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Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

One Valley Health Plaza
Paramus, NJ 07652

(201) 634-5722

Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Paramus, NJ specializing in thoracic surgery.

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One Valley Health Plaza
Paramus, NJ 07652

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In The News

“According to Robert Korst, M.D., medical director of Valley's Blumenthal Cancer Center, among the first Mount Sinai clinical trials that Valley patients will have access to include new treatments...”—"Valley and Mount Sinai partner to provide comprehensive cancer care in northern New Jersey", NJ.com, January 2017

“"This is a diagnostic tool that helps us catch lung cancer at an early stage, when it is highly curable," said Dr. Robert Korst, medical director of the Daniel and Gloria Blumenthal Cancer Center...”—"New tool aids lung cancer fight", Seattle Times, August 2011

“"This is a diagnostic tool that helps us catch lung cancer at anearly stage, when it is highly curable," said Dr. Robert Korst,medical director of the Daniel and Gloria Blumenthal Cancer Centerand...”—"HEALTH: New tool aids lung cancer fight", The San Diego Union-Tribune, August 2011

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

diagnostic EGD without biopsy

By Affordability:

diagnostic EGD without biopsy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New Jersey, Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD performed more diagnostic EGD without biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for diagnostic EGD without biopsy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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 Volume:

upper endoscopy

In 2023, Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD performed more upper endoscopy procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New Jersey.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lymph node excision

By Affordability:

diagnostic EGD

diagnostic upper endoscopy

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New Jersey, Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD performed more lymph node excision procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for diagnostic EGD, diagnostic upper endoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), lung surgery, lymph node excision, upper endoscopy, and VATS lung surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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 J. Korst, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Paramus, NJ during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
bronchoscopy	12
diagnostic procedures	12
dissection	13
doctor visit	314
excision	24
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	63
minor procedures	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Paramus, NJ during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
bronchoscopy	15
diagnostic procedures	15
dissection	20
doctor visit	297
excision	32
lobectomy	19
lymph node procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	66
minor procedures	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	51

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	112

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Paramus, NJ during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, dissection and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	14
diagnostic procedures	14
dissection	15
doctor visit	288
excision	15
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	42
minor procedures	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	20
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Paramus, NJ during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, minor procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
bronchoscopy	20
diagnostic procedures	20
dissection	11
doctor visit	299
excision	11
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	31
minor procedures	20
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	256

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Paramus, NJ during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	18
dissection	24
doctor visit	328
excision	24
gastrointestinal procedures	34
lobectomy	19
lymph node procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	90
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	56

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	36
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Paramus, NJ during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, dissection and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	23
doctor visit	359
excision	23
gastrointestinal procedures	17
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	57
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	50
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Paramus, NJ during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, dissection and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	22
doctor visit	395
excision	22
gastrointestinal procedures	20
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	57
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	37

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	45
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Paramus, NJ during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	16
dissection	24
doctor visit	488
excision	24
gastrointestinal procedures	73
hospital care	179
inpatient care	179
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	112
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	39

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	67
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Paramus, NJ during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	33
doctor visit	323
excision	46
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
lobectomy	18
lymph node procedures	33
minimally invasive procedures	75
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	64

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	53
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Paramus, NJ during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	14
dissection	21
doctor visit	400
excision	21
hospital care	131
inpatient care	131
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	32
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	32

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Paramus, NJ during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	21
doctor visit	403
excision	21
gastrointestinal procedures	30
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	63
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	33

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Paramus, NJ were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

aspiration	15
blood draw	14
bronchoscopy	15
diagnostic procedures	15
dissection	20
doctor visit	354
excision	23
gastrointestinal procedures	30
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	62
minor procedures	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	210
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	121
85 and over	24
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	119

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	55
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$8,351 Da Vinci Surgical System $8,351
Medela AG	$989 $989
MEDELA INC.	$507 NPWT PUMP $277	$229
Pinnacle Biologics, Inc	$190 Photofrin $190
Covidien Sales LLC	$149 Interventional Lung Solutions $120	Endo Stapling $29
Other	$1,051 Nvision VLE $148	Barrx $111	METAL STENTS - G.I. $111	vitagel $86	Endoscopy Endocutters $80	Other $515

**Types of Payments**
Education	$6,000
Food and Beverage	$2,922
Travel and Lodging	$2,314

Research Payments

Dr. Robert J. Korst, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $21,205.

Biography

Dr. Robert Korst, who practices in Paramus, NJ, is a medical specialist in general surgery and thoracic surgery. He attended medical school at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He welcomes new patients at his office inParamus, NJ as reported by Doctor.com.