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Dr. James William Gast, MD

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Medical College of Wisconsin (1996)

1630 Commanche Avenue
Green Bay, WI 54313

(920) 430-4700

Dr. James William Gast, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1996 and has 30 years of experience.

Office Locations

1630 Commanche Avenue
Green Bay, WI 54313

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

microalbumin urine test

phlebotomy for lab tests

preventive care

prothrombin time test

screening PSA test

thyroid blood test

uric acid blood test

By Affordability:

blood count tests

blood glucose self-monitoring

blood glucose tests

blood urea nitrogen test

complete blood count

C-reactive protein testing

creatinine blood test

diabetes management

diabetes screening

fasting blood glucose test

finger stick glucose test

white blood cell count

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Wisconsin, Dr. James William Gast, MD performed more A1C test, blood draw, creatinine test, flu shot, lab tests, lipid profile, microalbumin urine test, phlebotomy for lab tests, preventive care, prothrombin time (PT) test, screening PSA test, thyroid blood test, and uric acid blood test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for blood count tests, blood glucose self-monitoring, blood glucose tests, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test, complete blood count (CBC), C-reactive protein testing, creatinine blood test, diabetes management, diabetes screening, fasting blood glucose test, finger stick glucose test, glucose monitoring, glucose tests, lipase test, liver panel, troponin test, uric acid blood test, uric acid test, and white blood cell (WBC) count 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:

blood glucose tests

By Affordability:

blood draw for lab tests

cholesterol screening

coagulation tests

creatinine test

creatinine urine test

glycated protein test

kidney function tests

lipid profile

metabolic panel

microalbumin test

microalbumin urine test

phlebotomy for lab tests

prostate screening

prostate-specific antigen test

prothrombin time test

screening PSA test

thyroid blood test

thyroid function tests

urinalysis

venipuncture

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Wisconsin, Dr. James William Gast, MD performed more blood glucose tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for A1C test, albumin blood test, albumin test, ALT (SGPT) test, blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, cholesterol screening, coagulation (blood clotting) tests, creatinine test, creatinine urine test, glycated protein test, kidney function tests, lipid profile, metabolic panel, microalbumin test, microalbumin urine test, phlebotomy for lab tests, prostate screening, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, prothrombin time (PT) test, screening PSA test, thyroid blood test, thyroid function tests, urinalysis, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 25%

By Volume:

rapid flu test

By Affordability:

antigen tests

brain natriuretic peptide test

mental health therapy

sed rate

talk therapy

total PSA test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Wisconsin, Dr. James William Gast, MD performed more rapid flu test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for antigen tests, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) test, D-dimer test, hematocrit test, hemoglobin test, liver function tests (LFTs), mental health therapy, sed rate (ESR), talk therapy, and total PSA test 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. James William Gast, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	482
diabetes management	223
doctor visit	479
hip imaging	17
lab tests	2653
musculoskeletal imaging	40
preventive care	765
spinal procedures	28
thoracic (chest) imaging	76
thyroid function tests	165
vaccines	28
X-rays	144

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Gast, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	787
diabetes management	259
doctor visit	398
hip imaging	19
lab tests	2423
musculoskeletal imaging	67
preventive care	851
spinal procedures	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	79
thyroid function tests	129
vaccines	33
X-rays	160

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	736
Black	13
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	80
Less than 65	198

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Gast, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1024
diabetes management	301
doctor visit	390
hip imaging	15
lab tests	3308
musculoskeletal imaging	79
preventive care	1008
spinal procedures	28
thoracic (chest) imaging	76
thyroid function tests	203
vaccines	21
X-rays	183

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD.

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	500

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	803
Black	13
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	73
Less than 65	227

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD in 2014

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Gast, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	950
diabetes management	310
doctor visit	394
hip imaging	34
lab tests	3450
musculoskeletal imaging	79
preventive care	1039
spinal procedures	28
thoracic (chest) imaging	80
thyroid function tests	183
vaccines	48
X-rays	187

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD.

**Gender**
Male	738
Female	1054

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1650
Black	30
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	826
From 75 to 84	390
85 and over	164
Less than 65	412

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD in 2015

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Gast, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	706
diabetes management	331
doctor visit	388
lab tests	3765
musculoskeletal imaging	103
preventive care	1081
spinal procedures	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	72
thyroid function tests	215
vaccines	64
X-rays	201

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	594

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	960
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	514
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	87
Less than 65	212

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Gast, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	889
diabetes management	737
doctor visit	488
lab tests	7783
musculoskeletal imaging	79
preventive care	2421
spinal procedures	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	117
thyroid function tests	445
vaccines	67
X-rays	228

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD.

**Gender**
Male	900
Female	1106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1851
Black	19
Hispanic	23
Asian	16
Other	63
Native American	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1041
From 75 to 84	471
85 and over	160
Less than 65	334

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD in 2017

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Gast, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	2356
diabetes management	1157
doctor visit	486
lab tests	11950
musculoskeletal imaging	39
preventive care	3825
spinal procedures	50
thoracic (chest) imaging	15
thyroid function tests	638
vaccines	92
X-rays	104

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1233
Female	1436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2456
Black	27
Hispanic	25
Asian	27
Other	94
Native American	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1433
From 75 to 84	609
85 and over	221
Less than 65	406

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Gast, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	3613
diabetes management	1347
doctor visit	432
lab tests	13625
musculoskeletal imaging	53
preventive care	4432
spinal procedures	38
thoracic (chest) imaging	23
thyroid function tests	788
vaccines	89
X-rays	114

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1441
Female	1710

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2889
Black	35
Hispanic	29
Asian	44
Other	110
Native American	44

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1710
From 75 to 84	740
85 and over	259
Less than 65	442

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD in 2019

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Gast, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	5057
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	23
diabetes management	1616
doctor visit	364
lab tests	17393
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	65
preventive care	5380
spinal procedures	60
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
thyroid function tests	933
vaccines	107
X-rays	30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1731
Female	2074

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3453
Black	42
Hispanic	55
Asian	57
Other	154
Native American	44

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2116
From 75 to 84	882
85 and over	291
Less than 65	516

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD in 2020

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Gast, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	5098
diabetes management	1712
doctor visit	388
lab tests	17227
preventive care	5489
thyroid function tests	949
vaccines	357

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD.

**Gender**
Male	8150
Female	9956

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	16931
Black	93
Hispanic	211
Asian	154
Other	628
Native American	89

**Age**
From 65 to 74	9904
From 75 to 84	5228
85 and over	1631
Less than 65	1343

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD in 2021

Hypertension	22
High Cholesterol	23
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	2
Osteoperosis	2
Atrial Fibrilation	3
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	11
Dementia	2
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Gast, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	4087
diabetes management	1572
doctor visit	358
lab tests	15256
mental health therapy	26
preventive care	4737
thyroid function tests	813
vaccines	173
weight management	26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1760
Female	2193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3550
Black	46
Hispanic	76
Asian	63
Other	171
Native American	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2163
From 75 to 84	946
85 and over	311
Less than 65	533

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James William Gast, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI during 2023 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	2129
diabetes management	1858
doctor visit	303
lab tests	17843
mental health therapy	37
preventive care	5182
thyroid function tests	908
vaccines	112
weight management	37

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1673
Female	2091

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3383
Black	33
Hispanic	78
Asian	61
Other	168
Native American	41

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2048
From 75 to 84	970
85 and over	285
Less than 65	461

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD in 2023

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James William Gast, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James William Gast, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Green Bay, WI were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

blood draw	2264
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	23
diabetes management	951
doctor visit	405
hip imaging	21
lab tests	9723
mental health therapy	31
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	65
musculoskeletal imaging	67
preventive care	3017
spinal procedures	33
thoracic (chest) imaging	61
thyroid function tests	530
vaccines	99
weight management	31
X-rays	150

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1565
Female	1931

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	29
Asian / Pacific Islander	35
Non-Hispanic White	3221
Hispanic	49
Native American / Alaskan Native	31
Other	121

**Age**
75 to 84	906
85 and over	296
Less than 65	423
65 to 74	1870

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James William Gast, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James William Gast, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	9
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. James William Gast, MD graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1996. He completed residency at Fort Wayne Medical Education Program. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin (1996)

Residency: Fort Wayne Medical Education Program

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Wisconsin

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$304 INCRUSE $93	BREO $37	BEXSERO $32	FLOVENT $32	ANORO $32	Other $79
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$169 CRESTOR $69	SYMBICORT $56	FARXIGA $33	FASENRA $11
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$160 Brovana $160
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$137 JARDIANCE $43	Pradaxa $33	GLYXAMBI $25	Spiriva $12	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $12	Other $12
AbbVie, Inc.	$133 Synthroid $100	Creon $33
Other	$1,536 REXULTI $96	VYVANSE $87	VRAYLAR $86	LANTUS $64	ABILIFY $61	Other $1,142

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,366
Education	$73

Biography

Dr. James Gast works as a family medicine. He is a graduate of Medical College of Wisconsin and a graduate of Fort Wayne Medical Education Program's residency program. His practice in Green Bay, WI is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.