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Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD

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(229 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

Professional interests include: rheumatic diseases

3440 Lehigh Street Suite 102
Allentown, PA 18103

(484) 503-0055

Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD is a rheumatologist in Allentown, PA specializing in adult rheumatology. Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD is affiliated with St. Luke's University Health Network.

Office Locations

3440 Lehigh Street Suite 102
Allentown, PA 18103

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, 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

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

In 2012, Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD had a list price for bone density test, central DEXA, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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. Shantanu Bishwal, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Allentown, PA during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	120
doctor visit	516
hospital care	43
injections	120
inpatient care	43
musculoskeletal imaging	115
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	98
X-rays	115

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Allentown, PA during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	147
doctor visit	662
hospital care	57
injections	147
inpatient care	57
musculoskeletal imaging	248
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	199
X-rays	248

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	539

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	631
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	78
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	41
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Allentown, PA during 2014 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	150
doctor visit	656
hospital care	36
injections	150
inpatient care	36
musculoskeletal imaging	132
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	111
X-rays	132

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	423

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	54
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	40
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Allentown, PA during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	210
doctor visit	615
hospital care	45
injections	210
inpatient care	45
musculoskeletal imaging	112
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	73
X-rays	112

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	814

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	994
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	476
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	104
Less than 65	260

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	41
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Allentown, PA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	139
doctor visit	526
hospital care	37
injections	139
inpatient care	37
musculoskeletal imaging	76
X-rays	76

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	459
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	51
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	37
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Allentown, PA during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	103
doctor visit	490
hospital care	32
injections	103
inpatient care	32
musculoskeletal imaging	138
X-rays	138

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	422

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	58
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	42
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Allentown, PA during 2018 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	76
doctor visit	519
hospital care	47
injections	76
inpatient care	47
musculoskeletal imaging	155
X-rays	155

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	451

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	519
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	50
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	41
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Allentown, PA during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
doctor visit	494
hospital care	22
injections	67
inpatient care	22
musculoskeletal imaging	289
X-rays	289

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	544

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	615
Black	16
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	320
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	69
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	41
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Allentown, PA during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
doctor visit	244
injections	34
musculoskeletal imaging	133
X-rays	133

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	36
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Allentown, PA during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
doctor visit	322
injections	39
musculoskeletal imaging	205
X-rays	205

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	470
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	52
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	46
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Allentown, PA during 2022 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
doctor visit	350
injections	27
musculoskeletal imaging	225
X-rays	225

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	43
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	51
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Allentown, PA were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) and aspiration.

aspiration	101
doctor visit	490
hospital care	39
injections	101
inpatient care	39
musculoskeletal imaging	166
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	120
X-rays	166

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	504
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	16
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	127
85 and over	54
Less than 65	118
65 to 74	247

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, osteoperosis and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	38
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He completed residency at Graduate Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: Internal Medicine and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Residency: Graduate Hospital (2007)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Luke's University Health Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.65 out of 5 stars based on 229 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Shantanu Bishwal, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Allentown, PA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$22,064 Lupron $2,839	Humira $1,686	$17,539
AbbVie Inc.	$1,887 Humira $1,788	Rinvoq $100
Amgen Inc.	$125 $125
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$125 KRYSTEXXA $125
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$75 REMICADE $75
Other	$3 RAYOS-5mg Prednisone $3

**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	$23,350
Travel and Lodging	$487
Food and Beverage	$364
Education	$78

Biography

Dr. Shantanu Bishwal is a specialist in adult rheumatology. Dr. Bishwal has indicated that his clinical interests include rheumatic diseases. The average patient rating for Dr. Bishwal is 4.5 stars (out of 5). His training includes a residency program at Graduate Hospital. In addition to English, Dr. Bishwal (or staff) speaks Hindi. He is professionally affiliated with St. Luke's University Health Network. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Allentown, PA.