracture

posterior lumbar discectomy

revision laminotomy

spinal decompression surgery

By Affordability:

spinal instrumentation

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New Mexico, Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD performed more anterior cervical corpectomy for decompression, anterior cervical fusion without decompression, cervical spine surgery, decompressive lumbar laminectomy, emergency room (ER) care, laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy, lumbar hemilaminectomy, open reduction of lumbar fracture, posterior lumbar discectomy, revision laminotomy, and spinal decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for spinal instrumentation (e.g. rods/screws/metal plates) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

discectomy

spinal procedures

In 2012, Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD performed more discectomy (disc removal surgery), and spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New Mexico.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Cruces, NM during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	76
doctor visit	462
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
neck surgery	25
nerve procedures	76
revision surgery	13
spinal procedures	90

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Cruces, NM during 2013 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	108
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	36
spinal procedures	36

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	15
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Cruces, NM during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	60
doctor visit	158
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
neck surgery	27
nerve procedures	60
open surgery	14
revision surgery	15
spinal procedures	87

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	18
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Cruces, NM during 2015 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	129
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
nerve procedures	49
spinal procedures	49

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	46
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Cruces, NM during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	54
doctor visit	143
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
neck surgery	32
nerve procedures	54
spinal procedures	70

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	11
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Cruces, NM during 2017 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and revision surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	151
nerve procedures	63
revision surgery	19
spinal procedures	63

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	13
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Cruces, NM during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	136
neck surgery	33
nerve procedures	67
revision surgery	16
spinal procedures	83

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	12
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Cruces, NM during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	175
nerve procedures	24
spinal procedures	35

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	13
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Cruces, NM during 2020 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	113
nerve procedures	22
spinal procedures	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Cruces, NM during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	173
neck surgery	38
nerve procedures	63
revision surgery	15
spinal procedures	99

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	17
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Cruces, NM during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	72
doctor visit	212
emergency care	58
neck surgery	32
nerve procedures	72
revision surgery	15
spinal procedures	105

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	30
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Cruces, NM were spinal procedures, emergency care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	178
emergency care	58
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
neck surgery	28
nerve procedures	53
open surgery	14
revision surgery	15
spinal procedures	67

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD.

**Gender**
Female	73
Male	78

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	113
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	15
75 to 84	53
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	60

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Brett R. Henderson, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. He completed residency at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery Surgery - Neurological and has a state license in New Mexico.

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

Residency: University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery Surgery - Neurological

Licensed In: New Mexico

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brett R. Henderson, 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. Brett R. Henderson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Baxter Healthcare	$483 BioSurgery - FLOSEAL $328	FLOSEAL $143	TISSEEL $12
Coloplast Corp	$416 ALTIS $416
Merz North America, Inc.	$354 Radiesse $176	Belotero $176	Xeomin $3
DJO, LLC	$273 CMF OL1000 $166	CMF SPINALOGIC $107
Stryker Corporation	$71 THORACO-LUMBAR $46	INTERVENTIONAL SPINE $25
Other	$149 iFuse Implant $38	Contrave $37	Spine Devices $32	NEURO $29	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$976
Travel and Lodging	$416
Education	$354

Biography

Dr. Brett Henderson is a Las Cruces, NM physician who specializes in neurosurgery. Dr. Henderson is professionally affiliated with Mountain View Regional Hospital. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria and a graduate of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center's residency program.