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Dr. Alan Saven, MD

Accepting New Patients

(342 Ratings)

Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences (1982)

10710 N Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 554-8788

Dr. Alan Saven, MD is a medical oncologist in La Jolla, CA specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and adult hematology. He graduated from University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences in 1982 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Alan Saven, MD is affiliated with Scripps Health and Scripps Green Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

10710 N Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037

aspiration	43
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	514
blood draw	70
bone marrow tests	86
chemotherapy	514
diagnostic procedures	86
doctor visit	1688
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
minimally invasive procedures	880
port flush	58

**Gender**
Male	371
Female	365

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	640
Black	14
Hispanic	38
Asian	28
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	131
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	20

aspiration	52
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	556
blood draw	53
bone marrow tests	105
chemotherapy	556
diagnostic procedures	105
doctor visit	1674
minimally invasive procedures	842
port flush	35

**Gender**
Male	377
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	686
Black	14
Hispanic	37
Asian	27
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	331
From 75 to 84	276
85 and over	135
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	19

aspiration	52
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	614
blood draw	60
bone marrow tests	105
chemotherapy	614
diagnostic procedures	105
doctor visit	1763
hormone therapy	19
minimally invasive procedures	860

**Gender**
Male	776
Female	822

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1416
Black	28
Hispanic	62
Asian	52
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	658
From 75 to 84	594
85 and over	262
Less than 65	84

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	19

aspiration	67
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	748
blood draw	35
bone marrow tests	135
chemotherapy	748
diagnostic procedures	135
doctor visit	1893
hormone therapy	24
minimally invasive procedures	1009

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	742
Black	16
Hispanic	34
Asian	39
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	327
85 and over	136
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

aspiration	60
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	687
blood draw	45
bone marrow tests	121
chemotherapy	687
diagnostic procedures	121
doctor visit	1783
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
minimally invasive procedures	904
port flush	15

**Gender**
Male	405
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	686
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	34
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	106
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	19

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	575
blood draw	52
chemotherapy	575
doctor visit	1817
hormone therapy	28
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
minimally invasive procedures	851
port flush	33

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	686
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	33
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	323
85 and over	118
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	505
blood draw	39
chemotherapy	505
doctor visit	1592
minimally invasive procedures	716
port flush	19

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	691
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	34
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	327
85 and over	119
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	632
blood draw	30
chemotherapy	632
doctor visit	1528
minimally invasive procedures	767
port flush	26

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	692
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	29
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	327
85 and over	105
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	724
blood draw	68
chemotherapy	724
doctor visit	3502
hormone therapy	72
minimally invasive procedures	1179
port flush	43

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Saven, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alan Saven, MD treated as a medical oncologist in La Jolla, CA were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and bone marrow tests.

aspiration	54
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	617
blood draw	50
bone marrow tests	110
chemotherapy	617
diagnostic procedures	110
doctor visit	1917
hormone therapy	35
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
minimally invasive procedures	889

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Saven, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	363

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	27
Non-Hispanic White	623
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	30
Other	20

**Age**
75 to 84	275
85 and over	111
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	296

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Saven, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	14
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Alan Saven, MD graduated from University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences in 1982. He completed residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences (1982)

Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia (1987)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine (1989)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alan Saven, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Health

Scripps Green Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Alan Saven, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 342 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Alan Saven, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in La Jolla, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Incyte Corporation	$178,775 JAKAFI $160,775	$18,000
Celgene Corporation	$106,972 Revlimid $80,883	Pomalyst $13,690	Istodax $3,947	Abraxane $146	Inrebic $40	Other $8,267
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$79,792 NINLARO $42,480	VELCADE $37,312
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an Amgen subsidiary	$63,351 Kyprolis $63,351
Amgen Inc.	$46,916 Kyprolis $43,904	Vectibix $210	XGEVA $188	Neulasta $61	NEUPOGEN $42	Other $2,510
Other	$412,719 IMBRUVICA $106,671	Venclexta $48,083	XPOVIO $28,336	CALQUENCE $23,740	ADCETRIS $22,061	Other $183,827

**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	$629,404
Consulting Fee	$122,746
Travel and Lodging	$61,920
Honoraria	$47,355
Food and Beverage	$25,853
Other	$1,248

Research Payments

Dr. Alan Saven, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $850.

Biography

Dr. Alan Saven's areas of specialization are adult hematology, adult oncology, and medical oncology; he sees patients in La Jolla, CA. Dr. Saven is affiliated with Scripps Health.