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Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

44215 N. 15th Street W. Suite 110
Lancaster, CA 93534

(661) 945-7802

Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD is an orthopedist in Lancaster, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD is affiliated with Antelope Valley Medical Center.

Office Locations

Antelope Valley Medical Center

44215 N. 15th Street W. Suite 110
Lancaster, CA 93534

(661) 945-7802

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lancaster, CA during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	142
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
doctor visit	603
excision	17
fracture reduction (setting broken bones)	11
fracture surgery	34
hip imaging	69
hospital care	294
injections	142
inpatient care	294
joint surgery	54
lower extremity surgery	66
minimally invasive procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	163
open surgery	39
reconstructive surgery	55
upper extremity surgery	34
X-rays	163

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lancaster, CA during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	159
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
doctor visit	637
fracture surgery	30
hip imaging	47
hospital care	264
injections	159
inpatient care	264
joint surgery	42
lower extremity surgery	56
minimally invasive procedures	26
musculoskeletal imaging	139
open surgery	16
reconstructive surgery	16
X-rays	139

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	106
Hispanic	94
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	71
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lancaster, CA during 2014 were aspiration, injections, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	230
doctor visit	745
excision	15
fracture surgery	35
hip imaging	48
hospital care	214
injections	230
inpatient care	214
joint surgery	37
lower extremity surgery	54
minimally invasive procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	142
open surgery	33
reconstructive surgery	32
upper extremity surgery	29
X-rays	142

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	117
Hispanic	103
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	65
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	49
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lancaster, CA during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	157
doctor visit	564
excision	11
fracture surgery	33
hip imaging	60
hospital care	92
injections	157
inpatient care	92
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	45
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	179
open surgery	26
reconstructive surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	22
X-rays	202

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	486

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	160
Hispanic	132
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	102
Less than 65	202

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	49
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lancaster, CA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	145
doctor visit	527
hospital care	113
injections	145
inpatient care	113
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	74
reconstructive surgery	12
X-rays	74

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	79
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	47
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	47
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lancaster, CA during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	130
doctor visit	547
excision	13
hospital care	133
injections	130
inpatient care	133
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	16
minimally invasive procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	66
open surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	66

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	90
Hispanic	80
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	35
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	50
Dementia	17
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lancaster, CA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	143
doctor visit	510
excision	15
fracture surgery	15
hospital care	83
injections	143
inpatient care	83
joint surgery	15
lower extremity surgery	15
musculoskeletal imaging	66
open surgery	30
reconstructive surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	29
X-rays	66

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	104
Hispanic	79
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	38
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	50
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lancaster, CA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	167
doctor visit	498
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	130
injections	167
inpatient care	130
joint surgery	26
lower extremity surgery	26
minimally invasive procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	68
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	11
X-rays	68

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	91
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	37
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	53
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lancaster, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	101
doctor visit	395
fracture surgery	16
hospital care	117
injections	101
inpatient care	117
joint surgery	16
lower extremity surgery	16
musculoskeletal imaging	55
open surgery	16
reconstructive surgery	16
X-rays	55

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	72
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	28
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	56
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lancaster, CA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	98
doctor visit	292
hospital care	51
injections	98
inpatient care	51
musculoskeletal imaging	47
X-rays	47

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	59
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	16
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	54
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lancaster, CA during 2022 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
doctor visit	289
hospital care	47
injections	91
inpatient care	47
musculoskeletal imaging	53
X-rays	53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	47
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	11
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	59
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lancaster, CA were aspiration, injections, inpatient care and hospital care.

aspiration	142
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
doctor visit	509
excision	14
fracture reduction (setting broken bones)	11
fracture surgery	24
hip imaging	56
hospital care	139
injections	142
inpatient care	139
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	34
minimally invasive procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	95
open surgery	23
reconstructive surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	28
X-rays	97

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	84
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	173
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	69
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	75
85 and over	40
Less than 65	100
65 to 74	136

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He is certified by the Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Board Certification: Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Antelope Valley Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.6 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nitin A. Shah, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lancaster, CA.

2.6

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$1,204 Variax $417	Mako $296	Reunion $295	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $171	T2 $25
Exactech, Inc.	$414 Equinoxe $414
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC	$318 Extremities $318
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$244 Persona $125	Hips Product Portfolio $119
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$231 REDAPT Revision Hip System $136	Oasis $95
Other	$689 Exparel $155	Recon Hips $148	Knee $140	iFuse Implant $140	Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Injection Precedex 100 mcg $95	Other $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,049
Travel and Lodging	$1,029
Education	$21

Biography

Dr. Nitin Shah, who practices in Lancaster, CA, is a medical specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. His average patient rating is 2.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Shah (or staff) speaks Hindi. He is affiliated with Antelope Valley Medical Center.