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Dr. Michael Algus, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (1979)

140 Hospital Drive
Bennington, VT 05201

(802) 442-4855

Dr. Michael Algus, MD is a pulmonologist in Bennington, VT specializing in adult pulmonology. He graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Michael Algus, MD is affiliated with SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC.

Office Locations

140 Hospital Drive
Bennington, VT 05201

(802) 442-4855

(802) 442-8706

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

airway management

cardiorespiratory sleep study

CPAP treatment

diagnostic sleep study

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

home sleep study

in-lab polysomnography

in-lab sleep study

lung diffusion capacity test

lung volume test

polysomnography

pulmonary function test

pulmonary testing

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

In 2023, Dr. Michael Algus, MD had a list price for airway management, cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, CPAP treatment, diagnostic (regular) sleep study, home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, home sleep study, in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), in-lab sleep study, lung diffusion capacity test (DLCO), lung volume test, polysomnography (PSG), pulmonary function test (PFT), pulmonary testing, sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Vermont. 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:

pulmonary function test

In 2012, Dr. Michael Algus, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Vermont.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Algus, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bennington, VT during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Algus, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	64
bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	976
hospital care	556
inpatient care	556
minimally invasive procedures	16
pulmonary testing	143
sleep study	128

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Algus, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bennington, VT during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Algus, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	65
breathing treatment	13
bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	968
hospital care	551
inpatient care	551
minimally invasive procedures	15
pulmonary testing	131
sleep study	115

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	528
Female	678

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1176
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	370
From 75 to 84	378
85 and over	244
Less than 65	214

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Algus, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bennington, VT during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Algus, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	45
bronchoscopy	25
doctor visit	1021
hospital care	592
inpatient care	592
minimally invasive procedures	25
pulmonary testing	301
sleep study	106

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	563
Female	679

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1203
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	409
From 75 to 84	373
85 and over	234
Less than 65	226

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Algus, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bennington, VT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Algus, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	57
bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	990
hospital care	633
inpatient care	633
minimally invasive procedures	14
pulmonary testing	393
sleep study	122

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1280
Female	1462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2662
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	992
From 75 to 84	772
85 and over	486
Less than 65	492

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Algus, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bennington, VT during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Algus, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	67
doctor visit	1150
hospital care	535
inpatient care	535
pulmonary testing	393
sleep study	133

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	639
Female	762

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1354
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	483
From 75 to 84	388
85 and over	247
Less than 65	283

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Algus, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bennington, VT during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Algus, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	73
doctor visit	1170
hospital care	543
inpatient care	543
pulmonary testing	390
sleep study	121

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	718
Female	827

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1496
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	573
From 75 to 84	435
85 and over	255
Less than 65	282

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Algus, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bennington, VT during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Algus, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	64
doctor visit	1245
hospital care	471
inpatient care	471
pulmonary testing	363
sleep study	135

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	663
Female	856

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1452
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	519
From 75 to 84	461
85 and over	248
Less than 65	291

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Algus, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bennington, VT during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Algus, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	65
doctor visit	1140
hospital care	394
inpatient care	394
pulmonary testing	388
sleep study	130

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	678
Female	836

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1449
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	510
From 75 to 84	484
85 and over	249
Less than 65	271

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Algus, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bennington, VT during 2020 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Algus, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	40
doctor visit	752
hospital care	173
inpatient care	173
pulmonary testing	186
sleep study	87

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	536
Female	641

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1130
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	441
From 75 to 84	337
85 and over	220
Less than 65	179

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Algus, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bennington, VT during 2021 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Algus, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	45
doctor visit	588
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
pulmonary testing	197
sleep study	108

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	486
Female	582

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1020
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	329
85 and over	185
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Algus, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bennington, VT during 2022 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Algus, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	28
doctor visit	428
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
pulmonary testing	109
sleep study	63

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	629
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	123
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Algus, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Algus, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Bennington, VT were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

airway management	55
bronchoscopy	17
doctor visit	948
hospital care	417
inpatient care	417
minimally invasive procedures	17
pulmonary testing	272
sleep study	113

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	580
Female	699

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1233
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	23

**Age**
75 to 84	378
85 and over	226
Less than 65	227
65 to 74	446

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Algus, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	23
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Algus, MD graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 1979. He has a state license in Vermont.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine (1979)

Licensed In: Vermont

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Algus, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$41 Horizant $41
Covidien Sales LLC	$14 Interventional Lung Solutions $14
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$14 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$55
Education	$14

Biography

Dr. Michael Algus practices adult pulmonology in Bennington, VT. Dr. Algus is a graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine.

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Algus, MD From 2012 - 2022

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