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Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Endocrinology

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: thyroid nodules, diabetes, pituitary tumor, and more.

2300 M Street, NW 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20037

(202) 741-3422

Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD is an endocrinologist in Washington, DC specializing in adult endocrinology. She graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD is affiliated with Capital Medical Group.

Office Locations

2300 M Street, NW 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20037

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Some issues Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD can help you with:

Thyroid Problems

Thyroid problems are a group of conditions that alter hormone regulation and metabolism. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the lower neck, just below the Adam's apple (laryngeal prominence) and larynx (voice box). Despite its small size, the thyroid has an outsized effect on the body by regulating hormones that control metabolism. Metabolism is the body's process of converting consumed food into fuel to power the entire body. Heart rate, weight, cholesterol, body temperature, and even physical growth and development are all affected by the metabolism.

When the thyroid malfunctions, the body is unable to properly process and allocate energy. Thyroid problems, such as hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid), cause irregular metabolism. In some cases, the body produces antibodies that attack the thyroid cells for unknown reasons. The damaged thyroid responds by releasing either too little or too much T3 and T4 thyroid hormones. Thyroid malfunctions may also arise from genetic causes or iodine deficiency. Thyroid problems may include:

Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease that causes hypothyroidism
Graves' disease, an autoimmune disease that causes hyperthyroidism
Goiter
Thyroid nodule
Thyroid cancer

Hashimoto's is the leading cause of hypothyroidism, which is when the thyroid does not produce enough hormones to stimulate adequate metabolism. The condition is diagnosed by blood tests that measure TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) and detect Hashimoto's antibodies. Symptoms of hypothyroidism include sluggish metabolism, inflammation, fatigue, weight gain, brittle hair, dry skin, and sensitivity to cold. To supplement impaired thyroid function, patients with Hashimoto's are typically prescribed synthetic thyroid hormone pills. Such patients may need to consume synthetic thyroids for the rest of their lives. Other treatments may include dietary changes, such as the avoidance of certain foods and medication to reduce inflammation. Frequent blood tests can inform patients if their TSH levels are within a normal range.

Grave's disease is most frequently the cause of hyperthyroidism, which is when the thyroid produces too many hormones, overstimulating one's metabolism. The condition is also diagnosed by blood tests that measure TSH and detect Grave's antibodies. Elevated heart rate, high blood pressure, sweating, bulging eyes, and weight loss are common symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Treatments for hyperthyroidism include oral radioactive iodine, which slowly shrinks the thyroid, slowing the production of excess thyroid hormone. Other anti-thyroid medications such as methimazole (Tapazole) also reduce the production of thyroid hormones. Blood pressure medications known as beta blockers can ease the increased heart rate caused by hyperthyroidism. If treatments are unsuccessful, patients may be prescribed a thyroidectomy, or surgery to remove part or all of the thyroid. Some patients with hyperthyroidism may require ophthalmological (eye medicine) treatments such as eye drops, prednisone, and surgery to reduce eye swelling and bulging.

Untreated thyroid disorders frequently lead to goiters or thyroid nodules. A thyroid goiter is a large lump that can be felt near the base of the neck and is made of swollen thyroid tissue or nodules (excess cell growth). Nodules and goiters are diagnosed by CT scan or ultrasound. Obstructive goiters can cause pain, coughing, and abnormal breathing. The most common cause of goiters is hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). However, Hashimoto's is also known to cause goiters or nodules. Goiters develop from continued damage from antibodies to the thyroid over time. At times, a goiter can result from a cancerous thyroid tumor. Most goiters and nodules are themselves benign.

The exact causes of thyroid cancer are unknown. People who develop thyroid cancer may or may not have another thyroid problem such as Hashimoto's or Grave's disease. Symptoms of thyroid cancer include a nodule that can be felt on the neck, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, swelling in the neck, and neck and throat pain. CT and MRI scans are used to diagnose thyroid cancer. There are four types of thyroid cancer which vary in intensity. Thyroidectomy (thyroid removal surgery) is usually prescribed to treat thyroid cancer.

Thyroid problems are often long-term conditions that require some form of treatment. With regular monitoring and medication, many people with thyroid problems are able to lead active and fulfilling lives.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Washington, DC during 2012 were lab tests, diabetes management, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	14
diabetes management	107
doctor visit	163
lab tests	147
preventive care	94

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Washington, DC during 2013 were lab tests, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	167
doctor visit	176
lab tests	187
preventive care	98

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	68
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Washington, DC during 2014 were lab tests, diabetes management, preventive care and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
diabetes management	116
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	148
image guided procedures	21
lab tests	116
minimally invasive procedures	21
minor procedures	21
preventive care	48

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	84

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Washington, DC during 2015 were lab tests, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	89
doctor visit	127
lab tests	89
preventive care	38

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	56
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Washington, DC during 2016 were lab tests, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	77
doctor visit	115
lab tests	77
preventive care	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	76

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	52
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Washington, DC during 2017 were lab tests, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	83
doctor visit	122
lab tests	83
preventive care	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	69

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	52
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Washington, DC during 2018 were lab tests, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	100
doctor visit	111
lab tests	100
preventive care	45

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	63

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	33

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD.

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD in 2023

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	33

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	11
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD in 2024

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Washington, DC were lab tests, diabetes management, preventive care and minor procedures.

aspiration	21
blood draw	14
diabetes management	105
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	97
image guided procedures	21
lab tests	114
minimally invasive procedures	21
minor procedures	21
preventive care	52

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD.

**Gender**
Female	49
Male	15

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	26
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	12
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	9
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	37

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	6
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	1
Cancer	4

Education & Training

Dr. Suzanne Myers Adler, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Washington Hospital Center. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and has a state license in District of Columbia.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency: Washington Hospital Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Licensed In: District of Columbia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Bayer HealthCare LLC	$69 Finacea $69
Warner Chilcott LLC	$62 DORYX $62
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$46 SIMPONI $46
Celgene Corporation	$46 Otezla $22	$24
LEO Pharma Inc.	$45 PICATO $25	$20
Other	$144 BYDUREON WEEKLY $31	Ozempic $24	Prolia $19	Minimed 770G System $15	LANTUS $12	Other $43

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$412

Biography

Suzanne Adler, MD received her B.A. at Swarthmore College and MD at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She trained in Internal Medicine at Georgetown and was an Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellow at the joint Georgetown - Washington Hospital Center program. Dr Adler's clinical interests include thyroid hyper and hypo function, thyroid nodules, ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration, thyroid cancer, and pituitary disorders.