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Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

20 Prospect Avenue Suite 615
Hackensack, NJ 07601

(515) 996-3091

Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD is a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ specializing in adult gastroenterology.

Office Locations

20 Prospect Avenue Suite 615
Hackensack, NJ 07601

(515) 996-3091

(551) 996-5727

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"MASH is a serious form of liver disease characterized by an excessive buildup of fat in the liver, combined with inflammation and liver cell damage," Rosario Ligresti, M.D., chief of...”—"Dan Marino s metabolic liver disease highlights growing health concern", Fox News, September 2025

“An enema is a medical procedure that involves injecting a solution into the rectum and lower part of the colon (the large intestine), according to Rosario Ligresti, M.D., chief of gastroenterology...”—"Doctors Warn Against 'Coffee Enema' Alternative Wellness Trend - KFF Health News", KFF Health News, July 2025

“Dr Rosario Ligresti, chief of gastroenterology at at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey who was not involved in the research, said: 'This study raises serious concerns about the...”—"Dirty habit millions do daily linked to 20x higher colon cancer death", Daily Mail Online, April 2025

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

EGD with stent placement

endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration

By Affordability:

EGD with stent placement

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New Jersey, Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD performed more EGD with stent placement, and endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for EGD with stent placement 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:

EGD with biopsy

EGD with lesion removal

therapeutic upper endoscopy

By Affordability:

endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration

fine needle aspiration

image-guided biopsy

image-guided fine needle aspiration

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New Jersey, Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD performed more EGD with biopsy, EGD with lesion removal, and therapeutic upper endoscopy procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration, fine needle aspiration (FNA), image-guided biopsy, and image-guided fine needle aspiration that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 25%

By Volume:

EGD with endoscopic ultrasound

endoscopic ultrasound

By Affordability:

EGD with endoscopic ultrasound

endoscopic ultrasound

upper endoscopic ultrasound

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New Jersey, Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD performed more EGD with endoscopic ultrasound, and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for EGD with endoscopic ultrasound, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and upper endoscopic ultrasound 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. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	89
diagnostic procedures	300
doctor visit	625
foreign body removal	21
gastrointestinal procedures	345
hospital care	352
image guided procedures	89
inpatient care	352
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	11
minimally invasive procedures	422
minor procedures	166
preventive care	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	223
stent placement (stenting)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	133

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, diagnostic procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	12
aspiration	102
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	375
doctor visit	657
gastrointestinal procedures	478
hospital care	370
image guided procedures	102
inpatient care	370
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	14
minimally invasive procedures	565
minor procedures	189
preventive care	43
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	288
stent placement (stenting)	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	168

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	396
Black	22
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	90
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	44
Dementia	10
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	90
diagnostic procedures	303
doctor visit	672
gastrointestinal procedures	371
hospital care	389
image guided procedures	90
inpatient care	389
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	15
minimally invasive procedures	442
minor procedures	161
preventive care	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	232
stent placement (stenting)	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	155

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	18
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	76
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	46
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	15
aspiration	97
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	351
doctor visit	720
gastrointestinal procedures	461
hospital care	386
image guided procedures	97
inpatient care	386
minimally invasive procedures	526
minor procedures	162
preventive care	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	286
stent placement (stenting)	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	169

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD.

**Gender**
Male	484
Female	546

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	814
Black	46
Hispanic	124
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	384
85 and over	170
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, diagnostic procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	78
diagnostic procedures	364
doctor visit	721
gastrointestinal procedures	467
hospital care	110
image guided procedures	78
inpatient care	110
minimally invasive procedures	531
minor procedures	142
preventive care	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	300
stent placement (stenting)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	176

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	22
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	65
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, diagnostic procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	126
diagnostic procedures	377
doctor visit	783
gastrointestinal procedures	486
hospital care	132
image guided procedures	126
inpatient care	132
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	14
minimally invasive procedures	580
minor procedures	220
preventive care	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	283
stent placement (stenting)	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	209

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	371
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	63
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, diagnostic procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	101
diagnostic procedures	268
doctor visit	574
gastrointestinal procedures	389
hospital care	148
image guided procedures	101
inpatient care	148
minimally invasive procedures	432
minor procedures	144
preventive care	36
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	225
stent placement (stenting)	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	173

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	23
Hispanic	59
Asian	22
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	84
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	92
diagnostic procedures	245
doctor visit	352
gastrointestinal procedures	347
hospital care	214
image guided procedures	92
inpatient care	214
minimally invasive procedures	347
minor procedures	92
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	245
stent placement (stenting)	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	147

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	401
Black	19
Hispanic	59
Asian	20
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	76
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
diagnostic procedures	102
doctor visit	260
gastrointestinal procedures	193
hospital care	24
image guided procedures	50
inpatient care	24
minimally invasive procedures	193
minor procedures	50
preventive care	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	102
stent placement (stenting)	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	89

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	17
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	36
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
diagnostic procedures	136
doctor visit	194
gastrointestinal procedures	243
image guided procedures	54
minimally invasive procedures	243
minor procedures	54
preventive care	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	136
stent placement (stenting)	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	86

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	14
Hispanic	43
Asian	15
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	41
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	79
diagnostic procedures	171
doctor visit	217
gastrointestinal procedures	266
image guided procedures	79
minimally invasive procedures	266
minor procedures	79
preventive care	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	171
stent placement (stenting)	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	104

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	40
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	5
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ during 2023 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	78
diagnostic procedures	189
doctor visit	162
gastrointestinal procedures	257
hospital care	159
image guided procedures	78
inpatient care	159
minimally invasive procedures	257
minor procedures	78
preventive care	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	189
stent placement (stenting)	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	103

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	15
Hispanic	45
Asian	23
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	71
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Hackensack, NJ were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, diagnostic procedures and inpatient care.

anastomosis	13
aspiration	86
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	265
doctor visit	494
foreign body removal	21
gastrointestinal procedures	358
hospital care	228
image guided procedures	86
inpatient care	228
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	13
minimally invasive procedures	400
minor procedures	128
preventive care	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	223
stent placement (stenting)	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	142

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD.

**Gender**
Female	241
Male	200

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	10
Non-Hispanic White	344
Hispanic	51
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	4

**Age**
85 and over	67
75 to 84	158
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	183

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rosario J. Ligresti, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Education & Training

He has a state license in New Jersey.

Licensed In: New Jersey

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$10,964 ZENPEP $10,708	VIBERZI $232	LINZESS $24
US Endoscopy	$1,000 Assurance $1,000
Boston Scientific Corporation	$950 GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES $205	SPYGLASS DIRECT VISUALIZATION SYSTEM $99	EXALT Model D $99	ACQUIRE $87	POLYPECTOMY $78	Other $382
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$576 NUCALA $368	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $179	ANORO ELLIPTA $15	SHINGRIX $14
Olympus America Inc.	$389 Olympus Duodenoscopes $123	Olympus Billiary Devices $109	HANAROSTENT Esophagus TTS(CCC) $81	Olympus EMR & ESD Devices $22	Olympus EUS Devices $22	Other $31
Other	$2,389 Creon $427	TruFreeze $217	ENTYVIO $169	Histoguide Wire guided forceps $152	XIFAXAN $106	Other $1,318

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$10,200
Food and Beverage	$4,920
Consulting Fee	$1,000
Travel and Lodging	$148