In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD performed more image-guided core breast biopsy, and image guided procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for stereotactic biopsy, stereotactic breast biopsy, and stereotactic core breast 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.

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inpatient hospital care

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breast biopsy

breast needle biopsy

image-guided biopsy

image-guided breast biopsy

image-guided core breast biopsy

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for breast biopsy, breast needle biopsy, image-guided biopsy, image-guided breast biopsy, and image-guided core breast biopsy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated as a general surgeon in New Iberia, LA during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	12
breast procedures	14
cardiac procedures	12
catheterization	50
device removal	15
diagnostic procedures	14
dialysis access procedures	37
doctor visit	799
endarterectomy	11
hospital care	304
image guided procedures	14
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	304
minimally invasive procedures	26
minor procedures	14
neck surgery	11
vascular procedures	48
X-rays	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated as a general surgeon in New Iberia, LA during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	17
aspiration	12
breast procedures	18
cardiac procedures	11
catheterization	51
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	751
gastrointestinal procedures	37
hospital care	301
image guided procedures	30
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	301
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	78
minor procedures	30
preventive care	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	491
Black	231
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	78
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated as a general surgeon in New Iberia, LA during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	18
aspiration	16
breast procedures	20
catheterization	74
device removal	15
diagnostic procedures	49
dialysis access procedures	31
doctor visit	700
excision	13
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	189
image guided procedures	36
inpatient care	189
lymph node procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	51
minor procedures	36
open surgery	13
preventive care	15
vascular procedures	31
X-rays	31

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	450
Black	216
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	85
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated as a general surgeon in New Iberia, LA during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	11
angioplasty	23
breast procedures	29
cancer surgery	12
catheterization	58
device removal	22
diagnostic procedures	29
dialysis access procedures	43
doctor visit	689
excision	24
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	181
image guided procedures	17
inpatient care	181
lymph node procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	29
minor procedures	17
open surgery	12
vascular procedures	43
X-rays	32

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	432
Female	890

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	854
Black	404
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	550
From 75 to 84	432
85 and over	132
Less than 65	208

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated as a general surgeon in New Iberia, LA during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	16
aspiration	27
breast procedures	32
cancer surgery	13
catheterization	62
device removal	19
diagnostic procedures	46
dialysis access procedures	20
doctor visit	681
excision	13
hospital care	265
image guided procedures	46
inpatient care	265
minimally invasive procedures	46
minor procedures	46
vascular procedures	20
X-rays	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	447
Black	236
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	84
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated as a general surgeon in New Iberia, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
breast procedures	20
catheterization	69
device removal	20
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	640
gastrointestinal procedures	29
hospital care	232
image guided procedures	32
inpatient care	232
minimally invasive procedures	61
minor procedures	32
preventive care	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	206
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	73
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated as a general surgeon in New Iberia, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	15
catheterization	75
device removal	19
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	614
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	201
image guided procedures	15
inpatient care	201
minimally invasive procedures	26
minor procedures	15
preventive care	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	220
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	67
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated as a general surgeon in New Iberia, LA during 2019 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	14
breast procedures	29
cancer surgery	16
catheterization	71
device removal	24
diagnostic procedures	25
dialysis access procedures	14
doctor visit	587
excision	28
hospital care	132
image guided procedures	13
inpatient care	132
lymph node procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	13
open surgery	12
vascular procedures	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	203
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	70
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	48
Dementia	14
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated as a general surgeon in New Iberia, LA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	56
device removal	17
doctor visit	409
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	311

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	179
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	59
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	45
Dementia	15
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated as a general surgeon in New Iberia, LA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	61
device removal	17
doctor visit	345
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	127
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	42
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated as a general surgeon in New Iberia, LA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, device removal and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	12
catheterization	15
device removal	17
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	302
hospital care	130
image guided procedures	12
inpatient care	130
minimally invasive procedures	12
minor procedures	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	88
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	32
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	45
Dementia	8
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated as a general surgeon in New Iberia, LA during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, breast procedures and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	27
device removal	16
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	239
hospital care	146
image guided procedures	27
inpatient care	146
minimally invasive procedures	27
minor procedures	27

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	76
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	27
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	43
Dementia	9
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated as a general surgeon in New Iberia, LA were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and minimally invasive procedures.

anastomosis	12
angioplasty	18
aspiration	16
breast procedures	21
cancer surgery	13
cardiac procedures	11
catheterization	58
device removal	18
diagnostic procedures	27
dialysis access procedures	29
doctor visit	563
endarterectomy	11
excision	19
gastrointestinal procedures	20
hospital care	188
image guided procedures	24
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	188
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	36
minor procedures	24
neck surgery	11
open surgery	12
preventive care	15
vascular procedures	31
X-rays	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD.

**Gender**
Female	376
Male	201

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	182
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	366
Hispanic	9
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	62
75 to 84	187
Less than 65	91
65 to 74	237

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	10
Cancer	28

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kurt B. Obrien, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New Iberia, LA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$6,087 CRM $6,087
Allergan Inc.	$276 AVYCAZ $250	DALVANCE $26
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$194 ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent $108	ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System $86
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$100 Pradaxa $100
Getinge USA Sales, LLC	$48 BASE UNIT SERVO-U $48
Other	$77 ASM,HEAD,IMAGE1 S,H3-Z, CE $46	PYLARIFY $16	Intact $15

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$6,000
Food and Beverage	$782

Biography

Dr. Kurt Obrien is a specialist in general surgery. He works in New Iberia, LA. He studied medicine at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans.

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