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Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD

(Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD)

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Specializes in: Geriatric Psychiatry

60 Kendrick Street Suite 204
Needham, MA 02494

(617) 964-8200

Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD is a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA specializing in geriatric psychiatry.

Office Locations

60 Kendrick Street Suite 204
Needham, MA 02494

(617) 964-8200

(617) 969-0996

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

family therapy services

nursing home care

By Affordability:

nursing home care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD performed more family therapy services, and nursing home care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for nursing home care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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. Bruce Kaster, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA during 2012 were nursing home care, mental health therapy, counseling services and diagnostic evaluation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

counseling services	269
diagnostic evaluation	235
doctor visit	563
medication management	45
mental health therapy	366
nursing home care	672

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA during 2013 were nursing home care, mental health therapy and counseling services.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

counseling services	120
doctor visit	746
mental health therapy	171
nursing home care	343

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	528

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	685
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	404
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	66
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	74
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA during 2014 were nursing home care, counseling services and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

counseling services	102
doctor visit	844
mental health therapy	102
nursing home care	362

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	529

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	697
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	407
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	69
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	74
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA during 2015 were nursing home care, counseling services and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

counseling services	104
doctor visit	833
mental health therapy	104
nursing home care	303

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	418
Female	1140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1500
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	448
85 and over	874
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	70
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	21
Dementia	70
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA during 2016 were nursing home care, counseling services and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

counseling services	220
doctor visit	851
mental health therapy	220
nursing home care	294

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	523

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	666
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	379
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	70
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	71
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA during 2017 were counseling services, mental health therapy and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

counseling services	279
doctor visit	850
mental health therapy	279
nursing home care	206

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	447

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	584
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	312
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	72
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	20
Dementia	71
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA during 2018 were counseling services, mental health therapy and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

counseling services	208
doctor visit	758
mental health therapy	208
nursing home care	180

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	587
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	309
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	71
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	71
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA during 2019 were nursing home care, counseling services and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

counseling services	129
doctor visit	857
mental health therapy	129
nursing home care	153

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	453
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	232
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	21
Dementia	67
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA during 2020 were counseling services, mental health therapy and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

counseling services	85
doctor visit	980
mental health therapy	85
nursing home care	81

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	193
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	67
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA during 2021 were counseling services, mental health therapy and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

counseling services	161
doctor visit	884
mental health therapy	161
nursing home care	77

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	152
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	73
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	65
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA during 2022 were counseling services, mental health therapy and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

counseling services	144
doctor visit	1024
mental health therapy	144
nursing home care	95

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	172
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	74
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	37
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	18
Dementia	53
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA during 2023 were counseling services, mental health therapy and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

counseling services	173
doctor visit	949
mental health therapy	173
nursing home care	90

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	152
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	18
Dementia	53
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Needham, MA were nursing home care, diagnostic evaluation, mental health therapy and counseling services.

counseling services	166
diagnostic evaluation	235
doctor visit	844
mental health therapy	178
nursing home care	238

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD.

**Gender**
Female	413
Male	152

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	540
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	185
85 and over	298
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	37

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD treated were hypertension, depression, dementia and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	65
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	21
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	61
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$23,737 Nuedexta $23,737
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$8,860 Nuedexta $8,860
Neuronetics, Inc.	$192 NeuroStar TMS Therapy $151	$42
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$60 EXELON PATCH $60
Allergan, Inc.	$45 VRAYLAR $45
Other	$94 Brintellix $19	Auvelity $17	SPRAVATO $16	NAMENDA XR $16	NUPLAZID $15	Other $11

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$31,200
Food and Beverage	$1,339
Consulting Fee	$350
Travel and Lodging	$71
Education	$30

Biography

Dr. Bruce Kaster specializes in geriatric psychiatry and practices in Needham, MA. Dr. Kaster has obtained a license to practice in Massachusetts.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2017

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2022

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Kaster, MD From 2012 - 2023

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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