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Dr. Sterling West, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

Emory University School of Medicine (1976)

Professional interests include: rheumatoid arthritis

12605 E 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

(720) 848-1947

Dr. Sterling West, MD is a rheumatologist in Aurora, CO specializing in adult rheumatology. He graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1976 and has 50 years of experience. Dr. Sterling West, MD is affiliated with UCHealth, University of Colorado Medicine, UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED and UCHealth Rheumatology Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus.

Office Locations

12605 E 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

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University of Colorado Medicine

1635 Aurora Court 4th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045

(720) 848-7700

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling West, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Aurora, CO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling West, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
doctor visit	299
hospital care	27
injections	16
inpatient care	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling West, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Aurora, CO during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling West, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	347
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	19
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	15
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD in 2013

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	56
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling West, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Aurora, CO during 2014 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling West, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	353
injections	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	16
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	13
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD in 2014

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	65
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling West, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Aurora, CO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling West, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	369
hospital care	81
injections	23
inpatient care	81

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	24
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	30
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	59
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling West, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Aurora, CO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling West, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
doctor visit	347
hospital care	59
injections	18
inpatient care	59

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	15
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	17
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD in 2016

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	54
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	20
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling West, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Aurora, CO during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling West, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	336
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	18
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	19
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	49
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sterling West, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Aurora, CO during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling West, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	345
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	13
Hispanic	21
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	17
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	55
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	21
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling West, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	268

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	12
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	17
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	51
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	16
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling West, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	109

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	14
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	51
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sterling West, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sterling West, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Aurora, CO were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	18
doctor visit	308
hospital care	59
injections	18
inpatient care	59

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	164
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	23
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	62
85 and over	15
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	86

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sterling West, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sterling West, MD treated were hypertension, osteoperosis, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	48
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Sterling West, MD graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1976. He completed residency at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. He has a state license in Colorado.

Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine (1976)

Residency: Fitzsimons Army Medical Center (1979)

Licensed In: Colorado

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sterling West, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCHealth

University of Colorado Medicine

UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED

UCHealth Rheumatology Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$50,273 Enbrel $24,390	$25,883
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$28,956 ORENCIA $10,142	$18,814
Celgene Corporation	$18,666 Otezla $322	$18,345
Lilly USA, LLC	$7,459 $7,459
AbbVie, Inc.	$6,368 Humira $3,679	$2,689
Other	$20,262 Tremfya $2,830	KEVZARA $2,756	XELJANZ $2,633	Actemra $2,169	COSENTYX $1,991	Other $7,884

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$83,553
Travel and Lodging	$31,534
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$5,820
Food and Beverage	$5,696
Honoraria	$5,343
Other	$38

Biography

Dr. Sterling West is an Aurora, CO physician who specializes in adult rheumatology. In Dr. West's practice, he is particularly interested in rheumatoid arthritis. He attended medical school at Emory University School of Medicine. His medical residency was performed at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. He is affiliated with the University of Colorado Hospital and the University of Colorado Medicine.