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Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

315 N 3rd Avenue Suite 200
Covina, CA 91723

(626) 967-3176

Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology.

Office Locations

315 N 3rd Avenue Suite 200
Covina, CA 91723

(626) 967-3176

(626) 967-8743

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In The News

“The move is toward efficiency, not an underhanded scheme to show registered nurses the door, said Dr. Ben Shwachman, president of the Los Angeles County Medical Assn. and a Covina anesthesiologist.”—"Ailing Profession : Nurses Hurt by Recession and the Hiring of Less-Educated Medical Assistants", Los Angeles Times, August 2024

“Benjamin Shwachman, M.D., a pain specialist who is a delegate from Covina, California, also would like to hear more specifics from the president on how he plans to improve access to care for those...”—"AMA: Obama Faces Tough Audience at the 'House of Medicine'", MedPage Today, June 2009

“"The medical societies tell people, the malpractice insurance companies tell people, the lawyers tell people: The worst thing you can do is change the records," said Dr. Benjamin Shwachman,...”—"Note-Altering May Cost Menendez Psychiatrist", Los Angeles Times, April 1996

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA during 2013 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	692
hospital care	26
implant surgery	14
injections	390
inpatient care	26
nerve block	375
pain management	390
spinal procedures	390

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	14
Hispanic	99
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	31
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA during 2014 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	600
hospital care	33
injections	282
inpatient care	33
nerve block	282
pain management	282
spinal procedures	282

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	92
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	32
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA during 2015 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	832
hospital care	26
injections	231
inpatient care	26
nerve block	231
pain management	231
spinal procedures	231

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	24
Hispanic	196
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	44
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA during 2016 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1157
hospital care	13
injections	318
inpatient care	13
nerve block	318
pain management	318
spinal procedures	318

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	19
Hispanic	121
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	31
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA during 2017 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1510
hospital care	24
injections	111
inpatient care	24
nerve block	111
pain management	111
spinal procedures	111

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	16
Hispanic	108
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	25
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA during 2018 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1756
hospital care	27
injections	122
inpatient care	27
nerve block	122
pain management	122
spinal procedures	122

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	0
Hispanic	129
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	33
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA during 2019 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1009
hospital care	14
injections	104
inpatient care	14
nerve block	91
pain management	104
spinal procedures	104

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	16
Hispanic	133
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	24
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA during 2020 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	740
injections	63
nerve block	63
pain management	63
spinal procedures	63

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	19
Hispanic	119
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	15
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA during 2021 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	677
injections	72
nerve block	72
pain management	72
spinal procedures	72

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	16
Hispanic	109
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	11
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA during 2022 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	582
injections	27
nerve block	27
pain management	27
spinal procedures	27

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	90
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	14
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

doctor visit	955
hospital care	23
implant surgery	14
injections	172
inpatient care	23
nerve block	169
pain management	172
spinal procedures	172

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	170
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	119
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	74
85 and over	26
Less than 65	106
65 to 74	114

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD From 2013 - 2022

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	8
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.6 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Covina, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$2,231 ADAPTIVESTIM $1,084	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $504	TARGETSTIM $270	SYNCHROMED $258	N'VISION $84	Other $31
Vertiflex, Inc.	$1,654 Superion ISS $1,654
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$987 XTAMPZA $876	Xtampza ER $112
Pfizer Inc.	$714 LYRICA $401	EMBEDA $114	CELEBREX $47	REYVOW $40	FLECTOR $33	Other $77
Medtronic, Inc.	$373 VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM $160	KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY $77	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $54	INTELLIS $41	Vanta $21	Other $20
Other	$1,797 MOVANTIK $766	ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH $150	ZOHYDRO ER $90	LANTUS $83	ORBACTIV $81	Other $628

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,404
Travel and Lodging	$2,219
Education	$88
Entertainment	$45

Biography

Dr. Benjamin Shwachman is an anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine specialist. Patients gave him an average rating of 2.5 stars (out of 5).

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, MD From 2013 - 2022

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