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Dr. Carl Albers, MD

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(Carl G. Albers, MD)

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Specializes in: Gastroenterology (Digestive System), General Practice and Adult Gastroenterology

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine

Professional interests include: gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders)

2161 San Joaquin Hills Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660

(949) 386-5700

Dr. Carl Albers, MD is a gastroenterologist in Orange, CA specializing in gastroenterology (digestive system), general practice and adult gastroenterology. He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Carl Albers, MD is affiliated with UC Irvine Health, UCI Health Digestive Disease Center - Irvine UCI Health - Newport Beach, UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center and UC REGENTS.

Office Locations

Address:

101 The City Drive South Building 22C
Orange, CA 92868

Address:

1 Medical Plaza Drive
Irvine, CA 92697

Address:

2161 San Joaquin Hills Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660

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Gastrointestinal Problems (Digestive Disorders)

The gastrointestinal system, or GI tract, is the name given to a collection of organs that work together to digest food. These organs fit together in a long tube, running from the mouth to the anus, and include the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, among others. With so many parts working together, complicated by today's busy lifestyles and diets, digestive problems are common. As many as 1 in 3 Americans have a digestive or GI disorder. There are a huge variety of digestive problems, but the most common are IBS, constipation, GERD, hemorrhoids, and ulcers.

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, happens when the muscles surrounding the colon contract too easily or frequently. The result is abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea or constipation, gas and bloating. IBS attacks can often be brought on by specific triggers, so a key part of treatment is learning which foods trigger IBS attacks and avoiding them. Treatment also includes exercise, avoiding stress, and medications if needed.

Constipation, or large, hard, or infrequent stools, happens to everyone at some point. It can be caused by a disruption in routine or food, or by eating a diet without many fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it is uncomfortable, constipation is common and usually not serious, but it can sometimes become chronic. Adding fiber to the diet, exercising, and taking medications may help.

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a severe form of chronic heartburn where stomach acid spills back up into the esophagus. Left untreated, the acid may even eat away at the esophagus and cause serious damage. Treatment includes changing the diet to avoid trigger foods, losing weight if needed, medications, or even surgery.

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels around the rectum that become irritated, swollen or torn while straining during a bowel movement. They are most often caused by constipation, but can also be caused by pregnancy, diarrhea, or simply a genetic predisposition towards hemorrhoids. Treatment involves first treating any constipation issues, then keeping the area clean and soothed until it has healed. If these measures are ineffective, surgery is sometimes used.

Peptic ulcers are sores or spots of inflammation in the lining of the stomach or close to the stomach in the small intestine. Usually this area is coated with a protective lining that shields the tissue from the strong stomach acid, but a break in the lining can let acid in, causing the sores. It used to be thought that stress caused ulcers, but now it is known that is not the case. Most often, they are caused by an infection by H. pylori bacteria, but ulcers can also be caused by alcohol abuse or overuse of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other NSAIDS. The symptoms of an ulcer are pain, hunger, nausea, and fatigue.

Gastrointestinal problems, perhaps more than any other area, are markedly affected by lifestyle. Many disorders can be prevented or treated at least in part by eating a healthy diet high in fiber, exercising regularly, drinking enough water, and limiting alcohol intake. Still, the frequency of digestive disorders means that even the healthiest person can be affected by them. Anyone who notices blood in their stool, experiences abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, or any significant change in bowel movements should see a doctor.

diagnostic procedures	286
doctor visit	397
gastrointestinal procedures	357
hospital care	98
injections	22
inpatient care	98
minimally invasive procedures	373
preventive care	29
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	286

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	14
Hispanic	67
Asian	70
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	23
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

diagnostic procedures	238
doctor visit	373
gastrointestinal procedures	317
injections	19
minimally invasive procedures	348
preventive care	41
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	238

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	63
Asian	62
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	26
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

diagnostic procedures	299
doctor visit	369
gastrointestinal procedures	317
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
minimally invasive procedures	340
preventive care	8
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	299

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	472

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	568
Black	26
Hispanic	130
Asian	142
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	454
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	76
Less than 65	128

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

diagnostic procedures	360
doctor visit	366
gastrointestinal procedures	371
hospital care	28
inpatient care	28
minimally invasive procedures	390
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	360

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	14
Hispanic	56
Asian	67
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	47
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

diagnostic procedures	334
doctor visit	323
gastrointestinal procedures	340
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
minimally invasive procedures	339
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	334

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	13
Hispanic	70
Asian	78
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	28
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	20

diagnostic procedures	302
doctor visit	312
gastrointestinal procedures	345
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
minimally invasive procedures	365
preventive care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	302

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	82
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	35
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

diagnostic procedures	293
doctor visit	371
gastrointestinal procedures	337
minimally invasive procedures	356
preventive care	31
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	293

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	15
Hispanic	51
Asian	88
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	47
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

diagnostic procedures	198
doctor visit	301
gastrointestinal procedures	234
minimally invasive procedures	250
preventive care	22
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	198

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	70
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	29
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	21

diagnostic procedures	417
doctor visit	527
gastrointestinal procedures	502
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74
minimally invasive procedures	514
preventive care	51
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	417

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carl Albers, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Carl Albers, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Orange, CA were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

diagnostic procedures	303
doctor visit	372
gastrointestinal procedures	349
hospital care	51
injections	20
inpatient care	51
minimally invasive procedures	366
preventive care	29
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	303

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carl Albers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	65
Non-Hispanic White	259
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	53
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	121
85 and over	31
Less than 65	51
65 to 74	202

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Carl Albers, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	13
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Carl Albers, MD graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. He completed residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine

Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Carl Albers, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC Irvine Health

UCI Health Digestive Disease Center - Irvine UCI Health - Newport Beach

UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center

UC REGENTS

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$161,602 XIFAXAN $90,551	Uceris $41,911	Trulance $11,045	PLENVU $9,356	Relistor $2,899	Other $5,839
Allergan Inc.	$145,847 VIBERZI $103,681	ZENPEP $29,839	LINZESS $12,327
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$92,510 Uceris $61,040	XIFAXAN $28,470	UCERIS TABLETS $3,000
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.	$92,063 ZENPEP $92,063
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$39,592 Injectafer $39,592
Other	$69,524 LINZESS $29,522	Trulance $14,908	Uceris $9,704	Neurovascular Stents $8,245	Injectafer $4,538	Other $2,608

**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	$292,636
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$217,200
Travel and Lodging	$50,522
Food and Beverage	$23,297
Consulting Fee	$7,980
Other	$9,502

Research Payments

Dr. Carl Albers, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $425.

Biography

Dr. Carl Albers specializes in general practice and adult gastroenterology. His areas of clinical interest consist of gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders) and internal medicine. Dr. Albers's education and training includes medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine and residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His distinctions include: ARISE Award for Integrity, UCI Medical Center and Best Doctors in America (Gastroenterology). He is affiliated with UC Irvine Health. Yext reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Irvine, CA.