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Dr. R James Koness, MD

(Dr. Robert James Koness, M.D.)

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Professional interests include: cancer surgery, breast issues

50 Maude Street
Providence, RI 02908

(401) 456-2441

Dr. R James Koness, MD is a general surgeon in Providence, RI specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. Dr. R James Koness, MD is affiliated with The Miriam Hospital, CharterCare, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Brown University Health and Rhode Island Hospital (RIH).

Office Locations

Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

50 Maude Street
Providence, RI 02908

(401) 456-2077

(401) 456-2441

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830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence Vamc (650)
Providence, RI 02908

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. R James Koness, MD treated as a general surgeon in Providence, RI during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, minor procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	385
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	37
minor procedures	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. R James Koness, MD treated as a general surgeon in Providence, RI during 2013 were catheterization, minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	364
image guided procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
minor procedures	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	29
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. R James Koness, MD treated as a general surgeon in Providence, RI during 2014 were minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures, aspiration and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	424
image guided procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
minor procedures	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	35
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. R James Koness, MD treated as a general surgeon in Providence, RI during 2015 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
doctor visit	460

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	22
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	72
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	437

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	210
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	36
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	319

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	26
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. R James Koness, MD treated as a general surgeon in Providence, RI during 2018 were minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures, aspiration and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	389
image guided procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	17
minor procedures	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	36
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	354

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	39
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	228

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	29
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	167

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	16
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	160

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	149

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	132

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R James Koness, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. R James Koness, MD treated as a general surgeon in Providence, RI were laryngeal (voice box) procedures, minimally invasive procedures, minor procedures and aspiration.

aspiration	13
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	305
image guided procedures	13
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	19
minor procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	164
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	52
85 and over	24
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	82

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R James Koness, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. R James Koness, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	36
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. R James Koness, MD graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. He completed residency at Brown University Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Rhode Island.

Medical School: SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Residency: Brown University Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Rhode Island

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. R James Koness, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The Miriam Hospital

CharterCare

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Brown University Health

Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$686 Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $686
Stryker Corporation	$377 EIKON $228	Surg - Neptune $149
Ethicon Inc.	$121 STRATAFIX $121
Covidien Sales LLC	$108 Endo Stapling $108
Genentech USA, Inc.	$101 Zelboraf $11	$90
Other	$242 Lenvima $99	myRisk $84	Gilotrif $18	$40

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$818
Travel and Lodging	$817

Biography

Dr. Robert Koness, who practices in Providence, RI, is a medical specialist in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). His clinical interests include breast issues. He obtained his medical school training at SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Brown University. Dr. Koness is professionally affiliated with CharterCare and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.