In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Nebraska, Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD performed more A1C test, blood draw, complete blood count (CBC), lab tests, lipid profile, phlebotomy for lab tests, and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for X-rays 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

prostate-specific antigen test

Welcome to Medicare visit

In 2023, Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD performed more prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, and Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Nebraska.

Top 25%

By Volume:

creatinine urine test

impacted ear wax removal

knee X-ray

microalbumin urine test

prothrombin time test

screening PSA test

thyroid blood test

By Affordability:

mental health screening

mental health therapy

talk therapy

Welcome to Medicare visit

wellness visit

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Nebraska, Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD performed more creatinine urine test, impacted ear wax removal, knee X-ray, microalbumin urine test, prothrombin time (PT) test, screening PSA test, and thyroid blood test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for mental health screening, mental health therapy, talk therapy, Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam), and wellness visit that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, NE during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
blood draw	480
breast exam	23
diabetes management	146
doctor visit	1452
gynecologic procedures	23
injections	18
lab tests	1924
preventive care	488
thyroid function tests	132
vaccines	116

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, NE during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	486
diabetes management	153
doctor visit	1461
lab tests	2085
nursing home care	17
preventive care	556
thoracic (chest) imaging	32
thyroid function tests	153
vaccines	158
X-rays	32

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	449
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	77
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, NE during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
blood draw	525
diabetes management	156
doctor visit	1545
ear procedures	16
injections	13
lab tests	2315
nursing home care	22
preventive care	617
thoracic (chest) imaging	50
thyroid function tests	199
vaccines	184
X-rays	50

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	506
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	92
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, NE during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	589
diabetes management	203
doctor visit	1631
ear procedures	13
lab tests	2563
musculoskeletal imaging	32
nursing home care	79
preventive care	887
thoracic (chest) imaging	68
thyroid function tests	280
vaccines	336
X-rays	100

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	474
Female	744

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	540
From 75 to 84	360
85 and over	210
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, NE during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
blood draw	661
breast exam	16
diabetes management	255
doctor visit	1511
ear procedures	34
gynecologic procedures	16
injections	21
lab tests	2657
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nursing home care	58
preventive care	1034
thoracic (chest) imaging	59
thyroid function tests	266
vaccines	339
X-rays	88

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	360

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	588
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	99
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, NE during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	598
diabetes management	311
doctor visit	1575
ear procedures	22
lab tests	2669
mental health therapy	86
musculoskeletal imaging	25
nursing home care	65
preventive care	1037
thoracic (chest) imaging	84
thyroid function tests	236
vaccines	291
weight management	86
X-rays	109

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	643
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	122
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, NE during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	647
diabetes management	326
doctor visit	1845
ear procedures	23
lab tests	2830
mental health therapy	65
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nursing home care	38
preventive care	1155
thyroid function tests	260
vaccines	319
weight management	65
X-rays	29

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	667
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	108
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, NE during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
blood draw	660
diabetes management	294
doctor visit	1893
ear procedures	20
injections	26
lab tests	2773
musculoskeletal imaging	33
nursing home care	38
preventive care	1009
thyroid function tests	269
vaccines	233
X-rays	33

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	339
Female	431

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	732
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	367
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	113
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, NE during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
blood draw	719
diabetes management	290
doctor visit	1643
ear procedures	18
injections	29
lab tests	2762
musculoskeletal imaging	26
nursing home care	61
preventive care	1051
thyroid function tests	237
vaccines	246
X-rays	26

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	355
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	707
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	369
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	121
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, NE during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	781
diabetes management	382
doctor visit	1743
ear procedures	18
lab tests	3153
musculoskeletal imaging	31
nursing home care	67
preventive care	1210
thyroid function tests	246
vaccines	223
X-rays	31

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	729
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	381
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	114
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, NE during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
blood draw	669
diabetes management	339
doctor visit	1697
ear procedures	17
injections	31
lab tests	2716
musculoskeletal imaging	32
nursing home care	48
preventive care	829
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
thyroid function tests	241
X-rays	32

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	653
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	345
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	94
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, NE were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

aspiration	23
blood draw	619
breast exam	19
diabetes management	259
doctor visit	1636
ear procedures	20
gynecologic procedures	19
injections	23
lab tests	2586
mental health therapy	75
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nursing home care	49
preventive care	897
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	58
thyroid function tests	229
vaccines	244
weight management	75
X-rays	53

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD.

**Gender**
Female	366
Male	282

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	621
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	6

**Age**
85 and over	104
75 to 84	193
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	300

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Nebraska.

Licensed In: Nebraska

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$91 Victoza $29	$62
Amgen Inc.	$31 Repatha $31
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$13 LIVALO $13
Allergan Inc.	$11 BYSTOLIC $11
Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.	$6 DUEXIS-800mg Ibuprofen- 26.6mg Famotidine $6
Other	$3 XARELTO $3

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$138
Education	$17

Biography

Dr. Dale Zaruba works as a family medicine. He studied medicine at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2023

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dale Albert Zaruba, MD From 2012 - 2022

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