Procedure Volume Patient Data Patient Conditions Reviews General Payments Back to Top

Home > MA Providers

Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD

(No ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

777 North Street Fourth Floor
Pittsfield, MA 01201

(413) 395-7580

Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD is a cardiologist in Pittsfield, MA specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD is affiliated with Berkshire Health Systems.

Office Locations

Berkshire Health Systems

777 North Street Fourth Floor
Pittsfield, MA 01201

(413) 395-7580

open_in_new

In The News

“Andrew Potash, M.D., is a cardiologist specializing in diagnostic cardiac catheterization and other procedures at Berkshire Medical Center.”—"Cardiac catheterization is one of the surest ways for doctors to check your heart's plumbing", The Berkshire Eagle, February 2022

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

left heart catheterization

In 2023, Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD had a list price for left heart catheterization that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardioversion

elective external cardioversion

minimally invasive procedures

permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement

By Affordability:

angiogram

coronary angiogram

diagnostic cardiac catheterization

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD performed more cardioversion, elective external cardioversion, minimally invasive procedures, permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation, and permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for angiogram (angiography), coronary angiogram, diagnostic cardiac catheterization, hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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. Andrew S. Potash, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	264
doctor visit	555
hospital care	974
inpatient care	974
nuclear scan	23
stress testing	74
ultrasound (sonogram)	190

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	416
catheterization	38
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	452
hospital care	61
implant surgery	15
inpatient care	61
minimally invasive procedures	53
ultrasound (sonogram)	363
vascular procedures	38

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	673
Female	605

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1233
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	442
85 and over	310
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	492
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	769
hospital care	95
implant surgery	46
inpatient care	95
minimally invasive procedures	78
ultrasound (sonogram)	414
vascular procedures	32

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	844
Female	792

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1566
Black	34
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	440
From 75 to 84	564
85 and over	385
Less than 65	247

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	626
cardioversion	14
catheterization	28
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	823
hospital care	36
implant surgery	63
inpatient care	36
minimally invasive procedures	91
stress testing	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	535
vascular procedures	28

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1742
Female	1646

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3226
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1074
From 75 to 84	1114
85 and over	764
Less than 65	436

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	646
cardioversion	14
catheterization	51
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	888
hospital care	40
implant surgery	93
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	40
minimally invasive procedures	144
ultrasound (sonogram)	502
vascular procedures	51

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	925
Female	784

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1626
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	542
From 75 to 84	547
85 and over	395
Less than 65	225

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	624
cardioversion	25
catheterization	71
device removal	16
diagnostic procedures	71
doctor visit	802
hospital care	133
implant surgery	109
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	133
minimally invasive procedures	196
stress testing	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	444
vascular procedures	71

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	970
Female	842

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1715
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	585
From 75 to 84	578
85 and over	381
Less than 65	268

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	570
cardioversion	31
catheterization	57
device removal	18
diagnostic procedures	57
doctor visit	758
hospital care	123
implant surgery	126
inpatient care	123
minimally invasive procedures	201
ultrasound (sonogram)	387
vascular procedures	57

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1065
Female	854

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1821
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	43
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	594
From 75 to 84	645
85 and over	421
Less than 65	259

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	645
cardioversion	30
catheterization	62
diagnostic procedures	62
doctor visit	822
hospital care	66
implant surgery	28
inpatient care	66
minimally invasive procedures	90
stress testing	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	555
vascular procedures	62

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1336
Female	1054

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2248
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	60
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	763
From 75 to 84	787
85 and over	546
Less than 65	294

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	406
cardioversion	32
catheterization	41
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	674
hospital care	13
implant surgery	59
inpatient care	13
minimally invasive procedures	100
stress testing	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	306
vascular procedures	41

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1443
Female	1285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2576
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	72
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	828
From 75 to 84	880
85 and over	646
Less than 65	374

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	152
cardioversion	34
catheterization	60
diagnostic procedures	60
doctor visit	996
implant surgery	52
minimally invasive procedures	112
stress testing	28
tilt table test	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	40
vascular procedures	60

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1247
Female	965

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2089
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	64
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	733
From 75 to 84	795
85 and over	479
Less than 65	205

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	170
cardioversion	36
catheterization	58
diagnostic procedures	58
doctor visit	973
hospital care	40
implant surgery	35
inpatient care	40
minimally invasive procedures	93
stress testing	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	77
vascular procedures	58

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1150
Female	873

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1904
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	66
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	648
From 75 to 84	734
85 and over	451
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pittsfield, MA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

cardiac procedures	455
cardioversion	27
catheterization	49
device removal	17
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	773
hospital care	158
implant surgery	62
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	158
minimally invasive procedures	115
nuclear scan	23
stress testing	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	346
vascular procedures	49

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1035
Female	881

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	37
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1818
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	39

**Age**
75 to 84	644
85 and over	434
Less than 65	243
65 to 74	595

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Education & Training

He completed residency at Pennsylvania Hospital. He is certified by the Heart Rhythm Society Certified in Implantable Electronic Devices and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Residency: Pennsylvania Hospital (1992)

Board Certification: Heart Rhythm Society Certified in Implantable Electronic Devices

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Berkshire Health Systems

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD does not have any reviews yet, be the first to leave a review of Dr. Andrew S. Potash, MD here: Leave a Review

(No ratings)

Leave a Review

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$9,705 Pacemakers $2,261	Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs $1,985	Advisa $612	Amplia MRI $133	Reveal LINQ $115	Other $4,598
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,246 Micra $1,246
TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION	$131 INTERVENTIONAL PRODUCT $41	$90
Abbott Laboratories	$47 Perclose ProStyle $47
LifeWatch Services Inc	$38 Cardiac Monitoring Suite $38
Other	$13 LifeVest $13

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$6,675
Food and Beverage	$4,414
Education	$90

Biography

Dr. Andrew Potash specializes in adult cardiology. His education and training includes medical school at Temple University School of Medicine and residency at Pennsylvania Hospital. Dr. Potash is professionally affiliated with Berkshire Health Systems.