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Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD

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Specializes in: Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

Ohio State University College of Medicine

5249 E Terrace Drive
Madison, WI 53718

(608) 265-1210

Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD is a geriatrician in Madison, WI specializing in geriatrics (elderly care). He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD is affiliated with UW Health.

Office Locations

2880 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53705

(608) 263-7740

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UW Health

4621 Eastpark Boulevard
Madison, WI 53718

(608) 914-0500

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UW Health

5249 E Terrace Drive
Madison, WI 53718

(608) 265-1210

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In The News

“But many falls can be prevented, said Dr. Gerald Pankratz, a geriatrician at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.”—"5 Ways to Prevent Falling", New York Times, June 2025

“Since older adults in Wisconsin are more likely to drink too much, it makes sense that the state's high rate of deadly falls stems in part from alcohol use, said Dr. Gerald Pankratz, a geriatrician...”—"Wisconsin has nation's highest rate of deadly falls among older adults", The Morning Call, March 2019

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

DEXA with vertebral fracture assessment

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

In 2023, Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD performed more DEXA with vertebral fracture assessment, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Wisconsin.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2012, Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Wisconsin. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD treated as a geriatrician in Madison, WI during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	57
doctor visit	686
hospital care	229
inpatient care	229

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD treated as a geriatrician in Madison, WI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	149
doctor visit	970
hospital care	246
inpatient care	246
lab tests	184
preventive care	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	179
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	35
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD treated as a geriatrician in Madison, WI during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	188
doctor visit	1127
hospital care	124
inpatient care	124
lab tests	248
preventive care	21

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	442
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	181
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	32
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD treated as a geriatrician in Madison, WI during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	139
doctor visit	1363
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
lab tests	245
preventive care	26

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	386
Female	632

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	954
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	396
85 and over	408
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	32
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD treated as a geriatrician in Madison, WI during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	155
doctor visit	1420
lab tests	348
preventive care	28
thyroid function tests	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	195
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	29
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD treated as a geriatrician in Madison, WI during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	130
diabetes management	18
doctor visit	1304
lab tests	372
preventive care	45
thyroid function tests	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	327

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	192
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD treated as a geriatrician in Madison, WI during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
blood draw	98
diabetes management	18
doctor visit	1291
injections	18
lab tests	204
nursing home care	26
preventive care	39

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	510
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	205
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD treated as a geriatrician in Madison, WI during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, nursing home care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	124
diabetes management	12
doctor visit	1009
lab tests	255
nursing home care	42
preventive care	35

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	515
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	186
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	26
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD treated as a geriatrician in Madison, WI during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	121
diabetes management	15
doctor visit	521
lab tests	224
preventive care	26

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	152
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Dementia	26
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD treated as a geriatrician in Madison, WI during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
blood draw	157
diabetes management	17
doctor visit	722
hospital care	12
injections	23
inpatient care	12
lab tests	248
preventive care	37

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	178
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	30
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD treated as a geriatrician in Madison, WI during 2022 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
blood draw	89
doctor visit	938
injections	18
lab tests	89
musculoskeletal imaging	159
preventive care	21
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	61
X-rays	159

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	582
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	189
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD treated as a geriatrician in Madison, WI were lab tests, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and inpatient care.

aspiration	19
blood draw	127
diabetes management	16
doctor visit	1031
hospital care	128
injections	19
inpatient care	128
lab tests	241
musculoskeletal imaging	159
nursing home care	34
preventive care	29
thyroid function tests	12
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	61
X-rays	159

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	485
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	201
85 and over	187
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	21

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	18
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	10
Dementia	26

Education & Training

Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Geriatric Medicine Internal Medicine and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine

Residency: University of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Geriatric Medicine Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gerald T. Pankratz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UW Health

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Biography

Dr. Gerald Pankratz's area of specialization is geriatrics (elderly care). He is professionally affiliated with UW Health. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Pankratz attended Ohio State University College of Medicine for medical school.