Welcome to NERVES! We are confident that you will find our Society valuable both for you and for your practice. Our mission is to help you build the strongest neurosurgery practice possible. No matter the size of your practice or service line, you can benefit from the ideas, benchmarks, community, and pooled data that only the NERVES network can provide.
Member Benefits
Annual Survey
- Socio-Economic Survey is the only neurosurgical-based survey providing the most comprehensive benchmarking report for neurosurgery practices. Participating practices receive a free copy.
- Data includes over 200 pages of valuable information specific to neurosurgery practices:
- Compensation metrics for neurosurgeons and Advanced Practice Providers “APPs”
- Productivity metrics for neurosurgeons and APPs
- Call pay information and benchmarks
- Practice data such as Accounts Receivable, financial statement and FTE summary, operating costs per provider per wRVU, malpractice insurance, and support staff data
- Non-neurosurgeon data for pain management, physiatrists, neurologists, and interventional radiologists
- Practice administrator compensation, incentives and benefits
- Year over year comparison reports
- Practice type data for private practice, hospital and health systems, and academic medical centers
Conferences
- Annual Meeting offers continuing education and networking opportunities; members receive special pricing. Check out our prior meetings.
- Upcoming: San Antonio 2026, San Diego 2027
- Building the Best conferences offer subspecialty focus and local tours of academic and hospital practices. Check out our prior meetings.
Education
- Webinars featuring practice support topics: coding, quality, AI, and more.
Connection & Community 
- Committees – Access and opportunities to partner and collaborate with NERVES committees.
- Newsletter – Articles, member profiles, and other resources through our newsletter.
- NeuroLinx Program – Creating space to connect with other members across the U.S. within diverse healthcare practices and settings.
- E-List connection – Advice and solutions from your fellow administrators on neurosurgery-specific practice issues via the members-only E-list*.
Government Advocacy
- We are closely aligned with Washington advocacy efforts to support policy initiatives that benefit both neurosurgeons and patients nationwide.
- Check out our Advocacy News
Join NERVES
To become a member, you must meet the eligibility requirements, submit an application and provide a letter of support from a neurosurgeon who is a member of the AANS or CNS. Membership dues are $295 per calendar year (January 1 to December 31). Member Scholarships are available for membership on a limited basis. Please click HERE for more information. Please complete the New Member Application.
Check Out Where Our Members Are From!
RosmanSearch Special Promotion
RosmanSearch will cover the first year of your NERVES membership for all new members - a $295 value! NERVES membership is on a calendar year (January 1 to December 31). To join, complete our online form at nervesadmin.com and use the promotional discount code THANKSROSMAN when submitting your online NERVES application.
*Please note that the new member offer is limited to one per department.
Renew Your Membership
If you were a member of NERVES last year and would like to renew your membership, please complete the Renewal Form.
If you have previously been a member, but your NERVES membership has lapsed more than 2 years - welcome back! Please submit an updated application via the New Member Application.
Membership Scholarships
Membership Scholarships help cover the cost of membership for all interested and existing members. All NERVES members requesting a scholarship must complete an application request. The scholarship is equivalent to a one-year membership. Scholarships are for practice administrators who are active NERVES members only. One and only one scholarship will be awarded per practice and is based on available funding. Scholarships are non-transferable.
*NERVES guidelines for information sharing across multiple platforms,
including the members-only E-list.
