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Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

Tufts University School of Medicine (1984)

100 Ucla Medical Plaza Suite 770
Los Angeles, CA 90095

(310) 825-1965

Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD is a pulmonologist in Los Angeles, CA specializing in adult pulmonology. He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1984 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD is affiliated with UCLA Health, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA and Dr. Robert B. Shpiner, MD.

Office Locations

100 Ucla Medical Plaza Suite 770
Los Angeles, CA 90095

(310) 825-1965

(310) 824-7830

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300 Stein Plaza Suite 420
Los Angeles, CA 90095

(310) 267-2621

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5363 Balboa Boulevard Suite 428
Encino, CA 91316

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In The News

“Robert B. Shpiner is a clinical professor of medicine at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, with over 40 years of ICU experience at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.”—"COMMENTARY: RFK Jr. s focus on viral nonsense is putting children s lives at risk | Jefferson City News-Tribune", News Tribune, February 2026

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	47
aspiration	22
bronchoscopy	51
doctor visit	606
hospital care	1369
inpatient care	1369
pulmonary testing	433
sleep study	83

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	25
doctor visit	642
hospital care	936
inpatient care	936
preventive care	16
pulmonary testing	248
sleep study	57
vaccines	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	77
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	37
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	24
doctor visit	612
hospital care	788
inpatient care	788
pulmonary testing	164
sleep study	66

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	36
Hispanic	47
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	74
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	21
doctor visit	467
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85
pulmonary testing	104
sleep study	21

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	460
Black	36
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	80
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2016 were pulmonary testing, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	14
doctor visit	356
pulmonary testing	41
sleep study	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	51
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	35
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2017 were pulmonary testing, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	19
doctor visit	408
pulmonary testing	69
sleep study	31

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	23
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2018 were pulmonary testing, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	15
doctor visit	315
pulmonary testing	65
sleep study	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2019 were pulmonary testing, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	12
doctor visit	236
pulmonary testing	42
sleep study	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	156

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	58

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	15
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	37
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	46
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	36

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	29
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	47
Dementia	32
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Angeles, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

airway management	22
aspiration	22
bronchoscopy	51
doctor visit	361
hospital care	794
inpatient care	794
preventive care	16
pulmonary testing	145
sleep study	37
vaccines	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	13
Non-Hispanic White	186
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	18
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	87
85 and over	35
Less than 65	23
65 to 74	97

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1984. He completed residency at Internship: Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine. He is certified by the Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine (1984)

Residency: Internship: Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine (1987)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1987)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCLA Health

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Dr. Robert B. Shpiner, MD

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 Benjamin Shpiner, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), TRICARE, Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, MultiPlan, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare Advantage, Prime Health, First Health, HealthSmart, Health Net of California, Centivo and UFCM Health System.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

TRICARE

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

MultiPlan

Anthem

UnitedHealthcare

Medicare Advantage

Prime Health

First Health

HealthSmart

Health Net of California

Centivo

UFCM Health System

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert Benjamin Shpiner, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Los Angeles, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
COMSORT, Inc	$125 GRASTEK $125
The Medicines Company	$117 RECOTHROM $117
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$37 DALIRESP $37
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$20 XARELTO $20
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$18 Brovana $18
Other	$35 BREO $17	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $17

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$125
Education	$117
Food and Beverage	$109

Biography

Dr. Robert Shpiner is a specialist in adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology. The average patient rating for Dr. Shpiner is 4.0 stars (out of 5). Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Shpiner accepts. Dr. Shpiner graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Shpiner has received the distinction of Southern California Super Doctors. He is professionally affiliated with UCLA Health.