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Dr. Ben Shwachman, M.D.

(14 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

315 N 3rd Avenue Suite 200
Covina, CA 91723

(626) 967-3176

Dr. Ben Shwachman, M.D. is an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology.

Office Locations

Address:

315 N 3rd Avenue Suite 200
Covina, CA 91723

In The News

“The move is toward efficiency, not an underhanded scheme to show registered nurses the door, said Dr. Ben Shwachman, president of the Los Angeles County Medical Assn. and a Covina anesthesiologist.”—"Ailing Profession : Nurses Hurt by Recession and the Hiring of Less-Educated Medical Assistants", Los Angeles Times, August 2024

“The medical association's resolution was written and sponsored by Dr. Ben Shwachman, an anesthesiologist who practices near Los Angeles.”—"Doctors Blast Transfer of The Retarded / Association calls for `safe and humane' care", SFGATE, January 2012

doctor visit	686
hospital care	25
implant surgery	13
injections	387
inpatient care	25
nerve block	373
pain management	387
spinal procedures	387

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	14
Hispanic	99
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	31
Less than 65	96

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

doctor visit	594
hospital care	32
injections	279
inpatient care	32
nerve block	280
pain management	279
spinal procedures	279

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	92
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	32
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

doctor visit	826
hospital care	25
injections	228
inpatient care	25
nerve block	229
pain management	228
spinal procedures	228

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	24
Hispanic	196
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	44
Less than 65	174

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

doctor visit	1151
hospital care	12
injections	315
inpatient care	12
nerve block	316
pain management	315
spinal procedures	315

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	19
Hispanic	121
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	31
Less than 65	97

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

doctor visit	1504
hospital care	23
injections	108
inpatient care	23
nerve block	109
pain management	108
spinal procedures	108

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	16
Hispanic	108
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	25
Less than 65	112

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

doctor visit	1750
hospital care	26
injections	119
inpatient care	26
nerve block	120
pain management	119
spinal procedures	119

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	0
Hispanic	129
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	33
Less than 65	113

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

doctor visit	1003
hospital care	13
injections	101
inpatient care	13
nerve block	89
pain management	101
spinal procedures	101

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	16
Hispanic	133
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	24
Less than 65	110

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

doctor visit	734
injections	60
nerve block	61
pain management	60
spinal procedures	60

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	19
Hispanic	119
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	15
Less than 65	107

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

doctor visit	1253
injections	96
nerve block	97
pain management	96
spinal procedures	96

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ben Shwachman, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ben Shwachman, M.D. treated as an interventional pain specialist in Covina, CA were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

doctor visit	1057
hospital care	22
implant surgery	13
injections	189
inpatient care	22
nerve block	186
pain management	189
spinal procedures	189

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, M.D..

**Gender**
Female	166
Male	109

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	148
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	99
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	23
75 to 84	63
Less than 65	89
65 to 74	99

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ben Shwachman, M.D. treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ben Shwachman, M.D. has a good overall rating with an average of 3.32 out of 5 stars based on 14 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ben Shwachman, M.D. from all over the web to help you find the right in Covina, CA.

3.32

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ben Shwachman, M.D.. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$2,231 ADAPTIVESTIM $1,084	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $504	TARGETSTIM $270	SYNCHROMED $258	N'VISION $84	Other $31
Vertiflex, Inc.	$1,654 Superion ISS $1,654
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$987 XTAMPZA $876	Xtampza ER $112
Pfizer Inc.	$714 LYRICA $401	EMBEDA $114	CELEBREX $47	REYVOW $40	FLECTOR $33	Other $77
Medtronic, Inc.	$373 VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM $160	KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY $77	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $54	INTELLIS $41	Vanta $21	Other $20
Other	$1,797 MOVANTIK $766	ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH $150	ZOHYDRO ER $90	LANTUS $83	ORBACTIV $81	Other $628

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,404
Travel and Lodging	$2,219
Education	$88
Entertainment	$45

Biography

Dr. Ben Shwachman, who practices in Covina, CA, is a medical specialist in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. His average patient rating is 2.0 stars (out of 5).

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ben Shwachman, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

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