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Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

1616 Kensington Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14215

(716) 834-3278

Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD is a cardiologist in Buffalo, NY specializing in adult cardiology.

Office Locations

1616 Kensington Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14215

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In The News

“Erica Suzanne Platt, the daughter of Linda S. Delaney Platt of East Amherst, N.Y., and Dr. Bruce L. Platt of Buffalo, was married Saturday evening to Daniel Alexander Malin, a son of Joan B. Malin...”—"Erica Platt, Daniel Malin (Published 2010)", New York Times, August 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD treated as a cardiologist in Buffalo, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

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

cardiac procedures	240
doctor visit	327
hospital care	329
inpatient care	329
nuclear scan	49
stress testing	130
ultrasound (sonogram)	110

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD treated as a cardiologist in Buffalo, NY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

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

ambulatory monitoring	25
cardiac procedures	335
doctor visit	314
hospital care	448
inpatient care	437
nuclear scan	66
stress testing	172
ultrasound (sonogram)	138

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	554
Female	850

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	933
Black	416
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	363
From 75 to 84	405
85 and over	308
Less than 65	328

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD treated as a cardiologist in Buffalo, NY during 2014 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

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

ambulatory monitoring	25
cardiac procedures	441
doctor visit	316
hospital care	415
inpatient care	391
nuclear scan	119
stress testing	273
ultrasound (sonogram)	143

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	454
Female	686

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	750
Black	348
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	339
85 and over	237
Less than 65	245

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD treated as a cardiologist in Buffalo, NY during 2015 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

cardiac procedures	379
doctor visit	291
hospital care	243
inpatient care	243
nuclear scan	133
stress testing	285
ultrasound (sonogram)	94

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	992
Female	1362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1558
Black	686
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	624
From 75 to 84	630
85 and over	486
Less than 65	614

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD treated as a cardiologist in Buffalo, NY during 2016 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, nuclear scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	17
cardiac procedures	344
doctor visit	241
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
nuclear scan	102
stress testing	252
ultrasound (sonogram)	75

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	544

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	592
Black	299
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	190
Less than 65	216

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD treated as a cardiologist in Buffalo, NY during 2017 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, nuclear scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	17
cardiac procedures	315
doctor visit	174
nuclear scan	121
stress testing	235
ultrasound (sonogram)	63

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	502

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	535
Black	255
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	141
Less than 65	200

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD treated as a cardiologist in Buffalo, NY during 2018 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	20
cardiac procedures	257
doctor visit	206
hospital care	96
inpatient care	82
nuclear scan	69
stress testing	138
ultrasound (sonogram)	99

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	408
Female	669

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	660
Black	351
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	181
Less than 65	328

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	43
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD treated as a cardiologist in Buffalo, NY during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	20
cardiac procedures	237
doctor visit	193
hospital care	55
inpatient care	43
nuclear scan	38
stress testing	91
ultrasound (sonogram)	126

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	583

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	569
Black	327
Hispanic	24
Asian	12
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	157
Less than 65	271

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD treated as a cardiologist in Buffalo, NY during 2020 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

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

cardiac procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	34
Less than 65	68

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	46
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD treated as a cardiologist in Buffalo, NY were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

ambulatory monitoring	20
cardiac procedures	284
doctor visit	257
hospital care	232
inpatient care	223
nuclear scan	87
stress testing	197
ultrasound (sonogram)	95

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	398
Female	589

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	304
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	636
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	23
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	262
85 and over	192
Less than 65	252
65 to 74	280

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	13
Dementia	17

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.88 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Bruce L. Platt, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Buffalo, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$13,949 ELIQUIS $13,949
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$13,614 ZETIA $9,236	LIPTRUZET $4,224	ZONTIVITY $82	GANIRELIX $33	NON-PRODUCT $25	Other $13
Pfizer Inc.	$12,281 ELIQUIS $12,222	PREVNAR - 13 $25	CHANTIX $24	VYNDAQEL $11
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,067 Tachy System $529	GENERAL - TACHY HF $369	Brady System $211	TACHY HF $209	GENERAL - BRADY $186	Other $562
Abbott Laboratories	$1,903 Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator $686	Fortify Assura, Ellipse ICD $402	Cardiac Mapping System $252	Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker $109	Ensite Cardiac Mapping System $100	Other $354
Other	$9,340 XARELTO $1,125	BYSTOLIC $1,090	Pradaxa $717	Repatha $463	JARDIANCE $441	Other $5,503

**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	$31,500
Food and Beverage	$14,711
Consulting Fee	$3,500
Travel and Lodging	$3,137
Education	$304