Wajeeh Bakhsh, MD

About

WAJEEH BAKHSH, MD is an orthopedic spine surgery located at 1225 E COOLSPRING AVE STE 200 in MICHIGAN CITY, IN.

Wajeeh Bakhsh is one of 7 orthopedic providers listed in MICHIGAN CITY, IN on AdvOrtho.

Practice at a glance

In 2024, 100% of Wajeeh Bakhsh's identifiable Medicare procedure volume was spine work. Their most frequent service was aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint for 21 Medicare patients.

Most-performed procedures, 2024

• Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint

  25

  21 patients · below the state median of 107

• Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion

  24

  16 patients · near the state median of 34

• Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft

  14

  14 patients · near the national median of 20

• Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment

  12

  12 patients · below the state median of 20

Training and practice

Wajeeh Bakhsh has been in practice since 2015.

• Practices with Franciscan Physician Network (1,152 clinicians)
• Affiliated with Franciscan Health Crown Point, Franciscan Health Michigan City and Northwest Health-La Porte

Industry relationships

Manufacturers reported $5,560 in payments and transfers of value to Wajeeh Bakhsh in 2024, excluding meals, travel and gifts. Relationships like these are common among surgeons who help design implants or train other clinicians, and companies are required by law to report them.

• consulting

  $5,560

Reported by Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc, Stryker Corporation, Medical Device Business Services, Inc. and others.

Source: CMS Open Payments, 2024, as reported by manufacturers. Disclosure is required by law and does not indicate anything improper. Figures reflect what companies reported and may include work unrelated to patient care. Providers who believe a figure is wrong should take it up with CMS, and can contact us about how it appears here.

Registry record

• Licensed in Illinois and Indiana - licensed beyond the practice state, which roughly one in five providers here is
• Practices within a group or organization

Credentials: Doctor of Medicine (MD)

An MD degree indicates completion of a medical doctorate program focused on allopathic medicine. MDs complete four years of medical school followed by residency training in their chosen specialty. Orthopedic surgery residencies typically last five years and include extensive training in surgical and non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.