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Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD

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Specializes in: Hospice and Palliative Medicine (End-of-Life Care and Serious Illness), Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

30 Northampton Street
Boston, MA 02118

(617) 433-9601

Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Boston, MA specializing in hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness), internal medicine (adult medicine) and geriatrics (elderly care).

Office Locations

30 Northampton Street
Boston, MA 02118

(617) 433-9601

(617) 445-6538

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41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805

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In The News

“"This is the part of medicine where there's finality," said Dr. Wayne Saltsman, the Lahey Clinic geriatrician for Batson's mother, Lee Russell, and her late husband.”—"Making the hard decision to forgo emergency measures (Published 2007)", New York Times, December 2007

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2012 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	2462

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2013 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	768

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	269

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	189
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	52
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2014 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	735

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	423
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	219
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	32
Dementia	50
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2015 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	1208

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	654

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1004
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	306
85 and over	536
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	32
Dementia	53
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2016 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	720

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	233
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	33
Dementia	58
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2017 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	482

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	189

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	156
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	35
Dementia	67
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Boston, MA during 2018 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD.

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	66
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Boston, MA were nursing home care.

nursing home care	913

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD.

**Gender**
Female	240
Male	129

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	260
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	193
75 to 84	115
Less than 65	10
65 to 74	38

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD treated were hypertension, dementia, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Cancer	12
Dementia	49

Education & Training

He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$120 $120
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.	$59 INGREZZA $59

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$179

Biography

Dr. Wayne Saltsman is a Boston, MA physician who specializes in hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and geriatrics (elderly care). Dr. Saltsman has obtained a license to practice in Massachusetts.

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In The News

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne S. Saltsman, MD From 2012 - 2018

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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