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Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD

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(261 Ratings)

Specializes in: Hand Surgery

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (2002)

Professional interests include: nerve injury, hand surgery procedures, fractures (broken bones), and more.

2363 MacArthur Road
Whitehall, PA 18052

(484) 526-1735

Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD is a hand surgeon in Whitehall, PA specializing in hand surgery. He graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD is affiliated with St. Luke's University Health Network.

Office Locations

2363 MacArthur Road
Whitehall, PA 18052

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575 South 9th Street Suite 5
Lehighton, PA 18235

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

open surgery

By Affordability:

tendon sheath incision

trigger finger surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania, Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD performed more open surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for tendon sheath incision, and trigger finger surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Glen C. Jacob, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Whitehall, PA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	108
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	87

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	63

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Whitehall, PA during 2015 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	310
injections	29
nerve procedures	36
open surgery	36
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	54

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Whitehall, PA during 2016 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	323
injections	43
nerve procedures	52
open surgery	52
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	71

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	12
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Whitehall, PA during 2017 were upper extremity surgery, injections, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	291
injections	40
nerve procedures	33
open surgery	33
tendon surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	62

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Whitehall, PA during 2018 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	250
injections	50
nerve procedures	53
open surgery	53
tendon surgery	36
upper extremity surgery	89

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	12
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Whitehall, PA during 2019 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	64
doctor visit	231
injections	33
nerve procedures	64
open surgery	64
tendon surgery	57
upper extremity surgery	121

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	13
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Whitehall, PA during 2020 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	165
injections	31
nerve procedures	48
open surgery	48
tendon surgery	31
upper extremity surgery	79

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	12
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Whitehall, PA during 2021 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, open surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	239
injections	29
nerve procedures	49
open surgery	49
tendon surgery	39
upper extremity surgery	88

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	12
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Whitehall, PA during 2022 were upper extremity surgery, injections, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	277
injections	37
nerve procedures	27
open surgery	27
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	44

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	22
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Whitehall, PA were upper extremity surgery, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	220
hospital care	47
injections	36
inpatient care	47
nerve procedures	45
open surgery	45
tendon surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	76

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	167
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	26
85 and over	7
Less than 65	57
65 to 74	90

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	2
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2002. He completed residency at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in West Virginia.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (2002)

Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Affiliated Hospitals (2008)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: West Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Luke's University Health Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.73 out of 5 stars based on 261 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Glen C. Jacob, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Whitehall, PA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
TELA Bio, Inc.	$1,072 OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) $1,072
ACUMED LLC	$108 ACUMED $108

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,072
Food and Beverage	$108

Biography

Dr. Glen Jacob sees patients in Lehighton, PA and Whitehall, PA. His medical specialty is hand surgery. These areas are among his clinical interests: nerve injury, hand surgery procedures, and carpal tunnel syndrome. Dr. Jacob's average patient rating is 4.5 stars (out of 5). Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Dr. Jacob attended the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He is affiliated with St. Luke's University Health Network. Dr. Jacob welcomes new patients at his office inLehighton, PA as reported by Doctor.com.