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Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD

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Specializes in: Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology

University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine

555 E Hardy Street
Inglewood, CA 90301

(310) 673-4660

Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD is a nuclear medicine specialist in Inglewood, CA specializing in nuclear medicine, nuclear radiology and diagnostic radiology. He graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai.

Office Locations

555 E Hardy Street
Inglewood, CA 90301

(310) 673-4660

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6801 Park Terrace Drive Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90045

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

leg CT scan

In 2023, Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD performed more leg CT scan procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

In 2012, Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD performed more ankle MRI, hip MRI, knee MRI, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), pelvis X-ray, shoulder MRI, and wrist MRI procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Inglewood, CA during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	262
aspiration	13
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	269
breast procedures	36
cardiac procedures	17
catheterization	59
CT scan	421
hip imaging	32
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	99
musculoskeletal imaging	102
nuclear scan	17
pelvic imaging	152
pleural drainage	13
preventive care	36
spinal procedures	136
stress testing	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	1546
ultrasound (sonogram)	295
vascular procedures	183
women's imaging	36
X-rays	1746

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Inglewood, CA during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	218
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	240
breast procedures	136
catheterization	37
CT scan	333
diagnostic imaging	22
hip imaging	52
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	109
musculoskeletal imaging	181
pelvic imaging	117
preventive care	93
spinal procedures	160
thoracic (chest) imaging	1366
ultrasound (sonogram)	282
vascular procedures	157
women's imaging	136
X-rays	1755

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	750
Female	1154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	1121
Hispanic	299
Asian	42
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	629
From 75 to 84	527
85 and over	345
Less than 65	403

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	58
Dementia	30
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Inglewood, CA during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	197
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	211
breast procedures	110
catheterization	29
CT scan	318
hip imaging	75
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	128
musculoskeletal imaging	204
pelvic imaging	145
preventive care	110
spinal procedures	175
thoracic (chest) imaging	1118
ultrasound (sonogram)	238
vascular procedures	175
women's imaging	110
X-rays	1558

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	652
Female	1047

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	1021
Hispanic	222
Asian	48
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	575
From 75 to 84	496
85 and over	299
Less than 65	329

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	59
Dementia	30
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Inglewood, CA during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	142
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	211
breast procedures	94
catheterization	30
CT scan	305
hip imaging	58
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	142
musculoskeletal imaging	173
pelvic imaging	116
preventive care	56
spinal procedures	176
thoracic (chest) imaging	1058
ultrasound (sonogram)	295
vascular procedures	219
women's imaging	94
X-rays	1348

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1316
Female	2034

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	950
Black	1796
Hispanic	450
Asian	92
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1172
From 75 to 84	878
85 and over	592
Less than 65	708

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	52
Dementia	27
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Inglewood, CA during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	186
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	201
breast procedures	117
catheterization	23
CT scan	319
hip imaging	31
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	145
musculoskeletal imaging	154
pelvic imaging	102
preventive care	117
spinal procedures	151
thoracic (chest) imaging	976
ultrasound (sonogram)	255
vascular procedures	157
women's imaging	117
X-rays	1248

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	624
Female	982

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	896
Hispanic	241
Asian	46
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	577
From 75 to 84	429
85 and over	270
Less than 65	330

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	55
Dementia	30
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Inglewood, CA during 2017 were musculoskeletal imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), hip imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
CT scan	53
hip imaging	65
injections	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	159
musculoskeletal imaging	165
spinal procedures	47
thoracic (chest) imaging	32
X-rays	32

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	30
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Inglewood, CA during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT scan and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	80
hip imaging	75
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	183
musculoskeletal imaging	219
spinal procedures	44

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Inglewood, CA during 2019 were musculoskeletal imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), X-rays and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
aspiration	15
breast procedures	127
CT scan	98
hip imaging	87
injections	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	209
musculoskeletal imaging	308
preventive care	93
spinal procedures	97
ultrasound (sonogram)	50
women's imaging	127
X-rays	191

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	328
Hispanic	96
Asian	23
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	64
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Inglewood, CA during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT scan and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	90
hip imaging	80
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	191
musculoskeletal imaging	238
pelvic imaging	17
spinal procedures	43
X-rays	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	39
Hispanic	18
Asian	14
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD in 2020

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Inglewood, CA during 2021 were musculoskeletal imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT scan and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
CT scan	119
hip imaging	65
injections	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	196
musculoskeletal imaging	256
pelvic imaging	41
spinal procedures	59
X-rays	41

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	40
Hispanic	17
Asian	20
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD in 2021

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Inglewood, CA during 2022 were musculoskeletal imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT scan and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	115
hip imaging	79
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	208
musculoskeletal imaging	265
pelvic imaging	40
spinal procedures	58
X-rays	40

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	28
Hispanic	21
Asian	17
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	15
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Inglewood, CA were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram) and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

abdominal imaging	170
aspiration	15
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	226
breast procedures	103
cardiac procedures	17
catheterization	35
CT scan	204
diagnostic imaging	22
hip imaging	63
injections	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	160
musculoskeletal imaging	205
nuclear scan	17
pelvic imaging	91
pleural drainage	13
preventive care	84
spinal procedures	104
stress testing	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	1016
ultrasound (sonogram)	235
vascular procedures	178
women's imaging	103
X-rays	797

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD.

**Gender**
Female	588
Male	394

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	487
Asian / Pacific Islander	28
Non-Hispanic White	316
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	125
Other	7

**Age**
85 and over	144
75 to 84	263
Less than 65	172
65 to 74	393

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine. He completed residency at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. He is certified by the Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology Nuclear Radiology, American Board of Nuclear Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine

Residency: Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center

Board Certification: Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology Nuclear Radiology, American Board of Nuclear Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cedars-Sinai

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. Ronald S. Kingston, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA PPO, CIGNA HMO, MultiPlan PPO, MultiPlan, United Healthcare PPO, Coventry PPO, United Healthcare HMO, Railroad Medicare, United Healthcare, Anthem Blue Cross HMO, Anthem Blue Cross PPO, Humana, Cigna, Medi-Cal, Anthem, Health Net PPO, Health Net HMO, HealthSmart PPO, HealthSmart, Optima Health, First Health, Beech Street, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Aetna ACO, Aids Healthcare Foundation HMO, Gold Coast PPO, Aids Healthcare Foundation PPO, Blue Shield California HMO, Health Net MAH, Aids Healthcare Foundation MAH, CareMore HMO, Blue Shield California PPO, Medicare MCR, Blue Shield California MAH and CareMore MAH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ronald S. Kingston, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA HMO

MultiPlan PPO

MultiPlan

United Healthcare PPO

Coventry PPO

United Healthcare HMO

Railroad Medicare

United Healthcare

Anthem Blue Cross HMO

Anthem Blue Cross PPO

Humana

Cigna

Medi-Cal

Anthem

Health Net PPO

Health Net HMO

HealthSmart PPO

HealthSmart

Optima Health

First Health

Beech Street

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

Aetna ACO

Aids Healthcare Foundation HMO

Gold Coast PPO

Aids Healthcare Foundation PPO

Blue Shield California HMO

Health Net MAH

Aids Healthcare Foundation MAH

CareMore HMO

Blue Shield California PPO

Medicare MCR

Blue Shield California MAH

CareMore MAH

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Biography

Dr. Ronald Kingston's medical specialty is nuclear medicine, nuclear radiology, and diagnostic radiology. Dr. Kingston graduated from the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine. His training includes a residency program at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. He is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Anthem, Blue California, and HealthSmart. Dr. Kingston is professionally affiliated with Cedars-Sinai. According to Cedars-Sinai, he is not acceping new patients at this time.