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Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD

Accepting New Patients
Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)
University of Michigan Medical School
Professional interests include: breast cancer, brain surgery, cancer surgery, and more.
20 Medical Village Drive
Edgewood, KY 41017

Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD is a general surgeon in Edgewood, KY specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD is affiliated with St. Elizabeth Physicians and St. Elizabeth Healthcare.

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Office Locations

20 Medical Village Drive
Edgewood, KY 41017
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

breast cancer surgery
breast surgery
excision
lymph node procedures
open lymph node biopsy
partial mastectomy

By Affordability:

deep lymph node biopsy
lymph node biopsy
open lymph node biopsy
surgical lymph node biopsy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Kentucky, Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD performed more breast cancer surgery, breast surgery, excision, lymph node procedures, open lymph node biopsy, and partial mastectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for deep lymph node biopsy, lymph node biopsy, open lymph node biopsy, and surgical lymph node biopsy 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 25%

By Affordability:

lymph node excision
lymph node procedures

In 2012, Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD had a list price for lymph node excision, and lymph node procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky. 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. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Edgewood, KY during 2012 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 46
cancer surgery 46
diagnostic procedures 32
doctor visit 406
excision 78
lymph node procedures 62
open surgery 32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Edgewood, KY during 2013 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 40
cancer surgery 40
diagnostic procedures 19
doctor visit 416
excision 59
lymph node procedures 36
open surgery 19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD.

Gender
Male 30
Female 281
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 299
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 135
From 75 to 84 109
85 and over 32
Less than 65 35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 32
Dementia 7
Cancer 64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Edgewood, KY during 2014 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 46
cancer surgery 46
diagnostic procedures 27
doctor visit 505
excision 73
lymph node procedures 40
open surgery 27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD.

Gender
Male 30
Female 325
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 341
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 162
From 75 to 84 113
85 and over 44
Less than 65 36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 30
Dementia 6
Cancer 71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Edgewood, KY during 2015 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 62
cancer surgery 49
catheterization 14
diagnostic procedures 54
doctor visit 458
excision 103
lymph node procedures 59
open surgery 54

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD.

Gender
Male 64
Female 616
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 632
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 346
From 75 to 84 210
85 and over 66
Less than 65 58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 29
Dementia 9
Cancer 68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Edgewood, KY during 2016 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 48
cancer surgery 48
catheterization 11
diagnostic procedures 33
doctor visit 432
excision 81
lymph node procedures 33
open surgery 33

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD.

Gender
Male 40
Female 278
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 295
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 162
From 75 to 84 100
85 and over 29
Less than 65 27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 29
Dementia 8
Cancer 64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Edgewood, KY during 2017 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 38
cancer surgery 38
diagnostic procedures 30
doctor visit 400
excision 68
lymph node procedures 61
open surgery 30

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD.

Gender
Male 55
Female 225
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 269
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 142
From 75 to 84 75
85 and over 38
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 28
Dementia 8
Cancer 59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Edgewood, KY during 2018 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 45
cancer surgery 45
diagnostic procedures 29
doctor visit 385
excision 74
lymph node procedures 61
open surgery 29

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD.

Gender
Male 48
Female 252
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 286
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 159
From 75 to 84 74
85 and over 39
Less than 65 28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 28
Dementia 9
Cancer 63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Edgewood, KY during 2019 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 41
cancer surgery 41
diagnostic procedures 34
doctor visit 444
excision 75
lymph node procedures 69
open surgery 34

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD.

Gender
Male 50
Female 279
Age
From 65 to 74 168
From 75 to 84 96
85 and over 39
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 24
Dementia 7
Cancer 66

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Edgewood, KY during 2020 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 52
cancer surgery 52
diagnostic procedures 32
doctor visit 360
excision 84
lymph node procedures 64
open surgery 32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD.

Gender
Male 50
Female 228
Age
From 65 to 74 136
From 75 to 84 89
85 and over 34
Less than 65 19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 18
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 29
Dementia 9
Cancer 66

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Edgewood, KY during 2021 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 46
cancer surgery 46
diagnostic procedures 19
doctor visit 369
excision 65
lymph node procedures 41
open surgery 19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD.

Gender
Male 51
Female 270
Age
From 65 to 74 169
From 75 to 84 96
85 and over 38
Less than 65 18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 22
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 32
Dementia 8
Cancer 61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Edgewood, KY during 2022 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures 49
cancer surgery 49
diagnostic procedures 26
doctor visit 353
excision 75
lymph node procedures 54
open surgery 26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD.

Gender
Male 37
Female 227
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 252
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 139
From 75 to 84 79
85 and over 33
Less than 65 13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 23
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 29
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 26
Dementia 9
Cancer 74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD treated as a general surgeon in Edgewood, KY were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

breast procedures 46
cancer surgery 45
catheterization 12
diagnostic procedures 30
doctor visit 411
excision 75
lymph node procedures 52
open surgery 30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD.

Gender
Male 41
Female 271
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 215
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 94
85 and over 35
Less than 65 25
65 to 74 156

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD treated were hypertension, cancer, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 2
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 8
Osteoporosis 15
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 26
Atrial Fibrillation 9
Dementia 7
Cancer 59

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD graduated from University of Michigan Medical School. He completed residency at University of Cincinnati Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Residency: University of Cincinnati Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Elizabeth Physicians
St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 316 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Edgewood, KY. 

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joseph Michael Guenther JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $2,325 LYNPARZA
$2,325
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $1,872 KEYTRUDA
$32 		SYLATRON
$10
$1,830
Merge Healthcare Incorporated $392 Patient Synopsis
$392
Focal Therapeutics, Inc. $310 BioZorb
$310
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $237 OPDIVO
$237
Other $808 AlloDerm
$143 		IMLYGIC
$123 		Regranex
$104 		Shunts
$65 		PENTASA
$63 		Other
$311
Types of Payments
Consulting Fee $4,155
Food and Beverage $1,788

Biography

Dr. Joseph Guenther's specialties are general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He practices in Edgewood, KY. His areas of expertise include the following: cancer surgery, brain surgery, and breast surgery. Dr. Guenther is rated highly by his patients. He graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Cincinnati. He is professionally affiliated with St. Elizabeth Physicians. According to St. Elizabeth Physicians, Dr. Guenther is currently accepting new patients at his office in Edgewood, KY.

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