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Dr. Joseph Franks, MD

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

2911 Chanticleer Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

(831) 477-2350

Dr. Joseph Franks, MD is an urologist in Santa Cruz, CA specializing in urology (urinary tract disease).

Office Locations

Address:

2911 Chanticleer Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

abdominal imaging	15
ablation	26
catheterization	54
cryotherapy	13
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	1298
hormone therapy	38
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
lab tests	1265
laser treatment	12
minimally invasive procedures	316
minor procedures	20
neurostimulation	129
stent placement (stenting)	29
suprapubic catheter replacement	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
urologic procedures	343

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	597
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	16
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	91
Less than 65	56

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	28

abdominal imaging	26
ablation	30
catheterization	84
cryotherapy	12
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1368
hormone therapy	47
lab tests	1347
laser treatment	11
minimally invasive procedures	309
minor procedures	14
neurostimulation	126
stent placement (stenting)	14
suprapubic catheter replacement	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	25
urologic procedures	429

**Gender**
Male	560
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	639
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	368
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	96
Less than 65	49

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	27

abdominal imaging	42
ablation	25
catheterization	110
cryotherapy	10
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1456
hormone therapy	41
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
lab tests	1331
laser treatment	25
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	15
minimally invasive procedures	312
minor procedures	15
neurostimulation	112
potassium test	71
stent placement (stenting)	32
suprapubic catheter replacement	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	41
urologic procedures	550

**Gender**
Male	1236
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1410
Black	26
Hispanic	88
Asian	28
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	812
From 75 to 84	454
85 and over	220
Less than 65	112

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	25

abdominal imaging	38
ablation	25
catheterization	111
cryotherapy	10
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1421
hormone therapy	31
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
lab tests	1274
laser treatment	9
minimally invasive procedures	286
minor procedures	13
neurostimulation	85
potassium test	25
stent placement (stenting)	18
suprapubic catheter replacement	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	37
urologic procedures	553

**Gender**
Male	627
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	720
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	13
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	407
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	110
Less than 65	49

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	26

abdominal imaging	45
ablation	14
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	39
catheterization	104
chemotherapy	39
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1479
hormone therapy	33
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
lab tests	1290
laser treatment	18
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	19
minimally invasive procedures	345
minor procedures	13
neurostimulation	131
potassium test	39
stent placement (stenting)	41
suprapubic catheter replacement	83
ultrasound (sonogram)	44
urologic procedures	541

**Gender**
Male	752
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	836
Black	12
Hispanic	57
Asian	16
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	463
From 75 to 84	319
85 and over	115
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	23

abdominal imaging	24
ablation	13
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	67
catheterization	86
chemotherapy	67
cryotherapy	14
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1383
hormone therapy	20569
hospital care	17
injections	20499
inpatient care	17
lab tests	1260
laser treatment	13
minimally invasive procedures	414
minor procedures	17
neurostimulation	221
potassium test	88
stent placement (stenting)	25
suprapubic catheter replacement	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	34
urologic procedures	585

**Gender**
Male	776
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	873
Black	0
Hispanic	69
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	484
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	123
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	26

abdominal imaging	26
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	43
catheterization	100
chemotherapy	43
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	1304
hormone therapy	17173
hospital care	12
injections	17124
inpatient care	12
lab tests	1099
laser treatment	14
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	15
minimally invasive procedures	406
minor procedures	16
neurostimulation	206
potassium test	82
stent placement (stenting)	41
suprapubic catheter replacement	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	25
urologic procedures	564

**Gender**
Male	767
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	871
Black	0
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	469
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	113
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	25

doctor visit	238
hormone therapy	12
lab tests	193
minimally invasive procedures	73
neurostimulation	57
suprapubic catheter replacement	14
urologic procedures	23

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	50
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	29

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Franks, MD treated as an urologist in Santa Cruz, CA were injections, hormone therapy, lab tests and urologic procedures.

abdominal imaging	30
ablation	22
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	49
catheterization	92
chemotherapy	49
cryotherapy	11
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1244
hormone therapy	4743
hospital care	16
injections	18811
inpatient care	16
lab tests	1132
laser treatment	15
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	16
minimally invasive procedures	309
minor procedures	15
neurostimulation	133
potassium test	61
stent placement (stenting)	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	32
urologic procedures	452

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD.

**Gender**
Female	163
Male	549

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	625
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	43
Other	21

**Age**
85 and over	91
75 to 84	229
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	348

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Franks, MD From 2013 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Franks, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and cancer.

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	5
Cancer	20

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joseph Franks, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.38 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joseph Franks, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Santa Cruz, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$1,338 Da Vinci Surgical System $1,338
Coloplast Corp	$1,195 PENILE RECONSTRUCTION $627	Pelvic Floor Repair $485	FEMALE INCONTINENCE $71	RESTORELLE $12
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$456 Myrbetriq $68	$388
SurgiQuest, Inc.	$205 Air-Seal $205
American Medical Systems Inc.	$93 AMS 700 Series $93
Other	$129 STENDRA $81	BOTOX $12	AirSeal $11	Macroplastique $4	$22