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Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1986)

Professional interests include: hypertension (high blood pressure), kidney problems, kidney failure

834 Eaton Avenue Suite 301
Bethlehem, PA 18018

(484) 526-7780

Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD is a nephrologist in Bethlehem, PA specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD is affiliated with St. Luke's University Health Network.

Office Locations

834 Eaton Avenue Suite 301
Bethlehem, PA 18018

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In The News

“St. Luke's chief of nephrology Dr. Robert Gayner recently was elected unanimously to the advisory board of the Nephrology Care Alliance.”—"Brad Bernstein join DLP's senior executive team and other hires, promotions and awards", The Morning Call, May 2021

“The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has named Dr. Robert Gayner, chief of nephrology for St. Luke's University Health Network, a winner of its 2019 "I Am Patient Safety" award for his work to...”—"Erin Coffey and Madeline Falcone have joined United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and other hires, promotions and awards", The Morning Call, March 2019

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

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hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania. 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 S. Gayner, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	431
doctor visit	393
hemofiltration	88
hospital care	1522
inpatient care	1522

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	421
doctor visit	363
hemofiltration	91
hospital care	1227
inpatient care	1227
lab tests	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	507
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	127
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	62
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	421
doctor visit	377
hemofiltration	32
hospital care	1194
inpatient care	1194

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	508
Black	43
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	108
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	62
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	336
doctor visit	269
hemofiltration	39
hospital care	1187
inpatient care	1187

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	638
Female	464

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	920
Black	74
Hispanic	84
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	188
Less than 65	268

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	63
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	294
doctor visit	221
hemofiltration	30
hospital care	1085
inpatient care	1085

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	427
Black	34
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	89
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	63
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	146
doctor visit	100
hospital care	682
inpatient care	682

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	52
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	65
Dementia	27
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	40
hospital care	462
inpatient care	462

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	23
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	50
Heart Failure	74
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	61
Dementia	31
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	54
hospital care	373
inpatient care	373

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	56
Dementia	32
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	353
inpatient care	353

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	64
Dementia	30
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	241
inpatient care	241

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	52
Dementia	28
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bethlehem, PA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	229
inpatient care	229

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bethlehem, PA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	267
doctor visit	287
hemofiltration	56
hospital care	777
inpatient care	777
lab tests	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	264
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	22
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	105
85 and over	53
Less than 65	65
65 to 74	97

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	54
Atrial Fibrillation	33
Cancer	16
Dementia	20

Education & Training

Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1986. He completed residency at Montefiore Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Nephrology and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1986)

Residency: Montefiore Medical Center (1990)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Nephrology

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Luke's University Health Network

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Astute Medical, Inc.	$141 NephroCheck Test $141
Baxter Healthcare	$127 Renal - PD $127
NxStage Medical, Inc.	$37 $37
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$35 Velphoro $35
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$33 NON-PRODUCT $33
Other	$174 Edarbyclor $26	Aranesp $24	Rayaldee $23	PROCOL $21	ENTRESTO $18	Other $63

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$453
Education	$94

Research Payments

Dr. Robert S. Gayner, MD has received 3 research payments totaling $30,170.

Biography

Dr. Robert Gayner specializes in adult nephrology. In his practice, he is particularly interested in hypertension (high blood pressure) and kidney failure. He obtained his medical school training at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and performed his residency at Montefiore Medical Center. In addition to English, Dr. Gayner speaks Polish. He is affiliated with St. Luke's University Health Network. Doctor.com reports that Dr. Gayner is closed to new patients at this time.