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Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD

(Dr. Steven Elliot Kolker, MD)

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Specializes in: Dermatopathology

Georgetown University School of Medicine

890 Oak Street
Se Salem, OR 97301

(503) 561-5200

Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD is a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA specializing in dermatopathology. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD is affiliated with Salem Health.

Office Locations

2121 Santa Monica Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90404

(310) 829-8101

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Salem Health

890 Oak Street
Se Salem, OR 97301

(503) 561-5200

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1815 E 19th Street Suite B
The Dalles, OR 97058

(541) 316-6575

(541) 210-8913

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

intraoperative pathology consultation

serum protein electrophoresis

slide consultation

By Affordability:

cytology

liquid-based cytology

non-gynecologic cytology

non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology

slide consultation

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD performed more intraoperative pathology consultation, serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP), and slide consultation procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for cytology, liquid-based cytology (ThinPrep), non-gynecologic cytology, non-gynecologic liquid-based cytology, and slide consultation 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:

lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

second opinions

In 2012, Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD had a list price for second opinions that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. 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. Steven E. Kolker, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA during 2012 were lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	189
second opinions	90

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA during 2013 were lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	221
second opinions	38

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	642
Female	715

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1283
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	22
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	580
From 75 to 84	411
85 and over	248
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA during 2014 were lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	277
second opinions	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	521
Female	518

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	982
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	424
From 75 to 84	325
85 and over	200
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA during 2015 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	224

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1048
Female	1278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2192
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	26
Other	50
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	996
From 75 to 84	724
85 and over	422
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA during 2016 were lab tests and second opinions.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	235
second opinions	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	521
Female	594

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1052
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	12
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	483
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	197
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA during 2017 were lab tests, second opinions, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	27
cytology	30
lab tests	354
second opinions	38

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	643
Female	748

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1248
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	30
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	634
From 75 to 84	478
85 and over	206
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA during 2018 were lab tests, second opinions, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	103
cytology	48
lab tests	402
second opinions	152

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	624
Female	677

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1135
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	51
Other	50
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	585
From 75 to 84	468
85 and over	209
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA during 2019 were lab tests, second opinions, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	109
cytology	90
lab tests	493
second opinions	315

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	809
Female	878

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1478
Black	32
Hispanic	60
Asian	44
Other	73
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	720
From 75 to 84	647
85 and over	281
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	11
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA during 2020 were lab tests, second opinions, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	83
cytology	81
lab tests	549
second opinions	189

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	671
Female	678

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1176
Black	21
Hispanic	42
Asian	40
Other	70
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	543
From 75 to 84	523
85 and over	243
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA during 2021 were lab tests, second opinions, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	78
cytology	60
lab tests	570
second opinions	201

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	643
Female	631

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1092
Black	21
Hispanic	58
Asian	45
Other	58
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	537
From 75 to 84	507
85 and over	202
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	12
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA during 2022 were lab tests, second opinions, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	58
cytology	70
lab tests	496
second opinions	269

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	958
Female	919

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1674
Black	0
Hispanic	61
Asian	40
Other	76
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	769
From 75 to 84	735
85 and over	309
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA during 2023 were lab tests, second opinions, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	51
cytology	38
lab tests	624
second opinions	303

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1580
Female	1583

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2872
Black	0
Hispanic	65
Asian	46
Other	150
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1417
From 75 to 84	1212
85 and over	412
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2023

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD treated as a dermatopathologist in Santa Monica, CA were lab tests, second opinions, consultation and cytology.

consultation	72
cytology	59
lab tests	386
second opinions	147

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD.

**Gender**
Female	768
Male	721

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	30
Non-Hispanic White	1348
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	38
Other	51

**Age**
85 and over	244
75 to 84	531
Less than 65	74
65 to 74	640

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Nevada.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Nevada

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Salem Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
UCB, Inc.	$147 Bimzelx $147
Stemline Therapeutics Inc.	$126 $126
AbbVie, Inc.	$83 Humira $83
Roche Diagnostics Corporation	$69 BENCHMARK SPECIAL STAINS WASH II $44	TD VENTANA Primary Staining Instruments and Reagents $26
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$52 Atellica CH 930 Analyzer $20	Atellica IM 1300 Analyzer $16	Dimension Reagents/Test Kit/Clinical Utilization $16
Other	$35 GeneXpert $18	$17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$512

Biography

Dr. Steven Kolker's medical specialty is dermatopathology. He is professionally affiliated with Salem Health. His education and training includes medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Kolker has received professional recognition including the following: Southern California Super Doctors.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD in 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven E. Kolker, MD From 2012 - 2023

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