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Dr. Robert Oatfield, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology

Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine (1971)

Professional interests include: pain, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and more.

310 North 10th Street
Bismarck, ND 58501

(701) 530-7500

Dr. Robert Oatfield, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Bismarck, ND specializing in interventional cardiology. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 1971 and has 53 years of experience. Dr. Robert Oatfield, MD is affiliated with CHI St. Alexius Health and ST ALEXIUS MEDICAL CENTER.

Office Locations

Address:

310 North 10th Street
Bismarck, ND 58501

Some issues Dr. Robert Oatfield, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

angioplasty	90
cardiac procedures	664
catheterization	209
diagnostic procedures	87
doctor visit	701
hospital care	116
inpatient care	117
minimally invasive procedures	209
stent placement (stenting)	66
stress testing	148
ultrasound (sonogram)	297
vascular procedures	97

**Gender**
Male	647
Female	543

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	437
From 75 to 84	440
85 and over	221
Less than 65	92

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

angioplasty	108
cardiac procedures	625
catheterization	222
diagnostic procedures	74
doctor visit	750
hospital care	166
inpatient care	149
minimally invasive procedures	222
outpatient care	17
stent placement (stenting)	82
stress testing	142
ultrasound (sonogram)	251
vascular procedures	84

**Gender**
Male	566
Female	447

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	960
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	410
From 75 to 84	370
85 and over	172
Less than 65	61

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

angioplasty	22
cardiac procedures	394
catheterization	68
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	662
hospital care	117
inpatient care	118
minimally invasive procedures	68
stent placement (stenting)	24
stress testing	121
ultrasound (sonogram)	206
vascular procedures	34

**Gender**
Male	998
Female	732

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1642
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	694
From 75 to 84	642
85 and over	280
Less than 65	114

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

angioplasty	42
cardiac procedures	522
catheterization	121
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	683
emergency care	10
hospital care	115
inpatient care	116
minimally invasive procedures	121
stent placement (stenting)	44
stress testing	164
ultrasound (sonogram)	238
vascular procedures	46

**Gender**
Male	518
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	876
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	321
85 and over	165
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

angioplasty	26
cardiac procedures	552
catheterization	68
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	642
hospital care	81
inpatient care	82
minimally invasive procedures	68
stent placement (stenting)	28
stress testing	175
ultrasound (sonogram)	310
vascular procedures	28

**Gender**
Male	764
Female	603

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1312
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	501
From 75 to 84	471
85 and over	277
Less than 65	118

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	155
doctor visit	357
hospital care	24
inpatient care	25
stress testing	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	109

**Gender**
Male	529
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	924
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	389
From 75 to 84	328
85 and over	190
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	384
catheterization	5
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	478
hospital care	26
inpatient care	27
minimally invasive procedures	5
stress testing	81
ultrasound (sonogram)	299
vascular procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	810
Female	728

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1438
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	69

**Age**
From 65 to 74	596
From 75 to 84	507
85 and over	315
Less than 65	120

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	235
doctor visit	514
stress testing	82
ultrasound (sonogram)	161

**Gender**
Male	813
Female	725

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1462
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	50

**Age**
From 65 to 74	632
From 75 to 84	498
85 and over	293
Less than 65	115

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	529
catheterization	4
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	998
minimally invasive procedures	4
stress testing	159
ultrasound (sonogram)	367
vascular procedures	9

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Oatfield, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Oatfield, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Bismarck, ND were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and minimally invasive procedures.

angioplasty	58
cardiac procedures	456
catheterization	102
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	644
emergency care	10
hospital care	93
inpatient care	90
minimally invasive procedures	102
outpatient care	17
stent placement (stenting)	48
stress testing	125
ultrasound (sonogram)	249
vascular procedures	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Oatfield, MD.

**Gender**
Male	564
Female	463

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	975
Native American / Alaskan Native	30
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	357
85 and over	191
Less than 65	75
65 to 74	403

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

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	10
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Robert Oatfield, MD graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 1971. He has a state license in North Dakota.

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine (1971)

Licensed In: North Dakota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert Oatfield, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHI St. Alexius Health

ST ALEXIUS MEDICAL CENTER

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$7,639 Pacemakers $3,887	Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs $1,872	Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $1,780	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $75	STENTS $14	Other $11
EISAI INC.	$1,183 Belviq $1,183
Volcano Corporation	$601 iFR $601
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$263 BRILINTA $263
The Spectranetics Corporation	$129 TURBOELITE $129
Other	$448 LifeVest $42	ELIQUIS $34	Merlin $33	XARELTO $33	BYSTOLIC $31	Other $274

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$7,471
Food and Beverage	$2,449
Education	$343

Research Payments

Dr. Robert Oatfield, MD has received 13 research payments totaling $8,208.

Biography

Dr. Robert Oatfield is a specialist in interventional cardiology. He works in Bismarck, ND. Dr. Oatfield's areas of expertise consist of pain, heart failure, and high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia). He attended medical school at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. He is affiliated with CHI St. Alexius Health. Doctor.com reports that he is closed to new patients at this time.

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