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Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology

2874 N Carson Street Suite 300
Carson City, NV 89706

(775) 445-5500

Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD is a diagnostic radiologist in Carson City, NV specializing in diagnostic radiology.

Office Locations

2874 N Carson Street Suite 300
Carson City, NV 89706

(775) 445-5500

(775) 852-6902

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In The News

“"As a premier cancer care provider in Northern Nevada, we're dedicated to researching and providing the most advanced treatments for our patients," said Dr. Sandra Althaus, interventional...”—"Carson Tahoe Health unveils latest liver cancer treatment", Nevada Appeal, June 2016

“Dr. Sandra Althaus, Interventional Radiologist at Carson Tahoe Health and the first physician in Northern Nevada to use MWA, added it, "provides us the ability to perform a customized ablation...”—"Carson Tahoe Health unveils Northern Nevada's 1st Microwave Ablation technology that destroys tumors without surgery", Nevada Appeal, March 2016

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

bone density test

central DEXA

complete abdominal ultrasound

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

soft tissue ultrasound

spine MRI

thoracic imaging

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD had a list price for bone density test, central DEXA, complete abdominal ultrasound, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), joint MRI, lower extremity MRI, neck ultrasound, neck X-ray, soft tissue ultrasound, spine MRI, thoracic (chest) imaging, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Nevada. 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. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Carson City, NV during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	516
angioplasty	19
aspiration	23
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	395
catheterization	24
CT scan	881
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	37
gastrointestinal procedures	19
hip imaging	57
hospital care	12
image guided procedures	14
injections	46
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	33
minor procedures	19
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	234
musculoskeletal imaging	153
neck imaging	14
nerve block	32
pain management	46
pelvic imaging	386
pleural drainage	23
spinal procedures	383
thoracic (chest) imaging	1488
ultrasound (sonogram)	376
vascular procedures	214
women's imaging	17
X-rays	1757

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Carson City, NV during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	470
angioplasty	25
aspiration	44
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	305
catheterization	11
CT scan	800
diagnostic procedures	28
dialysis access procedures	24
doctor visit	39
hip imaging	74
image guided procedures	13
injections	68
minimally invasive procedures	41
minor procedures	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	279
musculoskeletal imaging	186
neck imaging	18
nerve block	55
pain management	68
pelvic imaging	371
pleural drainage	21
spinal procedures	493
thoracic (chest) imaging	1278
ultrasound (sonogram)	343
vascular procedures	213
women's imaging	15
X-rays	1582

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1218
Female	1553

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2540
Black	17
Hispanic	124
Asian	13
Other	21
Native American	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1106
From 75 to 84	929
85 and over	397
Less than 65	339

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Carson City, NV during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	497
angioplasty	18
aspiration	36
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	386
catheterization	25
CT scan	836
diagnostic procedures	19
dialysis access procedures	17
doctor visit	50
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hip imaging	116
image guided procedures	23
injections	82
minimally invasive procedures	42
minor procedures	19
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	312
musculoskeletal imaging	278
neck imaging	23
nerve block	59
pain management	82
pelvic imaging	349
pleural drainage	36
spinal procedures	540
thoracic (chest) imaging	1624
ultrasound (sonogram)	469
vascular procedures	286
women's imaging	26
X-rays	2090

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1427
Female	1818

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2927
Black	32
Hispanic	158
Asian	31
Other	39
Native American	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1352
From 75 to 84	986
85 and over	488
Less than 65	419

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Carson City, NV during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	723
aspiration	73
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	451
catheterization	26
CT scan	1057
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	40
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hip imaging	122
injections	39
minimally invasive procedures	11
minor procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	311
musculoskeletal imaging	282
neck imaging	17
nerve block	39
pain management	39
pelvic imaging	493
pleural drainage	45
spinal procedures	441
thoracic (chest) imaging	1760
ultrasound (sonogram)	444
vascular procedures	265
women's imaging	20
X-rays	2237

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2904
Female	3830

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	6112
Black	54
Hispanic	336
Asian	52
Other	66
Native American	114

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2740
From 75 to 84	2138
85 and over	990
Less than 65	866

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	30
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Carson City, NV during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	758
aspiration	56
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	531
catheterization	40
CT scan	1192
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	50
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hip imaging	18
injections	24
minimally invasive procedures	23
minor procedures	23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	368
musculoskeletal imaging	202
neck imaging	27
nerve block	24
pain management	24
pelvic imaging	532
pleural drainage	33
spinal procedures	454
thoracic (chest) imaging	1774
ultrasound (sonogram)	444
vascular procedures	265
women's imaging	16
X-rays	2139

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1542
Female	2089

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3289
Black	27
Hispanic	175
Asian	25
Other	36
Native American	79

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1530
From 75 to 84	1146
85 and over	540
Less than 65	415

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	31
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Carson City, NV during 2017 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	707
aspiration	27
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	520
breast procedures	16
catheterization	13
CT scan	1157
diagnostic procedures	30
hip imaging	14
image guided procedures	15
injections	15
minimally invasive procedures	27
minor procedures	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	326
musculoskeletal imaging	268
neck imaging	21
pain management	15
pelvic imaging	519
pleural drainage	27
preventive care	16
spinal procedures	451
thoracic (chest) imaging	1670
ultrasound (sonogram)	455
vascular procedures	249
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	19
women's imaging	37
X-rays	2086

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1569
Female	2112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3297
Black	35
Hispanic	190
Asian	32
Other	63
Native American	64

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1538
From 75 to 84	1158
85 and over	544
Less than 65	441

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	30
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Carson City, NV during 2018 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, pelvic imaging and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	231
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	187
CT scan	422
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	135
musculoskeletal imaging	60
pelvic imaging	193
spinal procedures	174
thoracic (chest) imaging	89
ultrasound (sonogram)	113
vascular procedures	63
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	29
X-rays	178

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	700
Female	939

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1488
Black	0
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	642
From 75 to 84	568
85 and over	243
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	31
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Carson City, NV during 2019 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, pelvic imaging and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	97
aspiration	43
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	53
catheterization	19
CT scan	162
diagnostic procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	16
minor procedures	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	14
pelvic imaging	83
pleural drainage	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
X-rays	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	350

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	42
Hispanic	88
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	106
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	47
Dementia	21
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Carson City, NV during 2020 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	207
aspiration	19
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	203
CT scan	407
hip imaging	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	118
musculoskeletal imaging	111
neck imaging	11
pelvic imaging	162
spinal procedures	153
thoracic (chest) imaging	66
ultrasound (sonogram)	146
vascular procedures	75
X-rays	183

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	589
Female	771

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1171
Black	27
Hispanic	87
Asian	31
Other	19
Native American	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	535
From 75 to 84	423
85 and over	176
Less than 65	226

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Carson City, NV during 2021 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, X-rays and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	568
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	396
breast procedures	15
cardiac procedures	22
CT scan	969
hip imaging	45
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	305
musculoskeletal imaging	339
neck imaging	33
nuclear scan	22
pelvic imaging	405
preventive care	15
spinal procedures	379
stress testing	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	163
ultrasound (sonogram)	414
vascular procedures	191
women's imaging	15
X-rays	513

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1245
Female	1646

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2565
Black	35
Hispanic	161
Asian	28
Other	31
Native American	71

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1256
From 75 to 84	877
85 and over	353
Less than 65	405

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Carson City, NV during 2022 were CT scan, X-rays, abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	472
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	333
cardiac procedures	14
CT scan	811
hip imaging	36
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	285
musculoskeletal imaging	341
neck imaging	35
nuclear scan	14
pelvic imaging	342
spinal procedures	334
stress testing	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	177
ultrasound (sonogram)	329
vascular procedures	117
X-rays	484

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1089
Female	1510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2313
Black	17
Hispanic	144
Asian	20
Other	42
Native American	63

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1147
From 75 to 84	830
85 and over	327
Less than 65	295

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Carson City, NV were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging	476
angioplasty	20
aspiration	40
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	341
breast procedures	15
cardiac procedures	18
catheterization	22
CT scan	790
diagnostic procedures	22
dialysis access procedures	20
doctor visit	43
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hip imaging	54
hospital care	12
image guided procedures	16
injections	45
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	27
minor procedures	18
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	244
musculoskeletal imaging	203
neck imaging	22
nerve block	41
nuclear scan	18
pain management	45
pelvic imaging	348
pleural drainage	29
preventive care	15
spinal procedures	380
stress testing	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	920
ultrasound (sonogram)	322
vascular procedures	193
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	24
women's imaging	20
X-rays	1205

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1140
Female	1510

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	26
Asian / Pacific Islander	21
Non-Hispanic White	2376
Native American / Alaskan Native	51
Hispanic	140
Other	30

**Age**
75 to 84	842
85 and over	378
Less than 65	333
65 to 74	1095

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Jill Althaus, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Education & Training

She has a state license in Nevada.

Licensed In: Nevada

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Biocompatibles, Inc.	$1,585 THERASPHERE - BIO $1,585
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,221 KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY $1,113	SYNCHROMEDII $108
NeuWave Medical, Inc.	$1,143 CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM $1,143
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$465 KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $465
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$370 Interventional Therapies $295	SPECIFY $75
Other	$719 Angiojet ZelanteDVT Thrombectomy Catheter $120	Cook Medical Liver Access $96	Vascular Disease $76	Vascular $62	Metallic Stents $50	Other $315

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,753
Food and Beverage	$2,750

Biography

Dr. Sandra Althaus is a specialist in diagnostic radiology in Carson City, NV. She is professionally affiliated with Banner Health. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.