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Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

506 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215

(718) 780-5246

Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD is a rheumatologist in New York, NY specializing in adult rheumatology. Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD is affiliated with New York Rheumatology Care, PC.

Office Locations

1020 Park Avenue Floor 1
New York, NY 10028

(646) 719-0602

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215 E 68th Street Office 8
New York, NY 10065

(646) 719-0602

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506 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215

(718) 780-5246

(718) 780-5553

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8 E 83rd Street Suite 1a
New York, NY 10028

(646) 719-0602

1-888-325-1761

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97 Amity Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“* Dr. Petros Efthimiou of Brooklyn, New York, a rheumatology specialist, received 399 payments worth $243,234.04.”—"Medicare spent $2 billion for one drug as the manufacturer paid doctors millions", CNN, June 2018

“Dr. Petros Efthimiou of Brooklyn, New York, a rheumatology specialist, received 399 payments worth $243,234.04.”—"Medicare spent $2 billion for one drug as the manufacturer paid doctors millions", CNN, June 2018

“Petros Efthimiou, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Rheumatology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, described the clinical research on probiotics and RA as...”—"Do Probiotics Help in RA? What to Tell Your Patients - Advances in RA, PsO, PsA, and Related Disorders", MedPage Today, June 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	144
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	131
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	48

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	53
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	54
doctor visit	113
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	46
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	58
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	64
blood draw	84
doctor visit	248
hospital care	231
injections	64
inpatient care	231

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	28
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	60
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
doctor visit	298
hospital care	306
injections	91
inpatient care	306

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	18
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	57
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	66
doctor visit	246
hospital care	289
injections	66
inpatient care	289

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	71
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	14
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	55
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2018 were blood draw, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	80
blood draw	141
doctor visit	285
injections	95

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2019 were blood draw, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
blood draw	98
doctor visit	229
injections	43

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	14
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2023 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	345
injections	29

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD in 2023

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2024 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	311
injections	15

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	76

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD in 2024

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and injections.

aspiration	55
blood draw	94
doctor visit	217
hospital care	157
injections	57
inpatient care	157

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD.

**Gender**
Female	74
Male	26

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	29
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	43
Hispanic	9
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	5
75 to 84	22
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	44

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	6
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

New York Rheumatology Care, PC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Celgene Corporation	$280,807 Otezla $280,684	$123
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$218,332 COSENTYX $110,211	Ilaris $54,599	Diovan $471	$53,052
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$153,935 ORENCIA $132,811	$21,125
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$147,612 ACTHAR $147,612
AbbVie, Inc.	$144,523 Humira $108,151	Rinvoq $19,100	Lupron $6,680	$10,592
Other	$937,086 ACTHAR $234,569	KEVZARA $77,609	XELJANZ $75,400	RAYOS $73,423	LUPKYNIS $69,506	Other $406,580

**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	$1,195,629
Honoraria	$226,085
Consulting Fee	$194,141
Travel and Lodging	$172,135
Food and Beverage	$93,461
Other	$845

Research Payments

Dr. Petros Efthimiou, MD has received 27 research payments totaling $234,684.

Biography

Dr. Petros Efthimiou's medical specialty is adult rheumatology. The average patient rating for Dr. Efthimiou is 3.5 stars (out of 5). He has received the following distinction: New York Super Doctors.