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Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD

Accepting New Patients

(66 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedic Trauma

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (2012)

Professional interests include: total joint replacement, trauma, fractures (broken bones)

4 Medical Park Drive
Malta, NY 12020

(518) 618-0743

Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD is an orthopedic traumatologist in Albany, NY specializing in orthopedic trauma. He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 2012 and has 14 years of experience. Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD is affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners, Albany Medical Center, The Bone & Joint Center and CAPITAL REGION ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES, PC.

Office Locations

St. Peter's Health Partners

1367 Washington Avenue Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206

(518) 489-2666

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Albany Medical Center

4 Medical Park Drive
Malta, NY 12020

(518) 618-0743

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47 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208

(631) 561-9979

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

joint X-ray

knee X-ray

In 2013, Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), joint X-ray, and knee X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within New York. 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

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Albany, NY during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	74
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	63

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	16
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Albany, NY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	222
fracture surgery	30
hospital care	111
injections	15
inpatient care	111
joint surgery	15
lower extremity surgery	30
musculoskeletal imaging	62
open surgery	15
reconstructive surgery	15
spinal procedures	35
X-rays	97

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	55
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Albany, NY during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	215
fracture surgery	19
hospital care	130
injections	14
inpatient care	130
lower extremity surgery	19
musculoskeletal imaging	49
spinal procedures	21
X-rays	70

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	62
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	34
Dementia	35
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Albany, NY during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
doctor visit	307
fracture surgery	33
hospital care	115
injections	38
inpatient care	115
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	33
musculoskeletal imaging	80
open surgery	19
reconstructive surgery	19
spinal procedures	18
X-rays	98

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	67
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	29
Dementia	34
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Albany, NY during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	173
fracture surgery	20
hospital care	81
injections	19
inpatient care	81
lower extremity surgery	20
musculoskeletal imaging	41
spinal procedures	15
X-rays	56

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	56
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Albany, NY during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
doctor visit	237
fracture surgery	18
hospital care	122
injections	27
inpatient care	122
lower extremity surgery	18
musculoskeletal imaging	49
spinal procedures	18
X-rays	67

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	64
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	21
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2018 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Albany, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	22
doctor visit	204
fracture surgery	24
hospital care	99
injections	22
inpatient care	99
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	24
musculoskeletal imaging	56
open surgery	17
reconstructive surgery	17
spinal procedures	21
X-rays	77

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2018 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD.

**Gender**
Female	161
Male	103

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	220
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	3

**Age**
85 and over	53
75 to 84	70
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	99

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD From 2018 - 2023

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	18
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 2012. He completed residency at Albany Medical Center. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (2012)

Residency: Albany Medical Center (2017)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2020)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Peter's Health Partners

Albany Medical Center

The Bone & Joint Center

CAPITAL REGION ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES, PC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Insurance Accepted by Affiliated Medical Group or Hospital:

Bricklayers and Allied Craftsman

BSNENY

Nova

Empire Plan-United Healthcare

Today's Options

First Health/Coventry

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Out of Area

Care Improvement Plus

Beacon

CDPHP

Medicare/Railroad Medicare

Empire Blue Cross

Mohawk Valley Plan

Fidelis

Mohawk Valley Plan Select

United Healthcare Commercial Plans

Aetna

POMCO

North American Preferred

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.97 out of 5 stars based on 66 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ernest Nicola Chisena, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Albany, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$1,919 ACTIS $750	$1,168
Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc.	$1,264 $1,264
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$1,253 Persona $564	Arcos $202	Avenir $163	XtraFix $90	Affixus $73	Other $162
Stryker Corporation	$1,099 ADAPT $463	T2 $206	Pelvis II $156	T2 ALPHA $143	DERMACELL $54	Other $78
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$851 ACTIS $366	NA $250	TFN ADVANCED $119	DHS $49	VA-LCP $23	Other $43
Other	$874 OVOMotion $149	DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS TRAUMA MINI FRAGMENT $138	V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE $118	REDAPT Revision Hip System $87	AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $86	Other $296

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,339
Travel and Lodging	$2,708
Consulting Fee	$900
Education	$312

Biography

Dr. Ernest Chisena is a physician who specializes in orthopedic trauma. He studied medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Chisena completed a residency program at Albany Medical Center. Areas of expertise for Dr. Chisena include total joint replacement, fractures (broken bones), and trauma. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). In addition to English, he speaks Italian. Dr. Chisena's professional affiliations include Albany Medical Center, The Bone & Joint Center, and St. Peter's Health Partners. His practice in Albany, NY is open to new patients as reported by St. Peter's Health Partners.