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Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD

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Specializes in: Emergency Medicine

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (1996)

40 Wright Street
Palmer, MA 01069

(413) 370-5308

Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD is an emergency medicine doctor in Palmer, MA specializing in emergency medicine. He graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD is affiliated with Baystate Health, Baystate Wing Emergency Medicine and BAYSTATE MEDICAL PRACTICES INC.

Office Locations

40 Wright Street
Palmer, MA 01069

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40 Wright Street
Palmer Town, MA 01069

(413) 370-5308

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In The News

“"These new cardiac monitors will allow us to take care of critically ill patients while offering us greater flexibility in patient care and decreasing wait times in our Emergency Department," said...”—"Baystate Health Foundation receives $26K grant for Palmer emergency department", Mass Live, February 2019

“"This new space will enhance the great care we already provide and allow us to better respond to our current demands for emergency care services," said Dr. Robert Spence, chief of emergency...”—"Baystate Health marks construction milestone on $17.2 million ER unit at Wing Hospital in Palmer", Mass Live, July 2017

“Once the new building is completed, the current emergency department space, which was built in 1995, will be retrofitted for other uses," said Dr. Robert Spence, chief of Emergency Medicine for...”—"Baystate Health breaks ground on new $17 million Emergency Department at Wing Hospital in Palmer (photos, video)", Mass Live, May 2017

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

emergency room care

In 2023, Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD performed more emergency room (ER) care procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Palmer, MA during 2012 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	695

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Palmer, MA during 2013 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	709

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD.

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	613
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	155
Less than 65	237

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	32
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Palmer, MA during 2014 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	700

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	603
Black	18
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	136
Less than 65	173

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Palmer, MA during 2015 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	759

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD.

**Gender**
Male	630
Female	820

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1342
Black	0
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	356
85 and over	354
Less than 65	338

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Palmer, MA during 2016 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	612

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	719
Black	29
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	194
Less than 65	196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	35
Dementia	28
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Palmer, MA during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	359

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	558
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	153
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	36
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Palmer, MA during 2018 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	363

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	68
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Palmer, MA during 2019 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram) and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	366
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	337
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	64
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	32
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Palmer, MA during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	259

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	48
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	34
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Palmer, MA during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	389

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	82
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Palmer, MA during 2022 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	15
emergency care	650
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	581
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	122
Less than 65	149

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	32
Dementia	21
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Palmer, MA were emergency care, abdominal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram) and thoracic (chest) imaging.

abdominal imaging	15
emergency care	532
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	517
Hispanic	19
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	144
85 and over	125
Less than 65	142
65 to 74	151

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Cancer	11
Dementia	22

Education & Training

Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1996. He completed residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (1996)

Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) (1999)

Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baystate Health

Baystate Wing Emergency Medicine

BAYSTATE MEDICAL PRACTICES INC

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. Robert Andrew Spence, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, Aetna, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, Unicare, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Railroad Medicare, Cigna, ConnectiCare, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), NORTHEAST DIRECT, BLUE SHIELD MEDICARE ADV, HEALTHNET NON MASS HEALTH PRODUCTS, BMC HEALTHNET ACO, FALLON NON MASS HEALTH, COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE, HNE BE HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP, BLUE SHIELD PPO IND, HEALTH NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING BE HEALTHY, BMC HEALTHNET MCO and FALLON ACO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Robert Andrew Spence, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO

Aetna

Tufts Health Plan

United Healthcare

Unicare

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Railroad Medicare

Cigna

ConnectiCare

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

NORTHEAST DIRECT

BLUE SHIELD MEDICARE ADV

HEALTHNET NON MASS HEALTH PRODUCTS

BMC HEALTHNET ACO

FALLON NON MASS HEALTH

COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE

HNE BE HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP

BLUE SHIELD PPO IND

HEALTH NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING BE HEALTHY

BMC HEALTHNET MCO

FALLON ACO

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Biography

Dr. Robert Spence is a physician who specializes in emergency medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Baystate Health. Dr. Spence usually is in-network for ConnectiCare, Blue California, and Coventry, as well as other insurance carriers. Doctor.com reports that he is closed to new patients at this time. He obtained his medical school training at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and performed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).