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Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC

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Specializes in: Chiropractic
Professional interests include: back pain, nutrition counseling, injuries, and more.
267 W 80th Place
Merrillville, IN 46410

Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC is a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN specializing in chiropractic.

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Office Locations

267 W 80th Place
Merrillville, IN 46410
(219) 769-2222
(219) 769-6133
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Nutrition Counseling

Food is one of the most basic resources the human body uses for growth and energy, tied intricately to well-being. Not only can diet affect health, but certain conditions can affect how the body processes food. Nutrition is the study of this complex interaction, and when patients seek the advice of an expert to help them manage food in their life, it is called nutrition counseling.

At the most basic level, nutrition counseling can be simply a talk with a family physician. Doctors receive training in nutrition as part of their education, and they are generally qualified to make recommendations about diet for their patients. Some doctors take a professional interest in nutrition and become experts by taking extra classes or studying nutrition in their practice. In general, however, complex nutrition guidance will be referred to a nutrition specialist, generally a dietitian.

Registered dietitians are nutrition experts that have passed specific higher education, accreditation, and internship requirements. They may work in hospitals, nursing facilities, or private practices to provide nutrition therapy and advise patients about their health and diet. Like dietitians, nutritionists also work to counsel patients about food and health. Some nutritionists have degrees in nutrition or food science, but the title 'nutritionist' is not protected by law. In the United States, anyone is allowed to call themselves a nutritionist, regardless of their education level.

Nutrition counseling can be useful for anyone who is looking to get to a healthy weight, manage a chronic illness through diet, or simply lead a healthier lifestyle. Some examples of issues that benefit from nutrition counseling include:

  • Obesity
  • Eating disorders
  • High cholesterol
  • High blood pressure
  • Food allergies
  • Kidney disease
  • Digestive disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome
  • Cancer
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Participation in competitive sports

During a nutrition counseling appointment, the provider -- doctor, nutritionist, or dietitian -- typically will look over a the patient's medical history and talk to them about their current diet, their goals, what kinds of food they like, and any problems that they are currently struggling with in their health or diet. Then the specialist will help the patient set food goals and create a customized plan to help them meet their nutritional needs. Nutrition specialists may also offer classes, workshops, cooking demonstrations, and more. Their role is not to lecture the patient about what one should be eating, but to offer education and resources to make eating healthy foods easier.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated as a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN during 2012 were manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy 324
manual therapy 324
spinal procedures 324

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated as a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN during 2013 were manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy 283
manual therapy 283
spinal procedures 283

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC.

Gender
Male 15
Female 19
Age
From 65 to 74 11
From 75 to 84 11
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC in 2013

Hypertension 62
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 38
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated as a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN during 2014 were manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy 265
manual therapy 265
spinal procedures 265

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC.

Gender
Male 13
Female 19
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 11
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC in 2014

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 34
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated as a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN during 2015 were manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy 278
manual therapy 278
spinal procedures 278

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC.

Gender
Male 32
Female 32
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 42
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 32
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC in 2015

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 44
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 47
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 47
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated as a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN during 2016 were manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy 207
manual therapy 207
spinal procedures 207

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 15
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 11
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC in 2016

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 43
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated as a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN during 2017 were manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy 117
manual therapy 117
spinal procedures 117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC in 2017

Hypertension 0
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated as a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN during 2018 were manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy 288
manual therapy 288
spinal procedures 288

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC.

Gender
Male 23
Female 12
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 17
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 15
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC in 2018

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 40
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated as a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN during 2019 were manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy 230
manual therapy 230
spinal procedures 230

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC.

Gender
Male 17
Female 13
Age
From 65 to 74 19
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC in 2019

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated as a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN during 2020 were manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy 227
manual therapy 227
spinal procedures 227

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC.

Gender
Male 15
Female 11
Age
From 65 to 74 14
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC in 2020

Hypertension 62
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated as a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN during 2021 were manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy 233
manual therapy 233
spinal procedures 233

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC.

Gender
Male 11
Female 13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated as a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN during 2022 were manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy 239
manual therapy 239
spinal procedures 239

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC in 2022

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated as a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN during 2023 were manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy 284
manual therapy 284
spinal procedures 284

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC in 2023

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated as a chiropractor in Merrillville, IN were manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and spinal procedures.

complementary or alternative therapy 247
manual therapy 247
spinal procedures 247

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC.

Gender
Female 9
Male 10
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 6
Hispanic 0
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
85 and over 0
75 to 84 4
Less than 65 0
65 to 74 5

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph P. Refkin, DC treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 55
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 6
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 5
Asthma 0
Osteoporosis 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 14
Atrial Fibrillation 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

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Biography

Dr. Joseph Refkin works as a chiropractic specialist in Merrillville, IN. Dr. Refkin obtained a license to practice in Illinois.

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