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Dr. Abha Saxena, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

115 8th Street Ne
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

(319) 363-3565

Dr. Abha Saxena, MD is a nephrologist in Cedar Rapids, IA specializing in adult nephrology. She graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Abha Saxena, MD is affiliated with Regional Hospital, Mercy Hospital, UnityPoint Health and St. Luke's Hospital.

Office Locations

115 8th Street Ne
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

(319) 363-3565

(319) 363-4001

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St. Luke's Hospital

855 A Avenue Ne Suite 400
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

(319) 451-2125

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

hemodialysis

By Affordability:

hemodialysis

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Iowa, Dr. Abha Saxena, MD performed more hemodialysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for hemodialysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abha Saxena, MD treated as a nephrologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1263
diabetes management	306
dialysis	204
doctor visit	1904
hospital care	1824
inpatient care	1751
lab tests	2573
nursing home care	48
outpatient care	73
preventive care	522
thyroid function tests	43
vaccines	103

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abha Saxena, MD treated as a nephrologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1446
diabetes management	315
dialysis	133
doctor visit	1838
hospital care	1734
inpatient care	1719
lab tests	2668
nursing home care	65
outpatient care	15
preventive care	507
thyroid function tests	26
vaccines	110

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	408
Female	515

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	872
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	297
85 and over	167
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	59
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abha Saxena, MD treated as a nephrologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1147
diabetes management	250
dialysis	102
doctor visit	1633
hospital care	1482
inpatient care	1482
lab tests	2229
preventive care	353
thyroid function tests	32
vaccines	57

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	768
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	267
85 and over	142
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	58
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abha Saxena, MD treated as a nephrologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	854
diabetes management	240
dialysis	83
doctor visit	1443
hospital care	1257
inpatient care	1257
lab tests	2458
preventive care	346
thyroid function tests	19
vaccines	49

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	692
Female	834

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1442
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	518
From 75 to 84	486
85 and over	276
Less than 65	246

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	61
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abha Saxena, MD treated as a nephrologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	174
diabetes management	45
dialysis	130
doctor visit	1328
hospital care	1318
inpatient care	1318
lab tests	398
minimally invasive procedures	21
preventive care	73
vaccines	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	336
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	728
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	131
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	61
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abha Saxena, MD treated as a nephrologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	125
doctor visit	1187
hospital care	1085
inpatient care	1085
preventive care	13
vaccines	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	679
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	132
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	62
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abha Saxena, MD treated as a nephrologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	144
doctor visit	1116
hospital care	1066
inpatient care	1066
minimally invasive procedures	37
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	333
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	115
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	63
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abha Saxena, MD treated as a nephrologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	104
doctor visit	1047
hospital care	760
inpatient care	760
lab tests	39
minimally invasive procedures	33

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	336
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	659
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	122
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	61
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abha Saxena, MD treated as a nephrologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	76
doctor visit	621
hospital care	562
inpatient care	562
lab tests	88

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	553
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	105
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	61
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abha Saxena, MD treated as a nephrologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	75
doctor visit	699
hospital care	462
inpatient care	462
lab tests	40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	555
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	109
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	60
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abha Saxena, MD treated as a nephrologist in Cedar Rapids, IA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	84
doctor visit	626
hospital care	509
inpatient care	509

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	105
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	58
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Abha Saxena, MD treated as a nephrologist in Cedar Rapids, IA were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

blood draw	976
diabetes management	231
dialysis	114
doctor visit	1222
hospital care	1096
inpatient care	1088
lab tests	1311
minimally invasive procedures	30
nursing home care	56
outpatient care	44
preventive care	261
thyroid function tests	30
vaccines	53

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD.

**Gender**
Female	384
Male	335

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	26
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	675
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	127
75 to 84	233
Less than 65	115
65 to 74	244

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Abha Saxena, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	54
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Abha Saxena, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. She completed residency at Robert Johnston University Hospital. She is certified by the Nephrology American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Rhode Island.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Residency: Robert Johnston University Hospital

Board Certification: Nephrology American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Rhode Island

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Abha Saxena, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Regional Hospital

Mercy Hospital

UnityPoint Health

St. Luke's Hospital

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Abha Saxena, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$126 FreeStyle Libre $44	FreeStyle Libre Pro $37	Diabetes Care $26	FreeStyle InsuLinx system $18
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$84 BYDUREON PEN $29	FARXIGA $29	BYDUREON WEEKLY $15	$11
Amgen Inc.	$57 Prolia $28	Repatha $16	Sensipar $13
Pfizer Inc.	$53 LYRICA $28	PREVNAR - 13 $13	VIAGRA $11
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$48 SAMSCA $48
Other	$274 ACTHAR $33	ENTRESTO $22	GENERAL ATHERECTOMY $21	PNEUMOVAX 23 $17	INVOKANA $16	Other $166

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$612
Education	$28

Biography

Dr. Abha Saxena is a specialist in adult nephrology. Dr. Saxena's professional affiliations include UnityPoint Health, Regional Hospital, and St. Luke's Hospital. According to UnityPoint Health, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in Cedar Rapids, IA. She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.