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Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD

(Frederick G. Kushner, MD)

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Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease)

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1974)

1111 Medical Center Boulevard Suite N-613 West Jefferson Heart Clinic of Louisiana NOPS
Marrero, LA 70072

(504) 349-6800

Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD is a cardiologist in Marrero, LA specializing in cardiology (heart disease). He graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1974 and has 52 years of experience. Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD is affiliated with NYU Langone Health and West Jefferson Heart Clinic of Louisiana NOPS.

Office Locations

1111 Medical Center Boulevard Suite N-613 West Jefferson Heart Clinic of Louisiana NOPS
Marrero, LA 70072

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In The News

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

nuclear stress test

SPECT scan

In 2012, Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), and SPECT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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. Frederick G. Kushner, MD treated as a cardiologist in Marrero, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	268
doctor visit	530
hospital care	316
inpatient care	302
nuclear scan	98
outpatient care	14
stress testing	142
ultrasound (sonogram)	140
vascular procedures	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD treated as a cardiologist in Marrero, LA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	224
doctor visit	573
hospital care	218
inpatient care	218
nuclear scan	71
stress testing	120
ultrasound (sonogram)	118
vascular procedures	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	401
Female	481

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	290
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	137
Less than 65	199

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	50
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD treated as a cardiologist in Marrero, LA during 2014 were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	223
doctor visit	537
hospital care	226
inpatient care	214
nuclear scan	60
outpatient care	12
stress testing	108
ultrasound (sonogram)	127
vascular procedures	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	562

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	547
Black	385
Hispanic	38
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	158
Less than 65	266

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	53
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD treated as a cardiologist in Marrero, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	165
doctor visit	416
hospital care	216
inpatient care	216
nuclear scan	46
stress testing	78
ultrasound (sonogram)	87

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	698
Female	960

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	956
Black	562
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	572
From 75 to 84	438
85 and over	250
Less than 65	398

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	52
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD treated as a cardiologist in Marrero, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	144
doctor visit	348
hospital care	184
inpatient care	184
nuclear scan	44
stress testing	78
ultrasound (sonogram)	66

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	435
Black	267
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	287
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	111
Less than 65	166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	51
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD treated as a cardiologist in Marrero, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	124
doctor visit	258
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
nuclear scan	21
stress testing	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	77

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	227
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	88
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	51
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD treated as a cardiologist in Marrero, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	92
doctor visit	194
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126
nuclear scan	18
stress testing	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	66
vascular procedures	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	149
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	57
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	55
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD treated as a cardiologist in Marrero, LA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	97
doctor visit	190
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58
nuclear scan	16
stress testing	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	63

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	100
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	46
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	49
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD treated as a cardiologist in Marrero, LA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	89
doctor visit	133
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
nuclear scan	23
stress testing	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	41

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	30
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD treated as a cardiologist in Marrero, LA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	80
doctor visit	130
hospital care	28
inpatient care	28
nuclear scan	23
stress testing	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	72
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	32
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	45
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD treated as a cardiologist in Marrero, LA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	88
doctor visit	113
hospital care	70
inpatient care	70
nuclear scan	26
stress testing	51
ultrasound (sonogram)	37

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	41
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	45
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD treated as a cardiologist in Marrero, LA were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

cardiac procedures	144
doctor visit	311
hospital care	145
inpatient care	142
nuclear scan	40
outpatient care	13
stress testing	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	77
vascular procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	201
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	343
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	21
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	163
85 and over	86
Less than 65	129
65 to 74	213

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1974. He completed residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1974)

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (1976)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (1977)

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NYU Langone Health

West Jefferson Heart Clinic of Louisiana NOPS

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$34,730 Xultophy 100/3.6 $11,917	RYBELSUS $21	$22,792
Medtronic, Inc.	$12,000 $12,000
Cardinal Health 200, LLC	$10,170 INCRAFT AAA Stent Graft System $170	$10,000
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$9,300 $9,300
SANOFI US SERVICES INC.	$9,158 SOLIQUA $9,158
Other	$10,150 AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System $6,850	ENTRESTO $369	XARELTO $368	BRILINTA $297	Vascular $246	Other $2,020

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$70,494
Honoraria	$9,300
Food and Beverage	$3,370
Travel and Lodging	$2,313
Education	$32

Biography

Dr. Frederick Kushner is a medical specialist in cardiology (heart disease). He is a graduate of Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons and a graduate of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's residency program. Dr. Kushner is affiliated with NYU Langone Health.