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Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (1991)
Professional interests include: dialysis, intensive care, acute kidney failure, and more.
2000 North Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057

Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO is a nephrologist in Rochester, MN specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO is affiliated with Northfield Hospital & Clinics, Mayo Clinic, MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM-SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA REGION and NORTHFIELD HOSPITAL.

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Office Locations

200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905
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Northfield Hospital & Clinics

2000 North Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057
(507) 646-1494
(507) 646-6870
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Rochester, MN
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Acute Kidney Failure

Kidney failure is when 80% to 90% of kidney function is lost. Kidney failure is also referred to as end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Kidneys are critical to human health, essentially acting as the body's built-in filtration system. When the kidneys can no longer function effectively, waste can accumulate in the blood and concentrations of nutrients can become unbalanced, impairing the body from performing critical functions. For example, if the kidneys do not regulate levels of potassium, the heart may develop arrhythmias (irregular rhythm) or even go into cardiac arrest.

Kidney failure may be caused by a number of health conditions that slowly damage and weaken the kidneys, such as:

  • Diabetes
  • High blood pressure
  • Urinary tract problems
  • Excessive alcohol consumption
  • Persistent and severe dehydration
  • Lupus
  • Acute kidney injury (AKI)

High blood pressure and diabetes are the most frequently observed causes of kidney failure. However, these conditions typically take years to develop into kidney failure and might escape notice during that time.

Symptoms of kidney failure include:

  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Fatigue
  • Reduced appetite
  • Weight loss
  • Edema (water retention)
  • Ankle and foot swelling
  • Anemia
  • Itching
  • Muscle cramps

No cure currently exists for kidney failure; however, medical treatment can permit people to live healthy and long lives. A nephrologist (kidney doctor) determines the most effective treatments for patients with kidney failure.

Dialysis is a well-known treatment for kidney failure that uses a machine to filter and clean waste from the blood. Patients attend regular dialysis sessions to replace their lost kidney function. Some patients with kidney failure are unable to survive without having dialysis every few days.

More advanced kidney failure may be treated by kidney transplant surgery. Deceased donor kidney transplant surgery provides kidney failure patients with a healthy kidney from a recently deceased person. Living donor kidney transplant surgery provides a kidney from a donor who is still alive. As most people have two kidneys, kidney failure patients' relatives or friends may offer to donate one of their kidneys. Kidney transplants can dramatically improve kidney function and lower or eliminate the need for dialysis.

People with kidney failure are advised to eat a nutritious diet, monitor and lower blood pressure, and to best manage diabetes. Exercise and a tobacco-free lifestyle may also help patients with kidney failure.

Dialysis

Dialysis is a procedure that replicates renal (kidney) function by filtering patients' blood. When kidneys do not work properly, waste can accumulate in the blood and unbalanced chemicals can impair the body's critical functions. In order to stay healthy, a person without proper kidney function must receive dialysis. There are two forms of dialysis treatment: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Both forms of dialysis are recurring treatments that in many cases last throughout the lifetime of the affected patient. Patients who briefly lose renal function may slowly reduce the frequency of dialysis sessions until their kidneys recover. However, most patients who start on dialysis remain on dialysis for the rest of their lives or until they receive a kidney transplant.

A number of conditions can worsen renal function and lead to end-stage or acute kidney failure. When kidneys fail (i.e. nearly 90 percent of their function is lost), dialysis is typically prescribed. Conditions that cause chronic kidney failure (eventually requiring dialysis) include:

  • Type 1 and 2 Diabetes
  • Pyelonephritis, recurring kidney infection
  • Glomerulonephritis, inflammation of the kidney's filtering parts
  • Polycystic kidney disease
  • Interstitial nephritis, inflammation of the kidney's tubules
  • High blood pressure
  • Vesicoureteral reflux, improper bladder emptying

For hemodialysis (the more common form of dialysis), a patient will visit a hospital or clinic and be connected to a dialysis machine by a needle attached to a tube that draws blood from the arm. The drawn blood is transferred to the dialysis machine, where it is filtered and separated until clean. Waste products from the blood pass into a fluid called dialysate, which is pumped out of the machine into a waste receptacle. The machine also measures and helps ensure the blood has the appropriate level of fluid, electrolytes, and pH. A tube delivers the cleaned blood back into the patient's body. A dialysis session like this will typically last for three to four hours, with a patient undergoing dialysis around three times per week.

A second method of dialysis is known as peritoneal dialysis. Unlike hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis can be performed at home by oneself after an initial surgery. To start, a physician (generally a surgeon) will make a small incision in the lower abdomen and insert and surgically attach a catheter (thin tube). At home, the patient connects a pump to the abdomen catheter, delivering dialysate (dialysis fluid) from a bag hanging on a wheeled stand. This fluid enters the peritoneal cavity (greater abdomen area containing the stomach, liver, and intestines) and collects waste through osmosis, where waste in the blood moves across a membrane and into the dialysate. This process continues for several hours until the fluid concentration is equal between the blood and dialysate, at which point the fluid can be drained. The fluid can then be passed through a machine called a cycler, which removes waste and allows for the dialysate to be reused. This process is repeated about four times per day. Dialysis patients must limit the amount of fluid they consume prior to receiving dialysis and should also avoid eating salty foods. The cycler cannot filter more than a certain amount of waste products from the blood.

Kidneys are important organs, and dialysis treatments are vital for those with renal dysfunction. For many, dialysis is not so much a medical procedure but a part of their normal life.

In The News 

“Robert Albright Jr., D.O., a Mayo Clinic nephrologist, has been named regional vice president for the southeast Minnesota region of Mayo Clinic Health System.”—"Mayo Clinic Health System announces new regional vice president", Albert Lea Tribune, December 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

blood draw
blood draw for lab tests
blood tests
complete blood count
lab tests
phlebotomy for lab tests
venipuncture

In 2023, Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, blood tests, complete blood count (CBC), lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

blood count tests

In 2023, Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO had a list price for blood count tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis 145
doctor visit 168
hemofiltration 81
hospital care 555
inpatient care 555
preventive care 45
vaccines 45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis 210
doctor visit 168
hemofiltration 71
hospital care 405
inpatient care 405

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO.

Gender
Male 215
Female 130
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 301
Black 17
Hispanic 0
Asian 11
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 101
From 75 to 84 98
85 and over 41
Less than 65 105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 52
Dementia 8
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis 60
doctor visit 144
hospital care 209
inpatient care 209

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO.

Gender
Male 140
Female 105
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 222
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 77
From 75 to 84 76
85 and over 24
Less than 65 68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 60
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 59
Dementia 10
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw 22
dialysis 83
doctor visit 76
hemofiltration 34
hospital care 187
inpatient care 187

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO.

Gender
Male 252
Female 152
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 348
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 136
From 75 to 84 102
85 and over 32
Less than 65 134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 53
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 54
Dementia 11
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis 71
doctor visit 77
hemofiltration 38
hospital care 188
inpatient care 188

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO.

Gender
Male 120
Female 82
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 185
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 69
From 75 to 84 58
85 and over 16
Less than 65 59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 66
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 19
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 57
Dementia 12
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw 45
dialysis 134
doctor visit 140
hemofiltration 85
hospital care 218
inpatient care 218
lab tests 65

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO.

Gender
Male 132
Female 81
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 192
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 70
From 75 to 84 67
85 and over 20
Less than 65 56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 66
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
Diabetes 56
Dementia 18
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw 39
dialysis 166
doctor visit 137
hemofiltration 129
hospital care 253
inpatient care 253
lab tests 25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO.

Gender
Male 145
Female 88
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 206
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 75
From 75 to 84 71
85 and over 30
Less than 65 57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 69
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 36
Heart Failure 58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 52
Dementia 19
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw 41
dialysis 137
doctor visit 238
hemofiltration 84
hospital care 163
inpatient care 163
lab tests 58

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO.

Gender
Male 148
Female 104
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 235
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 90
From 75 to 84 82
85 and over 35
Less than 65 45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 60
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 53
Dementia 19
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw 50
dialysis 205
doctor visit 178
hemofiltration 125
hospital care 321
inpatient care 321
lab tests 86

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO.

Gender
Male 188
Female 125
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 275
Black 16
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 110
From 75 to 84 80
85 and over 34
Less than 65 89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 63
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 62
Dementia 20
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw 39
dialysis 115
doctor visit 161
hemofiltration 62
hospital care 198
inpatient care 198
lab tests 54

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO.

Gender
Male 119
Female 83
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 183
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 78
From 75 to 84 60
85 and over 25
Less than 65 39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 59
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 55
Dementia 25
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw 42
dialysis 46
doctor visit 172
hospital care 126
inpatient care 126
lab tests 57

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO.

Gender
Male 113
Female 86
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 183
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 67
From 75 to 84 61
85 and over 30
Less than 65 41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 43
Heart Failure 51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 54
Dementia 11
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO treated as a nephrologist in Rochester, MN were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

blood draw 39
dialysis 124
doctor visit 150
hemofiltration 78
hospital care 256
inpatient care 256
lab tests 57
preventive care 45
vaccines 45

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO.

Gender
Male 142
Female 94
Ethnicity
Black / African American 3
Asian / Pacific Islander 1
Non-Hispanic White 211
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 68
85 and over 26
Less than 65 63
65 to 74 79

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 68
Asthma 7
Osteoporosis 7
Heart Failure 51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 50
Atrial Fibrillation 26
Dementia 13
Cancer 10

Education & Training

Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1991. He completed residency at Mayo Clinic. He is certified by the Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (1991)

Residency: Mayo Clinic (1998)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine (1995)

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert C. Albright JR., DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northfield Hospital & Clinics
Mayo Clinic
MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM-SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA REGION
NORTHFIELD HOSPITAL

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Biography

Dr. Robert Albright practices adult nephrology. Dr. Albright's areas of expertise include chronic kidney failure, intensive care, and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). He obtained his medical school training at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and performed his residency at Mayo Clinic. His distinctions include: Transform the Inpatient Practice - Department of Medicine; Transform the Inpatient Practice Department of Medicine Staff Award - Mayo Clinic Rochester; and Presented Top Performing Provider Patient Experience Award - Mayo Clinic Rochester. Dr. Albright is professionally affiliated with Northfield Hospital & Clinics and Mayo Clinic.

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