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Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD

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(Avrum Gillespie, MD)

(48 Ratings)

Specializes in: Nephrology (Kidney Disease)

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Professional interests include: hypertension (high blood pressure), kidney transplant, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and more.

1316 W. Ontario Street Jones Hall, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19140

1-800-836-7536

Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD is a nephrologist in Philadelphia, PA specializing in nephrology (kidney disease). He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD is affiliated with Temple Health.

Office Locations

1316 W. Ontario Street Jones Hall, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19140

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Some issues Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD can help you with:

Peritoneal Dialysis

Peritoneal dialysis is a procedure that imitates renal (kidney) function by filtering patients' blood. When the kidneys do not work properly, waste can accumulate in the blood and unbalanced chemicals can impair the body's critical functions. In order to stay healthy, a person without proper kidney function must receive dialysis. There are two forms of dialysis treatment: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Both forms of dialysis are recurring treatments that in many cases last throughout the lifetime of the affected patient.

Peritoneal dialysis can be performed at home by oneself after an initial surgery. To start, a physician (generally a surgeon) will make a small incision in the lower abdomen and insert and surgically attach a catheter (thin tube). At home, the patient connects a pump to the abdomen catheter, delivering dialysate (dialysis fluid) from a bag hanging on a wheeled stand. This fluid enters the peritoneal cavity (greater abdomen area containing the stomach, liver, and intestines) and collects waste through osmosis, where waste in the blood moves across a membrane and into the dialysate. This process continues for several hours until the fluid concentration is equal between the blood and dialysate, at which point the fluid can be drained. The fluid can then be passed through a machine called a cycler, which removes waste and allows for the dialysate to be reused. This process is repeated about four times per day. Dialysis patients must limit the amount of fluid they consume prior to receiving dialysis and should also avoid eating salty foods. The cycler cannot filter more than a certain amount of waste products from the blood.

Kidneys are important organs, and peritoneal dialysis can be vital for those with renal dysfunction. Peritoneal dialysis may be a more convenient alternative to hemodialysis, which requires going into a clinic.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD treated as a nephrologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	13
dialysis	144
doctor visit	185
hospital care	315
inpatient care	315

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD treated as a nephrologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	53
dialysis	37
doctor visit	179
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	106
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	69
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD treated as a nephrologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	159
doctor visit	161
hospital care	238
inpatient care	238

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	151
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	14
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	66
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD treated as a nephrologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	163
doctor visit	149
hemofiltration	44
hospital care	254
inpatient care	254

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	260
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	212

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	69
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD treated as a nephrologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	102
doctor visit	179
hemofiltration	35
hospital care	280
inpatient care	280

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	126
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	68
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD treated as a nephrologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	203
doctor visit	157
hemofiltration	46
hospital care	344
inpatient care	344

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	147
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	72
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD treated as a nephrologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	98
doctor visit	97
hemofiltration	31
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	70
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD treated as a nephrologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	26
doctor visit	90
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	64

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	70
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD treated as a nephrologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	49
doctor visit	76
hospital care	254
inpatient care	254

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	103
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	64
Dementia	25
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD treated as a nephrologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	31
doctor visit	36
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	28
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	65
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD treated as a nephrologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	100
doctor visit	30
hospital care	172
inpatient care	172

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	66
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD treated as a nephrologist in Philadelphia, PA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

blood draw	33
dialysis	101
doctor visit	121
hemofiltration	39
hospital care	215
inpatient care	215

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	102
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	37
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	3
85 and over	1
Less than 65	80
65 to 74	76

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	61
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Cancer	9
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. He completed residency at Temple University Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Nephrology and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Residency: Temple University Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Nephrology

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Temple Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 48 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Philadelphia, PA.

4.8

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$122 $122
Amgen Inc.	$77 Aranesp $77
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$32 Velphoro $32
NxStage Medical, Inc.	$17 System One $17
Baxter Healthcare	$17 Gambro - Accute $17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$264

Research Payments

Dr. Avrum Gillespie, MD has received 8 research payments totaling $204,260.

Biography

Dr. Avrum Gillespie sees patients in Philadelphia, PA. His medical specialty is nephrology (kidney disease). Clinical interests for Dr. Gillespie include acid-base disorder, intensive care, and hypertension (high blood pressure). Dr. Gillespie has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. After completing medical school at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, he performed his residency at Temple University Hospital. Dr. Gillespie has received professional recognition including the following: Philadelphia magazine; Top Doctors, Nephrology; and Henry Rutgers Scholar, Rutgers University. He is affiliated with Temple Health. He has an open panel in Philadelphia, PA according to Yext.