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Dr. John R. Strifling, MD

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(Dr. John Raymond Strifling, M.D.)

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Specializes in: General Surgery

Professional interests include: breast cancer, breast surgery

160 North Eagle Creek Drive Suite 201
Lexington, KY 40509

(859) 967-5520

Dr. John R. Strifling, MD is a general surgeon in Lexington, KY specializing in general surgery. Dr. John R. Strifling, MD is affiliated with CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group.

Office Locations

160 North Eagle Creek Drive Suite 201
Lexington, KY 40509

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

axillary lymph node dissection

In 2023, Dr. John R. Strifling, MD performed more axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Strifling, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	18
cancer surgery	18
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	71
excision	38
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
lymph node procedures	20
open surgery	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Strifling, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2013 were excision, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	14
cancer surgery	14
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	72
excision	29
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	117

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Strifling, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2014 were excision, hospital care, inpatient care and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	22
cancer surgery	22
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	121
excision	40
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	17
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Strifling, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2015 were excision, hospital care, inpatient care and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	23
cancer surgery	23
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	156
excision	40
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
lymph node procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	32
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Strifling, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2016 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	12
breast procedures	40
cancer surgery	40
catheterization	29
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	248
excision	68
gastrointestinal procedures	23
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
lymph node procedures	28
minimally invasive procedures	23
open surgery	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	22
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Strifling, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2017 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	40
cancer surgery	40
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	252
excision	70
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
lymph node procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	30

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	19
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Strifling, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2018 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	32
cancer surgery	32
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	269
excision	60
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
lymph node procedures	46
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	28

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	15
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Strifling, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2019 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	43
cancer surgery	43
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	253
excision	73
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
lymph node procedures	59
open surgery	30

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	21
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Strifling, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2020 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	28
cancer surgery	28
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	240
excision	50
lymph node procedures	37
open surgery	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	15
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Strifling, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2021 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	33
cancer surgery	33
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	216
excision	59
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
lymph node procedures	26
open surgery	26

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	202

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	15
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Strifling, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lexington, KY during 2022 were dissection, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	19
cancer surgery	19
dissection	19
doctor visit	182
excision	19
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lymph node procedures	19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John R. Strifling, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lexington, KY were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

anastomosis	12
breast procedures	28
cancer surgery	28
catheterization	20
diagnostic procedures	23
dissection	19
doctor visit	189
excision	49
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
lymph node procedures	28
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	23

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	180
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	59
85 and over	14
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	115

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Strifling, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	60
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Kentucky.

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John R. Strifling, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group

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.

Dr. John R. Strifling, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Fidelis Care, Cigna, WellCare Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan, Sagamore, Blue California, Galaxy Health Network, First Health, United Healthcare, Medicaid, HealthSmart, Heritage Summit, Axis Workers Comp and CareSource.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. John R. Strifling, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Fidelis Care

Cigna

WellCare Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan

Sagamore

Blue California

Galaxy Health Network

First Health

United Healthcare

Medicaid

HealthSmart

Heritage Summit

Axis Workers Comp

CareSource

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John R. Strifling, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John R. Strifling, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lexington, KY.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-09

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Strifling is a compassionate human and wonderful surgeon. Dr. Strifling was my surgeon for breast cancer and now for a gallbladder removal. It is comforting to know he will be providing my care in the OR.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$6,230 Da Vinci Surgical System $6,230
Davol Inc.	$640 PHASIX $280	XENMATRIX $135	VENTRALIGHT $122	DAV-XenMatrix $103
Allergan Inc.	$530 AlloDerm $303	STRATTICE $174	DALVANCE $53
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$161 AlloDerm $117	STRATTICE $44
Novadaq Technologies Inc.	$154 DERMACELL $154
Other	$605 KISQALI $113	Endoscopy: Endocutters $55	Advanced Wound care $33	Biosurgicals $32	ORBACTIV $30	Other $342

**Types of Payments**
Education	$6,000
Food and Beverage	$2,320

Biography

Dr. John Strifling is a Lexington, KY physician who specializes in general surgery. Dr. Strifling is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. His areas of clinical interest consist of breast surgery and breast cancer. He accepts Blue California, HealthSmart, and Fidelis Care, in addition to other insurance carriers. He welcomes new patients at his office inLexington, KY as reported by Doctor.com.