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Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD

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(Mark J. Epler, MD)

(210 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery

University of Miami (2000)

Professional interests include: open heart surgery, thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), open-heart aortic valve replacement, and more.

540 N Duke Street Lancaster General Health Downtown Pavilion
Lancaster, PA 17602

1-888-544-4636

Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD is a cardiac surgeon in Lancaster, PA specializing in cardiac surgery. He graduated from University of Miami in 2000 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD is affiliated with LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Office Locations

540 N Duke Street Lancaster General Health Downtown Pavilion
Lancaster, PA 17602

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Lancaster, PA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	45
cardiac procedures	112
doctor visit	69
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
open surgery	90
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	90

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Lancaster, PA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	53
cardiac procedures	156
doctor visit	108
hospital care	136
inpatient care	136
open surgery	106
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	106

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	38
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	48
Dementia	7
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Lancaster, PA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	39
cardiac procedures	126
doctor visit	34
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71
open surgery	78
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	78

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	27
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	47
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Lancaster, PA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	30
cardiac procedures	138
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
minimally invasive procedures	16
open surgery	60
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	60
vascular procedures	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	62
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Lancaster, PA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	11
bypass surgery	54
cardiac procedures	195
hospital care	132
inpatient care	132
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	119
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	119
vascular procedures	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	37
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	49
Dementia	15
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Lancaster, PA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	50
cardiac procedures	202
doctor visit	76
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85
minimally invasive procedures	24
open surgery	100
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	100
vascular procedures	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	49
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Lancaster, PA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	32
cardiac procedures	118
doctor visit	15
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	64
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	64
vascular procedures	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	60

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	20
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Lancaster, PA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	13
bypass surgery	62
cardiac procedures	239
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
minimally invasive procedures	27
open surgery	137
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	137
vascular procedures	27

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	80

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	29
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	20
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Lancaster, PA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	41
cardiac procedures	156
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
minimally invasive procedures	21
open surgery	82
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	82
vascular procedures	21

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	51

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Lancaster, PA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	26
cardiac procedures	110
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
minimally invasive procedures	17
open surgery	52
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	52
vascular procedures	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Lancaster, PA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	14
cardiac procedures	76
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
open surgery	28
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28
vascular procedures	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	53
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Lancaster, PA were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

ablation	12
bypass surgery	40
cardiac procedures	148
doctor visit	60
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
minimally invasive procedures	17
open surgery	83
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	83
vascular procedures	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	111
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	63
85 and over	19
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	58

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	38
Cancer	16
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD graduated from University of Miami in 2000. He completed residency at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is certified by the Board certifications: Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: University of Miami (2000)

Residency: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (2006)

Board Certification: Board certifications: Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (2011)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: VA Insurance (Veteran's CCN), HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan, Qualcare, Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only), Highmark Blue Shield, Geisinger Health Plan, US Family Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of PA, Oxford Health Plan, Medicaid - New Jersey, Humana Medicare, Cigna Healthcare, Keystone First Health Plan, Aetna, Centivo, UPMC Health Plan, Perennial Advantage, Oscar Health Plan of PA, Highmark Wholecare (fka Gateway Health), Capital Blue Cross/Capital Advantage Insurance Company, Provider Partners Health Plan, Preferred Health Care/Eliance, Clover Health, Claim Watcher (Homestead/INDECs), Medicare - Pennsylvania, Independence Blue Cross (IBC), Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners, PA Health & Wellness, Rail Road Medicare/Palmetto GBA, Devoted Health Plan, Global Medical Management, Imagine Health (Imagine Health 360), Group Health Plan (GHP), First Health PPO, Aetna POS, TRICARE, Aetna HMO, Aetna Signature Administrators, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA POS, CIGNA HMO, Aetna Savings Plus, CIGNA EPO, Aetna Gold, AARP, Medicare Advantage, First Health POS, First Health HMO, Oxford HMO, Oxford PPO, Qualcare PPO, Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Platinum HMO POS, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Workers Comp, Highmark Blue Shield First Priority Life (FPLIC) - AffordaBlue PPO, Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Prime, Aetna Advantra Credit Value, Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Flex Plus PPO, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Keystone HMO, Clover Health Classic HMO, Highmark Blue Shield Freedom Blue PPO, Devoted Health Core Pennsylvania (HMO), Clover Health Choice, PA Health & Wellness Ambetter, Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Giveback, Qualcare POS, Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Complete, Oscar Health Plan of Pennsylvania HMO, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Personal Choice EPO, Qualcare Workers Comp, Provider Partners Health Plan Community Plan HMO SNP, UPMC Health Plan Community HealthChoices, Keystone Health Plan East Keystone65 (Essential, Basic, Select, Liberty) HMO, Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access, Aetna Advantra Value, Aetna Advantra Eagle POS, Imagine Health (Imagine Health 360) EPO, Highmark Blue Shield My Blue Access PPO, PA Health & Wellness Allwell - HMO, Highmark Blue Shield My Direct Blue EPO, Highmark Wholecare (fka Gateway Health) Assured Ruby HMO SNP, UPMC Health Plan - UPMC for You (PA HealthChoices), Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO, Highmark Blue Shield BlueCare Custom PPO, Aetna Premier, Devoted Health Choice Plus Pennsylvania (PPO), Keystone Health Plan East POS, Highmark Wholecare (fka Gateway Health) Assured Diamond HMO SNP, Devoted Health Choice Pennsylvania (PPO), PA Health & Wellness Community HealthChoices, Highmark Blue Shield Complete Blue PPO Premier, Keystone Autism Services, Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Special, Aetna Flexible Five, Devoted Health Giveback Pennsylvania (HMO), Highmark Blue Shield PPO, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) HMO, Highmark Wholecare (fka Gateway Health) Payor Access Agreement, Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners (PA HealthChoices; includes CHIP), Centivo EPO, PA Health & Wellness Allwell - PPO, Preferred Health Care/Eliance PPO, Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Dual Pearl SNP, Oxford Health Plan POS, Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP, Highmark Blue Shield Complete Blue PPO Choice Deluxe, Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier), Aetna Premier Plus, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Proactive HMO, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Personal Choice 65 (Prime, Saver, Elite) PPO, Aetna Philly Prime, Clover Health Choice Value PPO, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Behavioral Health, Aetna Upfront Advantage, Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP), Aetna Freedom Core, Qualcare HMO, Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Flex, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) PPO, PA Health & Wellness Allwell - SNP, Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO, Provider Partners Health Plan Advantage Plan HMO SNP, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Personal Choice PPO, Aetna Advantra Value Plus, Preferred Health Care/Eliance EPO, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) POS, Clover Health Value, Aetna Student Health Plan PPO, Aetna PPO APCN, Devoted Health Choice Giveback Pennsylvania (PPO), Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Silver and Keystone Health Plan East HMO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

VA Insurance (Veteran's CCN)

HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan

Qualcare

Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)

Highmark Blue Shield

Geisinger Health Plan

US Family Health Plan

UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of PA

Oxford Health Plan

Medicaid - New Jersey

Humana Medicare

Cigna Healthcare

Keystone First Health Plan

Aetna

Centivo

UPMC Health Plan

Perennial Advantage

Oscar Health Plan of PA

Highmark Wholecare (fka Gateway Health)

Capital Blue Cross/Capital Advantage Insurance Company

Provider Partners Health Plan

Preferred Health Care/Eliance

Clover Health

Claim Watcher (Homestead/INDECs)

Medicare - Pennsylvania

Independence Blue Cross (IBC)

Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners

PA Health & Wellness

Rail Road Medicare/Palmetto GBA

Devoted Health Plan

Global Medical Management

Imagine Health (Imagine Health 360)

Group Health Plan (GHP)

First Health PPO

Aetna POS

TRICARE

Aetna HMO

Aetna Signature Administrators

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA POS

CIGNA HMO

Aetna Savings Plus

CIGNA EPO

Aetna Gold

AARP

Medicare Advantage

First Health POS

First Health HMO

Oxford HMO

Oxford PPO

Qualcare PPO

Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Platinum HMO POS

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Workers Comp

Highmark Blue Shield First Priority Life (FPLIC) - AffordaBlue PPO

Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Prime

Aetna Advantra Credit Value

Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Flex Plus PPO

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Keystone HMO

Clover Health Classic HMO

Highmark Blue Shield Freedom Blue PPO

Devoted Health Core Pennsylvania (HMO)

Clover Health Choice

PA Health & Wellness Ambetter

Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Giveback

Qualcare POS

Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Complete

Oscar Health Plan of Pennsylvania HMO

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Personal Choice EPO

Qualcare Workers Comp

Provider Partners Health Plan Community Plan HMO SNP

UPMC Health Plan Community HealthChoices

Keystone Health Plan East Keystone65 (Essential, Basic, Select, Liberty) HMO

Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access

Aetna Advantra Value

Aetna Advantra Eagle POS

Imagine Health (Imagine Health 360) EPO

Highmark Blue Shield My Blue Access PPO

PA Health & Wellness Allwell - HMO

Highmark Blue Shield My Direct Blue EPO

Highmark Wholecare (fka Gateway Health) Assured Ruby HMO SNP

UPMC Health Plan - UPMC for You (PA HealthChoices)

Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO

Highmark Blue Shield BlueCare Custom PPO

Aetna Premier

Devoted Health Choice Plus Pennsylvania (PPO)

Keystone Health Plan East POS

Highmark Wholecare (fka Gateway Health) Assured Diamond HMO SNP

Devoted Health Choice Pennsylvania (PPO)

PA Health & Wellness Community HealthChoices

Highmark Blue Shield Complete Blue PPO Premier

Keystone Autism Services

Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Special

Aetna Flexible Five

Devoted Health Giveback Pennsylvania (HMO)

Highmark Blue Shield PPO

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) HMO

Highmark Wholecare (fka Gateway Health) Payor Access Agreement

Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners (PA HealthChoices; includes CHIP)

Centivo EPO

PA Health & Wellness Allwell - PPO

Preferred Health Care/Eliance PPO

Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Dual Pearl SNP

Oxford Health Plan POS

Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP

Highmark Blue Shield Complete Blue PPO Choice Deluxe

Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)

Aetna Premier Plus

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Proactive HMO

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Personal Choice 65 (Prime, Saver, Elite) PPO

Aetna Philly Prime

Clover Health Choice Value PPO

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Behavioral Health

Aetna Upfront Advantage

Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP)

Aetna Freedom Core

Qualcare HMO

Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Flex

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) PPO

PA Health & Wellness Allwell - SNP

Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO

Provider Partners Health Plan Advantage Plan HMO SNP

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Personal Choice PPO

Aetna Advantra Value Plus

Preferred Health Care/Eliance EPO

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) POS

Clover Health Value

Aetna Student Health Plan PPO

Aetna PPO APCN

Devoted Health Choice Giveback Pennsylvania (PPO)

Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners Silver

Keystone Health Plan East HMO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 210 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Mark J. Epler, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lancaster, PA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$4,419 EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system $1,873	Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Mitral Ease Pericardial Valve $1,691	Pericardial Heart Valve $190	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $155	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $107	Other $403
Abbott Laboratories	$2,487 Circulatory Support $1,495	Vascular $830	THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $71	Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented $52	Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve $40
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$2,208 Heart Valves $1,850	HeartWare HVAD $191	CoreValve Evolut $98	Mosaic $70
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$1,260 TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $1,260
AtriCure, Inc.	$642 SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $256	ACM1, CRYO2 $205	Cardiovascular $93	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $89
Other	$653 Structural Heart $241	Perceval $147	HeartMate II $109	TEG $58	CARDIOHELP $54	Other $43

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$6,931
Food and Beverage	$4,738

Biography

Dr. Mark Epler specializes in cardiac surgery. Dr. Epler attended medical school at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. His residency was performed at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. His areas of expertise include heart bypass surgery (CABG), thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), and open-heart aortic valve replacement. Patient ratings for Dr. Epler average 5.0 stars (out of 5). UnitedHealthcare, Blue California, and Coventry seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Epler accepts. Dr. Epler is professionally affiliated with Chester County Hospital. Dr. Epler has an open panel in Lancaster, PA according to Yext.