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Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD

(Brian Phillips)

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Specializes in: Adult Endocrinology

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2003)

Professional interests include: calcium metabolism disorder, bone problems, thyroid problems

777 North Street Third Floor
Pittsfield, MA 01201

(413) 496-6838

Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD is an endocrinologist in Pittsfield, MA specializing in adult endocrinology. He graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD is affiliated with Fairview Hospital, Berkshire Health Systems and BERKSHIRE FACULTY SERVICES INC.

Office Locations

Berkshire Health Systems

777 North Street Third Floor
Pittsfield, MA 01201

(413) 496-6838

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Thyroid Problems

Thyroid problems are a group of conditions that alter hormone regulation and metabolism. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the lower neck, just below the Adam's apple (laryngeal prominence) and larynx (voice box). Despite its small size, the thyroid has an outsized effect on the body by regulating hormones that control metabolism. Metabolism is the body's process of converting consumed food into fuel to power the entire body. Heart rate, weight, cholesterol, body temperature, and even physical growth and development are all affected by the metabolism.

When the thyroid malfunctions, the body is unable to properly process and allocate energy. Thyroid problems, such as hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid), cause irregular metabolism. In some cases, the body produces antibodies that attack the thyroid cells for unknown reasons. The damaged thyroid responds by releasing either too little or too much T3 and T4 thyroid hormones. Thyroid malfunctions may also arise from genetic causes or iodine deficiency. Thyroid problems may include:

Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease that causes hypothyroidism
Graves' disease, an autoimmune disease that causes hyperthyroidism
Goiter
Thyroid nodule
Thyroid cancer

Hashimoto's is the leading cause of hypothyroidism, which is when the thyroid does not produce enough hormones to stimulate adequate metabolism. The condition is diagnosed by blood tests that measure TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) and detect Hashimoto's antibodies. Symptoms of hypothyroidism include sluggish metabolism, inflammation, fatigue, weight gain, brittle hair, dry skin, and sensitivity to cold. To supplement impaired thyroid function, patients with Hashimoto's are typically prescribed synthetic thyroid hormone pills. Such patients may need to consume synthetic thyroids for the rest of their lives. Other treatments may include dietary changes, such as the avoidance of certain foods and medication to reduce inflammation. Frequent blood tests can inform patients if their TSH levels are within a normal range.

Grave's disease is most frequently the cause of hyperthyroidism, which is when the thyroid produces too many hormones, overstimulating one's metabolism. The condition is also diagnosed by blood tests that measure TSH and detect Grave's antibodies. Elevated heart rate, high blood pressure, sweating, bulging eyes, and weight loss are common symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Treatments for hyperthyroidism include oral radioactive iodine, which slowly shrinks the thyroid, slowing the production of excess thyroid hormone. Other anti-thyroid medications such as methimazole (Tapazole) also reduce the production of thyroid hormones. Blood pressure medications known as beta blockers can ease the increased heart rate caused by hyperthyroidism. If treatments are unsuccessful, patients may be prescribed a thyroidectomy, or surgery to remove part or all of the thyroid. Some patients with hyperthyroidism may require ophthalmological (eye medicine) treatments such as eye drops, prednisone, and surgery to reduce eye swelling and bulging.

Untreated thyroid disorders frequently lead to goiters or thyroid nodules. A thyroid goiter is a large lump that can be felt near the base of the neck and is made of swollen thyroid tissue or nodules (excess cell growth). Nodules and goiters are diagnosed by CT scan or ultrasound. Obstructive goiters can cause pain, coughing, and abnormal breathing. The most common cause of goiters is hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). However, Hashimoto's is also known to cause goiters or nodules. Goiters develop from continued damage from antibodies to the thyroid over time. At times, a goiter can result from a cancerous thyroid tumor. Most goiters and nodules are themselves benign.

The exact causes of thyroid cancer are unknown. People who develop thyroid cancer may or may not have another thyroid problem such as Hashimoto's or Grave's disease. Symptoms of thyroid cancer include a nodule that can be felt on the neck, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, swelling in the neck, and neck and throat pain. CT and MRI scans are used to diagnose thyroid cancer. There are four types of thyroid cancer which vary in intensity. Thyroidectomy (thyroid removal surgery) is usually prescribed to treat thyroid cancer.

Thyroid problems are often long-term conditions that require some form of treatment. With regular monitoring and medication, many people with thyroid problems are able to lead active and fulfilling lives.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1437

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1576
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	550

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	840
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	365
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	78
Less than 65	201

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	61
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1546
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	544

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	839
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	72
Less than 65	205

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	60
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1671
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	740
Female	1142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1760
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	782
From 75 to 84	520
85 and over	180
Less than 65	400

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	59
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1694
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	557

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	892
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	421
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	92
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	59
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1796
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	421
Female	623

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	979
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	109
Less than 65	195

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	57
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1697
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	417
Female	598

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	955
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	309
85 and over	115
Less than 65	189

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	57
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1687
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	646

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	971
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	428
From 75 to 84	310
85 and over	124
Less than 65	180

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	58
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1573
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	632

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	931
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	420
From 75 to 84	310
85 and over	116
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	55
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1307
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	585

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	884
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	97
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	51
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Pittsfield, MA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1356
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	674

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	965
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	425
From 75 to 84	374
85 and over	106
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	47
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	51
Dementia	3
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Pittsfield, MA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	1576
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD.

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	595

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	21
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	910
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	25

**Age**
75 to 84	292
85 and over	99
Less than 65	176
65 to 74	402

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	26
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	51
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2003. He completed residency at Brown University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2003)

Residency: Brown University Affiliated Hospitals (2006)

Board Certification: Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brian D. Phillips, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Fairview Hospital

Berkshire Health Systems

BERKSHIRE FACULTY SERVICES INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$333 Diabetes Care $186	FreeStyle Lite system $100	FreeStyle Precision Pro system $47
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$30 INVOKANA $30
Novo Nordisk Inc	$19 NovoLog $19
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$12 $12

**Types of Payments**
Education	$394

Biography

Dr. Brian Phillips practices adult endocrinology. His areas of expertise include calcium metabolism disorder, thyroid problems, and bone problems. Dr. Phillips's hospital/clinic affiliations include Berkshire Health Systems and Fairview Hospital. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with Brown University, Dr. Phillips attended medical school at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

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