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Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Vermont College of Medicine (2004)

121 Everett Road
Albany, NY 12205

(518) 489-2663

Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD is an orthopedist in Albany, NY specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD is affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners.

Office Locations

121 Everett Road
Albany, NY 12205

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250 Delware Avenue Suite 200
Delmar, NY 12054

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In The News

“n Dr. Lee Kaback, orthopaedic surgeon, OrthoNY -- Arthritis of the Shoulder n Marianne Romano, nutritionist, Hannaford Supermarkets -- Nutrition and Auto Immune Disease n JulieAnn Calareso, Esq.,...”—"Third Annual Arthritis Expo to take place this Saturday at The Century House", Troy Record, March 2013

“o Dr. Lee Kaback, orthopaedic surgeon, OrthoNY -- Arthritis of the Shoulder o Marianne Romano, nutritionist, Hannaford Supermarkets -- Nutrition and Auto Immune Disease o JulieAnn Calareso, Esq.,...”—"Arthritis Foundation's Arthritis Expo March 9", The Saratogian, February 2013

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

MRI

wrist MRI

By Affordability:

lower extremity MRI

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD performed more MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), and wrist MRI procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for lower extremity MRI 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 10%

By Volume:

musculoskeletal imaging

By Affordability:

ankle MRI

arthroscopic shoulder debridement

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD performed more musculoskeletal imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for ankle MRI, arthroscopic shoulder debridement, hip MRI, joint MRI, knee MRI, shoulder arthroscopy, and shoulder debridement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 Volume:

By Affordability:

decompression surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD performed more ankle MRI, hip MRI, knee MRI, spine imaging, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for decompression surgery, elbow MRI, joint X-ray, knee X-ray, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), neck X-ray, shoulder MRI, shoulder surgery, shoulder X-ray, spine MRI, spine X-ray, upper extremity MRI, wrist MRI, and X-rays 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. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	74
doctor visit	350
hospital care	86
injections	74
inpatient care	86

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2013 were musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration, injections and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	109
doctor visit	455
hospital care	57
injections	109
inpatient care	57
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	78
musculoskeletal imaging	153
X-rays	75

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	57
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2014 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	98
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	449
hospital care	33
injections	98
inpatient care	33
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	44
musculoskeletal imaging	189
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	145

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	52
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2015 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	142
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	557
hospital care	21
injections	142
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	27
minimally invasive procedures	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	52
musculoskeletal imaging	116
reconstructive surgery	11
spinal procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	27
X-rays	75

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	552

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	812
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	152
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2016 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	150
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	626
hospital care	22
injections	150
inpatient care	22
joint surgery	32
minimally invasive procedures	32
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	66
musculoskeletal imaging	114
spinal procedures	16
upper extremity surgery	32
X-rays	64

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	433
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	56
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	164
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	25
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	641
hospital care	14
injections	164
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	70
minimally invasive procedures	70
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	70
musculoskeletal imaging	431
pelvic imaging	29
spinal procedures	175
upper extremity surgery	70
X-rays	594

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD.

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	603

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	864
Black	57
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	410
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	131
Less than 65	177

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2018 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	124
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	579
hospital care	14
injections	124
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	40
minimally invasive procedures	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	68
musculoskeletal imaging	443
pelvic imaging	28
reconstructive surgery	14
spinal procedures	151
upper extremity surgery	40
X-rays	578

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD.

**Gender**
Male	379
Female	652

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	901
Black	63
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	439
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	143
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	130
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	676
hip imaging	22
injections	130
joint surgery	45
minimally invasive procedures	34
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	106
musculoskeletal imaging	367
pelvic imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	11
spinal procedures	108
upper extremity surgery	45
X-rays	401

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD.

**Gender**
Male	359
Female	554

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	795
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	428
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	99
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	108
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	537
hip imaging	34
hospital care	11
injections	108
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	60
minimally invasive procedures	42
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	111
musculoskeletal imaging	242
reconstructive surgery	18
spinal procedures	55
upper extremity surgery	60
X-rays	186

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	63
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2021 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	136
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	18
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	669
hospital care	15
injections	136
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	50
minimally invasive procedures	50
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	112
musculoskeletal imaging	373
spinal procedures	62
upper extremity surgery	50
X-rays	323

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD.

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	578
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	63
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2022 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	155
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	701
hip imaging	26
injections	155
joint surgery	31
minimally invasive procedures	31
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	175
musculoskeletal imaging	333
spinal procedures	93
upper extremity surgery	31
X-rays	251

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	438

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	590
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	77
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	126
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	567
hip imaging	27
hospital care	30
injections	126
inpatient care	30
joint surgery	40
minimally invasive procedures	34
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	88
musculoskeletal imaging	276
pelvic imaging	25
reconstructive surgery	13
spinal procedures	83
upper extremity surgery	40
X-rays	269

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	36
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	555
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	21

**Age**
75 to 84	163
85 and over	81
Less than 65	90
65 to 74	281

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2004. He completed residency at Strong Memorial Hospital. He is certified by the Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, American Board and has a state license in Rhode Island.

Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine (2004)

Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital (2010)

Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, American Board (2013)

Licensed In: Rhode Island

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Peter's Health Partners

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$47,975 APPROACH $29,764	SIMPLICITI $6,346	LATITUDE AND LATITUDE EV $4,301	PERFORM GLENOID $2,975	BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM $2,588	Other $2,002
Catalyst OrthoScience	$29,991 Catalyst Total CSR $15,480	Archer R1 Reverse Shoulder System $13,094	Catalyst TSR $900	Archer 3D Software $517
Lima USA, Inc.	$15,715 SMR $15,715
Tornier, Inc.	$14,914 UE - Simpliciti $9,378	UE - Lat EV Total Elbow $2,712	UE - Aequalis Ascend Flex $2,504	UE - Aequalis PerForm $182	UE - Aequal Hum Long Nail $137
Biedermann Motech, Inc.	$8,488 Distal Humerus Locking Plate 2.0 $3,000	Midshaft Plating System $2,148	Distal Humerus Locking Plate $1,634	Proximal Humerus Plating System $1,000	Injection Screw $500	Other $206
Other	$18,669 Implate $8,005	BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION $1,702	Comprehensive Shoulder System $1,438	InSet System $1,133	Comprehensive $699	Other $5,691

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$56,115
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$30,675
Travel and Lodging	$29,391
Food and Beverage	$12,195
Education	$7,360
Other	$17

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Lee Avrum Kaback, MD.

Catalyst OrthoScience	2022	$52,473.23	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Catalyst OrthoScience	2021	$46,714.62	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Catalyst OrthoScience	2020	$38,950.75	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership - Convertible Note $10,000
Catalyst OrthoScience	2019	$28,562.81	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership

Biography

Dr. Lee Kaback specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He has indicated that his clinical interests include orthopedic surgery. He is affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners. Dr. Kaback has an open panel in Albany, NY according to St. Peter's Health Partners. After attending the University of Vermont College of Medicine for medical school, he completed his residency training at Strong Memorial Hospital.