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Dr. David L. Rifken, MD

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology
SUNY Upstate Medical University
30 Locust Street
Northampton, MA 01060

Dr. David L. Rifken, MD is a diagnostic radiologist in Northampton, MA specializing in diagnostic radiology. He graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University. Dr. David L. Rifken, MD is affiliated with Cooley Dickinson Hospital and CD PRACTICE ASSOCIATES INC.

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Office Locations

30 Locust Street
Northampton, MA 01060
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

bone density test
central DEXA
chest CT scan
CT scan
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
head/brain CT scan
myocardial perfusion SPECT
nuclear stress test
SPECT scan
videofluoroscopic swallow study

In 2023, Dr. David L. Rifken, MD had a list price for bone density test, central DEXA, chest CT scan, CT scan, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), head/brain CT scan, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), SPECT scan, and videofluoroscopic swallow study (modified barium swallow) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. 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 Affordability:

abdominal CT scan
cardiac stress testing
pelvic CT scan
stress testing

In 2023, Dr. David L. Rifken, MD had a list price for abdominal CT scan, cardiac (heart) stress testing, pelvic CT scan, and stress testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. 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 25%

By Volume:

gastrointestinal X-ray
nuclear scan

By Affordability:

barium test
carotid duplex ultrasound
carotid ultrasound
esophagram
gastrointestinal imaging
gastrointestinal X-ray
nuclear scan
thoracic imaging

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. David L. Rifken, MD performed more gastrointestinal X-ray, and nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for barium test, carotid duplex ultrasound, carotid ultrasound, esophagram (barium swallow), gastrointestinal imaging, gastrointestinal X-ray, nuclear scan, and thoracic (chest) imaging 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. David L. Rifken, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Northampton, MA during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, women's imaging and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 361
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 223
breast procedures 454
CT scan 433
diagnostic imaging 60
hip imaging 110
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 147
musculoskeletal imaging 207
pelvic imaging 204
preventive care 374
spinal procedures 131
thoracic (chest) imaging 1077
ultrasound (sonogram) 246
vascular procedures 83
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) 30
women's imaging 454
X-rays 1813

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Rifken, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Northampton, MA during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 404
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 293
breast procedures 375
CT scan 530
diagnostic imaging 40
gastrointestinal procedures 19
hip imaging 116
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 175
musculoskeletal imaging 241
neck imaging 11
pelvic imaging 263
preventive care 311
spinal procedures 143
thoracic (chest) imaging 868
ultrasound (sonogram) 323
vascular procedures 117
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) 28
women's imaging 375
X-rays 1539

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD.

Gender
Male 759
Female 1505
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 2105
Black 39
Hispanic 70
Asian 0
Other 30
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 815
From 75 to 84 618
85 and over 434
Less than 65 397

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD in 2013

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 24
Dementia 15
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Rifken, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Northampton, MA during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 475
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 297
breast procedures 407
cardiac procedures 15
CT scan 575
diagnostic imaging 29
gastrointestinal procedures 23
hip imaging 117
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 188
musculoskeletal imaging 238
neck imaging 12
nuclear scan 26
pelvic imaging 320
preventive care 352
spinal procedures 175
stress testing 15
thoracic (chest) imaging 962
ultrasound (sonogram) 417
vascular procedures 150
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) 54
women's imaging 421
X-rays 1676

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD.

Gender
Male 853
Female 1554
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 2227
Black 48
Hispanic 69
Asian 0
Other 34
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 942
From 75 to 84 653
85 and over 433
Less than 65 379

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD in 2014

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 48
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 24
Dementia 13
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Rifken, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Northampton, MA during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 446
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 323
breast procedures 577
cardiac procedures 24
CT scan 657
diagnostic imaging 50
gastrointestinal procedures 23
hip imaging 144
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 191
musculoskeletal imaging 246
neck imaging 23
nuclear scan 39
pelvic imaging 286
preventive care 489
spinal procedures 181
stress testing 24
thoracic (chest) imaging 1050
ultrasound (sonogram) 401
vascular procedures 170
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) 33
women's imaging 577
X-rays 1917

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD.

Gender
Male 1846
Female 3718
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 5174
Black 102
Hispanic 160
Asian 40
Other 88
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 2204
From 75 to 84 1464
85 and over 982
Less than 65 914

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD in 2015

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 19
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 24
Dementia 14
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Rifken, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Northampton, MA during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 459
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 370
breast procedures 493
cardiac procedures 14
CT scan 652
diagnostic imaging 30
gastrointestinal procedures 37
hip imaging 13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 223
musculoskeletal imaging 164
neck imaging 26
nuclear scan 31
pelvic imaging 247
preventive care 463
spinal procedures 184
stress testing 14
thoracic (chest) imaging 1071
ultrasound (sonogram) 342
vascular procedures 139
women's imaging 493
X-rays 1758

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD.

Gender
Male 959
Female 1843
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 2600
Black 32
Hispanic 94
Asian 0
Other 51
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 1174
From 75 to 84 744
85 and over 426
Less than 65 458

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD in 2016

Hypertension 62
High Cholesterol 43
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 25
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 23
Dementia 14
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Rifken, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Northampton, MA during 2017 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 531
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 386
breast procedures 527
cardiac procedures 20
CT scan 818
diagnostic imaging 41
gastrointestinal procedures 31
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 170
musculoskeletal imaging 178
nuclear scan 37
pelvic imaging 323
preventive care 430
spinal procedures 212
stress testing 20
thoracic (chest) imaging 1240
ultrasound (sonogram) 408
vascular procedures 156
women's imaging 527
X-rays 1919

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD.

Gender
Male 1026
Female 1909
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 2694
Black 52
Hispanic 93
Asian 31
Other 65
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 1234
From 75 to 84 749
85 and over 506
Less than 65 446

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD in 2017

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 41
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 24
Dementia 15
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Rifken, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Northampton, MA during 2018 were X-rays, CT scan, women's imaging and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 479
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 382
breast procedures 498
CT scan 775
diagnostic imaging 39
gastrointestinal procedures 26
hip imaging 13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 204
musculoskeletal imaging 204
neck imaging 28
pelvic imaging 282
preventive care 443
spinal procedures 191
thoracic (chest) imaging 163
ultrasound (sonogram) 361
vascular procedures 150
women's imaging 498
X-rays 810

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD.

Gender
Male 962
Female 1843
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 2553
Black 50
Hispanic 76
Asian 31
Other 95
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 1195
From 75 to 84 749
85 and over 428
Less than 65 433

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD in 2018

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 22
Dementia 15
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Rifken, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Northampton, MA during 2019 were X-rays, CT scan, abdominal imaging and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 521
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 379
breast procedures 471
CT scan 790
gastrointestinal procedures 28
hip imaging 14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 214
musculoskeletal imaging 330
neck imaging 47
pelvic imaging 287
preventive care 458
spinal procedures 264
thoracic (chest) imaging 185
ultrasound (sonogram) 472
vascular procedures 158
women's imaging 482
X-rays 965

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD.

Gender
Male 1120
Female 2048
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 2881
Black 53
Hispanic 92
Asian 0
Other 102
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 1389
From 75 to 84 815
85 and over 463
Less than 65 501

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD in 2019

Hypertension 60
High Cholesterol 46
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 23
Dementia 13
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Rifken, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Northampton, MA during 2020 were X-rays, CT scan, women's imaging and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 465
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 320
breast procedures 538
cardiac procedures 29
CT scan 769
diagnostic imaging 57
hip imaging 15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 218
musculoskeletal imaging 278
neck imaging 32
nuclear scan 51
pelvic imaging 284
preventive care 397
spinal procedures 201
stress testing 29
thoracic (chest) imaging 240
ultrasound (sonogram) 404
vascular procedures 126
women's imaging 538
X-rays 808

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD.

Gender
Male 966
Female 1816
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 2509
Black 53
Hispanic 80
Asian 0
Other 106
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 1297
From 75 to 84 763
85 and over 369
Less than 65 353

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD in 2020

Hypertension 57
High Cholesterol 41
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 20
Dementia 12
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Rifken, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Northampton, MA during 2021 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, thoracic (chest) imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 75
CT scan 102
musculoskeletal imaging 29
pelvic imaging 42
thoracic (chest) imaging 60
ultrasound (sonogram) 33
X-rays 47

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD.

Gender
Male 225
Female 313
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 499
Black 11
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 17
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 253
From 75 to 84 174
85 and over 73
Less than 65 38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD in 2021

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 25
Dementia 10
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Rifken, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Northampton, MA during 2022 were X-rays, CT scan, abdominal imaging and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging 111
cardiac procedures 25
CT scan 125
gastrointestinal procedures 25
musculoskeletal imaging 42
nuclear scan 36
pelvic imaging 62
spinal procedures 47
stress testing 25
thoracic (chest) imaging 63
ultrasound (sonogram) 61
vascular procedures 12
X-rays 136

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD.

Gender
Male 354
Female 467
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 743
Black 0
Hispanic 24
Asian 0
Other 38
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 395
From 75 to 84 261
85 and over 87
Less than 65 78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD in 2022

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 21
Dementia 7
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David L. Rifken, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Northampton, MA were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and women's imaging.

abdominal imaging 393
brain imaging (neuroimaging) 330
breast procedures 482
cardiac procedures 21
CT scan 566
diagnostic imaging 43
gastrointestinal procedures 26
hip imaging 67
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 192
musculoskeletal imaging 196
neck imaging 25
nuclear scan 36
pelvic imaging 236
preventive care 413
spinal procedures 172
stress testing 21
thoracic (chest) imaging 634
ultrasound (sonogram) 315
vascular procedures 126
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) 36
women's imaging 485
X-rays 1217

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD.

Gender
Male 824
Female 1546
Ethnicity
Black / African American 40
Asian / Pacific Islander 9
Non-Hispanic White 2180
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 68
Other 56
Age
75 to 84 635
85 and over 381
Less than 65 363
65 to 74 990

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Rifken, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David L. Rifken, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 56
High Cholesterol 42
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 13
Osteoporosis 9
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 20
Atrial Fibrillation 14
Dementia 11
Cancer 13

Education & Training

Dr. David L. Rifken, MD graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University. He completed residency at Hartford Hospital. He is certified by the Diagnostic Radiology American Board of Radiology Nuclear Medicine American Board of Nuclear Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Residency: Hartford Hospital

Board Certification: Diagnostic Radiology American Board of Radiology Nuclear Medicine American Board of Nuclear Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David L. Rifken, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cooley Dickinson Hospital
CD PRACTICE ASSOCIATES INC

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Biography

Dr. David Rifken works as a diagnostic radiology. He is professionally affiliated with Cooley Dickinson Hospital. He attended SUNY Upstate Medical University and then went on to complete his residency at Hartford Hospital.

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