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Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

111
Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME 04938

(574) 296-3220

Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD is a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME specializing in general surgery.

Office Locations

111
Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME 04938

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303 S Nappanee Street
Elkhart, IN 46514

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD in 2024

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Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Maine.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME during 2012 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	28
ablation	32
blood draw	137
catheterization	21
doctor visit	565
endarterectomy	19
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74
lab tests	327
laser treatment	16
minimally invasive procedures	32
neck surgery	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	70
ultrasound (sonogram)	500
vascular procedures	552
X-rays	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME during 2013 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	31
abdominal surgery	14
blood draw	122
catheterization	32
doctor visit	509
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76
lab tests	266
minor procedures	14
open surgery	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	69
ultrasound (sonogram)	482
vascular procedures	484
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14
X-rays	69

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	318
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	673
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	283
From 75 to 84	281
85 and over	94
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME during 2014 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
blood draw	147
breast procedures	22
cancer surgery	22
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	500
endarterectomy	14
excision	35
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
lab tests	365
lymph node procedures	13
neck surgery	14
open surgery	24
thoracic (chest) imaging	83
ultrasound (sonogram)	382
vascular procedures	411
X-rays	83

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	84
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME during 2015 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
blood draw	105
breast procedures	17
cancer surgery	17
catheterization	20
doctor visit	388
endarterectomy	13
excision	17
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
lab tests	284
neck surgery	13
open surgery	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	76
ultrasound (sonogram)	362
vascular procedures	375
X-rays	76

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	514
Female	764

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1170
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	530
From 75 to 84	428
85 and over	158
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME during 2016 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
abdominal surgery	15
blood draw	77
breast procedures	15
cancer surgery	15
catheterization	19
CT scan	11
device removal	14
doctor visit	270
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
lab tests	181
open surgery	15
pelvic imaging	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	57
ultrasound (sonogram)	317
vascular procedures	335
X-rays	57

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	69
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME during 2017 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
abdominal surgery	15
blood draw	46
breast procedures	12
cancer surgery	12
catheterization	14
doctor visit	224
excision	12
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
lab tests	110
open surgery	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	313
vascular procedures	315
X-rays	61

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	509
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	59
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	15
abdominal surgery	13
blood draw	48
breast procedures	12
cancer surgery	12
catheterization	16
doctor visit	210
endocrine surgery	13
excision	12
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
lab tests	119
open surgery	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	286
vascular procedures	282

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	473
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	66
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME during 2019 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
blood draw	55
breast procedures	12
cancer surgery	12
catheterization	18
doctor visit	156
excision	12
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
lab tests	143
open surgery	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	182
vascular procedures	194

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	33
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	155
inpatient care	155

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	24
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	21
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	171
inpatient care	171

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	30
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	33
Dementia	22
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	172
inpatient care	172

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	24
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	198
inpatient care	198

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	79

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	35
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	23
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	113
inpatient care	113

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD treated as a general surgeon in Franklin Health Cmns Farmington, ME were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and blood draw.

abdominal imaging	19
abdominal surgery	13
ablation	32
blood draw	92
breast procedures	15
cancer surgery	15
catheterization	20
CT scan	11
device removal	14
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	352
endarterectomy	15
endocrine surgery	13
excision	17
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
lab tests	224
laser treatment	16
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	32
minor procedures	14
neck surgery	15
open surgery	15
pelvic imaging	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	69
ultrasound (sonogram)	353
vascular procedures	368
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14
X-rays	69

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD.

**Gender**
Female	242
Male	171

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	18
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	378
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	52
75 to 84	147
Less than 65	44
65 to 74	167

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kelly R. Puster, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Cancer	18
Dementia	13

Education & Training

She has a state license in Indiana.

Licensed In: Indiana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$1,299 STRATTICE $1,285	TEFLARO $14
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$303 BioZorb $303
Genentech USA, Inc.	$147 Herceptin $122	TARCEVA $25
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$110 ENTEREG $77	BRIDION $20	SIVEXTRO $12
Ethicon US, LLC	$101 Endoscopy: Endocutters $36	Energy Harmonic $27	Endoscopy Endocutters $26	Mesh $12
Other	$650 Endo Stapling $70	Air-Seal $62	Santyl $39	GATTEX $36	ENTRE $35	Other $409