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Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO

(Christopher Dominic Frendo)

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and General Practice

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (1999)

763 Larkfield Road 2nd Floor
COMMACK, NY 11725

(631) 486-1650

Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO is a spine surgeon in COMMACK, NY specializing in spine surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and general practice. He graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO is affiliated with LONG ISLAND SPINE SPECIALISTS, PC.

Office Locations

763 Larkfield Road 2nd Floor
COMMACK, NY 11725

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In The News

“Dr. Christopher D. Frendo has joined Long Island Spine Specialists in Commack as an orthopedic spine surgeon.”—"MayerMeinberg hires senior staff accountant", Newsday, November 2013

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

spinal instrumentation

spine surgery procedures

In 2023, Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO had a list price for spinal instrumentation (e.g. rods/screws/metal plates), and spine surgery procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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 Affordability:

spine imaging

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO had a list price for spine imaging, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO treated as a spine surgeon in COMMACK, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	376
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	22
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	127
X-rays	78

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO treated as a spine surgeon in COMMACK, NY during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	446
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	155
X-rays	139

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	32
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO treated as a spine surgeon in COMMACK, NY during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	560
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	139
X-rays	125

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	43
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO treated as a spine surgeon in COMMACK, NY during 2015 were X-rays, spinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	477
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
nerve procedures	12
pelvic imaging	16
spinal procedures	155
X-rays	159

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	584
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	104
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO treated as a spine surgeon in COMMACK, NY during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	505
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
nerve procedures	16
pelvic imaging	20
spinal procedures	148
X-rays	141

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	321
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	51
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO treated as a spine surgeon in COMMACK, NY during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	507
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	145
X-rays	131

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	46
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO treated as a spine surgeon in COMMACK, NY during 2018 were X-rays, spinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	521
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
spinal procedures	96
X-rays	96

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	45
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO treated as a spine surgeon in COMMACK, NY during 2019 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	484
spinal procedures	35
X-rays	35

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	36
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO treated as a spine surgeon in COMMACK, NY during 2020 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	324
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
nerve procedures	12
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	55
X-rays	57

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	21
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO treated as a spine surgeon in COMMACK, NY during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	488
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	80
X-rays	65

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	39
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO treated as a spine surgeon in COMMACK, NY during 2022 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	429
spinal procedures	44
X-rays	44

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	22
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO treated as a spine surgeon in COMMACK, NY were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	465
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	22
nerve procedures	14
pelvic imaging	16
spinal procedures	107
X-rays	97

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	279
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	105
85 and over	39
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	122

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	11
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999. He is certified by the Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (1999)

Board Certification: Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Orthopedic Surgery

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

LONG ISLAND SPINE SPECIALISTS, PC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christopher Dominic Frendo, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,406 CLYDESDALE $310	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $250	SPECIFY $155	RESTORE $155	ZEVO $152	Other $385
NUVASIVE, INC.	$681 Reline $78	Thoracolumbar $76	TLX $68	X-Core Mini $54	FormaGraft $44	Other $362
K2M, Inc.	$661 MESA $274	NILE $136	ALEUTIAN Lateral System $129	General K2M Product Discussion $70	CHESAPEAKE $52
Abbott Laboratories	$550 Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $406	SCS IPGs $76	Penta SCS Leads $56	Lamitrode SCS Leads $13
Nevro Corp.	$488 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $488
Other	$2,871 CMF SPINALOGIC $324	iFuse Implant $186	Spinal Implant $186	Intracept $181	Spinal Implants $167	Other $1,827

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,637
Education	$21

Biography

Dr. Christopher Frendo sees patients in Commack, NY. His medical specialties are general practice, spine surgery, and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He studied medicine at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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