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Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology

1400 Vfw Parkway Boston Vahcs (523)
West Roxbury, MA 02132

(857) 203-6448

Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD is a diagnostic radiologist in West Roxbury, MA specializing in diagnostic radiology. Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

1400 Vfw Parkway Boston Vahcs (523)
West Roxbury, MA 02132

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"Most of the time, they work for a little bit, and then they stop working," says Ali Guermazi, a professor of radiology and medicine at Boston University School of Medicine.”—"The best way to manage joint pain is also the least intuitive: Keep active because 'motion is lotion'", The Oakland Press, July 2024

“Ali Guermazi, a radiology professor at Boston University and a co-author of the study, told CNN the paper built on another 2019 study that showed similar results.”—"Steroid injections may lead to more long-term harm than previously thought, new study says", CNN, October 2019

“"We are now seeing these injections can be very harmful to the joints with serious complications," said Dr. Ali Guermazi, the study's senior author and a radiologist at BUSM, in a released statement.”—"Steroid injections for hip and knee osteoarthritis may worsen joint damage, study finds | MinnPost", Minn Post, October 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in West Roxbury, MA during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	38
CT scan	37
hip imaging	114
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	122
musculoskeletal imaging	315
pelvic imaging	61
thoracic (chest) imaging	115
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
X-rays	345

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in West Roxbury, MA during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	26
CT scan	38
hip imaging	168
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	102
musculoskeletal imaging	387
pelvic imaging	91
thoracic (chest) imaging	144
X-rays	527

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	357
Hispanic	122
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	58
Less than 65	405

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in West Roxbury, MA during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, thoracic (chest) imaging and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	37
CT scan	51
hip imaging	116
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	54
musculoskeletal imaging	289
pelvic imaging	90
thoracic (chest) imaging	262
X-rays	574

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	488

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	359
Hispanic	132
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	63
Less than 65	345

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in West Roxbury, MA during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, thoracic (chest) imaging and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	25
CT scan	25
hip imaging	135
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	73
musculoskeletal imaging	344
pelvic imaging	98
thoracic (chest) imaging	190
X-rays	581

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	908
Female	1104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	748
Black	874
Hispanic	286
Asian	0
Other	72
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	674
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	130
Less than 65	888

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in West Roxbury, MA during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, thoracic (chest) imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
CT scan	16
hip imaging	50
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	90
musculoskeletal imaging	279
pelvic imaging	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	158
X-rays	348

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	385
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	381
Hispanic	126
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	43
Less than 65	380

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in West Roxbury, MA during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, thoracic (chest) imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
CT scan	28
hip imaging	42
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	75
musculoskeletal imaging	369
pelvic imaging	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	181
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vascular procedures	16
X-rays	443

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	640

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	397
Black	437
Hispanic	163
Asian	0
Other	58
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	387
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	53
Less than 65	461

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in West Roxbury, MA during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
CT scan	34
hip imaging	52
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	83
musculoskeletal imaging	509
pelvic imaging	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
vascular procedures	15
X-rays	277

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	490
Female	733

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	493
Black	449
Hispanic	180
Asian	0
Other	77
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	448
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	68
Less than 65	504

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in West Roxbury, MA during 2019 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, pelvic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	34
CT scan	34
hip imaging	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	47
musculoskeletal imaging	286
pelvic imaging	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
vascular procedures	15
X-rays	191

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	359
Female	447

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	293
Hispanic	130
Asian	0
Other	49
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	52
Less than 65	309

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in West Roxbury, MA were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, thoracic (chest) imaging and hip imaging.

abdominal imaging	25
CT scan	32
hip imaging	88
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	80
musculoskeletal imaging	347
pelvic imaging	60
thoracic (chest) imaging	175
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
vascular procedures	15
X-rays	410

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	421
Female	553

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	393
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	376
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	142
Other	40

**Age**
75 to 84	167
85 and over	58
Less than 65	411
65 to 74	338

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ali Guermazi, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$2,805,754 Non-Covered Product $407,070	NonCovered Product $61,500	ERAXIS $7,840	$2,329,344
EMD Serono, Inc.	$66,475 Sprifermin $2,925	$63,550
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$49,384 Zilretta $41,578	Exparel $7,806
Genmab U.S., Inc.	$19,500 NOT PRODUCT SPECIFIC $1,500	$18,000
GENZYME CORPORATION	$16,816 $16,816
Other	$55,216 Non-Covered Product $4,600	NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED $1,095	EUFLEXXA $274	IR - Embolization $30	$49,217

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$2,988,002
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$12,524
Honoraria	$6,750
Travel and Lodging	$4,332
Food and Beverage	$1,506
Other	$32