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Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO

(Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, D.O.)

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Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Hematology (Blood Disorders)

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

4500 Morning Drive Suite 105
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 491-5060

Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO is a medical oncologist in Bakersfield, CA specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and hematology (blood disorders). He graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO is affiliated with Dignity Health and Mercy Medical Center Merced Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

Office Locations

Mercy Medical Center Merced Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

4500 Morning Drive Suite 105
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 491-5060

1-844-742-2324

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO treated as a medical oncologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2012 were blood draw, inpatient care, hospital care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	207
blood draw	1224
bone marrow tests	26
chemotherapy	207
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	1517
hormone therapy	30
hospital care	950
inpatient care	950
lab tests	283
minimally invasive procedures	439
port flush	48
preventive care	63
vaccines	63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO treated as a medical oncologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2013 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	215
blood draw	1131
chemotherapy	215
doctor visit	1117
hospital care	749
inpatient care	749
minimally invasive procedures	395
port flush	49
preventive care	33
vaccines	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	35
Hispanic	304
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	118
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	51
Dementia	20
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO treated as a medical oncologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2014 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	43
blood draw	352
chemotherapy	43
doctor visit	343
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138
minimally invasive procedures	128

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	14
Hispanic	173
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	49
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	57
Dementia	16
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	74

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	84

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO treated as a medical oncologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	56
hospital care	106
inpatient care	106

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	13
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	15
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	61
Dementia	22
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO treated as a medical oncologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	70
doctor visit	67
hospital care	218
inpatient care	218
lab tests	205

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	27
Black	33
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	15
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	69
Dementia	36
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO treated as a medical oncologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	432
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	18
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	30
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	47
Dementia	12
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO treated as a medical oncologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, blood draw, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	46
blood draw	68
chemotherapy	46
doctor visit	271
minimally invasive procedures	75

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	49
Dementia	16
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO treated as a medical oncologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	93
blood draw	51
chemotherapy	93
doctor visit	332
hospital care	183
inpatient care	183
minimally invasive procedures	142

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	11
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	48
Dementia	17
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO treated as a medical oncologist in Bakersfield, CA during 2021 were chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	55
blood draw	46
chemotherapy	55
doctor visit	220
hormone therapy	28
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
minimally invasive procedures	55

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO treated as a medical oncologist in Bakersfield, CA were blood draw, inpatient care, hospital care and lab tests.

aspiration	14
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	109
blood draw	420
bone marrow tests	26
chemotherapy	109
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	442
hormone therapy	29
hospital care	302
inpatient care	302
lab tests	244
minimally invasive procedures	205
preventive care	48
vaccines	48

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO.

**Gender**
Female	106
Male	82

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	72
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	74
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	22
75 to 84	55
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	74

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	13
Cancer	29

Education & Training

Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is certified by the Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology) and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Board Certification: Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alexander Gaitanis, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Mercy Medical Center Merced Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$483 AFINITOR $283	PROMACTA $144	Exjade $24	TASIGNA $20	TAFINLAR $12
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$444 OPDIVO $317	EMPLICITI $39	ELIQUIS $13	$75
Genentech USA, Inc.	$416 Avastin $224	Alecensa $60	TARCEVA $50	TECENTRIQ $46	Gazyva $19	Other $17
Amgen Inc.	$334 XGEVA $148	Vectibix $91	Prolia $75	Neulasta $20
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$248 TAGRISSO $94	FASLODEX $79	LYNPARZA $51	$24
Other	$2,779 KEYTRUDA $228	ZEJULA $210	Injectafer $170	XTANDI $131	BEVYXXA $131	Other $1,908

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,322
Education	$283
Consulting Fee	$100

Biography

Dr. Alexander Gaitanis is a medical specialist in adult oncology, medical oncology, and hematology (blood disorders). Dr. Gaitanis is professionally affiliated with Dignity Health. He has a closed panel according to Dignity Health. He graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.