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Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD

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Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

SUNY @ Brooklyn Medical School (1979)

240 Middle Country Road Suite A
Smithtown, NY 11787

(631) 444-2500

Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD is a pulmonologist in Smithtown, NY specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from SUNY @ Brooklyn Medical School in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD is affiliated with Stony Brook Internists PC - Pulmonary.

Office Locations

240 Middle Country Road Suite A
Smithtown, NY 11787

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In The News

“"You can use tap water, but empty out the chamber every morning and hang the CPAP hose over the shower rod to dry out," advised Dr. Avram R. Gold, medical director of Stony Brook University...”—"Tylenol, distilled water drying up at pharmacies", Newsday, March 2020

“The frequency of their inaudible snoring is often higher that what the human ear can hear, said Dr. Avram R. Gold, medical director of the department of medicine's sleep disorders center at Stony...”—"10 surprising reasons you're tired all the time", Fox News, June 2016

“Dr. Avram Gold, medical director of the sleep disorders center at the State University of New York in Stony Brook, said most patients at the clinic have breathing trouble at night, whether they...”—"Waking up to breathing problems", Los Angeles Times, January 2003

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

in-lab polysomnography

In 2023, Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD performed more in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Top 25%

By Volume:

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

By Affordability:

sleep study

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD performed more sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for sleep study 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. Avram R. Gold, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Smithtown, NY during 2012 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	16
doctor visit	54
sleep study	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Smithtown, NY during 2013 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	22
doctor visit	52
sleep study	46

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Smithtown, NY during 2014 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	35
doctor visit	115
sleep study	64

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	25

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Smithtown, NY during 2015 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	13
doctor visit	60
sleep study	26

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Smithtown, NY during 2016 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	18
doctor visit	58
sleep study	33

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Smithtown, NY during 2017 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	14
doctor visit	72
sleep study	36

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Smithtown, NY during 2018 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	12
doctor visit	79
sleep study	32

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Smithtown, NY during 2019 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	29
doctor visit	133
sleep study	71

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	43

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Smithtown, NY during 2020 were sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	149
sleep study	33

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Smithtown, NY during 2021 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	29
doctor visit	170
sleep study	76

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	57

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Smithtown, NY during 2022 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	32
doctor visit	171
sleep study	79

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Smithtown, NY were sleep study and airway management.

airway management	22
doctor visit	101
sleep study	49

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	51
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	2
65 to 74	43

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	3

Education & Training

Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD graduated from SUNY @ Brooklyn Medical School in 1979. He completed residency at Maimonides Medical Center. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY @ Brooklyn Medical School (1979)

Residency: Maimonides Medical Center (1982)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stony Brook Internists PC - Pulmonary

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: HIP, MAGNACARE, CIGNA PPO, Great West, CIGNA HMO, Fidelis, MULTIPLAN, Health Smart WTC, Workers Compensation, Affinity, GHI CBP, UNITED HEALTHCARE, AETNA, OXFORD, HEALTHFIRST, Humana Military, (Anthem) EMP HEALTH CHOICE PPO, BEECH STREET, GHI HMO, GHI / MEDICARE PLUS, AgeWell, MET EMPIRE, Centerlight (CCM) and Partners Health Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Avram R. Gold, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

HIP

MAGNACARE

CIGNA PPO

Great West

CIGNA HMO

Fidelis

MULTIPLAN

Health Smart WTC

Workers Compensation

Affinity

GHI CBP

UNITED HEALTHCARE

AETNA

OXFORD

HEALTHFIRST

Humana Military

(Anthem) EMP HEALTH CHOICE PPO

BEECH STREET

GHI HMO

GHI / MEDICARE PLUS

AgeWell

MET EMPIRE

Centerlight (CCM)

Partners Health Plan

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Biography

Dr. Avram Gold specializes in general practice, pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease), and critical care (intensive care medicine) and practices in Smithtown, NY. Dr. Gold seems to honor Anthem, Blue California, and HealthSmart, as well as other insurance carriers. He has an open panel in Smithtown, NY according to Yext. He attended medical school at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. He trained at Maimonides Medical Center for residency.