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Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD

(366 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Albany Medical College (1995)

Professional interests include: breast cancer, cancer survivorship, breast issues, and more.

30 Hope Drive
Hershey, PA 17033

(717) 531-5867

Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD is a general surgeon in Hershey, PA specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from Albany Medical College in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD is affiliated with Penn State Health.

Office Locations

30 Hope Drive
Hershey, PA 17033

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500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD treated as a general surgeon in Hershey, PA during 2012 were lymph node procedures, excision, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	17
cancer surgery	17
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	232
excision	33
lymph node procedures	33
open surgery	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD treated as a general surgeon in Hershey, PA during 2013 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	13
cancer surgery	13
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	207
excision	24
lymph node procedures	23
open surgery	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	169

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	12
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	125

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD in 2014

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	168

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	24
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD in 2015

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	140

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD in 2016

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	121

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	127

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD in 2017

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	121

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	121

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD in 2018

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	128

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	117

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	107

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	108

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD in 2020

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	107

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	112

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD in 2021

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	128

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	131

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD in 2022

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD treated as a general surgeon in Hershey, PA were lymph node procedures, excision, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

breast procedures	15
cancer surgery	15
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	146
excision	28
lymph node procedures	28
open surgery	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	91

**Age**
75 to 84	27
85 and over	3
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	71

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD treated were cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	1
Cancer	60

Education & Training

Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD graduated from Albany Medical College in 1995. She completed residency at North Shore University Hospital. She has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Albany Medical College (1995)

Residency: North Shore University Hospital (2000)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Penn State Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 366 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Rena B. Kass, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Hershey, PA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC.	$380 $380
Genentech USA, Inc.	$234 Kadcyla $70	Perjeta $11	$152
Kerecis Limited	$32 Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose $32

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$456
Travel and Lodging	$190

Biography

Dr. Rena Kass' areas of specialization are general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery); she sees patients in Hershey, PA. Her clinical interests include breast surgery, breast cancer, and cancer survivorship. She is professionally affiliated with Penn State Health. Dr. Kass obtained her medical school training at Albany Medical College and performed her residency at North Shore University Hospital. The average patient rating for Dr. Kass is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Kass has received professional recognition including the following: America s Top Physician, Consumers Research Council of America; Medical Student Teaching Award, Department of Surgery; and The Best Doctors of America.