Medicare Procedure and Patient Information
2013 Medicare Procedure Volume
The top procedures that Dr. Joel Howard Block, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Rancho Cucamongo, CA during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, musculoskeletal imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Howard Block, MD for Medicare patients.
| abdominal imaging | 308 |
|---|---|
| aspiration | 53 |
| brain imaging (neuroimaging) | 155 |
| breast procedures | 355 |
| cardiac procedures | 169 |
| CT scan | 283 |
| diagnostic imaging | 102 |
| diagnostic procedures | 38 |
| excision | 25 |
| gastrointestinal procedures | 13 |
| hip imaging | 122 |
| image guided procedures | 25 |
| minimally invasive procedures | 38 |
| minor procedures | 38 |
| MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) | 34 |
| musculoskeletal imaging | 420 |
| nuclear scan | 222 |
| open surgery | 25 |
| pelvic imaging | 151 |
| pleural drainage | 38 |
| preventive care | 199 |
| spinal procedures | 169 |
| stress testing | 169 |
| thoracic (chest) imaging | 3028 |
| ultrasound (sonogram) | 394 |
| vascular procedures | 133 |
| women's imaging | 330 |
| X-rays | 3944 |
2013 Medicare Patient Data
Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Howard Block, MD.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Female |
| Non-Hispanic White | |
|---|---|
| Black | |
| Hispanic | |
| Asian | |
| Other | |
| Native American |
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Howard Block, MD in 2013
The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joel Howard Block, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |