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Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

60 Westwood Avenue Suite 314
Waterbury, CT 06708

(203) 574-3007

Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD is a gastroenterologist in Waterbury, CT specializing in adult gastroenterology.

Office Locations

60 Westwood Avenue Suite 314
Waterbury, CT 06708

(203) 574-3007

(203) 573-1739

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In The News

“After leaving the Navy, Hu became a clinical professor of gastroenterology at Yale New Haven Hospital and, when Yale established a new program in gastroenterology at Waterbury Hospital, he moved to...”—"Dr. M.H. Sangree Jr.", Republican American, January 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Waterbury, CT during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD for Medicare patients.

balloon dilation	23
diagnostic procedures	176
doctor visit	344
esophageal dilation	23
gastrointestinal procedures	352
hospital care	281
inpatient care	281
lab tests	95
minimally invasive procedures	352
preventive care	122
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	176

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Waterbury, CT during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD for Medicare patients.

balloon dilation	15
diagnostic procedures	175
doctor visit	390
esophageal dilation	15
gastrointestinal procedures	346
hospital care	244
inpatient care	244
lab tests	134
minimally invasive procedures	346
preventive care	160
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	175

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	500
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	111
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Waterbury, CT during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD for Medicare patients.

balloon dilation	17
diagnostic procedures	174
doctor visit	310
esophageal dilation	17
gastrointestinal procedures	317
hospital care	226
inpatient care	226
lab tests	95
minimally invasive procedures	317
preventive care	133
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	174

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	14
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	102
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Waterbury, CT during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	130
doctor visit	158
gastrointestinal procedures	217
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171
lab tests	61
minimally invasive procedures	217
preventive care	65
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	130

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	428

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	620
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	134
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Waterbury, CT during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	140
doctor visit	194
gastrointestinal procedures	248
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93
lab tests	49
minimally invasive procedures	248
preventive care	108
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	140

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	63
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Waterbury, CT during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD for Medicare patients.

balloon dilation	13
diagnostic procedures	104
doctor visit	255
esophageal dilation	13
gastrointestinal procedures	201
lab tests	20
minimally invasive procedures	201
preventive care	84
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	104

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	34
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Waterbury, CT during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	108
doctor visit	263
gastrointestinal procedures	154
minimally invasive procedures	154
preventive care	46
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	108

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	35
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Waterbury, CT during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	82
doctor visit	257
gastrointestinal procedures	133
minimally invasive procedures	133
preventive care	51
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	82

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	28
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	67

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	19
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Waterbury, CT were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

balloon dilation	17
diagnostic procedures	136
doctor visit	248
esophageal dilation	17
gastrointestinal procedures	246
hospital care	203
inpatient care	203
lab tests	75
minimally invasive procedures	246
preventive care	96
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	136

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	307
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	107
85 and over	58
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	135

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Jay Garsten, MD From 2012 - 2020

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Education & Training

He has a state license in Connecticut.

Licensed In: Connecticut

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$94 SPYGLASS $70	Biliary Devices $24
QOL Medical, LLC	$60 SUCRAID $60
Allergan Inc.	$27 LINZESS $27
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$25 $25
AbbVie, Inc.	$22 Humira $22
Other	$45 Humira $19	LINZESS $13	$13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$272

Biography

Dr. Joel Garsten, who practices in Waterbury, CT, is a medical specialist in adult gastroenterology. Dr. Garsten has obtained a license to practice in Connecticut.